Project Reports
Markets » Commercial, Industrial - Manufacturing, Residential
This paper summarizes current CAISO telemetry requirements and analyzes existing technologies that might be able to meet those requirements in a manner that can be scalable for Proxy Demand Resources to participate in the wholesale market. The paper offers various solution architechtures and...
Markets » Commercial, Commercial Office, Commercial, Small, Educational Facilities, Government - Institutional Facilities, High Technology
This project will field test recently developed tools and associated workflows to determine the viability and efficacy of rapid building physics based building energy models for use in energy efficiency measure identification and energy use analysis.
Markets » Residential
Project Summary
SoCalGas ETP has conducted a series of home tests for residential hot water recirculator “comfort systems.” The results show water savings for all products, but gas savings will depend on user’s behavior. Results should be applicable to electric water heaters, too. DIY home owners...
Markets » Industrial - Manufacturing
Solar Jack, an energy management system for rod beam pumps, is comprised of three components: a VFD, a regnerative component and a solar array. To assess the energy savings potential of Solar Jack, it was installed on three wells at three different customer sites.
Markets » Residential
Project Summary
This project examines the site net energy consumption of a sample of units in the West Village community at the University of California Davis (UC Davis). The three primary goals are as follows:
Study energy consumption and production in order to determine if this West Village...
Markets » Educational Facilities
Project Summary
This project evaluates the potential energy savings and determine the cost-effectiveness associated with different levels of retrofits using energy-efficient technologies that are implemented within a relocatable classroom building structure.This project consisted of two phases....
Markets » Agricultural - Food Processing, Commercial, Commercial Office, Food Service Industry, Government - Institutional Facilities, Hospitality
Project Summary
Compared to all commercial buildings types, food service has the highest energy intensity (energy consumed per square footage), and restaurants consume three times more energy per square foot compared to the average commercial building. Water heating and cooling constitute about a...
Markets » Commercial, Educational Facilities, Government - Institutional Facilities, Hospitality, Other
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The goals of the project were: 1) to demonstrate the impact of precise light distribution of LEDs on energy efficiency and lighting quality 2) improve the lighting for broadcasting; 3) complete ballpark lighting control system to improve energy efficiency through control and allow...
Markets » Commercial, Commercial Office, Commercial, Small, Educational Facilities, Food Service Industry, Government - Institutional Facilities, Hospitality, Retail
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A heat pump water heater (HPWH) offers a considerable opportunity for energy and demand savings over a conventional electric water heater. This report examines HPWHs for commercial applications by evaluating the performance of a HPWH installed in a condominium building at a time-...
Markets » Residential
Project Summary
Variable capacity heat pumps (VCHPs) have the ability to deliver capacity below and above their nominal rated capacity by changing the speed of the compressor and modulating ancillary components like fans and expansion valves. This flexibility allows for similar component sizes to...