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How Eight California Data Centers Reduced Energy by 20%

A Web Conference from the California Energy Commission PIER Program

April 4, 2012

Join us to find out how eight data centers in the State of California reduced energy usage by 40 percent. Two data center specialists reveal how they modernized data centers with new wireless cooling control technology to slash cooling energy use.

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Content type: Web Conference | Document ID: CEC-WC-4-12-DataCenters | Author: Jenny Field

How Eight California Data Centers Reduced Energy by 20%

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April 4, 2012

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Content type: Recording | Document ID: CEC-WC-4-12-DataCenters-R | Author: Jenny Field

How Eight California Data Centers Reduced Energy by 20%

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April 4, 2012

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Content type: Slides | Document ID: CEC-WC-4-12-DataCenters-SL | Author: Jenny Field

Community-Scale Environmental Measures and Urban Heat Island Impacts

March 5, 2012

Community-scale environmental measures can reduce energy use community wide, but the impacts of the technologies and their interactions are not well quantified. This project will use advanced computer simulations to predict the outcome of community-scale environmental measures.

Content type: Fact Sheet | Document ID: CEC-FS-13 | Author: California Energy Commission/Public Interest Energy Research

Improving Real-World Efficiency of High-Performance Buildings

March 5, 2012

High-performance buildings are designed to maximize energy efficiency, but those improvements aren’t always realized. A study will assess achieved performance in selected California buildings, and follow-up projects will identify feedback loops and tools to help stakeholders optimize building performance. ...

Content type: Fact Sheet | Document ID: CEC-FS-14 | Author: California Energy Commission/Public Interest Energy Research

LED Manufacturing Process Modifications Will Boost Quality and Cut Costs

February 9, 2012

Light-emitting diode (LED) lighting products have made great strides in terms of performance, but LED manufacturing techniques have not kept up. Researchers will develop an advanced layering technique that will cut manufacturing costs and increase the efficiency of the process by which LEDs convert electricity ...

Content type: Fact Sheet | Document ID: CEC-FS-12 | Author: California Energy Commission/Public Interest Energy Research

Office Plug Loads: Energy Use and Savings Opportunities

A Web Conference from the California Energy Commission PIER Program

January 26, 2012

Plug loads are the fastest growing energy use in offices, and a larger and larger portion of total building energy use. Join us to learn about the energy use of commercial office plug loads and the savings opportunities resulting from research by Ecova and New Buildings Institute.

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Content type: Web Conference | Document ID: CEC-WC-1-12-PlugLoads | Author: Jenny Field

Office Plug Loads: Energy Use and Savings Opportunities

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January 26, 2012

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Content type: Recording | Document ID: CEC-WC-1-12-PlugLoads-R

Office Plug Loads: Energy Use and Savings Opportunities

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January 26, 2012

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Content type: Slides | Document ID: CEC-WC-1-12-PlugLoads-SL | Author: Jenny Field

How Efficient Are New Homes in California?

January 5, 2012

A study examined 40 single‑family and 40 multifamily units (apartments and townhouses) that were built under the 2005 Building Energy Efficiency Standards for Residential Buildings. Data showed that the homes often didn’t perform up to code.

Content type: Tech Brief | Document ID: CEC-TB-62 | Author: Ira Krepchin

Up on the Rooftop: Updating HVAC Rooftop Unit Performance

A Web Conference from the California Energy Commission PIER Program

December 13, 2011

Join us to learn about the latest research and policy initiatives on advanced controls and performance monitoring, including fault detection and diagnostics and advanced technologies for commercial building rooftop units.

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Content type: Web Conference | Document ID: CEC-WC-12-11-RTU | Author: Jenny Field

Up on the Rooftop: Updating HVAC Rooftop Unit Performance

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December 13, 2011

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Content type: Recording | Document ID: CEC-WC-12-11-RTU-R | Author: Jenny Field

Up on the Rooftop: Updating HVAC Rooftop Unit Performance

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December 13, 2011

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Content type: Slides | Document ID: CEC-WC-12-11-RTU-SL | Author: Jenny Field

Developing Energy-Efficient Communities

The Chula Vista Case Study

November 11, 2011

Join us to find out how to drive significant reductions in communitywide energy consumption by using efficient urban design, building technologies, and development practices.

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Content type: Web Conference | Document ID: CEC-WC-11-11-ChulaVista | Author: Jenny Field

Developing Energy-Efficient Communities

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November 11, 2011

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Content type: Recording | Document ID: CEC-WC-11-11-ChulaVista-R | Author: Jenny Field

Developing Energy-Efficient Communities

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November 11, 2011

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Content type: Slides | Document ID: CEC-WC-11-11-ChulaVista-SL | Author: Jenny Field

Advanced LED Downlighting System

October 10, 2011

Newly designed downlights use light-emitting diodes to their full potential while maintaining the features and functionality that have made them popular.

Content type: Tech Brief | Document ID: CEC-TB-52 | Author: Essie Snell

Developing Energy-Efficient Communities

July 21, 2011

The potential exists to make new communities far more efficient than current codes require. This brief describes research that helped to quantify that potential and explored the technologies, strategies, and policies that would make it real.

Content type: Tech Brief | Document ID: CEC-TB-46 | Author: Ira Krepchin

Achieving Zero-Net Energy Affordable Multifamily Homes

July 21, 2011

Developing affordable zero-net energy (ZNE) multifamily housing requires unique technical and financing models. Two San Diego developers have demonstrated the success of such development models in supporting California's bold ZNE goals.

Content type: Tech Brief | Document ID: CEC-TB-48 | Author: Bryan Jungers

Planning for Renewable-Based Energy Security and Prosperity in Humboldt County

May 1, 2011

The project team will develop and implement an energy‐optimization model to determine a renewable‐based energy portfolio for Humboldt County that reduces greenhouse gas emissions, maximizes local economic benefits and maintains grid stability.

Content type: Fact Sheet | Document ID: CEC-FS-3 | Author: California Energy Commission/Public Interest Energy Research

Lighting the Way to Demand Response

April 21, 2011

Commercially available advanced lighting-control systems can be used today in demand-response programs. This Tech Brief examines the cost, the potential savings, and the best way to implement these systems.

Content type: Tech Brief | Document ID: CEC-TB-47 | Author: Ira Krepchin

The Advanced Natural Gas Vehicle Fuel Tank Project

April 1, 2011

This research will develop a replacement for the bulky cylindrical, heavy‐walled compressed natural gas tanks currently used in natural gas vehicles. The tank will have a storage capacity that meets the U.S. Department of Energy target.

Content type: Fact Sheet | Document ID: CEC-FS-2 | Author: California Energy Commission/Public Interest Energy Research

Research on External Power Supplies Will Save Californians Millions

April 1, 2011

If all existing stock of power supplies were upgraded to the California Energy Commission’s external power supply standard, Californians would save an estimated 644 gigawatts per hour the amount of energy used by 92,000 homes in one year, or about $90 million annually.

Content type: Fact Sheet | Document ID: CEC-FS-1 | Author: California Energy Commission/Public Interest Energy Research

Comparing Utilization Data for Siting New Wind Power Generation

March 1, 2011

Avian use data from the Altamont Pass wind resource area in Alameda County will be adjusted for observer biases so the data can be used to develop predictive models of avian use.

Content type: Fact Sheet | Document ID: CEC-FS-6 | Author: California Energy Commission/Public Interest Energy Research

Healthy Zero Energy Buildings

March 1, 2011

The Healthy Zero Energy Buildings program is a six‐year, two‐phase multidisciplinary program that includes field and chamber studies and modeling to investigate indoor air quality, energy use, and human outcomes as a function of ventilation rates.

Content type: Fact Sheet | Document ID: CEC-FS-9 | Author: California Energy Commission/Public Interest Energy Research

Efficiency and Air Quality Implications of Distributed Generation and Combined Heat and Power in California

March 1, 2011

This project is investigating the efficiencies of distributed generation power combined with heating and cooling usage. Specific market sectors were identified as having the highest potential for wide‐scale urban implementation of distributed generation/combined heat and power in the near future.

Content type: Fact Sheet | Document ID: CEC-FS-4 | Author: California Energy Commission/Public Interest Energy Research

New Energy Efficient Infrared Drying and Blanching Technologies for Fruits and Vegetables

March 1, 2011

The proposed research is to develop and demonstrate an infrared dry‐blanching and drying system for fruits or vegetables that results in high quality products. The sequential infrared and freeze‐drying method and infrared dry‐blanching and dehydration method are discussed.

Content type: Fact Sheet | Document ID: CEC-FS-5 | Author: California Energy Commission/Public Interest Energy Research

Life-Cycle Energy Assessment of Smart Growth Strategies

March 1, 2011

This research will develop a life‐cycle assessment methodology that will help stakeholders analyze and evaluate the energy and emission impacts of smart growth projects. This method will include a means to quantify the embedded energy in the infrastructure.

Content type: Fact Sheet | Document ID: CEC-FS-8 | Author: California Energy Commission/Public Interest Energy Research

Collaborative Lubricating Oil Study on Emissions

January 1, 2011

This project will determine the sources of particulate matter and semivolatile organic compound emissions in vehicles.

Content type: Fact Sheet | Document ID: CEC-FS-7 | Author: California Energy Commission/Public Interest Energy Research

Heavy-Duty Vehicle Emissions and Fuel Consumption Improvement

January 1, 2011

The purpose of this research was to evaluate the combination of vehicle platforms and technologies that would result in the largest real‐world emissions reductions and fuel consumption improvements.

Content type: Fact Sheet | Document ID: CEC-FS-10 | Author: California Energy Commission/Public Interest Energy Research