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Filling the Efficiency Gap with the Hybrid-Optimized Tankless Water Heater
September 17, 2012
With significantly higher efficiencies but similar costs to incumbent water-heating technologies, hybrid-optimized tankless water heaters have the potential to change the face of water heating in residential and small commercial applications.
Content type: Tech Brief | Document ID: TAS-TB-2 | Author: Mary Horsey
Update on Appliance Efficiency Standards
May 22, 2012
This 25-minute video highlights some of the key findings from a report recently released by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy and the Appliance Standards Awareness Project entitled “The Efficiency Boom: Cashing In on the Savings from Appliance Standards.”
Content type: Tech Brief | Document ID: TAS-TB-3 | Author: Katie Elliott
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
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
Builder’s Guide: Reducing Mold Risk
November 30, 2008
To better understand the problem of mold occurrence, the California Energy Commission sponsored an investigation, led by the Gas Technology Institute, into the causes of moisture intrusion. This research consisted of laboratory and field studies of structures that are designed to keep building materials ...
Content type: Tech Brief | Document ID: CEC-TB-35 | Author: Peter Criscione
Task/Ambient Lighting: Efficient, Stylish, and Portable
October 1, 2008
A desk lamp has been developed to provide individually controllable uplighting and downlighting. The designs incorporate improved optics and features that will enable low-cost manufacturing. The California Lighting Technology Center worked with Full Spectrum Solutions to develop the products. Full ...
Content type: Tech Brief | Document ID: CEC-TB-43 | Author: Ira Krepchin
Energy Use of Household Electronics
Taming the Wild Growth
August 1, 2008
On behalf of the California Energy Commission, researchers from Ecos Consulting, EPRI Solutions, and RLW Analytics have performed field measurements to document the use patterns, energy consumption, and load profiles for electronic devices in homes. This study, which included 50 California homes, ...
Content type: Tech Brief | Document ID: CEC-TB-32 | Author: Ira Krepchin
Electronic Products
Making Battery Chargers More Efficient
August 1, 2008
Ecos Consulting and EPRI Solutions (the Electric Power Research Institute) formed a team of researchers to come up with candidate efficiency standards for battery chargers. The first step was to create an efficiency-testing procedure that all stakeholders can agree on. The project team consulted extensively ...
Content type: Tech Brief | Document ID: CEC-TB-44 | Author: Dan Greenberg
What Lies Within
Improving the Efficiency of Internal Power Supplies
August 1, 2008
Researchers from Ecos Consulting and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) worked with industry leaders and other stakeholders to develop test procedures and measure the efficiency of a sampling of internal power supplies used in today's electronic products. The researchers also presented their ...
Content type: Tech Brief | Document ID: CEC-TB-41 | Author: John Sustar
