Resources Available for Tribal Energy Project Development

Energy Efficiency and Smart Grid Technology

Presented at the DOE Tribal Renewable Energy Webinar

November 27, 2013

Graham ParkerSenior Staff Engineer

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

PNNL-SA-99698

Contents

Trusted fuel- and technology-neutral publically-available unbiased information for improving the energy & water efficiency of residential and commercial buildings including:

Federal government and government laboratories

National & regional private sector non-commercial

Selected proven new technologies for new and retrofit applications with substantial energy savings.

Ductless heat pump

Heat pump water heater

Federal government and government laboratories

Federal Government Resources

U.S. Department of Energy Buildings Technology Office http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/

Residential and commercial programs technology development and demonstrations including but not limited to:

Solid state lighting technology and demonstrations http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ssl/

Building America (residential) http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/ba_index.html Solutions Center for codes, training, installation help (videos), technical reports http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/ba_solution_center.html

Commercial buildings technologies http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/commercial/index.html and open studio software tools to support whole building energy modeling http://openstudio.nrel.gov/

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ENERGY STARENERGY STAR qualified products for residential and commercial buildings http://www.energystar.gov/

WaterSense certified products for saving water (and water energy) http://www.epa.gov/watersense/

Federal Laboratory Resources

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) Windows technology and modeling http://windows.lbl.gov/ for residential and commercial buildings. Demonstrations and reports.

Demand response (DR) research center http://drrc.lbl.gov/ that conducts, and disseminates multi-institutional research that develops broad knowledge to facilitate DR and the companion electricity markets and policy site http://emp.lbl.gov/ that covers all aspects of energy efficiency and renewable energy research.

Buildings technology and urban systems http://btus.lbl.gov/ with information that increase energy efficiency, and improve the comfort, health, and safety of building occupants.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)National efficiency measures data base http://www.nrel.gov/ap/retrofits/ that provides a national unified database of residential building retrofit measures and associated costs.

Distribution grid integration R&D in advanced approaches to grid interconnection and control technologies, energy management, and grid support applications http://www.nrel.gov/electricity/distribution/

Federal Laboratory Resources (cont.)

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Building envelope program http://web.ornl.gov/sci/roofs+walls/ devoted to developing technologies that improve the energy efficiency and environmental compatibility of residential and commercial buildings including building envelope(walls, roofs and foundations) and materials research (such as insulation).

Buildings Technology Research & Integration Center (BTRIC) is a user research facility devoted to the development of technologies that improves the energy efficiency and environmental compatibility of residential and commercial buildings http://www.ornl.gov/user-facilities/btric.

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)Unbiased lighting product performance testing (CALiPER) https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ssl/caliper.html and LED Lighting Facts that showcases tested LED products for general illumination.

Lab Homes testing of residential efficient and smart grid technologies http://labhomes.pnnl.gov/.

Bioproducts research center www.pnnl.gov/biobased/bsel.stm developing the next generation of renewable biofuels.

National & Regional Private Sector Resources

Gas Technology Research Institute (GTI) GTI develops natural gas-fired technology-based energy efficiency solutions for industry, government, and consumers www.gastechnology.org

Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE)CEE is a consortium primarily of efficiency program administrators from across the United States and Canada. Members leverage individual efforts by working together to accelerate energy efficient products and services in targeted markets www.cee1.org.

National Center for Appropriate Technologies (NCAT)NCAT has been serving economically disadvantaged people by providing information and access to appropriate technologies that can help improve their lives. During the organization’s rich and varied history, NCAT projects have ranged from low-tech to high-tech, addressing complex issues of housing, economics, and environmental quality www.ncat.org/

Design Lights ConsortiumData base of tested & qualified commercial lighting products www.designlights.org

Regional Technical Forum (RTF)Independent evaluation of the performance of electric technologies; extensive performance and cost analysis http://rtf.nwcouncil.org/

National & Regional Private Sector Resources (Cont.)

Regional Energy Efficiency & Market Transmission OrganizationsProvide unbiased technical information on technology applications and performance. Assist in moving the technologies into the marketplace.

Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance www.neea.org

Energy Trust of Oregon www.energytrust.org

Southwest Energy Efficiency Project www.swenergy.org/

Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance http://mwalliance.org/

Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships www.neep.org

Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance www.seealliance.org/

California technology centers (university-run) & researchWestern cooling center (residential & commercial) http://wcec.ucdavis.edu/

Energy efficiency center (all sectors) http://eec.ucdavis.edu/

Lighting technology center (all sectors) http://cltc.ucdavis.edu/

Public interest research center (PIER) for electric and gas energy efficiency technology research www.energy.ca.gov/research/index.html

Emerging technologies coordinating council www.etcc-ca.com/

International center for water technologies www.icwt.net/

Ductless Heat Pump (DHP)

High efficiency heating/cooling ‘heat pump’ that replaces electric resistance or fossil fuel heating without the need to install ductwork.

Inside (quiet) fan coil and outside condenser unit with through-the wall refrigerant piping.

Suitable for single-family, multifamily and manufactured/modular homes.

Field studies in Pacific Northwest show an average EER of ~1.7/SEER ~16 and COP ~4.

Suitable for cold/Northern climates.

$3,500-$4,000 installed cost.

Source http://goingductless.com Source: www.bpa.gov

Heat Pump Water Heater

High efficiency domestic water heater using air-source heat pump technology to heat water. ENERGY STAR qualified.

2-3 times more efficient than conventional electric resistance water heater.

$800-$1,800 + installation.

Conventional size tank (50 and 80 gallon) with backup electric resistance elements.

Most manufacturers provide 10-year warranty on unit.

Extensive testing in the Pacific Northwest (http://neea.org/initiatives/residential/heat-pump-water-heaters)

Source: U.S. DOE