Energy Analysis Program

1994 ANNUAL REPORT

Mark D. Levine, Program Head

Energy & Envihttp:ronment Division
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
University of California

Berkeley, California 94720 * (510) 486-4000 * Report No. LBL-36990

April 1995

Contents

Introduction

Program Staff (Warning: No return link to this page)

Building Energy Analysis:

• Office Technology Energy Use and Savings Potential
• Commissioning of Energy Efficiency Measures: Costs and Benefits for 16 Buildings
• DEEP: The Database on Energy Efficiency Programs
• End-Use Energy Characterization and Conservation Potentials at Department of Defense Facilities
• A New Approach to Estimate Commercial Sector Energy Use Load Shapes and Energy Use Intesities
• Energy Management Control Systems for Remote-Monitoring and Whole-Building Control
• Monitoring the Effectiveness of Cooling Retrofits in Sacramento Public Housing Projects
• Alternaitives to Compressive Cooling in the California Transition Climate Zones
• Commercial Heating and Cooling Loads Component Analysis
• Building Energy Compilations
• Energy Performance of 21 Superinsulated Houses
• Energy-Efficient Government Purchasing as a Market-Pull Strategy

Urban Energy and Environmental Issues

• The Potential for Reducing Urban Air Temperatures Through Vegetative Cooling
• Materials for Cool Roofs
• Cool Building and Paving Materials Workshops
• Ozone Air Quality Implications of Large-Scale Albedo and Vegetation Modifications
• Space-Varying NOx/ROG Control Ratios for Maximizing Ozone Air Quality Improvements in the South Coast Air Basin

Appliance Energy Efficiency Standards

• Analysis of Federal Appliance Efficiency Standards
• Engineering Analyses of Appliance Efficiency Improvements
• Assessing the Impacts of Appliance Standards on Manufacturers
• Natural Gas Utility Effects of Federal Residential Appliance Efficiency Standards

Utility Planning and Policy

• The Cost and Performance of Utility Commercial Lighting Programs
• Impact of Power Purchases from Nonutilities on the Utility Cost of Capital
• Transmission Interface Constraints
• Review of PerformanceBased Ratemaking for U.S. Gas Distribution Companies
• DSM Shareholder Incentives: Current Designs and Economic Theory
• Risk Allocation in DSM Bidding Programs
• End-Use Efficiency Policies for a Restructured Electricity Sector

Energy Efficiency, Economics, and Policy Issues

• The Effect of Efficiency Standards on Water Use and Water Heating Energy Use in the U.S.: A Detailed End-Use Treatment
• Collaboration with Pacific Northwest Labs on Roadmap
• Assessment of Markets for Energy-Efficient Residential Products
• Commercial Data and Forecasting
• The AUTO Model
• Analysis of Revenue-Neutral Feebates as a Policy Tool for Increasing Auto Fuel Economy
• Pay-As-You-Drive Auto Insurance as a Means of Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Research to Improve the Modeling of In-Use Vehicle Emissions
• Analysis of the Performance of Markets for Energy Efficiency

International Energy and Environmental Issues

• Long-Term Trends in Manufacturing Energy Consumption
• Land Use, Urban Design, and Urban Travel
• People on the Move: A Comparison of Travel Patterns in OECD Countries
• CO2 Emissions from Passenger and Freight Transportation: A Historical Decomposition of Trends from 1973 to 1992
• Energy Use and CO2 Emissions from Transportation in Japan
• The Residential Space Heating Problem in Eastern Europe
• Comparison of Service Sector Electricity Use in OECD Countries
• Energy Use in Finland: An International Perspective
• Building Standards for Mexico
• Electricity End Use in Mexico: International Comparisons for Three Industries
• The Role of Cogeneration in China's Energy System
• The Building Materials Industry in China: An Overview
• Energy Efficiency of Cement Plants in China: Results of Case Studies Involving Site Visits
• Energy Efficiency and Decision-Making in the Chinese Cement Industry
• Recent Trends in China's Energy Supply and Demand
• Macroeconomic Implications of CO2 Mitigation
• Carbon Flows and Costs of Mitigation Options in the Forest Sector: Studies for Eight Developing Countries
• An Assessment of Energy Efficiency in Buildings and Industry: A Study for the World Energy Council
• International Comparisons of Energy Efficiency Workshop
• Mitigation Options for Human Settlements: A Report for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
• Conducting Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Assessment in Developing Countries

Sponsors

Prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy under contract No. DE-AC03-76SF00098

This document was prepared as an account of work sponsored by the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor The Regents of the University of California, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference therein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by its trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof, or The Regents of the University of California. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof or The Regents of the University of California and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes.

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