APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Regulate cooling in any commercial or residential space, especially in public environments in which occupants do not have direct control of AC equipment BENEFITS: Increased energy efficiency in building cooling systems Improved comfort among building occupants Adaptability to occupants’ changing thermal conditions Easy … [Read more...] about An Infrared Biometric Sensor to Improve Occupant Comfort and Reduce Overcooling in Buildings Via Closed-Loop Control 2023-130
Building Energy Efficiency and Analysis
Ink Recipes for High Throughput Porous Transport Electrode Manufacturing for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Water Electrolyzers 2023-036
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Low cost water electrolysis and hydrogen formation. BENEFITS: Reduced cost by high throughput fabrication and lower use of alcohol solvent. Minimize ink intrusion to porous substrate during coating process by additive engineering Outstanding water electrolysis performance without a platinum group metal … [Read more...] about Ink Recipes for High Throughput Porous Transport Electrode Manufacturing for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Water Electrolyzers 2023-036
Retro Commissioning Sensor Suitcase Plus Software 2022-086
Applications Building energy efficiency Background The Retro-Commissioning Sensor Suitcase is an innovative technological solution developed through a Department of Energy (DOE) national lab-industry partnership to improve a building’s operating costs, comfort, and energy performance. Technology Overview/ Abstract Scientists at Berkeley Lab have developed … [Read more...] about Retro Commissioning Sensor Suitcase Plus Software 2022-086
Ionocaloric Cooling for Air Conditioning and Refrigeration 2022-072
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Air conditioning, refrigeration, and other cooling Food preservation BENEFITS: Avoids the use of environmentally damaging hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) Potential to be more efficient than vapor-compression systems BACKGROUND: Cooling technologies have been dominated by the vapor-compression thermodynamic cycle for several … [Read more...] about Ionocaloric Cooling for Air Conditioning and Refrigeration 2022-072
Temperature-adaptive Radiative Coating (TARC) for All-Season Household Thermal Regulation 2022-010
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Thermal regulation of residential and commercial buildings (i.e. roof or building envelope coating) Thermal regulation in environments with significant temperature variations (e.g., thermal radiator and coating for satellites or space stations in outer space) BENEFITS: Mechanically flexible coating that adapts its thermal emittance … [Read more...] about Temperature-adaptive Radiative Coating (TARC) for All-Season Household Thermal Regulation 2022-010