BPA launched the Energy Efficiency Emerging Technologies
(E3T) initiative to engage in a collaborative effort to "fill the pipeline"
with innovative energy efficiency solutions and technologies that promise
significant region-wide energy savings.
In collaboration with Northwest utilities, BPA Office of Technology Innovation,
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) and other stakeholders, BPA
Energy Efficiency identified a number of emerging technologies it is supporting
with pilot programs, testing or other research and development activities.
They include:
- Advanced lighting technology
- Self-correcting building heating, ventilation and cooling (HVAC)
controls technology
- High-efficiency low-lift vapor compression system
- Automatic diagnostic for package HVAC
- Low-temperature heat pump
- Mini-split heat pump
- Grocery store gasket, door closure and strip curtains
- Packaged rooftop units
Technology Advisory Groups
BPA is engaging utilities and regional energy efficiency stakeholders to
create and sustain a community of experts to guide identification, assessment
and dissemination of innovative energy-efficient end-use technologies. The
result is the formation of Technology Advisory Groups (TAGs), which will:
- Select and analyze technologies that bridge targeted emerging technologies
into regional energy efficiency programs (fill the pipeline)
- Link and integrate Northwest regional stakeholders efforts by providing
a consistent stream of credible energy savings opportunities that utilities,
end-users and other stakeholders value
- Maintain strong ties to Northwest, national and global experts and
allied organizations to cost-effectively synergize efforts through collaboration,
information sharing and development of more uniform processes
TAGs are currently assessing technologies in the area of lighting and HVAC,
and proposed future TAGs include electronics, commercial and residential
buildings, energy management, consumer products, enabling technologies and
more.
Regional Energy Efficiency Technology
Roadmap
BPA is working with regional stakeholders to create a Regional Energy Efficiency
Technology Roadmap. The roadmap will identify priorities, drivers and needs;
identify energy efficiency technologies to meet those needs and then provide
risk and gap assessments of those technologies.
With a scheduled completion date of March 2010, the roadmap will serve as
an important tool to help guide the actions of both the BPA Office of Technology
Innovation and a soon-to-be-formed regional emerging technology advisory
committee. The regional emerging technology advisory committee will be formed
based on a recommendation from BPA and NEEA as a result of a request from
the Northwest Energy Efficiency Taskforce. |
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