Emerging Technologies Research
The WSU Energy Program assists with Bonneville Power Administration’s Emerging Technologies program to assess innovative, energy-efficient technologies that could save electric energy but lack a foothold in the Northwest marketplace. As part of this program, we implemented a comprehensive process to identify, assess, peer review, and document the technical and market potential of the technologies.
Focus Areas
- Original research and demonstration projects in commercial water heating with heat pumps
- Field studies of deployed space conditioning systems
- Problem solving tough efficiency projects in residential, commercial, and agricultural spaces with utility engineers
- Detailed performance analyses of new equipment utilizing the “Technology Innovation Model”
- Interdisciplinary approach that relays design and operational feedback to manufacturers, installers, and designers
Program Highlights
- 12 residential heat pump water heater demonstration projects
- 23 new technologies investigated
- 580,230 recorded kilowatt-hours (kWh) of savings
Resources
High-Performance High-Capacity Heat Pump Field Study Report
High-Performance High-Capacity Heat Pump Field Study Summary
- Webb Basin Dairy Case Study
- Flow Environmental Systems ANSWR CO2 Heat Pump Feasibility Study and Applications Testing
- Eco2pipe Hydronic Heating System Feasibility Study
- Roadmap for Overcoming Barriers to Using Natural Refrigerants in the United States
- Lochinvar Veritus HPWH Feasibility Study and Applications Testing
- Mitsubishi Heat2O Hot Water Load Shift Demonstration and Simulation Analysis: at Bayview Towers, Seattle, WA
Advanced Water Heating Initiative
WSU Energy Program and BPA Emerging Technologies support the Advanced Water Heating Initiative, a member-funded collaborative of building owners, utilities, federal agencies, state and local governments, manufacturers, engineers, installers, advocates, researchers, and building industry professionals from across the U.S. This Initiative aims to scale heat pump water heater installations by shaping policies, building demand, bringing products to market, and educating the supply chain.
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Contact Us
Matt Booth, Energy Program Coordinator
Email: Matthew.booth@wsu.edu Phone: (360) 956-2049