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This database currently includes about 300 technologies and is updated regularly. You can scroll through the entire database or you can use the search tool on the right to focus on specific types of technologies or sectors. The search tool defaults to looking for the exact phrase entered in the search box, however a broader search is possible by unchecking the 'Use exact phrase' option.
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Current query: "Energy System: Multiple Energy Systems")

42 results

Intelligent Outlets, Commercial

Modular outlets that plug into existing outlets and are programmable to minimize equipment operation and "vampire loads" when plug load is not in use, and reports energy use to a computer or smartphone.

TAG Technical Score: 3.22

Energy Savings: 26%

Regional Potential: 0.28 MWh/year

ID: 468

Low-Cost Energy Management and Control System for Small to Medium Commercial Buildings

Affordable and cost-effective monitoring and controls solutions for small- to medium-sized commercial buildings.

TAG Technical Score: 3.02

Energy Savings: 10%

Regional Potential: 0.73 MWh/year

ID: 347

3-Function Heat Pump: Hot Water, Space Heating and Cooling

A heat pump system providing residential heating, cooling and domestic water heating.

TAG Technical Score: 2.92

Energy Savings: 50%

Regional Potential: 4.50 MWh/year

ID: 156

Building Energy Performance Analytics Software and Services

Software packages and services that analyze energy and performance data for fault diagnosis as well as optimizing system performance. They also establish a baseline and calculate savings based on the baseline.

TAG Technical Score: 2.34

Energy Savings: 10%

Regional Potential: 1.11 MWh/year

ID: 353

Advanced Energy Information Systems

By integrating EMCS with web-based data from smart meters and submeters, energy performance can be tracked in real time and thus optimized.

TAG Technical Score:

Energy Savings: 8%

ID: 377

Behavior Based Efficiency (Home Energy Reports)

Services provided by third-party vendors such as home monitoring and energy reports based on smart thermostat data for utilities to use in residential behavior-based energy-saving programs.

TAG Technical Score:

Energy Savings: 3%

Regional Potential: 0.85 MWh/year

ID: 460

Commercial/ Industrial CO2 Heat Pumps

Air- or water-source heat pumps that use CO2 as a refrigerant and can produce hot air or hot water while simultaneously generating chilled water or air.

TAG Technical Score:

Energy Savings: 70%

Regional Potential: 2.66 MWh/year

ID: 293

Dashboard Systems and Continuous Monitoring-Based Commissioning

Monitoring-based commissioning (MBCx) utilizes monitoring of remote metering to continuously commission building systems to identify previously unrecognized system inefficiencies.

TAG Technical Score:

Energy Savings: 10%

ID: 272

Energy Use Benchmarking Tool Using Utility Meter Data

Reports for building managers that summarize their building energy use (based on utility meter) and compares it to other buildings of a similar type.

TAG Technical Score:

Energy Savings: 5%

ID: 365

EnergyCAP Energy Management Software

This is a powerful energy management software tool for large or complex organizations that want to measure, manage, and save on utility bills.There are other options for smaller facilities too.

TAG Technical Score:

Energy Savings: 5%

ID: 335

Enterprise Energy Management

A combination of software, data acquisition hardware and communication systems used to collect, analyze and display building information. This information is used to help commercial building energy managers, facility managers, financial managers and electric utilities re...

TAG Technical Score:

Energy Savings: 10%

ID: 174

Heat Activated Heat Pump/Chiller System

Co-produces hot water and chilled water with high-input energy conversion efficiency. Steam, natural gas, propane or waste heat streams can be used as thermal input sources. Potential applications include food processing, dairies, breweries, restaurants, laundries, comme...

TAG Technical Score:

Energy Savings: 77%

ID: 138

Hotel Room Automation

Automation for hotel rooms using sensors (infrared, motion, etc) to detect when the room is empty, to set back the HVAC thermostat set-point and to turn off lights.

TAG Technical Score:

Energy Savings: 35%

Regional Potential: 0.42 MWh/year

ID: 97

In-Home Energy Use Displays

Provide real-time and historic energy use information in homes and businesses to encourage conservation.

TAG Technical Score:

Energy Savings: 9%

Regional Potential: 4.75 MWh/year

ID: 142

Integrate Existing Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) and Energy Management Control Systems (EMCS)

Facilities utilizing both a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) as an asset management and maintenance management tool, and an energy management control system (EMCS) for obtaining real-time building performance data may benefit from utilizing some ECMS info...

TAG Technical Score:

Energy Savings: 5%

ID: 371

Integrated Design Strategies

Design a strategy that considers interaction and synergy among energy systems in order to maximize building energy efficiency and cost effectiveness, such as building envelope improvements that decrease the cost of HVAC and PV systems.

TAG Technical Score:

Energy Savings: 5%

Regional Potential: 2.21 MWh/year

ID: 196

Intelligent Power Strip

Automation is used to control a power strip that turns off power to unused equipment using control strategies including master switching of related peripherals, sensing equipment in standby mode and occupant sensing.

TAG Technical Score:

Energy Savings: 28%

ID: 27

Modular Data Centers

A self-contained portable data center unit that can be configured to be used to replace, expand, or modify existing data centers, or used instead of a conventional data center.

TAG Technical Score:

Energy Savings: 60%

ID: 485

Networked Home Energy Automation Controls

A device that offers on-site and remote residential HVAC, lighting, and plug load control. These controls can be equipped with occupancy and temperature sensors in each room and registers with adjustable louvers to fine-tune comfort and lighting based on occupancy.

TAG Technical Score:

Energy Savings: 12%

Regional Potential: 5.99 MWh/year

ID: 337

Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring

A method of disaggregating facility loads into individual components by non-intrusive methods without the need for submetering.

TAG Technical Score:

Energy Savings: 2%

ID: 294

Passive House

A voluntary residential design and construction standard originating in Europe focused on maximizing performance of a home's thermal envelope in order to reduce the heating or cooling load to less than 4.75 kBtu/ft2-yr in any climate zone.

TAG Technical Score:

Energy Savings: 50%

ID: 243

Level	Status	Description
1	Concept not validated	Claims of energy savings may not be credible due to lack of documentation or validation by unbiased experts.
2	Concept validated:	An unbiased expert has validated efficiency concepts through technical review and calculations based on engineering principles.
3	Limited assessment	An unbiased expert has measured technology characteristics and factors of energy use through one or more tests in typical applications with a clear baseline.
4	Extensive assessment	Additional testing in relevant applications and environments has increased knowledge of performance across a broad range of products, applications, and system conditions.
5	Comprehensive analysis	Results of lab and field tests have been used to develop methods for reliable prediction of performance across the range of intended applications.
6	Approved measure	Protocols for technology application are established and approved.

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