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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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LED Internal Street Sign Lighting
Proposed the use of internally/self illuminated with LED street wayfinding signs to make them more readable, and travel safer. LED technology is making this application more feasible than fluorescent could with energy savings of about 50% or more, and external lighting o...
TAG Technical Score:
 
Energy Savings: 50%
Regional Potential: 0.05 MWh/year
ID: 145
 
LED Outdoor Area Lighting
Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting for many general outdoor lighting applications, such as to illuminate landscape features, attract shoppers to retail areas, illuminate outdoor sales areas like gas stations and car sales lots, illuminate pedestrian and bicycle pathways ...
TAG Technical Score:
 
Energy Savings: 57%
Regional Potential: 0.48 MWh/year
ID: 79
 
LED Outdoor Commercial Flood Lighting
Directional luminaires, sometimes referred to as spot lights or architectural lights, used to light specific outdoor areas like loading docks, signs and billboards, building facades, and walkways next to buildings.
TAG Technical Score:
 
Energy Savings: 40%
Regional Potential: 0.90 MWh/year
ID: 414
 
LED Outdoor Luminaires Residential
Outdoor LED luminaires designed for residential use. This is functional lighting, as opposed to decorative or landscape lighting.
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Energy Savings: 80%
Regional Potential: 1.88 MWh/year
ID: 411
 
LED Outdoor Wall Wash Luminaires
Luminaires for decorative lighting and highlighting walls of buildings, stages, parks, plazas and commercial building facades.
TAG Technical Score:
 
Energy Savings: 50%
Regional Potential: 0.03 MWh/year
ID: 397
 
LED Parking Garage Lighting
Ceiling-mounted luminaire for parking garage applications, suitable for outdoor and other environments open to the elements.
TAG Technical Score:
 
Energy Savings: 62%
Regional Potential: 1.57 MWh/year
ID: 398
 
LED Refrigerated and Freezer Case Lighting
Strip lights mounted inside commercial refrigeration and freezer cases, typically replacing fluorescent lighting. They offer additional savings because they work well with occupancy sensors and can turn off when no one is around.
TAG Technical Score:
 
Energy Savings: 61%
Regional Potential: 0.09 MWh/year
ID: 89
 
LED Replacements for Directional Lighting
Integral track systems, usually ceiling-mounted tracks with adjustable heads (not directional replacement lamps in existing cans).
TAG Technical Score:
 
Energy Savings: 76%
Regional Potential: 0.70 MWh/year
ID: 399
 
LED Screw-in Replacement Lamps for HID Sources
LED screw-in replacement lamps employing medium and mogul bases for HID sources (primarily HPS and MH) in outdoor and commercial high bay and low bay applications.
TAG Technical Score:
 
Energy Savings: 50%
Regional Potential: 0.87 MWh/year
ID: 637
 
LED Signage Lighting-Neon Alternative
LED linear sign lighting has brightness, color and glow qualities similar to those of traditional neon sign lighting, but with longer life, better durability, no mercury and lower energy consumption.
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Energy Savings: 30%
Regional Potential: 0.14 MWh/year
ID: 111
 
LED T8 Lamp Replacement
LED manufacturers are rushing to fill existing T-8 fluorescent lamp fixtures, (and T12s as well) with products that mimic the T-8 tube and simply replace it, usually by-passing the existing ballast. The technology in general has improved markedly, in particular for T-8 re...
TAG Technical Score:
 
Energy Savings: 28%
Regional Potential: 1.85 MWh/year
ID: 234
 
LED Task Lighting
Plug-in LED luminaires used to supplement ambient light at workstations
TAG Technical Score:
 
Energy Savings: 85%
Regional Potential: 0.02 MWh/year
ID: 3
 
LED Under-Cabinet Lighting
LED lighting for mounting under cabinets, typically in office cubicles and kitchen applications.
TAG Technical Score:
 
Energy Savings: 50%
Regional Potential: 0.05 MWh/year
ID: 150
 
LED UV Water Disinfection
An LED-based UV light to effectively and efficiently disinfect water supplies by deactivating micro-organisms, bacteria, spores, molds, and viruses.
TAG Technical Score:
 
Energy Savings: 80%
 
ID: 480
 
LEDs for Commercial Signs (Other than Linear)
LED lighting for backlit display signage, typical of restaurant menu boards, movie theater poster displays, and advertisements in airports, train/subway stations, etc.
TAG Technical Score:
 
Energy Savings: 50%
Regional Potential: 0.15 MWh/year
ID: 113
 
Light Scoops and Daylighting Sails
Reflective light scoops, "sails" or other structures adjacent to skylights and in atriums that reduce glare, control solar heat gain, and provide diffuse daylight.
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ID: 515
 
Lighting Fixtures with Integrated Occupancy Sensors and Controls
Lighting fixtures with pre-installed sensors that can save time and money by streamlining installation and reducing equipment cost, improve adoption rates, and result in a cleaner-looking ceiling.
TAG Technical Score:
 
Energy Savings: 0%
 
ID: 45
 
Line Start Permanent Magnet Motors
Motors that can start and accelerate when they are directly connected to line voltage without the need for a controller, operate at synchronous speed, and achieve Super Premium Efficiency levels.
TAG Technical Score:
 
Energy Savings: 8%
 
ID: 434
 
Liquid Submersion Cooling for Data Centers
A method of cooling data center servers by submerging them in dielectric fluid, resulting in reduced energy use, peak demand, and infrastructure requirements compared with air cooling or liquid pipe-to-point cooling.
TAG Technical Score:
 
Energy Savings: 40%
Regional Potential: 1.33 MWh/year
ID: 452
 
Liquid-Applied Weather-Resistant Barrier, Residential
Flexible membrane on the outside of a house under the siding that forms a weather barrier, sprayed, rolled, or brushed on as a liquid. Replaces building wrap such as Tyvek.
TAG Technical Score:
 
Energy Savings: 20%
 
ID: 570
 
Low Energy Pulp Pressure Screen Rotor
A more efficient rotating airfoil that keeps a screen separating pulp from contaminants at a recycled paper mill from becoming plugged up by using negative pressure pulses to backflush the narrow slots in the screen.
TAG Technical Score:
 
Energy Savings: 52%
 
ID: 458
 
Low Energy Spray Application (LESA) Irrigation
Irrigation method that involves applying water below 12 inches above the ground surface for row crops. Energy savings occur due to reduced water pressure and increased water application effectiveness.
TAG Technical Score:
 
Energy Savings: 29%
Regional Potential: 0.19 MWh/year
ID: 288
 
Low Pressure Drop Piping System
Piping system designed for low pressure drop saves pump energy.
TAG Technical Score:
 
Energy Savings: 33%
 
ID: 257
 
Low Temp Supply Air to Reduce Volumetric Flow Rate
Lower design supply temperatures for cooling reduce the air volume required to meet loads and reduces fan energy, duct sizing, and potentially first-installed cost.
TAG Technical Score:
 
Energy Savings: 2%
Regional Potential: 0.02 MWh/year
ID: 203
 
Low Temperature Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) with or without Simultaneous Heating and Cooling for Large Commercial Applications
Variable refrigerant flow systems for large commercial buildings, similar to ID #126, but designed specifically for climates with frequent low temperatures so that auxiliary heat is not needed, or is needed only at very low temperatures.
TAG Technical Score:
 
Energy Savings: 25%
Regional Potential: 0.33 MWh/year
ID: 311
 
Low-Lift Cooling Technology Option Set
A set of five technologies based on low-lift vapor compression cooling equipment assembled by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) under a single name.
TAG Technical Score:
 
Energy Savings: 42%
Regional Potential: 0.47 MWh/year
ID: 184
 
Low-Wattage, Integral ballasted Ceramic Metal Halide
Self-ballasted ceramic metal halide lamps offer an energy efficient alternative to directional halogen lamps used in commercial display applications. No new fixture is required.
TAG Technical Score:
 
Energy Savings: 70%
Regional Potential: 0.23 MWh/year
ID: 218
 
Mechanical Nighttime Ventilation Cooling
A system that uses an air-side economizer to automatically ventilate a building at night to cool the building's thermal mass and reduce the need for compressor-based cooling the following day.
TAG Technical Score:
 
Energy Savings: 10%
Regional Potential: 0.76 MWh/year
ID: 102
 
Mesopic Lighting for Street Lighting
This technology allows street lights to be tuned to how humans see under moderately low light (mesopic) conditions, which can be used to reduce the luminance of the road surface while providing the same or better visibility.
TAG Technical Score:
 
Energy Savings: 40%
 
ID: 25
 
Microplasma Lighting
Mercury-free, flat panel, microcavity discharge devices intended for general illumination, biomedical applications and other uses. Microplasma technology improves upon traditional plasma lighting technology by overcoming the limitations of conventional macro-scale plasma...
TAG Technical Score:
 
Energy Savings: 0%
 
ID: 267
 
Microwave Curing, Sintering, and Heat Treating
A process of transferring heat energy electromagnetically, evenly and quickly throughout a part or coating, enabling better process temperature control, shorter cure cycles, and less energy use.
TAG Technical Score:
 
Energy Savings: 81%
 
ID: 451
 
Mirrored Light Pipes
Reflective pipes, some using total internal reflection (TIR), that convey light from exterior daylight collectors to locations within a building where it is needed, possibly to fixtures that also have electric lamps.
TAG Technical Score:
 
Energy Savings: 53%
Regional Potential: 0.04 MWh/year
ID: 118
 
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
 
Modular UPS Equipment in a Data Center with Variable Module Management System (VMMS) Control Strategy
Installing multiple modular UPS units in a manual or automated variable module management system (VMMS) in place of a single unit to increase part-load efficiency.
TAG Technical Score:
 
Energy Savings: 10%
Regional Potential: 0.11 MWh/year
ID: 492
 
Near-Net-Shape Casting
Refers to multiple techniques available to reduce the amount of machining and surface finishing required for the final cast part.
TAG Technical Score:
 
Energy Savings: 25%
 
ID: 183
 
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
 
New Variable Speed Drives
Provide efficient fluid flow control in new and retrofit applications.
TAG Technical Score:
 
Energy Savings: 31%
 
ID: 91
 
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
 
Occupancy Sensors for Commercial Outdoor Lighting
Sensors for outdoor lighting that will turn lighting down or off when it does not detect occupancy or activity in the area served by the lighting.
TAG Technical Score:
 
Energy Savings: 40%
 
ID: 136
 
OLEDs for Display Applications
Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) for applications such as computer monitors; televisions; and screens for tablets, laptops, and handheld electronic devices.
TAG Technical Score:
 
Energy Savings: 40%
Regional Potential: 0.42 MWh/year
ID: 98
 
On-Demand Ventilation Controls for Dust and Fume Collection Systems
An automated dust collection system using automated dampers that close when equipment is not being used, greatly reducing unneeded ventilation.
TAG Technical Score:
 
Energy Savings: 25%
 
ID: 296
 
Optimization of Variable-Speed Irrigation Pumping
A control method of optimizing use of existing VFDs to improve energy efficiency for irrigation systems using pressure feedback, which is especially useful in hilly terrain.
TAG Technical Score:
 
Energy Savings: 20%
Regional Potential: 0.03 MWh/year
ID: 626
 
Ozone Washing Machines
Washing machines that use ozone in a solution and reduce hot water use by up to 90% while making clothes cleaner and longer lasting.
TAG Technical Score:
 
Energy Savings: 100%
Regional Potential: 0.21 MWh/year
ID: 548
 
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
 
Permanent Magnet Motors for Commercial and Industrial Applications
Permanent Magnet AC (PMAC) motors with powerful ferrite, ceramic or rare earth magnets attached to the rotor to establish a permanent magnetic field feature to reduce rotor resistance losses, exceed "Super Premium" efficiency levels, and provide variable speed operation.
TAG Technical Score:
 
Energy Savings: 2%
Regional Potential: 0.06 MWh/year
ID: 431
 
Personnel and Cable Grounding to Allow Lower Humidity in a Data Center
Personnel and cable grounding to guard against damage to the equipment due to electrostatic discharge (ESD), allowing lower IT equipment intake humidity in a data center.
TAG Technical Score:
 
Energy Savings: 1%
 
ID: 499
 
Phase-change Materials
Building materials with phase-change properties that increases their effective thermal mass for thermal energy control and storage.
TAG Technical Score:
 
Energy Savings: 15%
Regional Potential: 2.93 MWh/year
ID: 229
 
Photoluminescent Exit Signs
Depend on radiation to make them glow and draw NO power. These materials are widely accepted but not in all states, including Oregon, Utah and California.
TAG Technical Score:
 
Energy Savings: 99%
Regional Potential: 0.05 MWh/year
ID: 141
 
Smart Thermostat for Residential HVAC Control
A smart thermostat provides advanced energy management features. Capabilities include occupancy sensing, remote monitoring, data analysis, automation, system optimization, and reporting to optimize control of home space conditioning enabled by advanced technology for sen...
TAG Technical Score:
 
Energy Savings: 12%
Regional Potential: 0.48 MWh/year
ID: 240
 
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