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Energy Analysis &
Environmental Impacts Division
The Energy Analysis and Environmental Impacts
(EAEI) Division measures and analyzes energy
use, emissions to the environment, and the
technological, market, and policy approaches
to improve efficiency, inform renewable energy
integration, and mitigate energy-related
impacts. This research informs work spanning
basic science and technology development,
efficiency standards, and decision-making for
the benefit of governments, societies, and the
global environment. The Division has developed
analytical and experimental methods and tools
to identify and assess the technical, economic,
and market potential of energy technologies and
to measure and analyze electricity, gas, and enduse services, as well as their associated social,
economic, health, and environmental impacts.
Research Objectives
EAEI’s domestic and international energy policy
and environmental impacts research addresses
a wide range of challenging energy topics,
including:
• Analysis of policy strategies that encourage
the deployment of energy efficiency, energy
storage, and renewable energy resources
• Technical and economic analysis on energyefficiency standards
• Challenges and opportunities in
modernizing the electricity grid, enabling
integration with buildings and electrified
mobility systems, and aligning regulation
and utility business models with public
policy goals
• Technologies and pathways for reducing
the carbon footprint and air quality impacts
of energy use
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EAEI researchers provide rigorous and innovative
scientific research and technical assistance to
federal, state, and local government agencies
in the United States and throughout the world
— helping these entities develop long-term
strategies, policies, and programs that facilitate
energy efficiency and the deployment of clean
energy technology with minimum environmental
and health impacts in all sectors and industries.
International Energy Analysis Department
EAEI’s International Energy Analysis Department
provides technical assistance to some of the
fastest growing countries facing the greatest
environmental challenges, including China, India,
and other emerging economies in Asia-Pacific,
Latin America, and Africa. International Energy
Analysis researchers also serve as the knowledge
hub to provide insights on energy dynamics
and trends in these regions for governments,
international organizations, and the private
sector.
Since the mid-1990s, EAEI’s scientists have
provided technical assistance to China, India,
and other emerging economies, leading to
several key successes, including significant
strengthening of appliance standards and
building codes, benchmarking the energy
performance of industrial facilities, and
contributing to phaseout of coal in the power
sector. EAEI also hosts or plays a lead role in
several high-level bilateral and multilateral
initiatives including the U.S.-China Climate
Change Working Group (CCWG), the U.S.-China
Ecopartnerships, the U.S.-China Clean Energy
Research Center (CERC), the Superefficient
Equipment and Appliance Deployment (SEAD)
Initiative, and the Kigali Cooling Efficiency
