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Energy & Transportation Science Division

Please change your bookmark . The E&TS Division website is at: http://www.ornl.gov/ees/etsd/

The mission of the Energy and Transportation Science Division (ETSD) is to develop and deploy knowledge and technology that enables the transformation of our energy systems in a manner that allows America to achieve energy independence, energy security, global economic leadership, and environmental sustainability. The challenge to reduce the nation's energy use and to transition to alternative energy sources while supporting continued prosperity and mitigating environmental consequences is particularly urgent due to rapid economic growth and a concomitant increased demand for resources by some of the world's largest developing nations.

ETSD's expertise is concentrated in the following four areas:

1. The Building Technologies Research and Integration Center (BTRIC) advances energy efficiency concepts, with particular focus on commercial and residential buildings and industry, by developing new components, subsystems, whole-building integration approaches, energy management approaches, and other novel tools. The BTRIC National User Facility at ORNL is the premier U.S. research facility devoted to the development of technologies that improve the energy efficiency and environmental compatibility of residential and commercial buildings.
2. The Power Electronics and Electrical Power Systems Research Center (PEEPSRC) performs research and development in power electronics and electric machines (PEEM) for a variety of stationary and mobile applications, as well as power systems research for grid and distributed energy applications. PEEPSRC includes world-class user facilities where PEEM components, modules, and systems are developed, built, and characterized; a  state-of-the-art facility for evaluating grid interface issues associated with distributed energy resources; and a unique world-leading facility that provides visualization of the U.S. electric grid and power infrastructure.  In support of DOE's programmatic priorities, the PEEPSRC is focusing on several aspects of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) applications. This includes technology both onboard the vehicle, for battery charging and the electric traction drive system, and external to the vehicle, associated with integration of PHEVs in the utility grid structure and in zero-energy homes.
3. ETSD is home to DOE's most comprehensive facilities and knowledgeable staff dedicated to the study of internal combustion engine technology. The Fuels, Engines, and Emissions Research Center (FEERC), also a DOE user facility, applies extraordinary diagnostic instruments and analytical methods to efficiency improvement, combustion management, emission controls, and utilization of renewable and synthetic fuels for internal combustion engines. DOE calls on FEERC staff to play lead roles in strategic partnerships and to provide guidance on issues regarding fuels and engines of national importance with long-term impact.
4. The Center for Transportation Analysis (CTA) applies models, simulation, and analysis tools, decision engineering, geographic information systems, visualization applications, technology integration, and characterization and evaluation of engineering systems to address key national energy and transportation issues.