Here are current water heating projects within the Building Technologies Office. See also past projects.
June 22, 2023
120 V Heat Pump Water Heater Replacement Solution for 30- to 40-Gallon Gas Water Heaters
Lead Performer: Oak Ridge National Laboratory– Oak Ridge, TN
July 24, 2023
Buildings Upgrade Prize
Lead Performer: National Renewable Energy Laboratory – Golden, CO
July 12, 2023
Cold Climate Heat Pump Water Heater Using Environment-Friendly Refrigerants
Lead Performer: Oak Ridge National Laboratory – Oak Ridge, TN
February 12, 2024
Connected Residential Communities with Enhanced Resiliency and Both Customer and Utility Attributes
Lead Performer: SunPower Corp. – Richmond, CA
July 17, 2023
Cost Compression for Multifamily Heat Pump Water Heaters
Lead Performer: Oak Ridge National Laboratory – Oak Ridge, TN
February 12, 2024
DESIRED – Deep Efficiency and Smart Grid-Integrated Retrofits in Disadvantaged Communities
Lead Performer: Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) – Palo Alto, CA
June 22, 2023
Development of a CO2 Chiller Heat Pump for Multiple North American Applications
Lead Performer: Oak Ridge National Laboratory – Oak Ridge, TN
July 24, 2023
Field Validation of HPs and HPWHs
Lead Performer: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory – Richland, WA
October 6, 2021
Flexible HPWH with Embedded Energy Storage
Lead Performer: Oak Ridge National Laboratory – Oak Ridge, TN
June 20, 2023
Grid Interactive Micro-Distributed Refrigerated Display Case
Lead Performer: Emerson Climate Technologies – Sidney, OH