2024 BTO Peer Review: Emerging Technologies Posters

Building Electric Appliances, Devices, and Systems (BEADS)

Grand Prize Winner, EAS-E Home Electrification Prize: Modular Multi-Function Air-to-Water Heat Pump Systems for Expedited and Affordable Home Electrification
Presenting Organization: Aris Hydronics

Low Power Electrification Solutions Enable Affordable Residential Electrification by Minimizing Panel Upsizing
Presenting Organization: National Energy Technology Laboratory

Building Energy Modeling (BEM)

A New “Ruleset” Application Testing Standard to Support Performance-Path Compliance and Above-Code Programs
Presenting Organization: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Envelope

A Novel Transient Infrared Imaging (TIRI) to Detect and Quantify Building Air Leakage
Presenting Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory           

Real-Time Building Air Leakage Visualizer
Presenting Organization: New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC)

A Highly Efficient Thermo-Vacuum Clothes Dryer
Presenting Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Analysis of Frost Formation and Novel Defrost Techniques for Commercial Refrigeration Applications
Presenting Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Cast Heat Exchanger Using the Novel Al–Ce Alloy
Presenting Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Development of a CO2 Chiller Heat Pump for Multiple North American Applications
Presenting Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory           

Enabling Vapor Injection Compressors in Next Generation Heat Pumps
Presenting Organization: OTS R&D, Inc.

Evaluation “Distributed Scroll Booster” Technology for Supermarket Refrigeration
Presenting Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Flow Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop for Low-GWP Refrigerants
Presenting Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Heat Exchanger for Next-Generation (NG) Heat Pump
Presenting Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Impact of Refrigerant Leaks from Zeotropic Refrigerant-Based Commercial Refrigeration Systems
Presenting Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Ionic Liquids as Novel Lubricant Additives for HVAC Compressors for Enhanced Efficiency and Durability
Presenting Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Micro-Cascade Supermarket Refrigeration Using Low-GWP Refrigerants
Presenting Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Next-Generation Liquid-to-Refrigerant Heat Exchangers for Heat Pumps, Water Heaters, and Refrigeration Systems
Presenting Organization: University of Maryland

Next-Generation Nature-Inspired Variable-Capacity Evaporators for Low-GWP Blended Refrigerants
Presenting Organization: North Carolina State University

Next-Generation Transcritical CO2 Refrigeration System
Presenting Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Novel Heat Exchanger Design Based on Porous Materials (CRADA Baltimore Air Coil)
Presenting Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Reduced Cost Heat Pump Space and Water Heating in Cold Climates
Presenting Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Separate Sensible and Latent Air Conditioning (AC) System
Presenting Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Smart Frost Sensor for HVAC Frost Diagnostics and Defrosting Control
Presenting Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Technical Support for Heat Pump Systems with Low-GWP Refrigerants
Presenting Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Thermoelectric Heat Pump Water Heater Priced for Mass Market Deployment with 30% Less CO2
Presenting Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Two-Phase Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Characterization of Low Global Warming Potential Refrigerants, and Implementation on Heat Exchangers and System Models
Presenting Organization: Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute

Water Heater Electrification
Presenting Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Thermal Energy Storage (TES)

Design and Integration of Thermochemical Energy Storage (TCES) into Buildings for Load Shedding/ Shifting
Presenting Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology

Low-Cost and High-Performance Modular Thermal Energy Storage for Building Equipment
Presenting Organization: University of Maryland

Thermal Storage-Ready High-Performance Multi-Split Heat Pump System
Presenting Organization: University of Wisconsin–Madison

Windows

Enhanced Durability Ensures High Performance Windows Deliver Resilient Savings and Emissions Reductions for Deployment Across Broad Markets
Presenting Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Opportunities for Advanced Windows 
Presenting Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Saving Lives Through Affordable Shading: Shielding Communities from Excessive Solar Heat
Presenting Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Thermal Performance of Spandrel Assemblies
Presenting Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory