EFN Areas of Expertise: Energy

EFN has over 100 energy subject matter experts that we regularly tap for grant and technology reviews, and mentoring. The following nine categories of energy and cross cutting (or functional) expertise are the main areas of our expertise and experts. 

A. Buildings End-Use Energy Efficiency

1. Appliance, Office, and Consumer Electronics Technologies

2. Building Envelope

3. Lighting Technologies

4. Space Conditioning Technologies

5. Water Efficient Applications, Water Heating and Distribution Systems

6. Whole Building Energy Measurement, Simulation and Benchmarking, and Demand Response

B. Industrial, Agriculture and Water End-Use Energy Efficiency

7. Industrial Energy Efficiency and Demand Reduction

8. Industrial and Agricultural Water Efficiency and Demand Reduction

9. Water Treatment: Potable and Wastewater

10. Carbon Management and Utilization

C. Renewable Energy Technologies

11. Biomass Electric Generation and Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Technologies

12. Geothermal and Lithium Recovery

13. Solar Photovoltaic and Thermal Electric Technologies

14. Wind Technologies

15. Renewable Energy Integration

D. Energy-Related Advanced Generation

16. Combined Cooling, Heating and Power (CCHP) Technologies and Applications

17. Fuel Cell Technologies

18. Gas Turbines (Micro and Small)

19. Hydrogen Production and Generation Technologies

E. Energy-Related Environmental Research

20. Geologist: Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide

21. Heat Transfer Specialist: Power Plant Cooling

F. Energy Technology Systems Integration

22. Demand Responsive Technologies and Systems

23. Advanced Grid Technologies

24. Zonal Electrification and Gas Decommissioning

25. Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Technologies and Power Electronics

26. Energy Storage Technologies and Grid Interconnection

27. Gas Infrastructure Safety and Integrity

28. Hydrogen Delivery and Storage

29. Cybersecurity

G. Energy-Related Transportation

30. Transportation Electrification

H. Market Facilitation

31. Market Assessment

32. Technology Commercialization

33. Regional Economic Development

34. Workforce Training and Development for Clean Energy

35. Local Planning and Permitting

36. Technology Manufacturing

I. Cross-Cutting Program Support

37.  Patent specialist (agents, attorneys)

38. Financial Consultant

39. Appraiser

40. Technical Editor and Formatter

41. Technical Writer

42. Equity Considerations

43. Graphic Designer and Video Producer

44. Webcast

45. Event Planner

46. Trainer

47. Translator