CMI News

USA CMI - November 15, 2023

Fraunhofer USA Presentation at BuildSys 2023. BuildSys 2023, 10th ACM International Conference on Systems for Energy-Efficient Buildings, Cities, and Transportation. Istanbul, Turkey.

Fraunhofer USA Presentation at BuildSys 2023

Fraunhofer USA CMI, Fraunhofer USA CMI, March 18, 2022

DOE ABC Initiative Phase 2 Funding for Fraunhofer USA CMI Awarded.

Fraunhofer USA CMI has been selected to receive Phase 2 funding from the Department of Energy Building Technologies...

USA CMI - February 22, 2022

FhUSA CMI's Zeifman part of PennState's Distinguished Speaker Series. Pennsylvania State University College of Engineering’s Distinguished Speaker Series.

An overview and link to FhUSA CMI's Michael Zeifman's Talk at the PennState Distinguished Speaker Series

USA CMI, Fraunhofer USA CMI, November 17, 2021

Fraunhofer USA CMI wins DOE Buildings Energy Efficiency Frontiers & Innovation Technologies Award .

Fraunhofer USA CMI wins DOE Buildings Energy Efficiency Frontiers & Innovation Technologies Award

USA CMI - November 3, 2021

Dr Kurt Roth to speak at ISE Energy of the Future Webinar Series. ISE Energy of the Future Webinar Series, ISE Energy of the Future Webinar Series..

Fraunhofer USA CMI

USA CMI, Fraunhofer USA CMI, October 13, 2021

Fraunhofer USA CMI Joins DOE Connected Communities & Open Market ESCO LLC.

Fraunhofer USA CMI Joins DOE Connected Communities & Open Market ESCO LLC

USA CMI, Fraunhofer USA CMI, April 6, 2021

Fraunhofer USA CMI Donates Thousands of Masks to Those In Need.

Fraunhofer USA CMI's Mask Machine produces 1000 of protective masks for testing, giving an opportunity to donate those...

Sharon, Fraunhofer USA CMI, January 19, 2021

On-Demand, Automated Face Mask Production.

Point of Use Face Mask Production

Zeifman, Roth, Brady-Traczyk, Abreu (2020).

Gas Demand Response -To Scale or Not to Scale, that is the Question: Findings from a C&I Pilot. In: ACEEE - Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings 2020. : ACEEE.

A pilot study to evaluate the feasibility of a gas demand response program to reduce gas consumption during peak...

Zeifman, Lazrak, Roth (2020).

When Two Isn’t Better Than One: Algorithms to Remotely Identify Insulation and Air Sealing Retrofit Opportunities in Homes with Two Communicating Thermostats. In: ACEEE - Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings 2020. : ACEEE.

Developing effective algorithms to analyze interval data from two communicating thermostats to provide greater insight...

Kromer, Roth (2020).

Seeing the Future: Evaluation of Time-Series Load-Prediction Methodologies for Optimal Energy Storage Dispatch in Solar-Dominant Distribution Grids. In: ACEEE - Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings 2020. : ACEEE.

A study on battery energy storage on solar-dominant distribution grids including site-specific and site-agnostic...

Urban (2020).

Beware the Fans: Lessons from a Compressor Controls Evaluation. In: ACEEE - Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings 2020. : ACEEE.

Vapor-compression cooling systems, specifically temperature-feedback compressor cycling controllers, tested with new...

Mosolgo - May 6, 2020

Fraunhofer USA-CMI exhibiting at BIOMEDevice Trade Show. BIOMEDevice Trade Show, Boston Convention & Exhibit Center, Booth 346, Boston, MA.

Fraunhofer USA-Center for Manufacturing Innovation to exhibit at the BIOMEDevice Trade Show on May 6-7, 2020 Booth #346...

Fraunhofer USA CMI, February 21, 2020

Experts in Custom Laboratory Automation.

Fraunhofer USA CMI is able to take the arduous process of isolating primary cells from samples through the......

Fraunhofer USA CMI, January 10, 2020

Fraunhofer USA-CMI Welcomes New Energy Systems Team.

Building Energy Systems team overview with a spotlight on the SHINES project...

Sharpe, Fraunhofer USA CMI, December 20, 2019

Fiber Optic Gyroscopes.

Fiber Optic Gyroscopes...

Fraunhofer USA CMI, November 7, 2019

Neural Networks in Manufacturing.

Machine Vision Neural Networks: Machine Learning Uses Image Processing and Artificial Intelligence Algorithms to guide......

June 13, 2019

BosTechJam. Boston Tech Jam. Boston City Hall, Boston, MA.

Network in a whole new way and “geek out” and see what other pioneering people and companies are doing with technology...

Zeifman, M., Lazrak, A., Roth, K. (2019).

Residential retrofits at scale: opportunity identification, saving estimation, and personalized messaging based on communicating thermostat data. In: Energy Efficiency. : Springer , pp. 1-13.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12053-019-09797-9

Roth, K. - March 21, 2019

Gas Demand Response: The Next Frontier. AEE East Energy Conference, AEE. Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA.

March 13, 2019 - March 15, 2019

BuildingEnergy Boston. NESEA Northeast Sustainable Energy Association. Westin Boston Waterfront, Boston, MA.

Fraunhofer CSE exhibits at Table 18.

February 5, 2019 - February 6, 2019

Solar Power Northeast. SEIA, Smart Electric Power Alliance. Westin Boston Waterfront, Boston, MA.

Fraunhofer CSE presents its research at Booth 1.

Fraunhofer USA CMI, cmi.fraunhofer.org, January 22, 2019

Automated Plant Sample Preparation Yields Better Data for Better Crops.

Individual plant cells can reveal how certain plants thrive in a variety of environments. But plant cells can be......

Abreu, J., Wingartz, N., Hardy, N. (2019).

New trends in solar: A comparative study assessing attitudes towards the adoption of rooftop solar. In: Energy Policy. 128: Elsevier, pp. 347-363.

The factors affecting the adoption of conventional solar PV have been broadly addressed in the recent literature....

December 5, 2018 - December 6, 2018

NSF CRISP/RIPS Grantees Workshop . Arlington, VA.

Joana Abreu will attend. This workshop is an awardee-only event.

Urban, B. (2018).

Validating the COOLNOMIX AC and refrigeration compressor control retrofit. Final Report. ESTCP Project EW-201513. Alexandria: Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) and Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP).

Fraunhofer USA Report to the U.S. DoD Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP).

Roth, K. - October 16, 2018

The Next Frontier of Intelligent Workplaces - Employees and Smartphones. CoreNet Global Summit Conference 2018, CoreNet Global. John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center, Boston, MA.

Kurt Roth is a panelist on The Next Frontier of Intelligent Workplaces - Employees and Smartphones, on Tuesday October...

Abreu, J. - October 9, 2018

User Testing to Improve User Experience & Utility Program Delivery. Behavior, Energy & Climate Change Conference (BECC), ACEEE, CIEE, and PEEC at Stanford University. Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill, Washington D.C..

Joana presents on Tuesday, October 9th during the Digital Media for Energy Savings Session 4B in Regency D,...

Lazrak, A. - September 26, 2018

Smart Thermostat Data-Based Residential Buildings Remote Energy Assessments: You Are Probably Doing It Wrong! 2018 Building Performance Analysis Conference and SimBuild, Co-organized by ASHRAE and IBPSA-USA. Hilton Chicago, Chicago, IL.

Amine Lazrak will present 'Smart Thermostat Data-Based Residential Buildings Remote Energy Assessments: You Are...

Kromer, M. - September 25, 2018

Sundial: Enabling High Penetration Solar through Integrated Energy Storage and Demand Management. Session: Smart Energy Management Systems.. Solar Power International, SEIA, Smart Electric Power Alliance. Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA.

Matt Kromer presents at 12 PM in the session Smart Energy Management Systems, location 203AB. Fraunhofer CSE exhibits...

Yip, T., Kromer, M., Lu, Y. - September 25, 2018

A Standardized Test Protocol for Evaluating Residential Energy Storage Systems. Solar Power International, SEIA, Smart Electric Power Alliance. Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA.

Tsz Yip presents; Hall D, Poster Showcase Area.

September 24, 2018 - September 27, 2018

Solar Power International. SEIA, Smart Electric Power Alliance. Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA.

Matt Kromer presents. Fraunhofer CSE exhibits at booth 661 (hall A).

Froese, M., Hoepfner, C., WTWH Media, August 31, 2018

Energy Storage Networks: The Executive Director of Fraunhofer CSE talks research, renewables & energy storage.

In this episode of Energy Works we speak with Dr. Christian Hoepfner, the Executive Director of the Fraunhofer Center...

Spencer, S., Hoepfner, C., Smart Grid Today, August 22, 2018

A Smart Grid Today podcast with Christian Hoepfner .

Let me start out with SHINES SunDial. The idea is two-fold: How can we reduce the size of the electrical battery, which...

Fuchs, H., Shehabi, A., Ganeshalingam, M., Desroches, L.B., Lim, B., Roth, K., et al. (2018).

Characteristics and Energy Use of Volume Servers in the U.S. In: 2018 ACEEE Summer Study Proceedings. Washington D.C.: ACEEE, 3-1 to 3-12.

As data centers proliferate t o meet the demand of Internet-of-T hings services, their energy intensity deserves clo se...

Abreu, J., Voge, J., Roth, K. (2018).

Customer centric recommendations for the design of residential direct load control (DLC) demand response (DR) utility Programs. In: 2018 ACEEE Summer Study Proceedings. Washington D.C.: ACEEE, 8-1 to 8-15.

Outdoor temperature drives the peak demand of summer-peaking electric utilities and their grid infrastructure.

Abreu, J., McIlvennie, C., Wingartz, N., Mammoli, A. (2018).

What Would You Do To Keep The Lights On In Your Community? In: 2018 ACEEE Summer Study Proceedings. Washington D.C.: ACEEE, 11-1 to 11-15.

Previous studies have conclude d that residential demand respons e (DR) coupled with IT integration can improve the...

Zeifman, M., Lazrak, A., Roth, K. (2018).

Residential retrofits at scale: opportunity identification, saving estimation and personalized messaging based on communicating thermostat data. In: 2018 ACEEE Summer Study Proceedings. Washington D.C.: ACEEE, 12-1 to 12-13.

Annual energy savings of up to $4- 5 billion could be achieved n ationwide through basic insulation and heating system...

Zeifman, M. - August 16, 2018

Residential retrofits at scale: opportunity identification, saving estimation and personalized messaging based on communicating thermostat data. ACEEE 2018 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, ACEEE. Asilomar Conference Grounds, Pacific Grove, CA.

Michael Zeifman presented on Panel 12 - Smart Buildings, Smart Grid, and the Internet of Things on Aug. 16, Session 1,...

Abreu, J. - August 14, 2018

Customer centric recommendations for the design of residential direct load control (DLC) demand response (DR) utility Programs. ACEEE 2018 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, ACEEE. Asilomar Conference Grounds, Pacific Grove, CA.

Joana Abreu presented on Panel 8 - Capturing Savings through Behavior: Science and Practice on Aug 14, Session 1, 8:30...

Abreu, J. - August 14, 2018

What Would You Do To Keep The Lights On In Your Community? ACEEE 2018 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, ACEEE. Asilomar Conference Grounds, Pacific Grove, CA.

Joana Abreu presented on Panel 11‚ Resilient Sustainable Communities, on Aug 14, Session 2, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm.

August 14, 2018

ACEEE 2018 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings. ACEEE. Asilomar Conference Grounds, Pacific Grove, CA.

Joana Abreu and Michael Zeifman will present.

Fontanini, A., Abreu, J. (2018).

A Data-Driven BIRCH Clustering Method for Extracting Typical Load Profiles for Big Data. In: IEEE Power & Energy General Meeting. Portland: IEEE PES.

In typical load shape analysis, many different clustering methods have been used to segment customers, interpret...

Boston Globe, July 27, 2018

Care about climate change? Demand cheaper solar panels.

In Australia or Italy, homeowners can install solar panels on their roof for less than $2 per watt. In Germany,...

Roth, K. - July 12, 2018

Using Communicating Thermostat Data to Automate and Scale Home Energy Performance Evaluations. EPRI Workshops on Advanced Energy Communities & Smart Thermostats and Customer Connected Devices, Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.. EPRI, Palo Alto, CA.

Kurt Roth presents in the Workshop on Smart Thermostats and Connected Devices.

Kromer, M. - July 11, 2018

Enabling High Penetration Solar with Integrated Energy Storage, Demand Management, and Forecasting. Intersolar North America, Solar Promotion GmbH & Freiburg Management and Marketing International GmbH. Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA.

Matt Kromer presents at the session on "PV Power Plants: PV + ees System", West Hall Level 3, Room 3011.

Serreze, M. C., masslive.com, June 22, 2018

'Home energy scorecard' idea pulled from Senate energy bill.

BOSTON -- The Massachusetts Senate on June 14 unanimously approved an ambitious green energy bill that contains a...

Kromer, M., Roth, K., Yip, T., Zeifman, M. - June 12, 2018

The SunDial Framework: Enabling High Penetration Solar through the Integration of Energy Storage, Demand Management, and Forecasting. World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC-7), IEEE. Hilton Waikoloa Village, Waikoloa, HI.

Tsz Yip presented.

Fraunhofer USA CMI, cmi.fraunhofer.org, June 5, 2018

A practical approach for the optimization of channel integrity.

A practical approach for the optimization of channel integrity in the sealing of shallow microfluidic devices made from......

May 24, 2018

Massachusetts Clean Energy Day. NECEC. Massachusetts State House, Boston, MA.

Massachusetts Clean Energy Day will showcase the growing vitality of the clean energy industry and the importance of...

April 25, 2018

Grid Modernization in Massachusetts: International Insights to Meet 2050 Carbon Goals. Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems. Fraunhofer CSE, Boston, MA.

Roth, K. - April 23, 2018

Session: Better from A Distance: Saving Money and Improving Quality with Remote Techniques. 2018 HPC National Home Performance Conference & Trade Show, Home Performance Coalition. Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Philadelphia, PA.

Kurt Roth presents.

Ashouria, M., Haghighata, F., Fung, B., Lazrak, A., Yoshinod, H. (2018).

Development of Building Energy Saving Advisory: A Data Mining Approach. In: Energy and Buildings. 172: Elsevier, pp. 139-151.

April 18, 2018 - April 20, 2018

ESA Energy Storage 28th Annual Conference & Expo. Energy Storage Association (ESA). Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA.

Fraunhofer CSE presents its research in storage, grid integration of renewables at booth 710.

Wang, Z., Rahnamay-Naeini, M., Abreu, J., Shuvro, R., Das, P., Mammoli, A., et al. (2018).

Impacts of Operators' Behavior on Reliability of Power Grids during Cascading Failures. : IEEE Transactions on Power Systems.

(Paper accepted) Human operators play a key role in the reliable operation of critical infrastructures. However, human...

Kalashnikov, M., Lee, J.C., Sauer-Budge, A.F. (2018).

Optimization of Stress-Based Microfluidic Testing for Methicillin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus Strains. In: Diagnostics. 8(2): MDPI, p. 24.

The rapid evolution of antibiotic resistance in bacterial pathogens is driving the development of innovative, rapid...

March 13, 2018 - March 15, 2018

ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit. ARPA-E, U.S. Department of Energy. Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, National Harbor, MD.

Fraunhofer CSE participates in the Technology Showcase, Booth 441.

March 8, 2018 - March 9, 2018

BuildingEnergy Boston. NESEA Northeast Sustainable Energy Association. Westin Boston Waterfront, Boston, MA.

Fraunhofer CSE exhibits at Booth 46. Kurt Roth curates 3 sessions: Energy Storage, Retrocommissioning with the Chiefs,...

March 2, 2018 - March 3, 2018

MIT Energy Conference. MIT Energy Club. Boston Marriott Cambridge, Cambridge, MA.

The Grid Integration Group showcases two battery storage projects.

March 1, 2018

NEEP 2018 Northeast Regional R&D Connector Workshop. Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP). NYSERDA Offices - Parker D. Mathusa Boardroom, Albany, NY.

Kurt Roth presents.

Fraunhofer USA CMI, cmi.fraunhofer.org, February 21, 2018

Ultra-thin microfluidics sealed shut for high-volume production.

Lab-on-a-chip (LOC) devices have the potential to revolutionize health care by translating complex diagnostic assays......

Roth, K., Kromer, M. - February 12, 2018

Poster Session: SunDial - An Integrated SHINES System to Enable High-penetration Feeder-level PV. U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office Portfolio Review, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Wardman Park Marriott, Washington, DC.

Kurt Roth and Matt Kromer present.

February 12, 2018 - February 13, 2018

U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office Portfolio Review. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Wardman Park Marriott, Washington, DC.

Christian Honeker, Kurt Roth and Matt Kromer will present on current Fraunhofer CSE-led DOE projects.

February 5, 2018 - February 6, 2018

Solar Power Northeast. SEIA, Smart Electric Power Alliance. Westin Boston Waterfront, Boston, MA.

Fraunhofer CSE presents its research in photovoltaic modules and grid integration and storage at Booth 1.

Roth, K., Zeifman, M., Lazrak, A. - January 17, 2018

Whereat we have a Thermostat Chat: Using Communicating Thermostat Data to Remotely Identify EE Opportunities. CEE Winter Program Meeting, Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE). Hyatt Centric Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, CA.

Kurt Roth presents.

Lazrak, A., Fourmigue, J., Robin, J. (2018).

An innovative practical battery thermal management system based on phase change materials: Numerical and experimental investigations. In: Applied Thermal Engineering. 128: Elsevier, pp. 20-32.

Evers, M., Der Spiegel, January 5, 2018

Gadgets: Weniger ist mehr [Less is More].

Smartphone, tablet, game console, flat screen TV: The home appliance zoo seems to have grown explosively recently. But...

Fraunhofer USA CMI, cmi.fraunhofer.org, January 1, 2018

Continuous-flow qRT-PCR for rapid Ebola identification.

Research Scientists discuss the development of a low-cost POC RT-PCR platform that accomplishes the detection of RNA......

Bullard, N., Minter, A., Bloomberg.com, December 31, 2017

The Upside to America's Gadget Infatuation.

Smartphones and tablets keep getting smaller, replacing energy-guzzling TVs and PCs while saving on raw materials.

Urban, B., Roth, K., Singh, M., Howes, D. (2017).

Energy Consumption of Consumer Electronics in U.S. Homes in 2017. Boston: Consumer Technology Association (CTA).

Fraunhofer CSE was contracted for a third time in seven years by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) to conduct a...

Grimm, E., CTA.tech, December 13, 2017

In-Home Energy Consumption of Tech Devices Down 25 Percent Since 2010, Says CTA Study.

A new Consumer Technology Association (CTA) study, Energy Consumption of Consumer Electronics in U.S. Homes in 2017,...

Staff, The Wire, December 13, 2017

In-Home Energy Consumption of Tech Devices Down 25% Since 2010, Says CTA Study.

A new Consumer Technology Association (CTA) study, Energy Consumption of Consumer Electronics in U.S. Homes in 2017,...

Hell, J., Helden am Bau, December 13, 2017

Umbau auf energieneutrale Aufzugsanlagen [Conversion to energy-neutral elevator systems].

Umbau auf energieneutrale Aufzugsanlagen. Thyssenkrupp stellte auf dem diesjährigen Energy Efficiency Global Forum ein...

Zeifman, M. (2017).

United States Patent: Methods and system for nonintrusive load monitoring. : United States Patent Office.

Identification and tracking of major electric appliances by using aggregate power data obtained at the main breaker...

Abreu, J., Pike, B. - November 13, 2017

Designing for Customer-centric Residential DLC DR Utility Programs. PLMA Peak Load Management 36th Conference, Hyatt Regency Cambridge. Hyatt Regency Cambridge, Cambridge, MA.

November 13, 2017 - November 15, 2017

PLMA Peak Load Management 36th Conference. Peak Load Management Alliance. Hyatt Regency Cambridge, Cambridge, MA.

Joana Abreu presented.

Ehrlich, B., BuildingGreen.com, November 9, 2017

BuildingGreen Announces Top 10 Products for 2018.

For the past 16 years, BuildingGreen has selected ten green building products that significantly improve upon standard...

Lazrak, A., Zeifman, M. - November 9, 2017

Estimation of Physical Buildings Parameters Using Interval Thermostat Data. 4th ACM International Conference on Systems for Energy-Efficient Built Environments (BuildSys 2017) , ACM. Aula Conference Centre, Delft, Netherlands.

Amine Lazrak presented.

November 8, 2017 - November 10, 2017

Greenbuild International Conference and Expo. Informa Exhibitions & U.S. Construction and Real Estate. Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC), Boston, MA.

Booth 121, Hall A-B, Intelligent Building & Connected Home

October 30, 2017 - October 31, 2017

21st Century Energy Transition Symposium. Energy Institute and The School of Global Environmental Sustainability. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.

Joana Abreu will be presenting in Session 2: Behavioral and Human Dimensions on October 31, 2017 at 9:20am.

Schierenbeck, A., Huffington Post, September 26, 2017

Sustainable Buildings Are Key To Ensuring A Greener Future.

With current efforts around the Paris Climate Agreement, sustainability goals are at the top of most governments'...

Urban, B. - September 13, 2017

Consumer Electronics in U.S. Homes Energy Use in 2017. 9th International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliances and Lighting, University of California - Irvine. Irvine, CA.

September 10, 2017 - September 13, 2017

Solar Power International. SEIA, Smart Electric Power Alliance. Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV.

Booth 555

Sauer-Budge, A.F., Brookfield, S.J., Janzen, R., McGray, S., Boardman, A., Wirz, H., et al. (2017).

A novel device for collecting and dispensing fingerstick blood for point of care testing. In: PLoS ONE. 12(8): PLoS.

Quantitative blood delivery directly from a fingerstick for hyperlocal healthcare

Urban, B., Mueller, J., Milando, J. - August 16, 2017

COOLNOMIX at Fort Bliss and Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling: Validating the Energy Savings of a Compressor Control Retrofit. Energy Exchange Conference - Tech Transfer Session, Tampa, FL.

Kalashnikov, M., Mueller, M., McBeth, C., Lee, J.C., Campbell, J., Sharon, A., et al. (2017).

Rapid phenotypic stress-based microfluidic antibiotic susceptibility testing of Gram-negative clinical isolates . In: Scientific Reports. 7(1): NCBI, p. 8031.

Bacteremia is a life-threatening condition for which antibiotics must be prescribed within hours of clinical diagnosis....

Kalashnikov, M., Mueller, M., McBeth, C., Lee, J.C., Campbell, J., Sharon, A., et al. (2017).

Rapid phenotypic stress-based microfluidic antibiotic susceptibility testing of Gram-negative clinical isolates. In: Scientific Reports. 7(7): Scientific Reports.

By applying environmental stress to bacteria in a microfluidic platform, we can correctly assign antibiotic...

Santa, I., CTAtech.com, July 12, 2017

Energy Efficiency Success Story: TV Energy Consumption Shrinks as Screen Size and Performance Grow, Finds New CTA Study.

Today's televisions are consuming less energy and saving consumers more money - even as TVs increase in size and...

July 10, 2017 - July 13, 2017

Intersolar North America. Solar Promotion GmbH, FMMI. Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA.

Booth 9238, Level 3

Roth, K. - June 26, 2017

Panel: Human Behavior and Energy Use in Buildings. 2017 EIA Energy Conference, U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Information Administration. Washington Hilton Hotel, Washington, DC.

Panelists: Erin Boedecker, Karen Ehrhardt-Martinez, Kurt Roth, Marina Sofos

Sauer-Budge, A.F. - June 26, 2017, 2:00 PM

Empowering Rapid Diagnostics with Sample Preparation Methodologies (PODCAST). BIODEFENSE World Summit 2017, Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI). Westin Alexandria, Alexandria, VA.

Sample Preparation for Virus, Toxin & Pathogen Detection & Identification

Campbell, J., McBeth, C., Kalashnikov, M., Boardman, A., Sharon, A., Sauer-Budge, A.F. (2017).

Microfluidic advances in phenotypic antibiotic susceptibility testing. In: Biomedic Microdevices. 18(6): NCBI, p. 103.

A strong natural selection for microbial antibiotic resistance has resulted from the extensive use and misuse of...

O'Shea, K., Mass.gov, June 14, 2017

Baker-Polito Administration Announces Over $4.6 Million in Grants for Peak Demand Reduction Projects.

The Baker-Polito Administration today announced the awarding of 9 grants totaling $4,690,561 to incentivize companies...

O'Shea, K., Mass.gov, June 14, 2017

Baker-Polito Administration Announces Over $4.6 Million in Grants for Peak Demand Reduction Projects .

Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE) - $162,210 - Will work with National Grid to evaluate consumer attitudes...

Nawy, R., http://www.ipkeys.com, June 5, 2017

SUNDIAL PROJECT TEAM ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR OPENADR 2.0 FOR DER SIGNALING at National Grid.

Under a U.S. Department of Energy grant, a project team of engineers from the Fraunhofer USA Center for Sustainable...

Roth, K. - May 17, 2017

Using Communicating Thermostats to Automize, Customize, and Scale Home Energy Assessments. Better Buildings Summit, U.S. Department of Energy. Washington, DC.

Urban, B., Roth, R. (2017).

Demonstrating a Net-Zero Solar Energy Elevator in a Boston Office Building. Boston: thyssenkrupp AG, pp. 1-23.

Stagge , M., thyssenkrupp-elevator.com, May 9, 2017

thyssenkrupp is the first to enable conversion of existing elevators into net-zero energy units through modernization.

At the Energy Efficiency Global Forum in Washington DC thyssenkrupp today showcased its latest innovation in making...

Urban, B., Roth, K. (2017).

LCD Television Power Draw Trends from 2003 to 2015. Boston: CTAtech.com.

Televisions in U.S. homes consumed about 50 billion kWh per year in 2013, or about 4% of the total U.S. residential...

Zeifman, M., Kromer, M., Roth, K. (2017).

Integrated System to Enable High-Penetration Feeder-Level PV: Preliminary Design and Simulation Results. In: IEEE ISGT 2017. Washington: IEEE.

Wang, N., Roth, K., Phelan, P., Gonzalez, J., Harris, C., Henze, G., et al. (2017).

Ten questions concerning future buildings beyond zero energy and carbon neutrality. In: Building and Environment. 119: Elsevier Ltd., 169-182.

Hoepfner, C. - March 23, 2017

Photovoltaics - the Path to Ubiquity. Meeting of the ASM Boston Chapter, ASM Boston Chapter. Hyatt Regency Hotel, Cambridge, MA.

March 7, 2017 - March 9, 2017

BuildingEnergy. NESEA. Seaport World Trade Center, Boston, MA.

February 13, 2017 - February 14, 2017

Solar Power Northeast. SEIA, Smart Electric Power Alliance. Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel, Boston, MA.

Abreu, J. - February 3, 2017

Understanding demand flexibility in households. City, Energy, Information Symposium & Workshop, Pennsylvania State University. Pennsylvania State University - Stuckeman Family Building, University Park, PA.

Teng, F., Cormier, T., Sauer-Budge, A.F., Chaudhury, R., Pera, V., Istfan, R., et al. (2017).

Wearable near-infrared optical probe for continuous monitoring during breast cancer neoadjuvant chemotherapy infusions. In: Journal of Biomedical Optics. 22(1): SPIE.Digital Library, p. 014001.

We present a new continuous-wave wearable diffuse optical probe aimed at investigating the hemodynamic response of...

McBeth, C., Lauer, J., Ottersbach, M., Campbell, J., Sharon, A., Sauer-Budge, A.F. (2017).

3D bioprinting of GelMA scaffolds triggers mineral deposition by primary human osteoblasts. In: Biofabrication. 9(1), Bethesda: NCBI, p. 015009.

Due to its relatively low level of antigenicity and high durability, titanium has successfully been used as the major...

Zeifman, M., Roth, K., Urban, B. (2017).

Communicating Thermostats as a Tool for Home Energy Performance Assessment. In: Proceedings of 35th IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics. Las Vegas: IEEE, pp. 191-192.

Roth, K., Kromer, M. (2016).

SunDial: An Integrated SHINES System Enabling High Penetration Feeder-Level PV. In: ACEEE Intelligent Energy Conference. Austin: ACEEE, pp. 1-33.

Hoepfner, C. - November 2, 2016

Panel: Current State of Smart Grid Technology and Standards. FOCUS: 2016 Smart Grid, German Center for Research and Innovation. German House, New York, NY.

Abreu, J. (2016).

Encouraging Sustainable Practices Beyond Here and Now: The Case of Programmable Thermostats for Low Income Tenants. In: Behavior, Energy & Climate Change (BECC) . Baltimore.

O'Connell, K., zondits.com, October 7, 2016

A Zondits Interview: Fraunhofer CSE.

Zondits recently had the opportunity to speak with Matt Kromer, the Director of the Grid Integration Group and...

September 12, 2016 - September 15, 2016

Solar Power International. SEIA, Smart Electric Power Alliance. Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV.

Abreu, J., Simoes, J. (2016).

On Demand: Evaluation of a Behavioral Automated Demand Response Field Experiment. In: 4th European Conference on Behavior and Energy Efficiency. Portugal: Proceedings of Behave 2016 Coimbra, pp. 1-4.

Abreu, J. , Roth, K. (2016).

Evaluation of Behavioral Strategies for Effective Use of Programmable Thermostats in Multifamily Affordable Housing, Draft Final Report - Prepared for NYSERDA. Boston.

This paper describes a field experiment to test two behavioral interventions designed to increase the effective use of...

Zeifman, M., Roth, K. (2016).

Residential Remote Audits: Estimation of Building Thermal Parameters Using Interval Energy Consumption Data. In: Proceedings of ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings Pacific Grove: ACEEE, pp. 12.1-12.12.

Boardman, A., Wong, W.S., Premasiri, W.R., Ziegler, L.D., Lee, J.C., Miljkovic, M., et al. (2016).

Rapid Detection of Bacteria from Blood with Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy. In: Analytical Chemistry. 88(16), 8026-35.

Traditional methods for identifying pathogens in bacteremic patients are slow (24-48+ h). This can lead to physicians...

Hodson, H., Newscientist.com, August 10, 2016

How Tesla's batteries can change the solar power game.

THE dream of a solar-powered society has tantalised us for decades. But the costs involved in piping the sun's energy...

Nilsen, G., Energy.gov, July 29, 2016

Visualizing Value: Game-Changing Solar Technologies for Homeowners.

Flying cars, house-cleaning robots, and 3D-printed food may have seemed like part of the distant future when 'The...

Kromer, M. - July 11, 2016

The SunDial Framework: Enabling High Penetration of PV through Integrated, Feeder-Scale Control of DERs. Intersolar North America, Solar Promotion GmbH, FMMI. Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA.

Roselund, C., PV-magazine.com, June 21, 2016

Fraunhofer CSE unveils plug-and-play PV systems.

The Fraunhofer USA Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE) has demonstrated two installations of its Plug and Play solar...

Ayre, J., Cleantechnica.com, June 21, 2016

Fraunhofer CSE Showcases 2 Commercial-Ready Plug & Play Solar PV Systems At 2016 Demo Day.

Two new, commercial-ready plug-and-play home solar photovoltaic systems were recently demonstrated by the Fraunhofer...

Fraunhofer USA, prnewswire.com, June 16, 2016

Fraunhofer CSE Demonstrates Commercial-Ready Plug and Play PV Systems.

The Fraunhofer USA Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSE) successfully demonstrated two installations of Plug and...

Parnell, J., PV-Tech.org, June 16, 2016

Fraunhofer CSE demos 'plug and play' PV.

The Fraunhofer USA Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSE) has demonstrated two plug and play solar systems at its...

Honeker, C., Fuller, E., Booth, D., Flaherty, B., Mao, E. (2016).

Reducing Installed Costs of Residential Solar by the Use of Adhesive Mounted Lightweight Solar Modules. In: Proceedings of the 43rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference Portland: IEEE, pp. 3135-3140.

Kromer, M., Hoepfner, C., Ashmore, J. (2016).

Reducing the Cost of Residential-Scale PV Through 'Plug & Play PV' Systems and Standardized Electronic Workflows. In: 2016 IEEE 43rd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC). Portland: IEEE, pp. 3481-3486.

Grimm, E., Dillon, L., Reuters.com, May 19, 2016

Home Automation, IoT Could Cut Energy Consumption 10 Percent, says CTA Study.

Our increasing use of home automation technology through the Internet of Things (IoT) has the potential for substantial...

Hoepfner, C. - April 25, 2016

Plug and Play Photovoltaic Systems - Addressing Market Barriers in the U.S. Hannover Messe 2016, Deutsche Messe. Hannover Messe, Hannover, Germany.

Premasiri, Ranjith, Lee, J.C., Sauer-Budge, A.F., Theberge, R., Costello, C.E., Ziegler, L.D. (2016).

The biochemical origins of the surface-enhanced Raman spectra of bacteria: a metabolomics profiling by SERS.. In: Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 408(17), 4631-47.

The dominant molecular species contributing to the surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) spectra of bacteria...

Fern ndez-Carballo, B.L., McGuinness, I., McBeth, C., Kalashnikov, M., Borr¢s, S., Sharon, A., et al. (2016).

Low-cost, real-time, continuous flow PCR system for pathogen detection. In: Biomed Microdevices. 18(2), 34.

In this paper, we present a portable and low cost point-of-care (POC) PCR system for quantitative detection of...

March 8, 2016 - March 10, 2016

BuildingEnergy. NESEA. Seaport World Trade Center, Boston, MA.

Keenan, M., Howard, C., Tate, T., McGuiness, I., Sauer-Budge, A.F., Black, J., et al. (2016).

Design of an everting balloon to deploy a microendoscope to the fallopian tubes. In: Proceedings of SPIE. 9689(968944).

To improve the ease-of-use and safety of falloposcope deployment, we are working to create an everting balloon....

Teng, F., Cormier, T., Sauer-Budge, A.F., Roblyer, D.M. (2016).

A wearable optical device for continuous monitoring during neoadjuvant chemotherapy infusions. In: Proceedings of SPIE. 9715(97150).

We present a new continuous-wave (CW) wearable diffuse optical device aimed at investigating the hemodynamic response...

Fraunhofer USA, prnewswire.com, January 19, 2016

Fraunhofer CSE-led team wins Energy Department SHINES award to integrate solar PV, energy storage, and facility load management at utility distribution scale .

A Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSE)-led team has been selected for a $3.5M Sustainable and...

Urban, B., Roth, K., Harbor, C. (2016).

Energy Savings from Five Home Automation Technologies: A Scoping Study of Technical Potential. Final Report by the Fraunhofer USA Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSE) to the Consumer Technology Association. Boston: Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems CSE.

Lazrak, A., Boudehenn, F., Bonnot, S., Fraisse, G., Leconte, A., Papillon, P., et al. (2016).

Development of a dynamic artificial neural network model of an absorption chiller and its experimental validation. In: Renewable Energy. 86, pp. 1009-1022.

Kromer, M., Hoepfner, C., Ashmore, J. (2016).

Plug & Play PV Standards Portfolio, Revision 1. .

Kromer, M., Choudhary, S., Wittwer, C., Braam, F., Kohrs, R. (2016).

Enabling High Penetration PV through Tightly Integrated Behind-the-Meter PV/Storage Systems: Emerging Trends from Germany. In: IEEE Smart Grid [Newsletter]. .

Rivera-Poventud, J., Carroll III, A., Faries, W., Yip, T., Anderson, M., Brannen, N. (2016).

Intelligent Independent Battery Management System and Method. In: Google Patent: US 9467000 B2. .

Campbell, J., McGuinness, I., Wirz, H., Sharon, A., Sauer-Budge, A.F. (2015).

Multi-material and Multi-scale Three-dimensional Bioprinter. In: J. Nanotechnol. Eng. Med.. 6(2), 21005.

Our bioprinter has three components uniquely combined into a comprehensive tool: syringe pumps connected to a selector...

September 14, 2015 - September 17, 2015

Solar Power International. SEIA, Smart Electric Power Alliance. Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA.

Urban, B., Shmakova, V., Lim, B., Roth, K. (2015).

Residential Consumer Electronics Energy Consumption in the United States. In: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliances and Lighting Lucerne: JRC-IET, pp. 648-656.

Campbell, J., Pollock, R., Sharon, A., Sauer-Budge, A.F. (2015).

Development of an automated on-chip bead-based ELISA platform. In: Analytical Methods. 7(8472.7).

We present a lab-on-a-chip and associated instrument for heterogeneous enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)-based...

July 13, 2015 - July 16, 2015

Intersolar North America. Solar Promotion GmbH, FMMI. Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA.

Logelin, J., Energy.Gov, April 29, 2015

EERE Successes: Highlighting the Positive Impacts of EERE.

The Energy Department's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) ranks the five most popular EERE...

Dixon , D., Politico.com, April 23, 2015

It's More Like Telecutting.

Telecommuting reduced U.S. energy consumption in 2013 by as much as three power plants, according to a report coming...

Grimm, E., ce.org, April 23, 2015

CEA: Telecommuting, e-Commerce Cut U.S. Energy Usage and GHG Emissions.

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) commissioned researchers at the Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy...

Energy.Gov, March 16, 2015

Plug and Play: Purchase, Install, and Connect Residential Solar Power in Hours.

Consumers may soon have the option of purchasing a do-it-yourself rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) system at their local...

March 9, 2015 - March 10, 2015

PV America 2015. SEIA, Smart Electric Power Alliance. Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel, Boston, MA.

March 3, 2015 - March 5, 2015

BuildingEnergy. NESEA. Seaport World Trade Center, Boston, MA.

Boardman, A.K., Campbell, J., Wirz, H., Sharon, A., Sauer-Budge, A.F. (2015).

Rapid Microbial Sample Preparation from Blood Using a Novel Concentration Device. In: PLoS ONE. 10(2), e0116837.

Here, we report a novel, scaled-up sample preparation protocol carried out in a new microbial concentration device. The...

Zeifman, M. - February 11, 2015

Smart Meter Data Predict Household Propensity to Enroll in Energy Efficiency Program. Association of Energy Services Professionals (AESP) National Conference and Expo, Association of Energy Services Professionals AESP. Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista, Orlando, FL.

Zeifman, M., Akers, C. (2015).

Nonintrusive Monitoring of Miscellaneous and Electronic Loads. In: 2015 IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE). Las Vegas: IEEE, pp. 305-308.

Zeifman, M. (2015).

Measurement and Verification of Energy Saving in Smart Building Technologies. In: Proceedings of IEEE Global Conference on Signal and Information Processing (GlobalSIP). Orlando: IEEE, pp. 343-347.

Abreu, J., Hardy, N., Pereira, F., Zeifman, M. (2015).

Modeling Human Reliability in the Power Grid Environment: an Application of the SPAR-H Methodology. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting. , pp. 1-5.

Harbor, D., Roth, K., Zeifman, M., Shmakova, V. (2015).

The Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Impacts of Telecommuting and e-Commerce. Final Report by the Fraunhofer USA Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSE) to the Consumer Electronics Association. : Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems CSE, pp. 1-81.

Lazrak, A., Leconte, A., Cheze, A., Fraisse, G., Papillon, P., Souyri, B. (2015).

Numerical and experimental results of a novel and generic methodology for energy performance evaluation of thermal systems using renewable energies. In: Applied Energy. 158(15), pp. 142-156.

Kromer, M., Hoepfner, C., Ashmore, J. (2015).

Making Plug & Play PV Systems a Reality: A framework for driving down the cost of residential solar installations in the United States. In: White Paper sponsored by DOE. .

Zeifman, M. (2014).

I Know What You Did Last Summer: Smart Meter Data Accurately Predict Household Intention to Enroll in Energy Efficiency Program. In: Behavior, Energy & Climate Change (BECC) . Washington: IEEE, pp. 1-17.

Abreu, J., Lehman, K., Terpstra, N., Roth, K. (2014).

Measuring the effect of the Plug&Play system in the intention of American homeowners to purchase rooftop PV in the next few years. An application of the Theory of Planned behavior. Cambridge.

Plug&Play PV system is a cutting-edge technology that relies on lighter, adhesive solar modules, and a streamlined...

Alter, L., TreeHugger, October 17, 2014

Things are Looking up for Elevators.

Jane Jacobs wrote that new ideas need old buildings; perhaps that's why the Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy...

Zeifman, M. (2014).

Smart meter data analytics: Prediction of enrollment in residential energy efficiency programs. In: 2014 International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics (SMC). San Diego: IEEE, pp. 413-416.

Boardman, A.K., Allison, S., Sharon, A., Sauer-Budge, A.F. (2014).

Comparison of anti-fouling surface coatings for applications in bacteremia diagnostics. In: Analytical Methods. 5(1), 273-80.

We sought to minimize the adhesion of methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) to the surface of...

Kanellos, M., Forbes, July 29, 2014

Why Is Power Consumption For Gadgets Dropping At Home.

A new report from the Consumer Electronics Association and Fraunhofer USA asserts that the power consumed by home...

Orcutt, M., MIT Technology Review, July 28, 2014

Why Household Gadgets Are Using Less Power.

Electronic gadgets in U.S. homes are estimated to have used 12 percent less energy in 2013 than they did 2010, even...

PV Solar Report, July 15, 2014

Plug and Play Solar: A Framework to Dramatically Decrease Solar Soft Costs .

Solar costs continue to decline, but little progress has been made to reduce soft costs. Dr. Christian Hoepfner...

Rosen, J.E., Size, A., Yang, Y., Sharon, A., Sauer-Budge, A.F. (2015).

Artificial hand for minimally invasive surgery: design and testing of initial prototype. In: Surg Endosc. 2015(29), 61-7.

we designed, fabricated, and tested the first prototype of a laparoscopic tool that provides the dexterity of a hand....

Home Toys, June 23, 2014

In-home Consumer Electronics Multiply but Electricity Usage per Home Falls, Finds New CEA Study.

Despite their significantly higher market penetration in U.S. homes, consumer electronics (CE) now account for a lower...

Power Engineering International, June 19, 2014

ThyssenKrupp Elevator Donates Energy Saving Elevator to "Living Laboratory".

ThyssenKrupp Elevator's vice president of sustainability, Brad Nemeth, joined representatives from the Fraunhofer...

Renewable Energy World, June 19, 2014

Plug-and-Play Solar Systems: Automating the Permitting, Inspection and Interconnection Processes.

In December 2012, the Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSE) was awarded US $11.7 million over a...

Fraunhofer USA, cse.fraunhofer.org, June 17, 2014

Fraunhofer CSE Celebrates the Opening of its Living Laboratory.

The Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSE) celebrated the Grand Opening of its Boston headquarters, a...

Urban, B., Shukla, N., Fontanini, A., Kosny, J. (2014).

An Outdoor Hut Testing Platform for Evaluating Advanced Building Enclosures. In: NSB Lund: NSB, pp. 135-143.

Fraunhofer USA, cse.fraunhofer.org, May 6, 2014

Fraunhofer CSE selects XTRLS as 2014 TechBridge Microgrid Challenge Winner.

The Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSE) is pleased to announce XTRLs International Inc. (XTRLs) as...

Briggs, J.C., A'amar, Bigio, I.J., Rosen, J., Lee, S.T., Sharon, A., et al. (2014).

Integrated Device for in vivo Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy and Elastic Scattering Spectroscopy in Pre-Operative Thyroid Nodules. In: Journal of Medical Devices. 2014(6), 21003.

The goal of the current research was to integrate the ESS fiber optic probes into a device that can also collect cells...

Abreu, J. , Roth, K., Feldman, J. (2014).

Assessing the Impact of Goal Setting and Personalized Feedback on Energy Saving Behaviors, St. Polycarp Village. Cambridge.

St. Polycarp Village is an affordable housing residency in Somerville, MA. The buildings are high efficiency, with LEED...

Engelmann, P., Roth, K. - January 18, 2014

The Realities of Operation and Occupancy in Net-Zero Energy Homes: Two Case Studies. ASHRAE 2014 Winter Conference, ASHRAE. New York Hilton, New York, NY.

Zeifman, M. (2014).

Tutorial: Nonintrusive Appliance Load Monitoring - Opportunities and Challenges. In: 32nd 2014 International Conference on Consumer Electronics. Las Vegas: IEEE.

Kalashnikov, M., Campbell, J., Lee, J.C., Sharon, A., Sauer-Budge, A.F. (2014).

Stress-induced Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing on a Chip. In: J Vis Exp. 2014(83).

We have developed a rapid microfluidic method for antibiotic susceptibility testing in a stress-based environment....

Lim, B., Roth, K., Nambiar, S., Rayakota, H. (2014).

Rapid Prototyping of Energy Management Applications with FRESH. In: Proceedings of the ACEEE 2014 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings. Washington: ACEEE, pp. 209-221.

Roth, K., Urban, B., Shmakova, V., Lim, B. (2014).

Residential Consumer Electronics Energy Consumption in 2013. In: Proceedings of the ACEEE 2014 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings. Washington: ACEEE, pp. 308-320.

Urban, B., Roth, K. (2014).

A Data-Driven Framework for Comparing Residential Thermostat Energy Performance. Boston: Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems CSE.

Urban, B., Shmakova, V., Lim, B., Roth, K. (2014).

Energy Consumption of Consumer Electronics in U.S. Homes in 2013. Final Report to the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). Boston: Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems CSE.

Fraunhofer USA, cse.fraunhofer.org, October 7, 2013

Fraunhofer CSE's TechBridge Challenge Seeks Innovative Microgrid Solutions.

The Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSE) is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications...

Abreu, J. , Roth, K., Feldman, J. (2013).

Understanding the Impact of User Effort on Electricity Feedback and Energy Savings, Harvard Botanical Gardens Study. Cambridge.

Residential energy consumption accounts for 22% of the United States' total energy demand (Ehrhardt-Martinez, et al.,...

Urban, B., Elliott, D., Shukla, N., Fallahi, A., Kosny, J., McDonough, M. (2013).

Thermal Mass Effect of Solid Block Aerated Autoclaved Concrete. In: 2nd Central European Symposium on Building Physics. Vienna: CESBP, pp. 1-37.

Kelly-Detwiler, P., Forbes, August 7, 2013

Plug-And-Play Residential Solar In Five Years? Fraunhofer USA And Partners Are Working To Make This A Reality.

Imagine going into your Home Depot HD -0.41%, Lowes, local hardware store, or ordering online to pick out your solar...

Byrnes, S., Fan, A., Trueb, J., Jareczek, F., Mazzochette, M., Sharon, A., et al. (2013).

A Portable, Pressure Driven, Room Temperature Nucleic Acid Extraction and Storage System for Point of Care Molecular Diagnostics. In: Analytical methods : advancing methods and applications. 5(13), 3177-84.

Here, we present a portable system for centrifuge-free room temperature nucleic acid extraction from small volumes of...

Jander, M., UBM's Future Cities, April 1, 2013

Old Buildings Can Turn Green!

Managing Editor Mary Jander spotlights the energy-efficient HVAC used in Fraunhofer CSE's Boston headquarters as an...

Sauer-Budge, A.F., Boardman, A.K., Allison, S., Wirz, H., Foss, D., Sharon, A. (2013).

Materials and surface properties optimization to prevent biofouling of a novel bacterial concentrator. In: Procedia CIRP. 2013(5), 185-8.

To enable the efficient capture of so few bacteria in a sea of billions of blood cells, the material properties of the...

Mather, B., Kromer, M., Casey, L. - February 26, 2013

Advanced Photovoltaic Inverter Functionality Verification Using 500kW Power Hardware-in-Loop (PHIL) Complete System Laboratory Testing. Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference, IEEE. Washington Marriott-Wardman Park, Washington, DC.

Kinsey, G. - February 25, 2013

Taking Your First Test Flight: Leveraging Testing Facilities to Advance Early Stage Technologies. 2013 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit, ARPA-E. Gaylord Convention Center, Washington, DC.

LaMonica, M., MIT Technology Review, January 21, 2013

Putting Building Science into Practice.

The Fraunhofer Institute in South Boston is in the final stages of rehab project that will be able to test the...

Muehlhaus, J., Heim, S., Sachs, O., Schneider, F., Habel, U., Sass, K. (2013).

Is the Motor or the Garage More Important to the Car? The Difference Between Semantic Associations in Single Word and Sentence Production. In: Journal of Psycholinguistic Research. 42(1), pp. 37-49.

Engelmann, P., Roth, K., Tiefenbeck, V. (2013).

Comfort, Indoor Air Quality, and Energy Consumption in Low Energy Homes. Golden: DOE BTO, pp. 1-46.

Tiefenbeck, V., Staake, T., Roth, K., Sachs, O. (2013).

For Better or for Worse? Empirical Evidence of Moral Licensing in a Behavioral Energy Conservation Campaign. In: Energy Policy. 53, pp. 160-171.

Urban, B., Gomez, C. (2013).

A Case for Thermostat User Models. In: 13th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association. Chambery, pp. 1483-1490.

Zeifman, M., Roth, K., Stefan, J. (2013).

Automatic Recognition of Major End-Uses in Disaggregation of Home Energy Display Data. In: 2013 International Conference on Consumer Electronics. Las Vegas, pp. 104-105.

Renewable Energy Focus, December 19, 2012

Fraunhofer Centre granted funding for US solar cost-cutting drive.

The Department of Energy's (DoE) SunShot Initiative aims to make solar energy cost-competitive with other forms of...

Hall, M., PV Magazine, December 18, 2012

Fraunhofer granted $11 million SunShot plug-and-play grant.

The Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSE) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has secured the cash over a...

McCarthy, M., Boston Business Journal, December 18, 2012

Fraunhofer snags $11.7M funding from DOE for 'plug and play' solar project.

Installing solar panels for residential use has been somewhat of a costly, but rewarding endeavor. Cambridge-based...

Solar Novus Today, December 17, 2012

Plug-and-Play Research Wins $11.7 US DOE Investment.

Solar Novus Today examines Fraunhofer's recent DOE grant win and project goals.

Chandler, N., Smart Energy Portal, December 17, 2012

Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems Selected to Lead U.S. DOE SunShot Project.

The Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems has been selected to receive project funding from the U.S....

Fried, R., Sustainable Business, December 11, 2012

New SunShot Investments to Greatly Improve Solar Economics.

In another SunShot investment announced today, the Department of Energy (DOE) is investing $29 million in some very...

Wang, U., Forbes, December 7, 2012

Feds Fund Four Projects To Simplify Solar Gear Designs and Predict Power Output.

The U.S. Department of Energy said Friday it will give $29 million to four projects for reducing the costs of...

Reidy, C., Boston Globe, December 7, 2012

US Energy Department allocates grants to solar energy grid project at Fraunhofer Center.

The Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems is in line to receive up to $11.7 million in grants from the US...

Wirz, H., Sauer-Budge, A.F., Briggs, J.C., Sharpe, A., Shu, S., Sharon, A. (2012).

Automated production of plant-based vaccines and pharmaceuticals. In: Journal of Laboratory Automation. 17(6), 449-57.

A fully automated factory was developed that uses tobacco plants to produce large quantities of vaccines and other...

Kalashnikov, M., Lee, J.C., Campbell, J., Sharon, A., Sauer-Budge, A.F. (2012).

A microfluidic platform for rapid, stress-induced antibiotic susceptibility testing of Staphylococcus aureus. In: Lab Chip. 12(21), 4523-32.

In this paper, we present a novel microfluidic platform for antibiotic susceptibility testing based on...

Casey, L., Levi, M., Nichols, S., Kromer, M., Mossoba, M., Huang, J., et al. (2012).

Grid Integration of Electronic Devices & Systems at Medium Voltage. In: 2012 IEEE International Conference on Power System Technology - (POWERCON 2012). Auckland: IEEE, pp. 1-6.

Urban, B., Tiefenbeck, V., Roth, K. (2012).

Televisions, Computers, and Set-top Boxes: The Big Three of 2010 Home Consumer Electronics Energy Consumption. In: 2012 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings. Pacific Grove: ACEEE, pp. 9.301-9.316.

LaMarche, J., Cheney, K., Roth, K., Sachs, O. (2012).

Home Energy Management Products & Trends. In: ACEEE Summer Study. Asilomar: ACEEE, pp. 1-11.

Urban, B., Elliot, D., Sachs, O. (2012).

Towards Better Modeling of Residential Thermostats. In: SimBuild Conference IBPSA-USA. Madison: IBPSA, pp. 1-7.

Abreu, J., Vasconcelos, J. - June 22, 2012

An evidence of self-assignment bias in a residential study and consequent assessment of differences in consumption to National trends. Portugal em Conferencia para uma Economica Energeticamente Eficiente, Coimbra, Portugal.

Mossoba, J., Kromer, M., Faill, P., Katz, S., Borowy, P., Nichols, S., et al. (2012).

Analysis of Solar Irradiance Intermittency Mitigation Using Constant DC Voltage PV and EV Battery Storage. In: Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo (ITEC). Dearborn: IEEE, pp. 1-6.

Premasiri, W.R., Sauer-Budge, A.F., Lee, J.C., Klapperich, C.M., Ziegler, L.D. (2012).

Rapid bacterial diagnostics via surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. In: Spectroscopy Solutions for Materials Analysis. 2012(6), 40-49.

Efforts to develop a surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) based approach, which encompasses sample preparation,...

Campbell, J., Mirsky, P., Chatterjee, A., Sharon, A., Sauer-Budge, A.F. (2012).

A semi-automated liquid handler for parallel sample preparation. In: Biotech International. 2012(5), 23-5.

Goldstein, L.E., Fisher, A.M., Tagge, C.A., Zhang, X., Velisek, L., Sullivan, J.A., et al. (2012).

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy in blast-exposed military veterans and a blast neurotrauma mouse model. In: Science Translational Medicine. 2012(4), 134ra60.

We developed a blast neurotrauma mouse model that recapitulated CTE-linked neuropathology in wild-type C57BL/6 mice 2...

Zeifman, M. (2012).

An Approximate Probabilistic Approach for Event-Based Disaggregation. In: 1st International Workshop on Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring. Pittsburgh.

Metz, R., Technology Review (MIT), February 13, 2012

LEDs Could Lead You Right to a Discount.

When you go to the grocery store, chances are you find yourself hunting for at least a couple of items on your list....

Mirsky, P., Chatterjee, A., Sauer-Budge, A.F., Sharon, A. (2012).

An automated, parallel processing approach to biomolecular sample preparation. In: Journal of Laboratory Automation. 17(2), 116-124.

A novel, parallel processing device that performs the three separate liquid-handling functions necessary for such...

LaMarche, J., Cheney, K., Akers, C., Roth, K., Sachs, O. (2012).

Home Energy Displays: Consumer Adoption and Response. Springfield, pp. 1-45.

Sachs, O., Tiefenbeck, V., Duvier, C., Quin, A., Cheney, C., Akers, C., et al. (2012).

Field Evaluation of Programmable Thermostats. Boston: DOE, pp. 1-59.

Zeifman, M. (2012).

Disaggregation of Home Energy Display Data Using Probabilistic Approach. In: IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics. 58(1), Las Vegas: IEEE, pp. 23-31.

Abreu, J., Pereira, F.C., Ferrao, P. (2012).

Using Pattern Recognition to Identify Habitual Behavior in Residential Electricity Consumption. In: Energy and Buildings. 49: Elsevier, pp. 479-487.

Abreu, J., Pereira, F.C., J. (2012).

Discovering Electricity Usage Routines in Households to Enable Tailored Feedback. In: American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy Buildings Summer Study. Pacific Grove, pp. 7.1-7.9.

Sass, K., Habel, U., Sachs, O., Huber, W., Gauggel, S., Kircher, T. (2012).

The influence of emotional associations on the neural correlates of semantic priming. In: Human Brain Mapping. 33(3), pp. 676-694.

LaMarche, J. (2011).

The Influence of Display Medium and Design on Energy-Saving Technology Adoption. In: Behavior, Energy & Climate Change Conference 2011. Washington.

Tiefenbeck, V. (2011).

Side Effects of Household Water Consumption Feedback on Electricity Consumption. In: Behavior, Energy & Climate Change Conference 2011. Washington.

Sachs, O. (2011).

How to Make Psychology and Technology Work For You: Features of Feedback That Support Behavior Change. In: Consortium for Energy Efficiency Industry Partners Meeting. Washington.

Gruentzig, A.W., Klapperich, C.M., Sharon, A., Braman, J., Chatterjee, A., Sauer-Budge, A.F. (2011).

A new DNA extraction method for automated food analysis. In: Analytical Methods. 3(7), 1507-1513.

Abreu, J., Azevedo, I., Pereira, F. (2011).

A contribution to better understand the demand for electricity in the residential sector. In: European Council for Energy Efficient Economies (ECEEE) Summer Study 2011. : ECEEE.

Zeifman, M., Roth, K. (2011).

Viterbi Algorithm with Sparse Transitions (VAST) for Nonintrusive Load Monitoring. In: IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence Applications in Smart Grid (CIASG). Paris: IEEE, pp. 1-8.

Sauer-Budge, A.F., Sharon, A. (2011).

Editorial for the Special Issue of RCIM on Translational Research - Where Engineering Meets Medicine. In: Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing. 27(2), 235-236.

Zeifman, M., Roth, K. (2011).

Nonintrusive appliance load monitoring: Review and outlook. In: IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics 57(1), Las Vegas: IEEE, pp. 76-84.

Urban, B., Roth, K., Tiefenbeck, V., Urban, B., Roth, K. (2011).

Energy Consumption of Consumer Electronics in US Homes in 2010. Boston: Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems CSE, pp. 1-142.

Engelmann, P., Urban, B., Kosny, J. (2011).

New Developments in Mitigation of Thermal Bridges Generated by Light Gauge Steel Framing Components. In: NSB 2011, 9th Nordic Symposium on Building Physics. Tampere: NBS, pp. 1-8.

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Arranging Insulation for Better Thermal Resistance in Concrete and Masonry Wall Systems. In: NSB 2011, 9th Nordic Symposium on Building Physics. Tampere: NBS, pp. 1-8.

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Designing Interfaces for Home Energy Users: A Preference Study. In: HCI 2011. Communications in Computer and Information Science. 173Berlin: Springer.

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Simulating PCM Energy Savings in Residential Buildings with EnergyPlus. In: Buildings XI. Clearwater Beach.

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Student Dorms as Passive Houses: Experience from Germany and Austria. In: Build Boston 2010. Boston.

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Review of Techniques for Non-Intrusive Electrical Load Monitoring. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab ETA Seminars, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. Berkeley, CA.

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US DOE Selects Fraunhofer CSE To Lead Building America Program.

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An automated low cost instrument for simultaneous multi-sample tissue homogenization. In: Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing. 27(2), 276-281.

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Integrated Lab-on-a-Chip Influenza Diagnostic Designed for Low Cost Manufacturing. In: Technical Proceedings of the 2010 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Expo. 3: NSTI, 54-57.

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Guidelines for Selecting Cool Roofs. Boston: Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems CSE, pp. 1-23.

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An approach to discover the potential for demand response in the domestic sector. In: 2010 IEEE Conference on Innovative Technologies for an Efficient and Reliable Electricity Supply. 10(1), Waltham: IEEE, pp. 240 - 245.

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Low cost and manufacturable complete microTAS for detecting bacteria. In: Lab on a Chip. 9(19): Royal Society of Chemistry, 2803-2810.

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Assessment of Fuel Economy Technologies for Medium and Heavy-Duty Vehicles. In: TIAX, LLC. Prepared for the National Academy of Sciences, Contract DEPS-P290355. : TIAX, LLC..

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