Energy Efficiency

Southern Research works with commercial clients, government agencies, and cooperation with the U.S. EPA Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Program's Greenhouse Gas Technology (GHG) Center in verifying and evaluating advanced energy technologies that improve efficiency or otherwise reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The technologies evaluated offer environmental and economic benefits and may include the following:

• Technologies that produce or use sustainable or renewable energy sources
• Technologies that offer improved efficiencies for fossil fuel utilizations
• Technologies associated with distributed electrical generation, including combined heating/cooling and power applications

Specifically, we evaluate the feasibility of these technologies, perform demonstrations of the technologies in real-world applications, and measure and evaluate their performance and impacts (i.e., environmental, operational, and economic).

Technologies Evaluated by Southern Research in Cooperation with the EPA Greenhouse Gas Technology Center (link)

Southern Research is also involved in the following ongoing projects in cooperation with the Department of Defense (DoD) Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP):

• Demonstration of a low BTU-capable microturbine for the on-site production of electricity and heat from low-quality landfill and other gases
• Demonstration of a solar thermal HVAC system featuring an adsorption chiller using solar heater water to provide facility cooling as well as hot water