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Advanced Water Heating Specification v7.0
The Advanced Water Heating Specification Version 7.0 (AWHS Version 7.0) will stay up as reference for organizations. The newest version of the AWHS Version 8.1 succeeds the AWHS Version 7.0 and the more recent AWHS Version 8.0. If you have any questions and or insights please contact us. This specification provides guidance to manufacturers and other market…
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Robur Heat Pump Field Trial
The Robur air-source gas absorption heat pump (GAHP) has been identified as an efficient product for water and space heating in buildings in the Northwest. Utilization of a heat pump to heat water allows for a coefficient of performance that exceeds one, however actual heat pump performance varies throughout the year and is dependent on ambient…
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Natural Gas Advanced Water Heating Specification
This specification provides guidance to manufacturers and market actors who are interested in developing products that can provide high levels of consumer satisfaction and energy performance in a range of climates.
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Gas Tankless Water Heater Combined Research Report
In 2019, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with ILLUME Advising to examine the successes and challenges of the tankless gas water heater market in the Northwest. The study was conducted in two phases; Phase 1 occurred in early 2019 and focused on an extensive secondary literature review, while Phase 2 began in late…
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Extended Motor Products Market Characterization
In support of its Extended Motor Products (XMP) program, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) contracted with Cadmus Group to prepare a characterization of the pump market between Q3 and Q4 of 2019. The study considered small horsepower energy efficient pumps, with a focus on “smart pumps,” which are defined as packaged systems consisting of a…
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High-Performance Clothes Dryers Naturally Occurring Baseline Review
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) engaged Research into Action to review and comment on NEEA’s naturally occurring baseline for high-performance clothes dryers in November 2016. After reviewing the model and its assumptions, Research into Action shared that NEEA’s approach to estimating when high-performance clothes dryers entered the market, how quickly they would be adopted,…
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ENERGY STAR® Clothes Dryers Naturally Occurring Baseline Review
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) engaged Evergreen Economics to review and comment on NEEA’s baseline projection of market penetration in January 2016. Evergreen Economics shared that the percentage of initial market penetration and the rate of growth in the market with and without NEEA involvement were reasonable, while the technically achievable market saturation with…
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