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This section of the web resource provides a list of past and planned evaluation reports for the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). Reports are listed for the 10 Technology Development Programs and for the Business Administration, Technology Advancement and Outreach, and EERE Corporate Management Offices.

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Technology Development Programs

Materials Are Available

Program	Peer Reviews & Stage Gate Reviews	General Evaluation Studies	Performance Measurement Assessments	Technical Reviews	Evaluation Plans
Biomass Program
Buildings Technologies Program
FEMP
Geothermal Program
Hydrogen, Fuel Cells & Infrastructure Technologies Program
Industrial Technologies Program
Solar Program
Vehicle Technologies Program
Weatherization & Intergovernmental Program
Wind Program
Materials Are Available

Business Administration, Technology Advancement and Outreach, and EE-1 Corporate

Program	Peer Reviews & Stage Gate Reviews	General Evaluation Studies	Quarterly and Annual Assessments	Technical Reviews	Evaluation Plans
Business Administration
Technology Advancement and Outreach Office
EERE Corporate
Materials Are Available

 

Technology Development Programs

Biomass Program

Peer Reviews

• Integrated Biorefinery Peer Review, March 18-20, 2009
• Analysis and Infrastructure Peer Review, March 19-20, 2009
• Feedstocks Peer Review, April 8-10, 2009
• Conversion Peer Review, April 14-17, 2009
• Biomass Program Peer Review July 14-15, 2009
• Biomass Program's Peer Review meeting, 2007 (Full Report) (PDF 11 MB)
• Biomass Program's Peer Review meeting, 2007 (Summary Report) (PDF 292 KB)
• Feedstock Platform Portfolio and Design Report Review, August 21-23, 2007 (PDF 708 KB)
• Integrated Biorefinery (IBR) Platform Peer Review, August 13-15, 2007 (PDF 400 KB) 
• Biochemical and Products Platform Peer Review, August 7-9, 2007 (PDF 1.1 MB) 
• Biomass Peer Review Thermochemical Conversion Platform Summary of Results, 2007 (PDF 800 KB)
• Thermochemical Portfolio Alignment and Peer Review, July 10-11, 2007
• Biodiesel and Other Technologies Portfolio Peer Review, August 15-16, 2007 (PDF 716 KB)
• Program Review, November 15-16, 2007
• Biomass Program Peer Review Feedstock Platform, June 2006
• Biomass Program Review, November 14-15, 2005 (MS Word 694 KB)
• Biomass Program Review, November 2003, summary of results (PDF 393 KB)

Stage Gate Reviews

• Stage Gate Reviews in the Biomass Program, March 2005
• Stage Gate Review of Feedstock Infrastructure Activity, March 2005
• Stage Gate reviews including Sugars Platform 2004
• Enzyme Hydrolysis, April 2002
• Enzymatic Cellulose Hydrolysis, April 2002

General Program Evaluations (Impact Evaluations, Market Assessments)

• None available

Performance Measurement Assessments

• Biomass PART FY2005 Results
• Joule Results for FY2008 and past years (MS Word 99 KB)

Technical Reviews

• 2005 Biomass Program Technical Review

Evaluation Plans

• None available

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Buildings Technologies Program

Peer Reviews

• Peer Review Solid-State Lighting, July 2008
• Reflective Hydride EC Peer Review, May/June 2008
• Building Codes Program Review, April 2008
• Peer Review of all first-year Solid-State Lighting research and development projects, June 2007
• Energy Conservation Standards Rulemaking Peer Review Report, Prepared Pursuant to the Office of Management and Budget's "Final Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review," DOE, February 2007 (PDF 282 KB)
• Energy Conservation Standards Rulemaking Peer Review Report – Supporting Documentation, March 2007 (PDF 3.3 MB)
• Water Heating Peer Review, February 9, 2006
• Commercial Integration (Controls) Peer Review, March 27-30, 2006
• Commercial Integration (Diagnostics & Commissioning) Peer Review, March 27-30, 2006
• Commercial Integration (High Performance Buildings) Peer Review, March 27-30, 2006
• Analysis Tools Peer Review, April 2006
• Space Conditioning (IAQ) Peer Review, February 15, 2006
• Space Conditioning (Systems) Peer Review, February 6-8, 2006
• Conventional Lighting Peer Review, January 25-27, 2005
• Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality Peer Review, February 22-23, 2005
• Building Codes Peer Review, May 4, 2005
• Appliance & Emerging Technologies Peer Review, October 25-27, 2005
• Windows Peer Review, May 17-19, 2005
• Building America Peer Review, June 13-15, 2005
• Solid-State Lighting Peer Review, November 1-4, 2005
• Appliance Standards Peer Review, June 28, 2005
• Appliances, Emerging Technology & Energy Star Peer Review, October 25-27, 2005
• Space Conditioning (Thermotunnelling) Peer Review, September 9, 2005
• Space Conditioning (Components) Peer Review, November 16, 2005
• Space Conditioning (Desiccants & Dehumidification) Peer Review, November 29-30, 2005
• Space Conditioning (Diagnostics & Commissioning) Peer Review, December 6, 2005
• Thermal Distribution Peer Review, September 28-29, 2005
• Oil Heat Peer Review, September 27, 2005
• Building Envelope (Lab) Peer Review, December 16-17, 2003
• An Assessment of Research Projects in the Building Technologies Program: 18 Panels Reviewing 114 R&D Projects; Office of Energy Research, 2000

Stage Gate Reviews

• None available

General Program Evaluations (Impact Evaluations, Market Assessments) 

• Realized and Projected Impacts of U.S. Energy Efficiency Standards for Residential and Commercial Appliances; Meyers, Steve, McMahon, James, Atkinson, Barbara; LBNL-63017, 2008 (PDF 196 KB)
• National Awareness of ENERGY STAR^® for 2008: Analysis of 2008 CEE Household Survey. U.S. EPA, 2009 (PDF 1 MB)
• National Awareness of ENERGY STAR^® for 2007: Analysis of 2007 CEE Household Survey. U.S. EPA, 2008 (PDF 1.4 MB)
• Compact Fluorescent Lighting in America: Lessons Learned on the Way to Market, PNNL, Report No. PNNL-15730, May 2006 (PDF 708 KB)
• National Awareness of Energy Star for 2006: Analysis of Household Survey, Goldberg, Miriam, Valy Goepfrich, Jocelyn Spielman, and Kendra Johnson, 2006 (PDF 1.1 MB)
• Advanced Sensors and Controls for Building Applications: Market Assessment and Potential R&D Pathways, April 2005, Report No. PNNL-15149 (PDF 1.7 MB)
• Realized and Prospective Impacts of U.S. Energy Efficiency Standards for Residential Appliances: 2004 Update, Meyers, Stephen, James McMahon, and Michael McNeil, LBNL-56417, 2005
• Assessing Consumer Values & Supply Chain Relationships for Solid-State Lighting Technologies, ORNL, 2004 (PDF 821 KB)
• 2005 Energy Star Household Survey, Goldberg, Miriam, Valy Goepfrich, and Jocelyn Spielman, 2004 (EPA sponsored survey analysis of CEE Household Survey) (PDF 503 KB)
• Building America Program Evaluation, Harvard University, Volume 1, 2004 (PDF 1.1 MB)
• Building America Program Evaluation, Harvard University, Volume 2, 2004 (PDF 3.5 MB)
• Efficiency of Appliance Models on the Market Before and After DOE Standards, Stephen Meyers, LBNL, 2004 (PDF 137 KB)
• The Structure and Operation of the Commercial Building Market, Innovologie LLC, March 2004 (PDF 21.2 MB)
• 2004 Energy Star Household Survey, Goldberg, Miriam, Valy Goepfrich, and Jocelyn Spielman, 2003 (EPA-sponsored survey analysis of CEE Household Survey) (PDF 883 KB)
• An Examination of Rebuild America Partnership Accomplishments and the Factors Influencing Them, ORNL, 2003 (PDF 345 KB)
• 2003 Energy Star Household Survey, Goldberg, Miriam, Valy Goepfrich, and Jocelyn Spielman, 2002 (EPA-sponsored survey analysis of CEE Household Survey) (PDF 489 KB)
• U.S. Lighting Market Characterization, Volume 1: National Lighting Inventory and Energy Consumption Estimate, Navigant Consulting Inc., September 2002 (PDF 1.2 MB)
• 2002 Energy Star Household Survey, Goldberg, Miriam, Valy Goepfrich, and Jocelyn Spielman, 2001 (EPA-sponsored survey analysis of CEE Household Survey) (PDF 143 KB)
• 2001 Energy Star Household Survey, Goldberg, Miriam, Valy Goepfrich, and Jocelyn Spielman, 2000 (EPA-sponsored survey analysis) (PDF 576 KB)
• Energy Research at DOE: Was It Worth It?, NAS, 2001
• 2000 Energy Star Household Survey, Goldberg, Miriam, Valy Goepfrich, and Jocelyn Spielman, 1999 (EPA-sponsored survey analysis) (PDF 2.1 MB)

Performance Measurement Assessments

• Buildings Technologies Program FY2003 PART Results
• Joule Results for FY2008 and past years (MS Word 99 KB)

Technical Reviews

• 2005 Buildings Technologies Program Technical Review

Evaluation Plans

• None available

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FEMP

Peer Reviews

• FEMP Peer Review, September 20-21, 2005 (PDF 5 MB)

General Program Evaluations (Impact Evaluations, Market Assessments)

• Utilities Energy Service Contract (UESC) Program Activity Analysis - Phase 2 - Impact Assessment, Report Number ORNL/CON-494, ORNL, 2006 (PDF 647 KB)
• Performance Contracts Offer Benefits, but Vigilance Is Needed to Protect Government Interests, GAO-05-340, July 2005 (PDF 1.2 MB)
• Public and Institutional Markets for ESCO Services: Comparing Programs, Practices and Performance, Report No. LBNL-55002, May 2005 (PDF 488 KB)
• Review of U.S. ESCO Industry Market Trends: An Empirical Analysis of Project Data, Charles Goldman, Nicole Hopper, Julie Osborn, LBNL, Report no. LBNL 52320, January 2005 (PDF 222 KB)
• Capital Financing: Partnerships and Energy Savings Performance Contracts Raise Budgeting and Monitoring Concerns, Report No. GAO-05-55, December 2004 (PDF 3.7 MB)
• The Federal Market for ESCO Services: How Does it Measure Up?, Report No. LBNL-54952, August 2004 (PDF 148 KB)
• Assessing U.S. ESCO Industry: Results from the NAESCO Database Project, Julie Osborn, Chuck Goldman and Nicole Hopper – LBNL, Terry Singer – NAESCO, LBNL Report No. LBNL-50304, August 2002 (PDF 117 KB)
• Market Trends in the U.S. ESCO Industry: Results from the NAESCO Database Project, Charles A. Goldman, Julie G. Osborn, and Nicole C. Hopper, LBNL Terry E. Singer, NAESCO, LBNL Report No. LBNL-49601, May 2002 (PDF 452 KB)
• 2001 FEMP Customer Survey Report (Summary Report) (PDF 524 KB)
• 2001 FEMP Customer Survey Report (Main Report) (PDF 2.4 MB)
• 2001 FEMP Customer Survey Report (Appendices) (PDF 562 KB)
• Department of Energy's Super Energy Savings Performance Contracts, Audit Report, DOE IG Audit Report No. 0499, April 2001 (PDF 42 KB)
• Historical Performance of the U.S. ESCO Industry: Results from the NAESCO Project Database, C.A. Goldman, P. Juergens, M. Fowlie, J. Osborn & K. Kawamoto, LBNL, Terry Singer, NAESCO, LBNL Report No. LBNL-46070 , August 2000 (PDF 1.1 MB)
• An Evaluation of the Federal Energy Management Program Technical Assistance Workshops: Results of a 1998 Customer Survey, G. B. Gordon; N. Hall, April 1999
• The Energy Services Company (ESCO) Industry: Industry and Market Trends, David S. Dayton, HEC Inc., Natick, MA, Charles Goldman and Steven Pickle, LNBL, LBNL Report No. LBNL-41925, August 1998 (PDF 86 KB)

Performance Measurement Assessments

• FEMP FY2005 PART Results
• Joule Results for FY2008 and past years (MS Word 85 KB)

Technical Reviews

• None available

Evaluation Plans

• Utilities Energy Service Contract (UESC) Program Activity Analysis Phase 2 - Impact Assessment Plan

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Geothermal Program

Peer Reviews

• Enhanced Geothermal Systems Peer Review, July 18 and 19, 2006 (PDF 1.4 MB)
• Enhanced Geothermal Systems Peer Review, April 7-8, 2005
• Drilling and Energy Conversion, June 6-8, 2005
• Exploration and GRED, July 26-28, 2005 (PDF 1.3 MB)
• GeoPowering the West Peer Review, August 2004
• Renewable Power Pathways: A Review of the U.S. Department of Energy's Renewable Energy Programs (NAS, 2000)

Stage Gate Reviews

• None available

General Program Evaluations (Impact Evaluations, Market Assessments)

• None available

Performance Measurement Assessments

• Geothermal Program FY2003 PART Results
• Joule Results for FY2008 and past years (MS Word 54 KB)

Technical Reviews

• 2005 Geothermal Program Technical Review

Evaluation Plans

• None available

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Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Infrastructure Technologies Program

Peer Reviews

• 2009 DOE Hydrogen Program and Vehicle Technologies Program Annual Merit Review and Peer Evaluation Meeting on May 18–22, 2009
• 2008 Hydrogen Program Annual Merit Review and Peer Evaluation, June 9-13, 2008
• NAS Review: Review of the Research Program of the FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership: Second Report, NRC, 2008
• Hydrogen Fuel Initiative: DOE Has Made Important Progress and Involved Stakeholders but Needs to Update What It Expects to Achieve by Its 2015 Target, GAO-08-305, January 11, 2008 (PDF 1.7 MB)
• 2007 DOE Hydrogen Program Annual Merit Review and Peer Evaluation, May 15-18, 2007
• 2006 Hydrogen Program Review, May 16-19, 2006
• 2005 DOE Hydrogen Program Review, May 23-26, 2005
• NAS Review: Review of the Research Program of the FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership: First Report, NRC, 2005
• NAS Review: The Hydrogen Economy: Opportunities, Costs, Barriers, and R&D Needs, NRC, 2004
• 2004 Annual Program Review, May 24-27, 2004
• 2003 Annual Merit Review and Peer Evaluation Report, May 19-22, 2003
• Renewable Power Pathways: A Review of The U.S. Department of Energy's Renewable Energy Programs, National Academy of Sciences, 2000

Stage Gate Reviews

• On-Board Fuel Processing Go/No-Go Decision, August 2004 (PDF 260 KB)
• Go/No-Go Recommendation for Sodium Borohydride for On-Board Vehicular Hydrogen Storage, November 2007 (PDF 616 KB)
• Materials Down Select Decisions Made Within the Department of Energy Chemical Hydrogen Storage Center of Excellence, May 2008 (PDF 384 KB)
• Materials Down-Selection Decisions Made Within the Department of Energy Metal Hydride Center of Excellence, September/October 2007 (PDF 568 KB)
• Go/No-Go Decision on Pure, Undoped, Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Vehicular Hydrogen Storage, October 2006 (PDF 248 KB)

General Program Evaluations (Impact Evaluations, Market Assessments)

• Results of the 2008 Knowledge and Opinions Surveys for the Baseline Knowledge Assessment of the Hydrogen, Fuel Cell, and Infrastructure Technologies Program, ORNL, 2009 (forthcoming)
• Pathways to Commercial Success: Technologies and Products Supported by the Hydrogen, Fuel Cell and Infrastructure Technologies Program, PNNL, 2009 (forthcoming)
• Identification and Characterization of Near-Term Direct Hydrogen Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Markets, Battelle Memorial Institute, April 2007 (PDF 4.0 MB)
• Results of the 2004 Knowledge and Opinions Surveys for the Baseline Knowledge Assessment of the Hydrogen, Fuel Cell, and Infrastructure Technologies Program, R. L. Schmoyer and Tykey Truett (ORNL), Christy Cooper (DOE), ORNL/TM-2006/017, April 2006 (PDF 727 KB)
• Economic Analysis of Stationary PEM Fuel Cells, Battelle, 2005 (PDF 414 KB)
• The Fuel Cell Vehicle Survey 2003, Breakthrough Technologies Institute, February 2004
• Renewable Power Pathways: A Review of The U.S. Department of Energy's Renewable Energy Programs, National Academy of Sciences, 2000

Performance Measurement Assessments

• Hydrogen Subprogram FY2007 PART Results
• Joule Results for FY2008 and past years (MS Word 98 KB)

Technical Reviews

• 2005 Hydrogen Program Technical Review

Evaluation Plans

• None

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Industrial Technologies Program

Peer Reviews

• Industrial Technologies Program Corporate Peer Review, October 28-30, 2008 (PDF 1.9 MB)
• Chemicals Portfolio Review, AICHE Spring Meeting, April 2007
• Sensor & Automation Portfolio Review on June 13, 2007
• Sensors & Automation Portfolio Review at Sensors Expo, Rosemont, IL, June 2006
• Forest Products peer, April 4-6, 2006
• ITP Corporate Peer Review, Sept 6-8, 2006
• Chemicals Portfolio Review, AICHE Spring Meeting, April 2006
• Sensor & Automation Portfolio Review, June 13, 2007
• Sensors & Automation Portfolio Review at Sensors Expo, Rosemont, IL June 5-6, 2006
• Forest Products Peer Review, April 5-6, 2006 (PDF 780 KB)
• ITP Corporate Peer Review, September 6-8, 2006
• Mining Portfolio Review at Society of Mining Engineers, March 2, 2005
• Metal Casting Portfolio Review, April 1, 2005
• Chemicals Portfolio Review at AIChE Spring Meeting, April 11, 2005
• Summary Report on the FY2005 Materials Portfolio Review, June 2005 (PDF 102 KB)
• Sensors and Automation Portfolio Review, June 6, 2005
• Steel Portfolio Review, September 2005
• Glass Portfolio Review, September 2005 (PDF 29 KB)
• Aluminum Portfolio Review, October 1, 2005
• Forest Products Portfolio Review, October 5, 2005
• Industrial Energy Systems Portfolio Review, December 1, 2005
• Decreasing Energy Intensity in Manufacturing: Assessing the Strategies and Future Directions of the Industrial Technologies Program, 2005
• Metal Casting Portfolio Review, October 2004
• Chemicals Portfolio Review at AIChE Spring Meeting, March 2004
• Materials Portfolio Review, June 2004
• Sensors and Automation Portfolio Review at Sensors Expo at McCormack Place, June 2004
• Steel Portfolio Review, September 2004
• Glass Portfolio Review, June 2004
• Aluminum Portfolio Review, October 2004
• Summary of FY2004 Forest Products Portfolio Review, May 2004 (PDF 315 KB)
• Combustion and Supporting Industries Portfolio Review, September 2004
• Industrial Energy Systems Portfolio Review, 2004
• Industrial Technology Assessments: An Evaluation of the Research Program of the Office of Industrial Technologies, NRC, 1999
• Intermetallic Alloy Development: A Program Evaluation, National Materials Advisory Board, NRC, publication NMAB-487-1, 1997

Stage Gate Reviews

• None available

General Program Evaluations (Impact Evaluations, Market Assessments)

• Results from the U.S. DOE 2007 Save Energy Now Assessment Initiative, April 2009
  • Full report (PDF 608 KB)
  • Summary report (PDF 849 KB)
• Impacts: Industrial Technologies Program. Summary of Program Results for CY 2006, PNNL, September 2008 (PDF 4.8 MB)
• Customer Response to BESTPRACTICES Training and Software Tools Provided by DOE's Industrial Technologies Program, Martin Schweitzer, Michaela A. Martin, Richard L. Schmoyer, Report Number ORNL/CON-502, March 2008 (PDF 452 KB)
• Impacts: Industrial Technologies Program, Summary of Program Results for CY 2005, PNNL, February 2007 (PDF 4 MB)
• Impacts: Industrial Technologies Program: Summary of Program Results for CY 2004, PNNL, February 2006 (PDF 4 MB)
• 2005 Best Practices Program Evaluation, 2006
• 2004 Best Practices Program Evaluation, 2005
• Technology Commercialization Impact Study, 2005
• Energy Management Pathfinding: Ten Manufacturing Case Studies of Corporate Energy Management, 2005
• Technology Commercialization Impact Study, 2004
• Evaluation of the Compressed Air Challenge^® Training Program, Xnergy Inc., 2004 (PDF 3.4 MB)
• Corporate Energy Management Practices in Industry for the U.S. DOE's Industrial Technologies Program, 2004
• Estimation of Energy Savings Resulting from the Best Practices Program, FY2002, Lorena F. Truett, Michaela A. Martin, and Bruce E. Tonn, ORNL/TM-2003/227, 2003 (PDF 294 KB)
• Technology Commercialization Impact Study, 2003
• Study of Energy Savings Generated by Clients of the Industrial Assessment Center Program, 2002
• Leveraging Benefits Attributable to Centers within the Industrial Assessment Center Program, Michaela Martin, Bruce Tonn, and Susan Schexnayder, ORNL/TM-2002/32, February 2002 (PDF 249 KB)
• Technology Commercialization Impact Study, 2002
• Steam System Opportunity Assessment for the Pulp and Paper, Chemical Manufacturing, and Petroleum Refining Industries (main report), October 2002 (PDF 1.4 MB)
• Steam System Opportunity Assessment for the Pulp and Paper, Chemical Manufacturing, and Petroleum Refining Industries (appendices), October 2002 (PDF 2.5 MB)
• Technology Commercialization Impact Study, 2001
• Energy Research at DOE: Was It Worth It?, NAS, 2001
• Assessment of the Market for Compressed Air Efficiency Services, XENERGY Inc., June 2001 (PDF 3.5 MB)
• Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Energy Motor Challenge Program, 2000 (PDF 699 KB)
• Industrial Assessment Center Program Impact Evaluation, M. Martin, ORNL, ORNL/CON-473, January 2000 (PDF 4.6 MB)
• Industrial Technology Assessments: An Evaluation of the Research Program of the Office of Industrial Technologies, NRC, 1999
• Materials Technologies for the Process Industries of the Future: Management Strategies and Research Opportunities, NRC, 2000
• Technology Commercialization Impact Study, 2000
• Technology Commercialization Impact Study, 1999
• National Motor Systems Opportunities Assessment, Xnergy Inc., December 1998 (PDF 6.8 MB)
• National Market Transformation Strategies for Industrial Electric Motor Systems; DOE Report DOE/PO-0044; Volumes 1 and 2; May 1996

Performance Measurement Assessments

• Industrial Technology Program FY2005 PART Results
• Joule Results for FY2008 and past years (MS Word 82 KB)

Technical Reviews

• 2005 Industrial Technologies Program Technical Review

Evaluation Plans

• None available

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Solar Energy Program

Peer Reviews

• Solar Energy Technologies Program Peer Review, 2009
• Solar Energy Technologies Program Review Meeting and Peer Review, April 16-19, 2007
• Solar Program Peer Review, Denver, November 7-10, 2005
• Solar Heating & Hybrid Lighting Peer Review, 2004
• Photovoltaics and Solar Thermal Peer Review, March 17-18, 2004

Stage Gate Reviews

• None available

General Program Evaluations (Impact Evaluations, Market Assessments)

• Renewable Power Pathways: A Review of the U.S. Department of Energy's Renewable Energy Programs (NAS, 2000)

Performance Measurement Assessments

• Solar Program FY2003 PART Results
• Joule Results for FY2008 and past years (MS Word 76 KB)

Technical Reviews

• 2005 Solar Energy Program Technical Review

Evaluation Plans

• None available

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Vehicle Technologies Program

Peer Reviews

• 2009 DOE Hydrogen Program and Vehicle Technologies Program Annual Merit Review and Peer Evaluation Meeting on May 18–22, 2009
• Vehicle Technologies Program Merit Review, February 25-28, 2008 (PDF 22.3 MB)
• Review of the 21st Century Truck Partnership, NRC, 2008
• Review of the Research Program of the FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership: Second Report, NRC, 2008
• Semi-Mega Merit Review (Combustion, Fuels, Emissions Control, Health Impacts, Waste Heat Recovery/Thermoelectrics, and Deployment Activities), June 18-19, 2007
• Advanced Combustion Engine R&D and Fuels Technology Merit Review, 2006 (PDF 5.8 MB)
• Power Electronics and Electrical Machines Review, August 2006 (PDF 2.8 MB)
• Exploratory Technology Research and the Advanced Technology Development Peer Reviews, June 6-8, 2006
• Heavy Vehicle Systems Optimization Peer Review, April 18-20, 2006 (PDF 877 KB) 
• Heavy Vehicle Materials Program Merit Review and Peer Evaluation, September 13-15, 2005 (PDF 1.4 MB) 
• Fuels Technology Merit Review & Peer Evaluation Report, March 2005 (PDF 1.5 MB)
• Advanced Combustion Engine R&D Merit Review and Peer Evaluation, April 19-21, 2005 (PDF 1.9 MB)
• Power Electronics and Electric Machines Merit Review, May 2005 (PDF 3.0 MB)
• Energy Storage – Summary of the FY 2005 Batteries for Advanced Transportation Technologies (BATT) Research Program Annual Review, May 31–June 2, 2005 (PDF 359 KB)
• Energy Storage – Advanced Technology Development Merit Review, August 9-10, 2005 (MS Word 2.4 MB)
• 21st Century Truck Partnership Peer Review, Summer 2005
• Review of the Research Program of the FreedomCAR and Fuel partnership: First Report, NRC, 2005
• High Temperature Materials Lab Merit Review, November 2004
• Advanced Combustion Engine R&D Merit Review and Peer Evaluation Review, May 18-20, 2004 (PDF 1.2 MB)
• Energy Storage – Exploratory Technology Research Merit Review, May 2004
• Power Electronics & Electric Machines Merit Review, June 2004
• Energy Storage – Advanced Technology Development Merit Review, June 2004
• Environmental and Health Impacts Merit Review, August 2004
• FCVT 5 Year R&D Plan Peer Review, December 2003
• Energy Research at DOE: Was It Worth It?, NAS, 2001
• Review of the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles: Seventh Report (2001) 
• Review of the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles: Sixth Report (2000)
• Review of the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles: Fifth Report (1999)
• Review of the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles: Fourth Report (1998)
• Review of the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles: Third Report (1997)
• Review of the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles: Second Report (1996)

Stage Gate Reviews

• None available

General Program Evaluations (Impact Evaluations, Market Assessments)

• Linkages of DOE's Energy Storage R&D to Batteries and Ultracapacitors for Hybrid, Plug-In Hybrid, and Electric Vehicles, Rosalie Ruegg, TIA Consulting Inc., and Patrick Thomas, 1790 Analytics, LLC, February 2008 (PDF 1.9 MB)
• Automotive Lightweighting Materials Benefit Evaluation, November 2006, Sujit Das, Jean H. Peretz, and Bruce E. Tonn, Report Number ORNL/TM-2006/545 (PDF 541 KB)
• Program Evaluation – Automotive Lightweighting Materials Program Research and Development Projects Assessment of Benefits – Case Studies No. 2., 2002, Sujit Das, Jean H. Peretz, and Bruce E. Tonn, Report Number ORNL/TM-2002/181 (PDF 411 KB)
• Energy Research at DOE: Was It Worth It?, NAS, 2001
• Evaluation of the Benefits Attributable to the Automotive Lightweighting Materials Program Research and Development Projects, 2001, Sujit Das, Jean H. Peretz, and Bruce E. Tonn, Report Number ORNL/TM-2001-237 (PDF 329 KB)

Performance Measurement Assessments

• FCVT Program FY2004 PART Results
• Joule Results for FY2008 and past years (MS Word 112 KB)

Technical Reviews

• 2005 FreedomCAR and Vehicles Technology Program Technical Review

Evaluation Plans

• None available

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Weatherization & Intergovernmental Program

Peer Reviews

• Peer Review of Scope of Work for the State Energy Program's National Level Impact Evaluation, January 12-13, 2009
• Peer Review of WAP Evaluation Plan, September 2006
• Tribal Energy Program Peer Review, March 2006 (MS Word 180 KB)
• Tribal Energy Program Peer Review Report, February 2004 (PDF 250 KB)

General Program Evaluations (Impact Evaluations, Market Assessments)

• Texas Field Experiment: Performance of the Weatherization Assistance Program in Hot-Climate, Low-Income Homes, McCold, Lance, Richard Goeltz, Mark Ternes, Linda Berry, ORNL, Report No. ORNL/CON-499, April 2008 (PDF 612 KB)
• A Survey of the U.S. ESCO Industry: Market Growth and Development from 2000 to 2006, Nicole Hopper and Charles Goldman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Donald Gilligan and Terry E. Singer, NAESC, Dave Birr, Synchronous Energy Solutions, May 2007 (PDF 206 KB)
• Management Controls over the State Energy Program's Formula Grants, Report OAS-M-06-05, Audit Report, 2006 (PDF 988 KB)
• Estimating the National Effects of the U.S. DOE Weatherization Assistance Program with State-level Data: A Meta Evaluation Using Studies from 1993-2005, Martin Schweitzer, ORNL/CON-493, September 2005 (PDF 293 KB)
• An Evaluation of State Energy Program Accomplishments: 2002 Program Year, ORNL, ORNL/CON-492, Martin Schweitzer and Bruce E. Tonn, June 2005 (PDF 312 KB)
• Capital Financing: Partnerships and Energy Savings Performance Contracts Raise Budgeting and Monitoring Concerns, GAO-05-55, 2004 (PDF 3.7 MB)
• Estimating Energy and Cost Savings and Emissions Reductions for the State Energy Program based on Enumeration Indicators Data, Schweitzer, M., Jones, D., Berry, L., Tonn, B., ORNL, ORNL/CON-487, January, 2003 (PDF 316 KB)
• Meta Evaluation of the National Weatherization Assistance Program Based on State Studies, 1993-2002, ORNL/CON-488, 2003 (PDF 239 KB)
• Estimating Energy and Cost Savings and Emissions Reductions for the State Energy Program Based on Enumeration Indicators Data, ORNL, Martin Schweitzer, Donald W. Jones, Linda G. Berry, and Bruce E. Tonn, ORNL/CON-487, January 2003 (PDF 313 KB)
• Weatherizing the Homes of Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Clients: A Programmatic Assessment, ORNL, 2002 (PDF 114 KB)
• Department of Energy's Super Energy Savings Performance Contracts, DOE Inspector General Audit Report 0499, April 2001 (PDF 42 KB)
• State-Level Evaluation of the Weatherization Program 1990-96: A Meta Evaluation that Estimates National Savings; Berry, Linda, ORNL, ORNL/CON-435, 1997 (PDF 6.1 MB)
• Five Case Studies of Multifamily Weatherization Programs, ORNL/CON-434, Larry Kinney, Tom Wilson, Glen Lewis, Synertech Systems Corp. and Michael MacDonald (ORNL), April 1997 (PDF 59.0 MB)
• Weatherization Works: Final Report of the National Weatherization Evaluation, ORNL/CON-395, September 1994 (PDF 6.4 MB)
• Impacts of the Weatherization Program in Fuel-Oil Heated Houses, Levins, William P., Ternes, Mark, ORNL, ORNL/CON-327, October, 1994 (PDF 5.6 MB)
• Patterns of Impact in the Weatherization Assistance Program: A Closer Look, ORNL/CON-326, June 1994 (PDF 10.1 MB)
• The Scope of the Weatherization Assistance Program: Profile of the Population in Need, Joel F. Eisenberg, Eugene Michels, David Carroll and Nancy Berdux (ORNL), ORNL/SUB/92-SK904/V2, May 1994 (PDF 13.5 MB)
• Keys to Success: Ten Case Studies of Effective Weatherization Programs, ORNL/CON-328, November 1993 (PDF 11.1 MB)
• National Impacts of the Weatherization Assistance Program in Single-Family and Small Multifamily Dwellings, ORNL/CON-326, May 1993 (PDF 16.1 MB)
• Scope of the Weatherization Assistance Program: The Weatherized Population and the Resource Base, ORNL/CON-325, May 1992 (PDF 7.9 MB)

Performance Measurement Assessments

• Weatherization Assistance Program FY2005 PART Results
• State Energy Program FY2004 PART Results
• Joule Results for FY2008 and past years (MS Word 100 KB)

Technical Reviews

• None available

Evaluation Plans

• National Evaluation of the Weatherization Assistance Program: Preliminary Evaluation Plan for Program Year 2006, Mark P. Ternes, Martin Schweitzer, Bruce Tonn, Richard Schmoyer, and Joel F. Eisenberg, ORNL/CON-498, February 2007 (PDF 1.4 MB)

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Wind Energy Program

Peer Reviews

• Wind Program Peer Review, November 2009
• Wind Program Merit Review, June 17-18, 2008 (PDF 1.4 MB)
• Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program Peer Review Report, July 2007 (PDF 3.9 MB)
• Wind and Hydropower Technologies Wind Energy Program Peer Review Report, May 9-11, 2006 (PDF 535 KB)
• Wind Program Peer Review Meeting (Low Wind Speed Technologies and Systems Integration), May 4-6, 2004
• Wind Energy Program FY2002 Peer Review and Stakeholder Report, December 2002
• Wind Energy Program FY 2001 Peer Review

Stage Gate Reviews

• None available

General Program Evaluations (Impact Evaluations, Market Assessments)

• Linkages from DOE's Wind Energy Program to Commercial Renewable Power Generation, Rosalie Ruegg, TIA Consulting Inc., and Patrick Thomas, 1790 Analytics, LLC, September 2009 (PDF 1.8 MB)
• Renewables Portfolio Standards in the United States: A Status Report with Data through 2007, LBNL, Ryan Wiser and G. Barbose. April 2008 (PDF 1.5 MB)
• Evaluating State Markets for Residential Wind Systems: Results from an Economic and Policy Analysis Tool, Edwards, J., R. Wiser and M. Bolinger. LBNL-56344. December 2004 (PDF 813 KB)
• Utility Green Pricing Programs: A Statistical Analysis of Program Effectiveness, Wiser, R. and S. Olson, LBNL, Bird, L. and B. Swezey, NREL. LBNL-54437. February 2004 (PDF 209 KB)
• Renewable Power Pathways: A Review of the U.S. Department of Energy's Renewable Energy Programs (NAS, 2000)

Performance Measurement Assessments

• Wind Program FY2003 PART Results
• Joule Results for FY2008 and past years (MS Word 78 KB)

Technical Reviews

• 2005 Wind Program Technical Review

Evaluation Plans

• None available

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Business Administration, Technology Advancement and Outreach, and EERE Corporate

Business Administration

Peer Reviews

• PAE Evaluation Portfolio Peer Review, 11 December 2007 (PDF 227 KB)
• DOE Benefits Forecasts: Report of the External Peer Review Panel, December 20, 2006 (PDF 780 KB)
• Green Power Program Peer Review, May 26, 2005 (PDF 482 KB)
• Summary of Findings Peer Review of the FY2003 GPRA Assumptions, Arthur D. Little Inc., 2002 (PDF 432 KB)
• Summary of Findings—Peer Review of the FY2002 GPRA Assumptions, Arthur D. Little, 2001
• Summary of Findings—Peer Review of the FY2001 GPRA Assumptions, Arthur D. Little, 2000 (PDF 844 KB)
• Summary of Findings—Peer Review of the FY2000 GPRA Assumptions, Arthur D. Little, March 1999 (PDF 106 KB)
• Summary of Findings—Peer Review of the FY1999 GPRA Assumptions, Report to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Reference 33550-20, Arthur D. Little, 1998
• The Department of Energy's Peer Review Practices, USDOE Office of I.G., Report Number DOE/IG-0419, April 1998 (PDF 986 KB)

General Program Evaluations (Impact Evaluations, Market Assessments)

• Utility Green Pricing Programs: A statistical Analysis of Program Effectiveness, Ryan Wiser and Scott Olson (LBNL), Lori Bird and Blair Swezey, LBNL-54437, and NREL/TP-620-35609, February 2004 (PDF 221 KB)

Performance Measurement Assessments

• None available

Technical Reviews

• None available

Evaluation Plans

• None available

Technology Advancement and Outreach

Peer Reviews

• None available

General Program Evaluations

• Impact Evaluation of the 2008-2009 Tween-Targeted Energy Efficiency Public Awareness Campaign, The Advertising Council, 2009 (forthcoming)

Performance Measurement Assessments

• None available

Technical Reviews

• None available

Evaluation Plans

• Evaluation Plan for an Impact Evaluation of the 2008-2009 Tween-Targeted Energy Efficiency Public Awareness Campaign, June 2009 (PDF 1.9 MB) 

EERE Corporate

Peer Reviews

• Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: Reorganizing for Results, National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) Report, September 2004
• Assessment of Acquisition and Financial Assistance Operations, National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) Report, November 2003 (PDF 755 KB)
• The Reorganization Status of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) Report, September 2003 (PDF 1 MB)
• The Reorganization of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) Report, June 2003 (PDF 608 KB)
• A Review of Management Practice in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, National Academy of Public Administration Report (NAPA), 2000

General Program Evaluations

• Assessment of Financial Savings From Peer Reviews of In-Progress Projects: A Case Study from the Department of Energy's Hydrogen Program, prepared by Yaw O. Agyeman, TMS Inc. with Jeff Dowd, DOE EERE, October 2008 (PDF 232 KB)
• Addendum to Financial Saving From Peer Reviews Analysis: Pairwise Comparison of Ratings for Repeatedly Reviewed Projects, October 2008 (PDF 221 KB)
• EERE Retrospective Study Brief — Demonstrating Results Achieved by EERE Programs
  • "DOE Wind Energy R&D is Linked to Innovations Within and Outside Wind Power Industry, Study Finds," September 2009 (PDF 219 KB)
  • "Study Finds DOE-Funded Research in Energy Storage Provides a Vital Foundation for Success of Today's Hybrid & Electric Vehicles," May 2009 (PDF 291 KB)
  • "DOE Hydrogen Program Saved Nearly $30 Million by Investing in Annual In-Progress Peer Reviews," October 2008 (PDF 217 KB)

Performance Measurement Assessments

• FY2008 Annual Performance Report (PDF 18.4 MB)
• FY2007 Annual Performance Report (PDF 2.6 MB)
• DOE FY2006 Performance and Accountability Report
• DOE FY2005 Performance and Accountability Report
• DOE FY2004 Performance and Accountability Report
• DOE FY2003 Performance and Accountability Report

Technical Reviews

• EERE Strategic Program Review, March 2002 (PDF 1.6 MB)

Evaluation Plans

• None available