Neal Elliott directed ACEEE’s research for many years prior to transitioning to emeritus status. He continues to contribute to ACEEE’s research and policy efforts as an internationally recognized expert and author on energy efficiency programs and policies, industrial energy efficiency and decarbonization, electric motor systems, and clean distributed energy and thermal storage. Neal is a frequent speaker at domestic and international conferences. He joined ACEEE in 1993.
Prior to joining ACEEE, Neal was an adjunct associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at Duke University and senior engineering project manager at the N.C. Alternative Energy Corp. (now Advanced Energy) where he was founding director of the Industrial Energy Laboratory. Prior to AEC he worked as N.C. Wood Assistance team leader for the Industrial Extension Service and Department of Wood and Paper Science at North Carolina State University. He is also a member of the U.S. Department of Energy Industrial Technology Innovation Advisory Committee (ITIAC).
Neal earned a bachelor of science and a master of science in mechanical engineering from North Carolina State University, and was a dean’s fellow and received a PhD from Duke University. He is a registered professional engineer in North Carolina and has six patents in the area of thermal storage and produce processing.
Expertise:
Despite the multitude of benefits, relatively few tools exist for estimating the regional emissions implications of a combined heat and power (CHP) system, or for predicting how CHP will affect con…
Although many states have been making notable progress on combined heat and power (CHP) policies, significant barriers continue to hinder the realization of CHP’s nationwide potential.; In pa…
In December 2005, seven northeast states formed the first carbon emissions cap-and-trade program in the Western Hemisphere. ACEEE was a stakeholder in the the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RG…
"Not your parents' energy crisis," said Thomas Friedman, which describes the energy challenges facing the United States. All conventional energy resources are facing challenges in mee…
Some contend that industry did all the cost-effective efficiency in the 1980s while efficiency advocates contend that efficiency is continually recreated. This report looks at trends in industrial …
In Part I of this 2-part report: with barriers to CHP now increasingly at the local level, the report looks at trends in the utility industry nationwide that may influence adoption of CHP, and at i…
This report discusses technologies and practices available to improve the efficiency of the major users of oil in the U.S. other than cars and light trucks, including freight trucks, industrial equ…
Building on ACEEE's landmark research (report E052) on the links between energy efficiency and natural gas prices, this report projects the impacts of increased investment in energy efficiency …
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