U.S. Government Resources: Energy

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Department of Energy
http://www.doe.gov/

The Department of Energy (DOE) was established by the Department of Energy Organization Act, effective October 1, 1977. The act consolidated the major Federal energy functions into one Cabinet-level Department. The Department of Energy's mission is to foster a secure and reliable energy system that is environmentally and economically sustainable; to be a responsible steward of the Nation's nuclear weapons; to clean up the Department's facilities; to lead in the physical sciences and advance the biological, environmental, and computational sciences; and to provide premier scientific instruments for the Nation's research enterprise.

DOE Environmental Policy and Guidance
http://tis.eh.doe.gov/oepa

Provides regulatory information effecting the Department of Energy including policies and strategies aimed at protecting the public and the environment.

Energy Citations Database (1948 - Present)
http://www.osti.gov/energycitations

The Energy Citations Database, designed and developed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, provides bibliographic records for energy and energy-related scientific and technical information from 1948 to the present. Citations include report literature, conference papers, journal articles, books, dissertations, and patents.

Energy Cost Calculators
http://www.eere.energy.gov/femp/procurement/eep_eccalculators.html

Energy cost calculators are available for various commercial equipment, residential appliances, and other technologies.

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
http://www.eere.energy.gov

This website offers educational and financial information for individual customers, and for states, on energy efficiency and renewable energy.

Energy Information Administration
http://www.eia.doe.gov

Official energy statistics from the U.S. Government. Access to data is searchable by format (geography, fuel, sector, price) or subject (process, environment, forecasts, analyses).

Energy Information Administration: Country Analysis Briefs
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/contents.html

The Country Analysis Briefs from the Energy Information Administration provide details on the use and importance of energy resources for various countries and regions.

ETDEWEB
https://www.etde.org/etdeweb/logon.jsp

This searchable web site, offered through the Energy Technology Data Exchange (ETDE), provides energy information in categories such as business and industry, government organizations, and more.

Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP)
http://www.eere.energy.gov/femp

The Department of Energy's Federal Energy Management Program works to reduce the cost and environmental impact of the Federal government through energy efficiency, water conservation, and improvement of Federal utility management decisions.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
http://www.ferc.gov

FERC is an ndependent agency that regulates the interstate transmission of natural gas, oil, and electricity, and also oversees natural gas and hydropower projects.

Federal R & D Project Summaries
http://www.osti.gov/fedrnd

This site provides information on the descriptions, awards, and summaries of federally funded research of various government agencies.

Fermilab
http://www.fnal.gov

The Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, named in honor of 1938 Nobel Prize winner Enrico Fermi, promotes understanding and research in high energy physics and related disciplines.

Freedom Car & Vehicle Technologies
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/vehiclesandfuels/

This subject portal, sponsored by the Department of Energy, provides full-text technical reports and more.

Fuel Property Database
http://www.eere.energy.gov/hydrogenandfuelcells/databases.html

This database, from the Department of Energy, provides data on advanced petroleum-based fuels, including physical, chemical, environmental, and safety properties.

Geothermal Technologies
http://www.osti.gov/get/

Formerly "Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)." Subject portal available through the Office of Scientific and Technical Information. This biweekly update provides full-text technical reports, links to the U.S. Department of Energy, and other related resources.

GrayLit Network

The GrayLit Network was the world's most comprehensive science portal to federal technical reports from agencies such as DOE, EPA, NASA, etc. The GrayLIT Network was discontinued October 31, 2007. Please use Science.gov or the Science Accelerator to search across collections of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) scientific and technical information. As a free public service, searches will include research and development results, project descriptions, accomplishments, technical report and more, via resources made available by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) http://www.osti.gov/, U.S. DOE.

Hanford Site
http://www.hanford.gov

The 586-square-mile Hanford Site, located along the Columbia River in southeastern Washington State, is a plutonium production complex with nine nuclear reactors and associated processing facilities. Hanford played a pivotal role in the nation's defense for more than 40 years, beginning in the 1940s with the Manhattan Project. Today, under the direction of the U.S. Department of Energy, Hanford is engaged in the world's largest environmental cleanup project, with a number of overlapping technical, political, regulatory, financial and cultural issues.

House Committee on Energy and Commerce
http://energycommerce.house.gov

Since December 14, 1795, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the oldest legislative standing committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, has served as the principal guide for the House in matters relating to the promotion of commerce and to the public’s health and marketplace interests.

Information Bridge - Open Source to DOE's Science & Technical Information
http://www.osti.gov/bridge

The Information Bridge provides an open source to full-text and bibliographic records of Department of Energy (DOE) research and development reports in physics, chemistry, materials, biology, environmental sciences, energy technologies, engineering, computer and information science, renewable energy, and other topics. Currently, the Information Bridge has a growing collection of over 72,000 full-text documents produced and made available by Department of Energy National Laboratories and grantees from 1995 forward.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
http://www.llnl.gov

LLNL is a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory operated by the University of California, which promotes innovation in the design of our nation's nuclear stockpile and helps break new ground in other areas of national importance, including energy, biomedicine, and environmental science.

Monthly Energy Review
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/mer/contents.html

This web site provides access to the online version of the Monthly Energy Review
publication.

National Incident Management Team
http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nims/index.shtm

As part of the Department of Homeland Security, this team provides expert personnel and specialized equipment to a number of federal emergency response entities that deal with emergencies, accidents, and terrorism.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory
http://www.nrel.gov

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is the U.S. Department of Energy's premier laboratory for renewable energy research, development and deployment, and a leading laboratory for energy efficiency.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission
http://www.nrc.gov

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is an independent agency established by the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to regulate civilian use of nuclear materials. NRC's primary mission is to protect the public health and safety, and the environment from the effects of radiation from nuclear reactors, materials, and waste facilities.

Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM)
http://www.ocrwm.doe.gov

The Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) is a program of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) assigned to develop and manage a federal system for disposing of spent nuclear fuel from commercial nuclear reactors and high-level radioactive waste from national defense activities.

Office of Fossil Energy
http://fossil.energy.gov

The Office of Fossil Energy is responsible for several Presidential initiatives aimed at developing environmentally sound energy technologies.

Office of Inspector General (OIG)
http://www.ig.energy.gov

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Inspector General is responsible for identifying and implementing cost savings and efficiencies in Department programs.

Office of Scientific and Technical Information
http://www.osti.gov

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) provides access to a wealth of energy, science, and technology research and development (R&D) information from the Manhattan Project to the present. Key data collections include Information Bridge, Energy Citations, and E-Print Network.

Sandia National Laboratory
http://www.sandia.gov

Sandia, which is funded primarily by the U.S. Department of Energy and managed by the Lockheed Martin Corp, has been developing science-based technologies that support our national security since 1949.

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
http://energy.senate.gov

Since its creation, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and its predecessors have considered, reported, and overseen some of the most important legislation ever enacted by the United States Congress. This far-reaching legislative activity includes: energy resources and development, nuclear energy, Indian affairs, surface mining, and water resources.

Subject Portals
http://www.osti.gov/subjectportals/

The Department of Energy, Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) in partnership with DOE Program Offices, announces new tools for information access, Subject Portals. These versatile subject-specific Web sites provide full-text DOE scientific and technical reports, links to journal literature, and other information sources pertaining to the following subjects: Photovoltaics, Geothermal Energy, FreedomCAR & Vehicle Technology, Hydropower, and Wind Energy.

Wind Energy Technology (WET)
http://www.osti.gov/wet

This Wind Energy Technology (WET) subject portal, sponsored by OSTI, is updated biweekly. WET provides full-text technical reports and more.

U.S. Nuclear Reactors
http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/nuclear/page/nuc_reactors/reactsum.html

Offers U.S. reactor data and links to other websites on nuclear power plants.

Wind & Hydropower Technologies Program
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/

The Wind & Hydropower Technologies Program, part of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy, endeavors to develop clean, competitive power technologies for the 21st century, including renewable energy (solar, wind, geothermal, and biomass), energy storage, hydrogen, and superconductors. These technologies will work together to transform the power sector — lowering energy costs, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and pollutants, and improving reliability of service.

Yucca Mountain Standards
http://www.epa.gov/radiation/yucca/index.html

The U.S. Department of Energy has been studying the Yucca mountains in Nevada since 1978 to determine if the site would be suitable for a long-term repository for spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste. This site provides information pertaining to the project.