Energy Technology Data Exchange
Encyclopedia
The Energy Technology Data Exchange (ETDE) was formed in 1987. It was initiated as, and continues to be, a multilateral agreement under the International Energy Agency (IEA) agreement network, replacing numerous other bilateral agreements. The multilateral agreement is for the international exchange of energy research and development and information. The exchange has resulted in a database
which is the world's largest collection of energy research, technology, and development (RTD) information (ETDEWEB - described below). The collection of information is generated from energy RTD literature published in member countries and through other partnering arrangements with organizations such as the International Nuclear Information System
(a unit of the International Atomic Energy Agency
). This has the effect of creating a broad spectrum of information that is included in the ETDE database. The range of content includes fossil fuel
s, renewable energies (including Hydrogen
), End-Use (Building
s, Industry
and Transport
), fusion
, energy policy, conservation, and efficiency, and cross-sectional activities. Furthermore, this fulfills the need for timely exchange of global information towards the goal of a sustainable energy future. ETDE operates under an IEA Implementing Agreement and is governed by an Executive Committee of delegates from ETDE member countries. Officers of the Executive Committee include a Chair and two Vice-Chairs, elected to three-year terms. Day-to-day operations are managed through an operating agent organization, which reports to the Executive Committee.
literature. This database contains more than 4.5 million abstracted and indexed records, and is updated twice per month. Temporal coverage is from 1974 to present day. The principle access point for this database is ETDEWEB (see next section). However, access is also available through commercial online hosts, and some countries offer their own products for access. Member country representatives supply the best options for their citizens to access this database. Furthermore, the United States feeds this database to Dialog which provides online access. Likewise, Germany feeds this database to STN International.
Broad subject coverage includes information on energy research and development; energy policy
and planning; basic sciences (e.g., physics
, chemistry
and biomedical) and materials research; the environmental impact
of energy production and use, including climate change
; energy conservation
; nuclear (e.g., reactors, isotopes, waste management); coal and fossil fuels; and renewable energy technologies (e.g., solar energy, wind energy
, biomass
, geothermal
, hydro). The scope of topical coverage is world-wide in some areas. In addition, this database is used by scientists, researchers, engineers, policymakers, information specialists, librarians, industry leaders, university faculty, and university students, among others.
ETDEWEB is produced and made available by ETDE. It has over 4,552,000 references for literature that encompasses broad topical coverage, and allows access to full text for 431,000 reports, which amounts to more than 1 million pages. ETDEWEB has unique access to these reports, which are not available through other conventional sources. Over a million other references link to sites containing cited documents. Open access is provided to member countries, developing country status, or Executive Committee decision.
Database
A database is an organized collection of data for one or more purposes, usually in digital form. The data are typically organized to model relevant aspects of reality , in a way that supports processes requiring this information...
which is the world's largest collection of energy research, technology, and development (RTD) information (ETDEWEB - described below). The collection of information is generated from energy RTD literature published in member countries and through other partnering arrangements with organizations such as the International Nuclear Information System
International Nuclear Information System
The International Nuclear Information System hosts one of the world's largest collections of published information on the peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology. It offers online access to a unique collection of non-conventional literature...
(a unit of the International Atomic Energy Agency
International Atomic Energy Agency
The International Atomic Energy Agency is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. The IAEA was established as an autonomous organization on 29 July 1957...
). This has the effect of creating a broad spectrum of information that is included in the ETDE database. The range of content includes fossil fuel
Fossil fuel
Fossil fuels are fuels formed by natural processes such as anaerobic decomposition of buried dead organisms. The age of the organisms and their resulting fossil fuels is typically millions of years, and sometimes exceeds 650 million years...
s, renewable energies (including Hydrogen
Hydrogen
Hydrogen is the chemical element with atomic number 1. It is represented by the symbol H. With an average atomic weight of , hydrogen is the lightest and most abundant chemical element, constituting roughly 75% of the Universe's chemical elemental mass. Stars in the main sequence are mainly...
), End-Use (Building
Building
In architecture, construction, engineering, real estate development and technology the word building may refer to one of the following:...
s, Industry
Industry
Industry refers to the production of an economic good or service within an economy.-Industrial sectors:There are four key industrial economic sectors: the primary sector, largely raw material extraction industries such as mining and farming; the secondary sector, involving refining, construction,...
and Transport
Transport
Transport or transportation is the movement of people, cattle, animals and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, rail, road, water, cable, pipeline, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations...
), fusion
Fusion power
Fusion power is the power generated by nuclear fusion processes. In fusion reactions two light atomic nuclei fuse together to form a heavier nucleus . In doing so they release a comparatively large amount of energy arising from the binding energy due to the strong nuclear force which is manifested...
, energy policy, conservation, and efficiency, and cross-sectional activities. Furthermore, this fulfills the need for timely exchange of global information towards the goal of a sustainable energy future. ETDE operates under an IEA Implementing Agreement and is governed by an Executive Committee of delegates from ETDE member countries. Officers of the Executive Committee include a Chair and two Vice-Chairs, elected to three-year terms. Day-to-day operations are managed through an operating agent organization, which reports to the Executive Committee.
Energy Database
ETDE's Energy Database is a substantial collection that focuses on energy research literature and technologyTechnology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
literature. This database contains more than 4.5 million abstracted and indexed records, and is updated twice per month. Temporal coverage is from 1974 to present day. The principle access point for this database is ETDEWEB (see next section). However, access is also available through commercial online hosts, and some countries offer their own products for access. Member country representatives supply the best options for their citizens to access this database. Furthermore, the United States feeds this database to Dialog which provides online access. Likewise, Germany feeds this database to STN International.
Broad subject coverage includes information on energy research and development; energy policy
Energy policy
Energy policy is the manner in which a given entity has decided to address issues of energy development including energy production, distribution and consumption...
and planning; basic sciences (e.g., physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
, chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
and biomedical) and materials research; the environmental impact
Sustainability
Sustainability is the capacity to endure. For humans, sustainability is the long-term maintenance of well being, which has environmental, economic, and social dimensions, and encompasses the concept of union, an interdependent relationship and mutual responsible position with all living and non...
of energy production and use, including climate change
Climate change
Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions or the distribution of events around that average...
; energy conservation
Energy conservation
Energy conservation refers to efforts made to reduce energy consumption. Energy conservation can be achieved through increased efficient energy use, in conjunction with decreased energy consumption and/or reduced consumption from conventional energy sources...
; nuclear (e.g., reactors, isotopes, waste management); coal and fossil fuels; and renewable energy technologies (e.g., solar energy, wind energy
Wind energy
Wind energy is the kinetic energy of air in motion; see also wind power.Total wind energy flowing through an imaginary area A during the time t is:E = ½ m v2 = ½ v 2...
, biomass
Biomass
Biomass, as a renewable energy source, is biological material from living, or recently living organisms. As an energy source, biomass can either be used directly, or converted into other energy products such as biofuel....
, geothermal
Geothermal
Geothermal is related to energy and may refer to:* The geothermal gradient and associated heat flows from within the Earth- Renewable technology :...
, hydro). The scope of topical coverage is world-wide in some areas. In addition, this database is used by scientists, researchers, engineers, policymakers, information specialists, librarians, industry leaders, university faculty, and university students, among others.
ETDEWEB
Energy Technology Data Exchange employs an internet related database to disseminate the energy research and technology information which is collected and exchanged. The database is named ETDE World Energy Base or ETDEWEB.ETDEWEB is produced and made available by ETDE. It has over 4,552,000 references for literature that encompasses broad topical coverage, and allows access to full text for 431,000 reports, which amounts to more than 1 million pages. ETDEWEB has unique access to these reports, which are not available through other conventional sources. Over a million other references link to sites containing cited documents. Open access is provided to member countries, developing country status, or Executive Committee decision.
Subject coverage
ETDEWEB covers an extensive base of topics, the main areas include information on energy research and development along with energy policy and planning. Other ares of coverage include basic sciences (e.g., physics, chemistry and biomedical); materials research; the environmental impacts of energy production and use (including climate change); energy conservation; nuclear energy (e.g., reactors, isotopes, and nuclear waste management); coal and fossil fuels; and renewable energy technologies (e.g., solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, hydro).See also
- Energy Science and Technology DatabaseEnergy Science and Technology DatabaseThe Energy Science and Technology Database is a multidisciplinary file containing worldwide references to basic and applied scientific and technical research literature. The information is collected for use by government managers, researchers at the national laboratories, and other research...
- Energy Citations DatabaseEnergy Citations DatabaseThe Energy Citations Database was created in 2001 in order to make scientific literature citations, and electronic documents, publicly accessible from U.S. Department of Energy , and its predecessor agencies, at no cost to the user. This database also contains all the unclassified materials...
- Dialog (online database)Dialog (online database)Dialog is an online information service owned by ProQuest, who acquired it from Thomson Reuters in mid-2008.Dialog was one of the predecessors of the World Wide Web as a provider of information, though not in form. The earliest form of the Dialog system was completed in 1966 under the direction of...
External links
- Energy Technology Data Exchange
- ETDEWEB
- List of free research databases. University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. July 2010.