Energy Technology Data Exchange
From Open Energy Information
The Energy Technology Data Exchange (ETDE), located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, was founded in 1987 under the International Energy Agency.[1]
The ETDE World Energy Base is an energy tool made for exchanging energy research and technology information. Some benefits of this energy information exchange are:
- Keeping updated on recent developments in various research areas
- Avoiding duplication of research effort and learning from expected and unexpected results
- Jump-starting research at a point further along than anticipated
- Identifying which countries and people are involved in particular research areas
- Promoting international cooperation in energy research and development
- Understanding how countries deal with energy-related environmental and climate change issues
- Finding approaches to energy use, including policy and economic factors, alternative and renewable energy sources, and conservation aspects
- Finding a historical perspective on energy issues[1]