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- Energy Citations Database (ECD)The Energy Citations Database (ECD) provides free access to over 2.6 million science research citations with continued growth through regular updates.
- DOE Green Energy PortalResults from thousands of DOE-sponsored research and development projects about various forms of green energy, including solar, wind, bioenergy, and others.
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Interdisciplinary science database, includes citation searching. - Scopus (from Sciverse)
Interdisciplinary database, with strong coverage in sciences. Includes citation searching. - EI Engineering Village - Compendex
Compendex is the most comprehensive bibliographic database of scientific and technical engineering research available, covering all engineering disciplines. It includes millions of bibliographic citations and abstracts from thousands of engineering journals and conference proceedings. When combined with the Engineering Index Backfile (1884-1969), Compendex covers well over 120 years of core engineering literature. - Knovel
Knovel provides engineers and scientists with access to over 2,000 leading reference works and databases from over 50 international publishers and professional societies through a single interface. - Morgan & Claypool Synthesis Digital Library of Engineering and Computer Science
The basic component of the library is a 50- to 100-page "Lecture"; a self-contained electronic book that synthesizes an important research or development topic, authored by an expert contributor to the field. - The National Academies presents: What You Need to Know About EnergyAs debates about energy grow more intense, Americans need dependable, objective, and authoritative energy information. The National Academies, advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine, provide the facts about energy
- Researcher's Toolkit from Sustainability: Science, Practice, PolicyDatabases of academic programs, experts, datasets, and dissertations in sustainability.
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- Monthly Energy ReviewThe Monthly Energy Review (MER) is the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s primary report of recent energy statistics. Included are total energy production, consumption, and trade; energy prices; overviews of petroleum, natural gas, coal, electricity, nuclear energy, renewable energy, and international petroleum; carbon dioxide emissions; and data unit conversions.
- Ohio Energy Profile | Energy Data, Information, and MapsComprehensive profile of Ohio's energy generation capacity and consumption from all forms of energy. From the Energy Information Administration.
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- Technical Report Archive and Image Library (TRAIL)A collaborative project to digitize, archive, and provide persistent and unrestricted access to federal technical reports issued prior to 1975 as well as more recent reports.
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