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Monday, April 26, 2010

Green Energy Portal Launched for Quick Public Access to Renewable Energy Research

Green energy-related research and development (R&D) results are now more easily accessible through a new online portal, DOE Green Energy. The free public portal was launched on the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) within the Office of Science. The site is designed to ease access to green energy R&D information for use by researchers, scientists, educators, students and the general public. Researchers can use the DOE Green Energy portal to speed scientific discovery and innovation; business and industry can use the R&D to stimulate economic growth related to renewable energy. Educators, students, and the public can discover applications of renewable energy science and energy efficiency best practices. The portal provides technical documents from thousands of R&D projects conducted at DOE National Laboratories and by DOE-funded awards at universities.
The DOE Green Energy portal is part of the DOE Open Government Plan, which furthers the Administration's Open Government Initiative. DOE Green Energy contains both current and historical research, including bibliographic citations, technical reports and patent information on different types of renewable energy resources and energy conservation. Subject areas include but are not limited to solar, wind, bioenergy, hydroelectric, geothermal, tidal and wave power, and energy storage.
An easy-to-use search box allows users to selectively download, at no cost, DOE bibliographic citations and associated detailed full-text research reports and patents focusing on renewable energy and energy efficiency science and technology. The website also includes a news feed provided by the DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy program. This latest DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information collection searches results representing more than a $10 billion R&D investment.
OSTI advances science and sustains technological creativity by making R&D findings available and useful to DOE researchers and the public


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Tim Byrne
DOE/Office of Scientific and Technical Information
P.O. Box 62
Oak Ridge,TN 37831
Phone: 865-241-2358
E-mail: byrnet@osti.gov

Monday, April 5, 2010

Lawrence Novak, April 7th

Wednesday, April 7th, will be this semester's final Challenges and Innovation in Civil and Environmental Engineering lecture. Lawrence Novak, SE, SECB, LEED AP, Director of Engineered Buildings, Portland Cement Association, will be presenting "Philosophy of Structural Engineering for the Burj Khalifa (Dubai) Tower."

Larry Novak has more than 25 years of experience as a structural engineer on high-rise, mid-rise and special use structures throughout the world, including seismic regions. Prior to joining the Portland Cement Association, he was an Associate Partner with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill where he recently served as the lead structural engineer for the Burj Khalifa, Dubai.

The seminar will be in 129 DeBartolo at 4:30pm. Please stop by and welcome Larry Novak to our college at the cookies and milk reception before the seminar at 4pm in the CE/GEOS conference room, 156 Fitzpatrick.