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Funding
The U.S. Department of Energy's Grants and Contracts Web
Page includes a listing of all active and recently closed
research grant solicitation notices. Includes links to application
guide and forms, an introduction to the review process, and rules
and regulations.
The National
Science Foundation funds research in several areas of
energy-related science.
The Bioenergy Information Network's solicitations
page includes links to solicitations from various government
organizations for research funding related to biofuels.
Five Canadian federal government departments dealing with
natural resources have banded
together to encourage collaboration and coordination in the use
of science and technology for sustainable development.
Collectively, the group hopes to promote energy efficiency and
clean technologies, and wisely manage and conserve renewable
resources, among other things.
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council funds many aspects of
energy research including mining, gas supply and distribution, and
production of nuclear fuel. It recently launched the
Supergen Initiative for sustainable power generation and
supply.
The UK Department of Trade and Industry has a New and Renewable
Energy Programme
under which there is currently a call for proposals
.
The European Commission funds research through the Energy,
Environment and Sustainable Development specific programme of the Research DG,
although most calls under Framework 5 are now closed.
The EC's Directorate
General for Energy (DGXVII) has a number of funding schemes
under its own framework programme.
German Energy
Agency --Promoting and funding sustainable energy consumption,
renewable energies, and new innovative energy technologies (fuel
cells, etc.) (in German).
Research and Information Centers
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Advanced Nuclear
Energy Systems (CANES) conducts research into novel nuclear
fission fuels and technologies.
The Energy Research Unit
(ERU) at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in the United Kingdom
carries out new and renewable energy research and operates the ERU
Test Site, which can be used by UK-based academics and
students.
The National Renewable Energy
Laboratory is the premier lab in the United States for energy
efficiency and renewable energy research.
The Department of Energy (DOE) operates a Bioenergy Feedstock
Development Program at Oak Ridge National Laboratories in
Tennessee.
Natural Resources Canada's (NRCan's) Energy Sector Web site details
the Canadian government's activities in energy policies, resource
discovery, and development.
Read about NRCan efforts to test and establish
renewable energy resources in Canada's remote communities.
Read about the latest fusion research efforts at the
International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) home page . The ITER project is a
collaboration between scientists and engineers from Canada, Europe,
Japan, and Russia. ITER's mission is to demonstrate the scientific
and technological feasibility of fusion energy for peaceful
purposes.
Heriot-Watt University's Department of Petroleum Engineering
got a top 5* grading in the UK's recent Research Assessment
Exercise. It has been selected as Europe's research centre of
excellence and has received over half a million pounds of European
funding to enable researchers to make use of its oil and gas energy
research facilities.
German
Wind Energy Association
Information on solar
energy in Germany (in German).
The German
Federal Environment Ministry informs about Germany's renewable
energy policies.
The " 100,000 roofs for
solar energy " program in Germany, with additional information
about solar energy.
Employment and Training
The U.S. DOE's Science
Intern and Training Portal includes links to several
energy-related internship and training pages.
The National Renewable Energy Laboratories Research Participant
Program Web
site has information on jobs, fellowships, postdoc, and faculty
research opportunities.
The Oak Ridge National Lab's Community College
Internships page describes training opportunities for community
college students
Los Alamos National Laboratories' postdoctoral opportunities
page includes opportunities for both postdoctoral fellows, who
work independently, and postdoctoral research associates, who
participate in existing programs.
Los Alamos lists its job opportunities here .
Educational
Opportunities at the Princeton Plasma Physics Lab, one of
America's foremost fusion research facilities. Includes links to
several fellowship programs for short-term training programs for
undergraduate students.
The Interactive Plasma
Physics Education Experience provides a detailed introduction
to plasma physics and fusion research, including the "virtual
tokamak" and the "virtual magnetic stability module."
The DOE provides access to jobs at its career opportunities
page . You can link from here to DOE's job-search engine, which
lists jobs at several national labs.
The employment page
of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory includes job
opportunities, as well as opportunities for students and
educators.
Oilcareers.com
describes itself as "The Official Recruitment Site for the Oil and
Gas Industry" and includes a careers advice section, as well as job
listings.
Petroleum Place is
an Internet portal which includes a job listing service
for jobs within the oil and gas industry.
Solar campaign in
Germany creates sustainable jobs in renewable energy (in
German).
Industry Sectors
Fuel Cells Canada
is a nonprofit, national industry association in the business of
promoting, developing, demonstrating, and deploying fuel cell and
related products and services in Canada.
The British Wind Energy Association site has a useful
'education, careers and jobs' section.
The European Wind Energy Association's directory of members provides a useful
listing of companies in the wind energy field.
The European Forum for
Renewable Energy Sources is an independent, non-profit making
organisation that aims to promote the use of renewable energy."
Find out all about fusion power from the UK Atomic Energy
Authority's Web site ,
including event listings and job opportunities. Also, read our
feature story!
The UK Hydrogen Energy
Network (H2NET) is a collaboration between industry and
academia which aims to promote research and discussion on issues
connected with the development of the hydrogen energy economy
within the UK.
The German Wind Energy Institute English home page has
statistics on German wind energy and links to all major
manufacturers.
Although it is being phased out in Germany, information on
nuclear energy in Germany can be found here .