ETDE is a multilateral organization formed in 1987 to further international information exchange.
It is a group of countries/entities who have chosen to co-operate to meet a key information need in
a more cost-effective way. ETDE is considered an Implementing Agreement under the International
Energy Agency (IEA) Framework for Technology Co-operation structure. The ETDE Implementing
Agreement serves as a legal basis for the collaboration. ETDE's objectives are:
- To compile and maintain a shared database on information related
to energy research and technology.
- To disseminate information related to energy research and technology.
- To explore, and where appropriate develop, other ways of collecting
and disseminating information related to energy research and technology.
- To support the work of the International Energy Agency.
ETDE is managed on a day to day basis by an entity that serves as Operating Agent (OA).
The OA is guided by an Executive Committee made up of delegates from each participating country.
The Executive Committee is lead by a Chairperson, and two Vice-Chairs. A Technical Working Group,
also made up of delegates from each country, provides advice and recommendations on the technical
aspects of the exchange.
Through mid-2012, the following delegates hold the Chair/Vice Chair positions:
- Chairman: Mr. Brian Hitson, U.S.
- Vice-Chair: Ms. Birgit Pedersen, Denmark (thru mid-2010 only)
- Vice-Chair: Ms. Silke Rehme, Germany (this position also serves as
Chairman of the ETDE Technical Working Group)
ETDE's Executive Committee meets annually to discuss policy, budget,
operational and technical issues. The Technical Working Group meets biannually.
Both groups also have discussions and make decisions in an electronic environment throughout the year.
Members (also known as Contracting Parties) participate on a cost- and
task-sharing basis. An annual fee is required to fund basic operations
of ETDE. Each member is also asked to ensure that the energy-related
information published within its borders is provided as input into ETDE's
Energy Database, and thus available to members and approved non-members
through ETDEWEB and other available sources. Members are also highly
encouraged to attend Executive Committee and Technical Working Group
meetings and participate actively in electronic discussions.
The Operating Agent for ETDE is the U.S. Department of Energy's
Office of Scientific and Technical Information in Oak Ridge, TN,
USA. The Operating Agent handles the daily tasks for ETDE.
Some of the major functions include:
- Receiving and processing database input and full text from member countries and other sources
- Implementing Executive Committee decisions
- Facilitating projects of the Technical Working Group
- Preparing budgets, reports, statistics, meeting papers, websites and some marketing materials
- Serving as a liaison with other collaborating partners
- Providing member support and training
- Maintaining ETDEWEB, distributed searching, and key authority tools
Members
The following countries participate in ETDE as full members.
Countries
Click on the country to learn which organization is involved, and
who the delegates are. Details about the Operating Agent can be viewed
here.
Non-Members
The ETDE Executive Committee, in support of the G8 Energy Ministers' efforts to push
energy technologies to the developing world, is now granting free access to ETDE's
information to close to 100 developing countries. For free database access to be granted,
the country must meet the World Bank economic definitions and also be agreed upon by all
members of the Committee. Registration for access is no longer required if your country's
site is automatically authenticated. Users wishing to establish a subject alert (to
automatically learn about records entering the database in set areas) will need to register,
however, in order to store the query criteria and send the notification emails. Input to the
database, while not required for these countries, is encouraged. A few countries still need
to have a contact established before access is enabled. These countries are highlighted in
italics. Please contact the ETDE Operating Agent if you have an interest in serving as a
contact point in your country.
Countries approved for access as part of the ETDE developing country program are:
| Afghanistan |
Guatemala |
Nigeria |
| Albania |
Guinea |
Pakistan |
| Algeria |
Guinea-Bissau |
Papua New Guinea |
| Angola |
Guyana |
Paraguay |
| Armenia |
Haiti |
Peru |
| Azerbaijan |
Honduras |
Philippines |
| Bangladesh |
Indonesia |
Rwanda |
| Belize |
Iraq |
Samoa |
| Benin |
Jordan |
Sao Tome and Principe |
| Bhutan |
Kenya |
Senegal |
| Bolivia |
Kiribati |
Sierra Leone |
| Burkina Faso |
Kyrgyz Republic |
Solomon Islands |
| Burundi |
Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Somalia |
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| Cambodia |
Lesotho |
Sri Lanka |
| Cameroon |
Liberia |
Swaziland |
| Cape Verde |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of |
Tajikistan |
| Central African Republic |
Madagascar |
Tanzania, United Republic of |
| Chad |
Malawi |
Thailand |
| Colombia |
Maldives |
Timor-Leste |
| Comoros |
Mali |
Togo |
| Congo |
Marshall Islands |
Tonga |
| Congo, The Democratic Republic of |
Mauritania |
Tunisia |
| Cote d'Ivoire |
Micronesia, Federated States of |
Turkmenistan |
| Djibouti |
Moldova, Republic of |
Uganda |
| Ecuador |
Mongolia |
Ukraine |
| Egypt |
Morocco |
Uzbekistan |
| El Salvador |
Mozambique |
Vanuatu |
| Eritrea |
Myanmar |
Vietnam |
| Ethiopia |
Namibia |
Yemen |
| Gambia |
Nepal |
Zambia |
| Georgia |
Nicaragua |
Zimbabwe |
| Ghana |
Niger |
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If your country is not a member country or on the approved developing country list,
your interest is certainly also welcomed. Please contact the
Operating
Agent. Please see the
Join ETDE section for details about membership in ETDE.