Repository details

OpenEI

Name of repository
OpenEI
Additional name(s)
  • OpenEnergyInfo
  • Open Energy Information
Repository URL
https://openei.org/wiki/Main_Page
Subject(s)
Description
The Open Energy Information (OpenEI.org) initiative is a free, open source knowledge-sharing platform created to facilitate access to data, models, tools, and information that accelerate the transition to clean energy systems through informed decisions. Sponsored by the Department of Energy, and developed by the National Renewable Energy Lab, in support of the Open Government Initiative, OpenEI strives to make energy-related data and information searchable, accessible, and useful to both people and machines
Contact
  • openeiweb@nrel.gov
Content type(s)
Keyword(s)
Repository size
2.240 datasets
Repository type(s)
  • disciplinary
  • institutional
Mission statement for designated community
https://openei.org/wiki/OpenEI:About
Research data repository language(s)
  • English
Data and/or service provider
  • service provider
Institution name
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Additional name(s)
  • NREL
Identifier(s)
  • ROR:036266993
Contact(s)
  • openei.webmaster@nrel.gov
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
  • technical
Type of institution
non-profit
Start date of responsibility
2009
Institution name
U.S.Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Additional name(s)
  • DOE
  • EERE
Identifier(s)
  • ROR:02xznz413
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Start date of responsibility
2009

Policies (2)

Policy Name
OpenEI core content policies
Policy Name
The Open Definition

Database access

Type of access to research data repository
open

Database licenses (1)

Database License
CC

Data access (1)

Type of access to data
open

Data licenses (2)

DataLicense
CC
DataLicense
CC0

Data upload (1)

Type of data upload
restricted
Data upload restriction type(s)
  • registration

Data upload license (1)

Data upload license name
core content policies
Persistent identifier system(s)
  • DOI
Versioning
yes
Data citation guideline
https://openei.org/wiki/Help:Citations
Enhanced Publication
unknown
Quality management
yes

Application programming interfaces (2)

API type
SPARQL
API type
REST

Alerting services (1)

Type of alerting service
ATOM

Remarks

Remarks
NREL is a national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Effciency and Renewable Energy, operated by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
Entry date
2012-10-02
Last update
2021-08-11
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re3data.org: OpenEI; editing status 2021-08-11; re3data.org - Registry of Research Data Repositories. http://doi.org/10.17616/R3G01H last accessed: 2024-04-25