Energy

As an interdisciplinary subject, materials on energy may be found in a variety of subject libraries on campus. Our digital collections span all subject areas and are available 24/7, wherever you are. Print materials are searchable in the OskiCat catalog and will be located in the relevant subject specialty libraries.

To access UCB Library resources from off campus, configure your machine using one of two simple methods (Proxy Server is the quickest and easiest):

Proxy Server
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Use the OskiCat catalog to find library items at UC Berkeley.

Use the Melvyl catalog to look in all UC campuses.

You can refine your search to e-books and other online resources by using the Available Online limiter when you are in the OskiCat catalog.

OskiCat Advanced Search
Melvyl Advanced Search

Start with these multidisciplinary databases for articles, technical reports, and conference papers.

Web of Science
UCB Access Only. Multi-disciplinary. Sciences, Social Sciences, Arts, Humanities.
Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management
UCB Access Only. Environment and policy.
Compendex
UCB Access Only. Engineering. Energy technology.

Subject-specific databases for further searching.

SciTech Connect
Publications sponsored by the Department of Energy (DOE) and its predecessors. Includes citations from Nuclear Science Abstracts.
TRID Database
Transportation.
INSPEC
UCB Access Only. Physics, electrical engineering, and materials science.
GeoRef
UCB Access Only. Geosciences.
NTRL (National Technical Reports Library)
UCB Access Only. Technical reports from selected government agencies.

See all energy related databases

Hoover's Online
UCB Access Only. Contains profiles of companies including history, financials, competitors, etc.
Mergent Online
UCB Access Only. Mergent is the library's best source for public company financials and SEC documents going back to 1994.
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
Directory of US manufacturers, distributors and service providers with detailed product catalogs which often include CAD drawings and other product specifications.

Energy Central Professional
Contains news, industry data, and company profiles for the oil and gas, nuclear, and alternative energy sectors. Use "News Quick Search" for the last 30 days, and "Archive News" for older stories.

Business Monitor Online
Provides quarterly, updated market forecast reports on 14 industry sectors in 55 countries including Oil and Gas and Petrochemicals.
Frost and Sullivan
Contains detailed, professional-level market research on the Energy and Power Systems industry, including power supply components, onsite power, energy management services, oil & gas equipment and services, backup power solutions, and fuel cells.
IBIS World Industry Market Research
Provides 25-30 page research reports on hundreds of U.S. industries. Data includes market size, market share, major players, and industry trend analysis. For industry information on China, see IBIS World: China and Global
MarketResearch Academic
Detailed market research reports on the energy sector including alternative energies and components such as wind, geothermal, ocean tidal, biofuels, energy services, solar, smart grid, advanced batteries, etc. Reports from SBI Energy capture data vital to emerging energy market sectors on a global scale, and also provide research in established industrial areas of materials and chemicals, equipment and machinery, and building and trades.
NetAdvantage
S&P Industry Profiles offer analysis of 52 major industries, including trends, key ratios and statistics, major players, operating conditions, and more. Industries include natural gas, oil & gas equipment and services, and oil & gas production and marketing. Select the Industries tab along the top menu in the database.

The following databases cover all areas of business and industry and include articles from journals, magazines, newspapers, and trade publications. When you see an article you're interested in, the orange UC-eLinks button will link you to the full text of the article if Berkeley has a subscription. ucelinks

Access World News
UCB Access Only. Provides full-text information and perspectives from over 600 U.S. and over 700 international sources. Offers strong regional coverage, indexing California newspapers such as Contra Costa Times (1995-current), Sacramento Bee (1984-current), San Francisco Chronicle (1985-current), and San Jose Mercury News (1985-current).

Business & Industry Database
UCB Access Only. Covers almost 1000 major U.S. and international trade journals, general business publications, and national & regional newspapers and newsletters.

EnergyWire
Provided by E&E Publishing, complements other sites such as E&E Daily and GreenWire. Focuses on news coverage of the business and political issues related to the unconventional energy industry in the United States. Key issues include environmental concerns and the effects on water resources; pipelines, LNG (liquified natural gas) terminals; regulatory and legislative issues; global energy supply and geopolitical implications; and emerging fossil energy sources.

Factiva
UCB Access Only. Provides general and business news and information from more than 9,000 sources in 22 languages, including influential local, national and international newspapers, leading business magazines, trade publications, and news wires. Includes The Wall Street Journal (1979-present) and the Financial Times.

Science.gov
Papers from U.S. government science organizations, including the Department of Energy and the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

You can also search agencies directly. Many include industry statistics, standards, and policies.

Department of Energy (DOE)
DOE Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE)
Energy Information Administration (EIA)
Energy Sciences Network (ESnet)
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
International Energy Agency (IEA)
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)

Dissertations and Theses (Dissertation Abstracts)
1861 - present UCB access only

UC Berkeley Dissertations: To locate dissertations from a specific UC Berkeley department, search OskiCat for the keywords berkeley dissertations <department name>.

Examples:
berkeley dissertations environmental science policy and management
berkeley dissertations mechanical engineering

Citation management tools help you manage your research, collect and cite sources, and create bibliographies in a variety of citation styles. Each one has its strengths and weaknesses, but any are easier than doing it by hand!

RefWorks - free for UC Berkeley users. It allows you to create your own database by importing references and using them for footnotes and bibliographies. Use the RefWorks New User Form to sign up.

EndNote: may be purchased from UC Berkeley's Software Central.Supports many citations styles in science and engineering.

Zotero: A free plug-in that works exclusively with the Firefox browser: keeps copies of what you find on the web, permits tagging, notation, full text searching of your library of resources, works with Word, and has a free web backup service.