The energy delivery systems of the United States provide the backbone of our economy and way of life. These systems include, for example, the electricity that provides our light, heat, and power; natural gas which provides a clean-burning option for heating and cooling and generating electricity; and the delivery of liquid fuels that keeps over a hundred million passenger and commercial vehicles on the go. Parts of these delivery systems, such as power lines and fuels storage, seem commonplace and, perhaps, unimpressive. However, the overall infrastructure is not. It includes an elaborate combination of physical and cyber assets that affect not only energy delivery, but the function of many other critical systems - including our communications network and water supply.

This is an exciting time to be working in the energy delivery and infrastructure field. Science and technology developments are providing new pathways to cleaner, more reliable delivery systems that are improving current delivery mechanisms with entirely new approaches. For example, the future option of a hydrogen economy is expected to complement today's more tradional delivery systems for electricity and fuels by delivering clean energy from a variety of resources. In the nearer term, distributed energy systems, another emerging technology, can produce and deliver power, fuels, and heat virtually at the point where they are most needed.

Highlights

• Energetics Manages Public Hearings on Behalf of U.S. Department of Energy Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability
• Energetics provides consulting services to the U.S. Department of Energy and its partners to accelerate the pace of technology development from the laboratory to the marketplace.
• Activities range from holding peer reviews of the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Microturbine Systems Program, to implementing a nationwide Vision and Roadmap Process for Hydrogen Energy and building a Distributed Generation Simulator.
• Our staff offers expertise in distributed energy resources, combined heat and power technologies, hydrogen energy systems, renewable energy technologies (e.g., solar, wind, and biomass), energy data analysis, and communications and controls systems.

Learn more about

• Electric Power Transmission and Distribution
• Hydrogen Delivery and Infrastructure
• Natural Gas Delivery Infrastructure
• Distributed Energy Systems
• Policy and Regulation