OpenEI (Open Energy Information)
- Field(s) Renewable energies
- Website https://openei.org/datasets/dataset
- Carrier institution Warehouse developed and managed by the USA National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
OpenEI is funded and supported by the United States Department of Energy and an international network of partners and sponsors - Link to publications
Data can be deposited without specifying associated sources or publications but citing the sources features in the content policy of OpenEI
- Certification Uncertified
- Perennial ID A permanent login can be created, but OpenEI does not provide logins.
- License
Content is published by default under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC-BY) license unless the depositor requests a different open license.
If their open license is not proposed by OpenEI, depositors can submit it to the license validation process
- Metadata standard
Several metadata keys are requested, but there is no mandatory metadata standard
- Versioning Oui
- Type of data
Users can deposit datasets and documents, images or pdf files to develop wiki pages
- Volume Unlimited
- Cost free
- Comments
An account is required for data deposits.
The content policy of OpenEI is based on Wikipedia’s policy. In more detail, the content policy includes:
- neutrality
- verifiability – sources must be indicated
- OpenEI is not a platform for original research (sources required)
OpenEI is a wiki (operates like Wikipedia): users can see, add, edit data on the platform.
For data validation and assessment, the platform has a user community: all users can score and modify data, indicate the absence of sources or metadata, etc.Like the European data portal, OpenEI uses the content management system CKAN for open-access data management.
- Contacts
openeiweb@nrel.gov