For decades it has been a huge problem for scientists and researchers to make the right choice from the ever-growing flow of information and it still is. Next to the increasing production of information, the fast developments in the field of telecommunication in the nineties resulted in new possibilities to retrieve such information. In particular, the development of Internet shows the enormous potential of making available every type of information to everybody, but at the same time making the problem of retrieving the right information bigger.
Internet is a jungle of information in which one can easily get lost.
The need for overviews of specific fields is growing. The database contains numerous detailed descriptions and characteristics of Internet addresses where energy-related information can be found. The database will be updated and supplemented on a regular basis . The Energy Information on Internet aims at everybody active in the field of energy, varying from scientists and researchers via energy consultants and government officials to contractors and architects. The information providers are research institutes, governmental organizations, international organizations, public utilities, professional organizations, non-profit and commercial information services, universities, publishers, etc.