ESSP Energy Workshop

Energy Literacy: Essential Principles and Fundamental Concepts for Energy Education presents energy concepts that, if understood and applied, will help individuals and communities make informed energy decisions. Development of the guide began at a workshop sponsored by the Department of Energy (DOE) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in the fall of 2010.

The main mission of the EMS Energy Institute is to conduct research for developing advanced sciences and technologies for conversion and utilization of energy resources and for energy-related environmental protection. An important part of our mission is to provide research training of graduate and undergraduate students and young professionals, and facilitate energy outreach to society at large.

We are the academic home for sustainability curricula development at Penn State University. With a strong portfolio in service-learning programs and green building experience, we are currently exploring ways to bring a cross-disciplinary approach to bear on the major global sustainability challenges faced by all people on our planet.

The Radiation Science and Engineering Center (RSEC) was established to manage Penn State's comprehensive nuclear research facilities, including the Breazeale Nuclear Reactor, Gamma Irradiation Facility and Radioactive sources and Radiation measurement resources.

Compare your energy usage at home, at work, and on the road to others in this state-by-state map of energy consumption, based on 2009 data.

Energy Information Administration - EIA - Official Energy Statistics from the U.S. Government