Since the end of the Cold War, the Department of Energy has placed a significant emphasis on helping manufacturing companies by getting more involved in partnerships with commercial firms. The DOE has established a network of nearly 20 national laboratories and technology transfer centers in order to simplify industry's access to new technologies developedthrough DOE initiatives. The DOE has a facility in Carlsbad. U.S. Department of Energy http://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/oilgas/techtransfer/ U.S. Deptartment Of Energy Program National Office |