About the Office of Fossil Energy

		Dr. James J. Markowsky  Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy Dr. James J. Markowsky is Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy with responsibilities for office operations and managing the oversight of Fossil Energy’s Research and Development program (encompassing coal, oil, and natural gas) and the U.S. Petroleum Reserves. Dr. Markowsky began his career with American Electric Power Service Corporation (AEP) in 1971 as a Senior Engineer. He rose through the ranks of AEP to eventually become Executive Vice President in 1993 until his retirement in 2000. Most recently, Dr. Markowsky was a consultant to the energy and electric power generation industries. He holds a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Pratt Institute, master's degrees from Cornell University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a doctorate from Cornell.

The Office of Fossil Energy in Brief

The Energy Department's Fossil Energy organization is made up of about 1,000 scientists, engineers, technicians and administrative staff. Its headquarters offices are in downtown Washington, DC, and in Germantown, Maryland. The organization also includes the National Energy Technology Laboratory with offices in Morgantown, WV, Pittsburgh, PA, Houston, TX, Albany, OR, and Fairbanks, AK; the Strategic Petroleum Reserve based in New Orleans, LA; and the Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center in Casper, Wyoming.

The Office of Fossil Energy is responsible for several high-priority initiatives including implementation of the $2 billion, 10-year Clean Coal Power Initiative to develop a new generation of environmentally sound clean coal technologies, and the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve and Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve, both key emergency response tools available to the President to protect Americans from energy supply disruptions. 

           > Fossil Energy Program Fact Sheets [592KB PDF]
           > Benefits of Fossil Energy Research & Development [532KB PDF]
           > Clean Coal Technology: From Research to Reality [1.5MB PDF]
           > NETL Technology Support Facility Dedication, August 14, 2008 [978KB PDF]