About Us
The Department of Energy’s Office of International Affairs coordinates the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy Cooperation (P-TEC), an international platform designed to provide policymakers and civil-society stakeholders within Eastern and Central Europe with the resources and technical tools to build affordable, reliable and secure energy systems. The United States, 24 European countries and the European Union, participate in the P-TEC initiative. Support for European-based energy security efforts, including the European Union’s Energy Union framework and the Three Seas Initiative, is a cornerstone of the P-TEC initiative.
Our Partners
Countries and organizations participating in P-TEC include: Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, the European Union, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, and the United States.
E-TEAM
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Europe Technical Expert Advisory Mission (E-TEAM) program assists P-TEC members in developing resilient and secure energy systems. Under the E-TEAM program, DOE through the Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) deploys specialized teams on short notice to conduct assessments and provide advice on a range of climate and energy security topics. Learn more about the laboratory’s work here: Global Energy Security - Argonne National Laboratory (anl.gov | Climate and Energy Action).
Cybersecurity
The U.S. Department of Energy has provided support to P-TEC partner countries in cybersecurity of electricity and gas grid infrastructure through Idaho National Laboratory (INL), a world leader in securing industrial control systems from cyber threats. With more than 20 years of technical expertise, dedicated laboratories, and a full-scale test range, INL is positioned to help government, industry, and academia solve pressing infrastructure security challenges. Learn more about the laboratory’s work here: INL - National Security Cyber Training.