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RUN · 42 active pipelines · energy.gov live

Department of Energy data,
normalised for analysis.

We extract FOAs, technical reports, grid statistics, and policy updates across energy.gov subdomains. Delivered as clean JSON, CSV, or Parquet to S3, BigQuery, or Snowflake on your cadence.

Documents parsed
84.2K /day
Funding updates
1,240 /week
PDFs extracted
12.5K /run
Active pipelines
42
Uptime
99.98%
Data Dictionary

Every field we extract from energy.gov

Structured, schema-consistent data across all major object types — delivered clean, typed, and ready to query.

Complete list of extractable fields for Funding Opportunities (FOAs) objects from energy.gov. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

foa_idtitleagencyissue_datedue_datefunding_amountcost_shareeligibilitydescriptioncontact_emaildocument_urls
funding_opportunities (foas)
● 200 OK
"foa_id": "DE-FOA-0003107",
"title": "Clean Energy Manufacturing",
"agency": "EERE",
"issue_date": "2023-10-15",
"due_date": "2024-01-12",
"funding_amount": 25000000.0,
"eligibility": "For-profit entities, National Laboratories"
# foa_idtitleagencyissue_datedue_datefunding_amount
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Complete list of extractable fields for Technical Reports (OSTI) objects from energy.gov. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

osti_idtitleauthorspublication_datedoiresearch_orgsponsoring_orgabstractsubjectspdf_urlpage_count
technical_reports (osti)
● 200 OK
"osti_id": "1823491",
"title": "Next-Gen Battery Chemistries",
"authors": "['Smith, J.', 'Doe, A.']",
"publication_date": "2023-08-22",
"doi": "10.2172/1823491",
"abstract": "Analysis of solid-state lithium structures...",
"pdf_url": "https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1823491"
# osti_idtitleauthorspublication_datedoiresearch_org
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Complete list of extractable fields for Policy & Directives objects from energy.gov. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

directive_numbertitlecategorystatuseffective_datesunset_dateresponsible_officesummaryfull_textpdf_url
policy_& directives
● 200 OK
"directive_number": "DOE O 414.1D",
"title": "Quality Assurance",
"category": "Management",
"status": "Active",
"effective_date": "2011-04-25",
"responsible_office": "Office of Environment",
"sunset_date": "2025-04-25"
# directive_numbertitlecategorystatuseffective_datesunset_date
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Complete list of extractable fields for Energy Metrics & Grid Data objects from energy.gov. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

dataset_idregionmetric_typetimestampvalueunitsource_agencycollection_methodlast_updated
energy_metrics & grid data
● 200 OK
"dataset_id": "EIA-ELEC-01",
"region": "ERCOT",
"metric_type": "Net Generation",
"timestamp": "2023-10-24T12:00:00Z",
"value": 45200.0,
"unit": "MW",
"source_agency": "EIA"
# dataset_idregionmetric_typetimestampvalueunit
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Complete list of extractable fields for Press Releases objects from energy.gov. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

article_idheadlinesubheadlinepublish_dateauthorstagsbody_textquotesrelated_linksmedia_urls
press_releases
● 200 OK
"article_id": "pr-2023-10-12",
"headline": "DOE Announces $7 Billion for Hydrogen Hubs",
"publish_date": "2023-10-13",
"tags": "['Hydrogen', 'Infrastructure', 'Bipartisan Infrastructure Law']",
"body_text": "Today, the administration announced historic investments...",
"media_urls": "['https://energy.gov/sites/default/files/hydrogen-hub.jpg']"
# article_idheadlinesubheadlinepublish_dateauthorstags
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Capabilities

Federal data extraction without the friction

Government websites present unique extraction challenges including legacy DOM structures, fragmented subdomains, and heavily nested PDFs. Our infrastructure handles these edge cases natively.

Multi-Subdomain Orchestration

Crawl across eere.energy.gov, osti.gov, arpa-e.energy.gov, and other departmental silos using a unified schema.

PDF Text Extraction

Parse nested tables, metadata, and unstructured text from Funding Opportunity Announcements and technical reports.

Funding Tracker

Track grant deadlines, eligibility criteria, and document amendments with automated change detection.

Technical Report Mining

Extract OSTI metadata, author citations, DOIs, and full-text abstracts from national laboratory publications.

Change Detection

Receive diffs for policy updates and directive modifications rather than redundant full-text downloads.

JavaScript Rendering

Execute complex state transitions to extract grid data and EV infrastructure statistics from interactive dashboards.

Table Reconstruction

Extract and normalise energy market data from legacy HTML tables into structured column formats.

Schema Normalisation

Standardise varied government date formats, funding units, and office hierarchies into clean data types.

Automated Pagination

Handle infinite scroll, legacy ASP.NET paginators, and hidden form states across federal archives.

// engagement pipeline

From government portal to warehouse record

Brief in. Clean data out.

Define Scope
d 0

Specify target offices, grant categories, or dataset types. We design the extraction schema together.

Pipeline Build
d 2–4

We configure Scrapy crawlers, PDF extraction rules, and multi-subdomain routing for energy.gov.

Validation & QA
d 4–6

Schema validation, null-rate checks, and PDF parsing accuracy verification before full launch.

Delivery
ongoing

JSON, CSV, or Parquet pushed to your S3 bucket, BigQuery dataset, or Snowflake stage on agreed cadence.

Under the hood

Handling government web infrastructure

Federal websites present unique extraction challenges. We build pipelines that normalise legacy architectures and complex document formats.

pipeline-monitor · energy.gov · live ● active
// fingerprinting
Identity rotation
TLS fingerprintrandomised
User-agentrotated
IP poolresidential
Challenges blocked0
// pagination
Page coverage
48,291 pages queued running
// observability
Pipeline health
99.9%
uptime
142ms
p99 lat
0.3%
null rate
2
alerts
Subdomain fragmentation
Unified schemas across disparate offices

The Department of Energy operates dozens of sub-agencies, each with custom CMS implementations. We map these varied HTML structures into a single normalised schema for your warehouse.

PDF extraction
Parsing nested tables in grant documents

Critical funding details are often locked inside 100-page PDF files. We deploy OCR and structural parsing to extract budget tables, deadlines, and eligibility criteria into queryable fields.

Legacy architecture
Handling old ASP.NET forms

Many federal archives rely on legacy viewstates and complex session cookies. Our Playwright integration navigates these stateful forms to extract historical records.

Rate limiting
Respecting federal WAF rules

Government sites utilise strict Akamai rules to prevent DDoS attacks. We configure polite crawl delays, residential proxy rotation, and concurrent request limits to ensure stable extraction.

Data normalisation
Standardising dates and units

Federal data often mixes date formats and measurement units across departments. Our pipeline includes post-processing scripts to cast these values into strict database types.

Applications

Who uses Energy.gov data

Teams across industries use energy.gov data to build competitive products and smarter operations.

01
Grant & Funding Intelligence

Research institutions and clean-tech startups monitor FOAs to secure federal funding for new projects.

02
Policy Compliance Monitoring

Energy producers track directive updates and efficiency standards to ensure regulatory compliance.

03
Energy Market Analysis

Commodity traders ingest grid reliability metrics and generation statistics to forecast pricing.

04
Academic Research Aggregation

Universities mine OSTI technical reports to track technological advancements in battery chemistry and solar efficiency.

05
Renewable Tech Tracking

Venture capital firms analyse EERE project data to map federal investment trends in climate technology.

06
Competitor Bid Analysis

Contractors monitor historical award data and project summaries to optimise future government proposals.

Why DataFlirt

"The Department of Energy publishes the most critical energy transition data globally, but it is buried in PDFs and legacy subdomains."

Extracting data from federal websites requires more than simple HTTP requests. You need optical character recognition for legacy PDFs, JavaScript rendering for modern data portals, and adaptive schemas to handle 40 different agency subdomains. We manage the pipeline so you can analyse the policy.

Technical Spec

Energy.gov scraper technical specifications

Everything supported by our energy.gov scraper — rendered SPA elements, auth walls, rate-limit evasion and beyond.

PDF OCR & Table Extraction
Extracts structured data from FOAs and technical reports
Supported
Multi-subdomain crawling
Cross-domain orchestration for eere, osti, and arpa-e
Supported
JavaScript dashboard rendering
Executes state transitions for interactive energy charts
Supported
Historical archive retrieval
Navigates legacy paginators to extract past directives
Supported
FOA amendment tracking
Monitors grant documents for deadline or scope changes
Supported
Change detection diffing
Only emits records with modified fields since last run
Supported
Classified nuclear research data
Restricted documents requiring high-level clearance
Partial
Proprietary contractor bid details
Non-public financial data submitted during procurement
Partial
Internal DOE employee directories
Requires authenticated intranet access
Partial
Infrastructure

Infrastructure powering the extraction

Open-source tooling on proven cloud infra — no vendor lock-in, full observability.

ScrapyPlaywrightPython 3.12RedisPostgreSQLApache AirflowAWS LambdaS3CloudWatch2CaptchaCapSolverResidential ProxiesDockerKubernetesGrafanaPrometheus
Distributed Crawling

Scrapy handles broad crawls across massive government archives, managing deduplication and polite request delays to respect federal server limits.

PDF Processing Pipeline

Dedicated worker nodes run OCR and structural layout analysis to convert complex government documents into queryable JSON records.

Cloud-Native Orchestration

Airflow schedules extraction jobs across Kubernetes clusters, ensuring reliable data delivery regardless of target site latency.

Output & Delivery

Your data, your destination

Data delivered to where your team already works — no new tooling required.

JSON
Newline-delimited or nested schema versioned per run
CSV
Flat file with typed columns for policy analysis
XLS
Excel format for non-technical research teams
Parquet
Columnar format for BigQuery, Snowflake, Athena
AWS S3
Direct bucket delivery compatible with any data lake
Webhook
HTTP POST per record for real-time grant alerts
API
REST endpoints to query historical federal data
PostgreSQL
Upsert into your existing schema with conflict resolution
S3
Direct bucket delivery — compatible with any data lake
// faq

Common questions.

About energy.gov scraping, legality, and pipeline operations.

Ask us directly →
Is it legal to scrape energy.gov?

Yes. Data published on energy.gov and its subdomains is generally public domain information funded by taxpayers. We extract only publicly accessible documents, grants, and metrics without bypassing authentication or accessing classified systems.

Can you extract tables from PDF grant documents?

Yes. Our pipeline includes a dedicated PDF processing layer that uses layout analysis and OCR to reconstruct budget tables and eligibility matrices from federal documents.

Which DOE subdomains do you cover?

We cover all public subdomains including eere.energy.gov, osti.gov, arpa-e.energy.gov, eia.gov, and specific national laboratory publication portals.

How frequently is the data updated?

Pipeline cadence is configurable. Grant trackers typically run daily, while deep historical archives may be extracted on a weekly or monthly schedule depending on the source update frequency.

Do you extract historical data?

Yes. We can configure initial runs to crawl backwards through federal archives, extracting policy directives and technical reports dating back to the limits of the online repository.

Can you map federal data to our internal schema?

Yes. Government data schemas vary wildly between departments. We handle the normalisation layer, ensuring dates, funding amounts, and office names match your target warehouse structure.

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We do the rest.

20-minute scoping call. Pilot dataset within the week. Production within two. Stop manually downloading PDFs and checking for FOA amendments. We build and maintain the extraction infrastructure. Tell us your data requirements.

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