Arctic Energy Blogs

Learn about Mike Stevenson's work overseeing the Office of Indian Energy's technical assistance program.

Wind Project to Save Utility and Villages $11.4 Million

Listen in on latest conversation between Director Erin Whitney and Senior Advisor Michael McEleney on energy opportunities in Sweden and parallels to the U.S. Arctic.

Approximately 50 participants from at least nine countries gathered March 14 and 15 in Piteå, Sweden (65° latitude) to exchange ideas around the unique opportunities and challenges of deploying solar photovoltaic (PV) technology in high latitude regions.

Get to know our Arctic Energy Ambassadors. Here’s the stories of Laressa Syverson, Ambassador for the Aleutian region, Robert Venables, Ambassador for Southeast, Reuben Brown, Ambassador for the Chugach region, and Leann Sommer, Ambassador for Ahtna region.

Meet Daniel Tercero, who has spent time living and working in Alaska during his time in the United States Air Force, traveling to some of the most remote locations in Alaska.

Meet Annette Hard, who has lived in Alaska her entire life and and knows what it’s like to have exorbitant energy bills when living in rural Alaska. Today Annette works as a Business Cost Analyst for the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations.

Erik Olds was born and raised in Adak Island at the end of the Aleutians in Alaska. Today he's the Deputy Manager of the Oak Ridge Site for the Office of Environmental Management. Read more about his Alaska experiences and how they've shaped his career.

Meet Nick Palso, who went to college in Fairbanks and spent two summers doing his doctoral dissertation research in Alaska. Nick is now a senior project manager heading up a hydroelectric incentives program at the Grid Deployment Office.

Building large-scale renewable energy projects can save Railbelt customers money, compared to a status quo scenario. Read more in our analysis of a report by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory on the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) for Alaska.