DOE's Northern Lights

The Arctic Energy Office is hosting a series of interviews to highlight the lives and achievements of some of DOE’s outstanding employees with Arctic and Alaska connections. 

Arctic Energy Office Director Erin Whitney and dog, Barry
Earth Day is a time for us all to reflect on how well we’re taking care of our planet. As Erin Whitney reflect on her career path as the Arctic Energy Office, she is grateful for opportunities to ensure the sustainability of Alaska and the Arctic.
Headshot of Aaron Cooke
NREL Architect Aaron Cooke of the Cold Climate Housing Research Campus (CCHRC) in Fairbanks, Alaska will work at the U.S. Embassy Reykjavik, Iceland, Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network and University of Akureyri as the 1st DOE Embassy Science Fellow.
A generator at left with an operations manager at right.
Alaska’s rural stand-alone electric utilities are critical to remote villages' energy security. Through an Arctic Energy Office and Denali Commission partnership, the People in Power program started last fall to assess training of stand-alone utilities.
A map showing the Arctic Road Rally journey from Fairbanks  to Oliktok.
The Arctic Energy Office's involvement with Launch Alaska's EPIC award, including EV in Alaska and the Arctic Road Rally.
Researchers huddle over instruments in Alaska for NGEE Arctic field work.
DOE invests in research to understand the Arctic’s importance to our Earth’s overall sustainability. These Arctic projects funded by the DOE Office of Science include: Atmospheric Radiation Measurement, Energy Exascale Earth System Model and NGEE Arctic.