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.
With technical assistance from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project, the town of Dillingham, Alaska is considering a hydropower project to help the community reach its energy resilience and environmental goals.
Helping Alaska Natives advance clean energy and mitigate climate change were among the goals of the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) annual convention in Alaska and DOE’s Tribal Clean Energy Summit in Washington, D.C.
The Arctic Energy Office's involvement with Launch Alaska's EPIC award, including EV in Alaska and the Arctic Road Rally.
75 years of research at the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory, or NARL, in the northernmost spot in the US was celebrated in Utqiaġvik Aug. 1-4. Sandia, Pacific Northwest, and Lawrence Livermore national labs, and the Arctic Energy Office participated.
Dr. Geraldine Richmond, dove right into the state’s distinctive qualities as she visited rural communities in northern Alaska before DOE’s inaugural ArcticX event on May 23. She gained valuable insight into remote Alaskan ingenuity and collaboration.
A summary of the May 23, 2022 ArcticX event in Anchorage, Alaska, co-hosted by the Arctic Energy Office and the Office of Technology Transitions.
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.
Two deployed river hydrokinetic system help power Igiugig, Alaska, simultaneously reducing diesel dependence and supporting a local workforce.
Tribal communities like AlexAnna Salmon’s (Igiugig, Alaska) are critical to the clean energy revolution, building on their deep respect and connection to the environment.
Welcome to Minute with Mike! We'll be bringing you installments of conversations between Director Erin Whitney and Senior Advisor Mike McEleney on recent international engagements, history, and energy innovations in the Arctic.
