Alaska Webinar on Pumped Hydropower Storage

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Indian Energy hosted a webinar on pumped hydro storage.

Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs

November 10, 2020

Part of DOE’s first-ever virtual Office of Indian Energy Program Review, viewers of this webinar will hear Alaska-focused examples and case studies from government agencies, developers, as well as potential financing options through the DOE Loan Guarantee

Video courtesy of the Department of Energy

Attendees will hear Alaska-focused examples and case studies from government agencies, developers, as well as potential financing options through the DOE Loan Guarantee Program. As pumped hydro storage technology has application across the country, this webinar is useful to all interested tribal energy leaders and staff.

Samuel Bockenhauer, DOE's Water Power Technologies Office, Introduction to PSH and the HydroWIRES Initiative (2.15 MB)

Ceal Smith, ALICE - The Eklutna Battery & Beyond (3.25 MB)

Suzanne Settle, CIRI Energy - Pumped Hydropower (1.2 MB)

Carl Borgquist, Absaroka Energy - Intro to Pumped Storage Hydropower (4.04 MB)

John Lushetsky, Loan Programs Office - Programs for Energy Innovation and Tribal Energy Development (406.72 KB)

Brian Carey, AEA - Alaska Energy Authority Overview (1.22 MB)