Events: Arctic Energy Office

Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference and Pre-Event (May 20-23, 2024)

Department of Energy leadership from the Office of Electricity, Arctic Energy Office, Office of State and Community Energy Programs, Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs, Office of Technology Transitions, and Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy participated in the Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference. On May 20 the Arctic Energy Office hosted a pre-conference event with 200+ attendees connecting the National Labs and Arctic Energy Ambassadors to attendees. On May 21, Department of Energy lead plenary sessions, welcome remarks by Lt. Governor and Governor of Alaska, a panel on renewable portfolio standards featuring NREL, a lunch presentation on the future of fossil fuels, a panel on community-centered energy solutions featuring NREL and a closing plenary moderated by NREL Director Martin Keller on the topic of integrating renewables.

Alaska Hydrogen Working Group Meeting (March 5, 2024)

Watch the recording here of the presentation by Dr. Levi Kilcher, Senior Energy Advisor, Arctic Energy Office, for the March meeting of the Alaska Hydrogen Working Group meeting, co-chaired by Arctic Energy Office Director Erin Whitney. Passcode for the recording: t3Q4C50+. Dr. Kilcher provided an analysis of statewide energy production and consumption and discussed trade offs and what the the future could look like.

Alaska Hydrogen Working Group Meeting (December 5, 2023)

Watch the recording here of the December meeting of the Alaska Hydrogen Working Group meeting, co-chaired by Arctic Energy Office Director Erin Whitney. Passcode for the recording: GMbkD#3s

Webinar: Arctic Energy Ambassadors Information Session (November 9, 2023)

Applications closed for the Arctic Energy Ambassadors program on November 22. This webinar guided participants through the expectations and priorities for the program, to inform those interested in applying. Chris Castro, Chief of Staff for the Office of State and Community Energy Programs, and Caroline McGregor, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, joined as guest speakers. Watch the recording.

Webinar: A Conversation with Alaskans on Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grants (July 19, 2023)

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Grid Deployment Office and Arctic Energy Office hosted a conversation and Q&A webinar for Alaskans about tribal consortiums for the Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grants. View the recording and resource materials here.

Webinar: Intersection of Biodiversity and Renewable Energy in the Arctic (June 2023)

Embassy Fellow Aaron Cooke, funded by the Arctic Energy Office, moderated a panel for the Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network and Women in Renewable Energy (WIRE) on the role of renewable energy in protection of biodiversity in the Arctic. Watch the recording.

Deputy Secretary Turk and the Arctic Energy Office Team at the Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference (May 22-25, 2023)

Department of Energy Deputy Secretary David Turk and Arctic Energy Office Director Dr. Erin Whitney spoke at the Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference in Anchorage. See photos!

Funding for Rural Communities Webinars (March and May 2023)

Learn about two new DOE funding programs to help remote communities remove clean energy deployment barriers. Read the March 27 webinar slides or watch the recording.

A recording of the May 17 webinar our office hosted with a presentation from the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) is available here, and the OCED office is running another webinar on this topic May 30, at 10am AKDT. 

ArcticX (May 2022)

ArcticX culminated on May 23, 2022, with an in-person event to solidify partnerships forged over this InnovationXLab series. Taking place at the Dena’ina Center in Anchorage, this summit organized by the Office of Technology Transitions and Arctic Energy Office focused on driving energy technologies for a more sustainable Arctic region. Attendees from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Alaska Native communities, national laboratories, and Arctic businesses gathered to leverage the strength and knowledge of local entrepreneurs to advance energy affordability, reliability, and innovation.