Reopening the Carbon Storage Validation and Testing Funding Opportunity
This blog aligns with the themes of the Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference, May 22-25 in Anchorage. This blog focuses on Alaska’s opportunity to use its resources to lead the global clean energy transition.
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.
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.
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.