Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency for Alaska Native Community Development Workshop
Here is the agenda and presentations from a workshop presented October 16–17, 2012, in Anchorage, Alaska, about developing renewable energy and energy efficiency projects within the Alaska Native villages.
Tuesday, October 16
Introductions
- DOE Tribal Grant Program Overview
Lizana Pierce, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Golden Field Office - Alaska START Program Overview
Alex Dane, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) - Alaska Energy Authority Overview
Sandra Moller, Alaska Energy Authority
Pathways to Native Village Energy Development
- Village Energy Planning and Project Development
Pilar Thomas, DOE Office of Indian Energy (DOE-IE)
Native Village Energy Planning
- Community Project Development Principles
Alex Dane (Moderator), NREL - Tribal Energy Planning for the Organized Village of Kasaan
Glenn "Stormy" Hamar, Organized Village of Kasaan - Native Village of Kwinhagak/Quinhagak — START Activities
Henry Mark, Native Village of Kwinhagak/Quinhagak - Native Village of Teller — START Activities (presented without PowerPoint)
Jerry Okbaok, Native Village of Teller
Workforce Development and Building Green
- Design for Cold Northern Climates
Jack Hébert, Cold Climate Housing Research Center - Weatherization Workforce Development
Craig Moore, Tlingit & Haida Regional Housing Authority
Efficiency and Conservation for Alaska Native Communities
- Energy Efficiency Education
Jolene John, RurALCAP - Efficiency for Community Sanitation Facilities in Selawik
Rebecca Pollis, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium - Energy Efficiency for the Nunamiut People of Anaktuvuk Pass
David Pelunis-Messier, Tanana Chiefs Conference
Alaska Technology Update
Ian Baring-Gould (Moderator), NREL
- Diesel Systems
David Lockard, Alaska Energy Authority - Biomass
Devany Petlovich, Alaska Energy Authority - Geothermal
Bob Swenson, Alaska Department of Natural Resources - Waste to Energy
Andy Dickerson, Shearwater Systems
Wednesday, October 17
Renewables in Alaska Native Villages
- Haida Corp. — Reynolds Creek 5 MW Hydroelectric Deployment Project on Prince of Wales Island
Alvin Edenshaw, Haida Corp - Exploring Tidal and Ocean Current Energy in False Pass
Bruce Wright, Aleutian Pribilof Island Association;
Monty Worthington, Ocean Renewable Power Company - Fort Yukon Wood Energy Program: Wood Boiler Deployment (AK)
Bryan Maracle, Council of Athabascan Tribal Governments
Renewable Energy & Microgrid Integration
Ian Baring-Gould (Moderator), NREL
- Performance of Wind Turbines in Alaska
Rich Stromberg, Alaska Energy Authority - Wind Diesel Application Center Test Facility
Richard Wies, Alaska Center for Energy and Power - Energy Storage for Grid Application
Stan Atcitty, Sandia National Laboratories - State Energy Policies & Programs — Best Practices
Elizabeth Doris, NREL
Case Studies: Renewable Energy Integration
Ian Baring-Gould (Moderator), NREL
- Wind Diesel in Northwest
Katherine "Kat" Keith, WH Pacific — NANA Corp. - Case Study — AVEC Projects
Meera Kohler, Alaska Village Electric Cooperative
Energy and Efficiency Project Finance
- Financial Analysis and Funding
Pilar Thomas, DOE-IE - Public Private Partnership Examples
Paul Schwabe, NREL - Federal Funding Opportunities
Chad Stovall, U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development
Resources for Community Energy Development
Pilar Thomas (Moderator), DOE Office of Indian Energy
- Funding & Partnership Opportunities in Alaska (presented without PowerPoint)
Joel Niemeyer, Denali Commission - Intertribal Organizations Role in Village Energy Development (presented without PowerPoint)
Will Putman, Tanana Chiefs Conference - Regional Corp Coordination & Collaboration
Sonny Adams, NANA Corp. - Energy Education
Chris Rose, Renewable Energy for Alaska Project - Closing Remarks
Pilar Thomas, DOE-IE