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FY 2006 Program Review Meeting

October 2006

Available presentations are organized under the following headings:

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Opening Sessions

  • Tribal Energy Program Overview

    Lizana Pierce (PDF 8.6 MB)

  • DOE Laboratory Overview and Resources

    • National Renewable Energy Laboratory

      Roger Taylor (PDF 12.4 MB)

    • Sandia National Laboratories and Internships

      Sandra Begay-Campbell (PDF 4.4 MB)

  • DOI's Division of Energy and Mineral Development — Overview and Opportunities

    Faline Haven (PDF 28.0 MB)

Development Projects

  • Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation — Wind Development on the Fort Peck Reservation and Energy Options Analysis Project

    Jim Williamson and Tracey LeBeau (PDF 44 KB and PDF 462 KB)

  • Citizen Potawatomi Nation — Fire Lake Geothermal Heat Pump Demonstration Project

    Art Muller (PDF 35.1 MB)

  • Northern Cheyenne Tribe — Wind Energy Development Project

    Ingrid Gardner (PDF 5.7 MB)

  • Ramona Band of Cahuilla Indians — Ecotourism Hybrid Renewable Energy Project

    Karen Kupcha (PDF 8.3 MB)

  • Rosebud Sioux Tribe — Next Steps toward Wind Development

    Belvin Pete (PDF 4.7 MB)

Feasibility Studies: Kick-Off Presentations

  • Eastern Shoshone Tribe — Wind Feasibility Study on the Wind River Reservation

    Belvin Pete (PDF 552 KB)

  • Fort Belknap Indian Community — Wind Feasibility Study

    C. John Healy (PDF 2.9 MB)

  • Hoopa Valley Tribe — Small Hydro Feasibility Study

    Curtis Miller (PDF 83.4 MB)

  • Morongo Band of Mission Indians — Southwest Tribal Energy Consortium's Renewable Energy Project

    Todd Hooks (PDF 1.9 MB)

  • Port Graham Village — Biomass Feasibility Study

    Olga Fomin and Charlie Sink (PDF 13.9 MB)

Feasibility Studies: Status and Final Reports

  • Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association — Wind Energy Development

    Connie Fredenberg (PDF 13.8 MB)

  • Bristol Bay Native Corporation — Wind Feasibility Study

    Tiel Smith and Doug Vaught (PDF 23.1 MB)

  • Cherokee Nation — Wind Power Generation Feasibility Study

    Carol Wyatt (PDF 2.8 MB)

  • Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs — Geothermal Feasibility Study

    James Manion (PDF 7.0 MB)

  • Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs — Wind Energy Feasibility Study

    David McClain (PDF 9.6 MB)

  • Fort Bidwell Indian Community — Geothermal Direct Use Feasibility Study

    Leah Davis, Dana DeGarmo, and Dale Merrick (PDF 10.0 MB)

  • Fort Mojave Tribe — Renewable Energy Feasibility Study

    Russell Gum (PDF 1.6 MB)

  • Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians — Renewable Energy Feasibility Study

    Andrew Knott and Steve Smiley (PDF 3.3 MB)

  • Hopi Tribe — Utility-Scale Wind Project and Sustainability Program

    Jefferson James (PDF 6.0 MB)

  • Navajo Nation: Navajo Tribal Utility Authority — Wind Energy Feasibility Study

    Larry Ahasteen (PDF 15.6 MB)

  • Pueblo of Laguna — Solar, Wind, and Biomass Feasibility Study

    Thelma Antonio and Carolyn Stewart (PDF 22.3 MB)

  • Quinault Indian Nation — Renewable Energy Feasibility Study

    Natalie Charlie (PDF 1.3 MB)

  • Smith River Rancheria — Wind and Biomass Power Generation Facility and First Steps Toward Developing a Tribal Energy Organization

    Greg Retzlaff and Ed Waite (PDF 1.0 MB)

  • Winnebago Tribe — Wind Feasibility Project and Energy Options Analysis and Organizational Development

    Leah Hunter and Tracey LeBeau (PDF 1.8 MB)

  • Yavapai-Apache Nation — Forest Biomass Feasibility Study

    Jamie Navenma (PDF 2.1 MB)

First Steps Projects: Kick-Off Presentations

  • Augustine Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians — Energy Conservation and Energy Options Analysis

    Paul Turner (PDF 303 KB)

  • Blackfeet Nation — Energy Organization Development Project

    Jeri Lawrence (PDF 944 KB)

  • Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians — Development of a Strategic Energy Plan

    Charles Trottier and James Yockey (PDF 1.7 MB)

First Steps Projects: Status and Final Reports

  • Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians — Strategic Energy Planning Development and MAP Grant

    Todd Hooks (PDF 3.0 MB)

  • Aroostook Band of Micmacs — Strategic Energy Planning Initiative

    Fred Corey (PDF 286 KB)

  • Jicarilla Apache Utility Authority — Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Strategic Planning

    Merle Elote (PDF 3.9 MB)

  • Penobscot Indian Nation — Strategic Energy Planning

    Michael Sockalexis (PDF 6.9 MB)

  • Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians — Red Lake Weatherization Project

    Bert Van Wert and Jack Whittier (PDF 2.5 MB)

  • White Earth Reservation — Minnesota Tribal Coalition Tribal Capacity-Building Project

    Michael Triplett (PDF 36.0 MB)

  • Yurok Tribe — Tribal Utility Project and Human Capacity-Building Project

    Dustin Jolley, Georgiana Meyers, and Jim Zoellick (PDF 10.2 MB)

Collaborative Projects

  • Council of Energy Resource Tribes — CERT's Technical Assistance and Training Grant

    Tweedie Doe (PDF 1.3 MB)

  • Intertribal Council on Utility Policy — Wind Energy Planning and Policy Project

    Pat Spears (PDF 28.3 MB)

  • Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe — Geothermal Energy Assessment Project

    Donna Noel (PDF 28.0 MB)

DOI Energy Assessment Grants

  • Division of Energy and Mineral Development — Project Overviews

    Scott Haase (PDF 3.3 MB)

  • Mescalero Apache — Biomass Resource Project

    Jack Whittier (PDF 985 KB)

  • Hualapai Tribe — Tribal Utility Development and MAP Wind Assessment

    Jack Ehrhardt and Mark Randall (PDF 5.3 MB)

  • St. Croix Tribal Council — Feasibility Study of Biomass Electrical Generation

    Richard Hartmann, Tom Roche, and Colene Frye (PDF 21.3 MB)

  • BIA Southwest Region — Wood Energy Assessment for BIA Schools and Facilities in the Southwest Region

    Scott Haase (PDF 2.0 MB)

  • Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians — Wind Meteorological Tower Deployment and Data Measurement and Analysis

    William Micklin (PDF 6.8 MB)

Other Projects

  • Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs — Biomass Project

    Cal Mukumoto (PDF 13.9 MB)

  • Diné Power Authority — Navajo Transmission and Renewable Energy Projects

    Ben Hoisington (PDF 7.5 MB)

  • Tribal Energy Program Internship Paper and Experiences

    Terry Battiest (PDF 2.6 MB)

  • National Renewable Energy Laboratory — Energy Efficiency in Indian Country

    Roger Taylor (PDF 7.0 MB)