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Wind Project to Save Utility and Villages $11.4 Million
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Listen in on latest conversation between Director Erin Whitney and Senior Advisor Michael McEleney on energy opportunities in Sweden and parallels to the U.S. Arctic.
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Approximately 50 participants from at least nine countries gathered March 14 and 15 in Piteå, Sweden (65° latitude) to exchange ideas around the unique opportunities and challenges of deploying solar photovoltaic (PV) technology in high latitude regions.
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Get to know our Arctic Energy Ambassadors. Here’s the stories of Laressa Syverson, Ambassador for the Aleutian region, Robert Venables, Ambassador for Southeast, Reuben Brown, Ambassador for the Chugach region, and Leann Sommer, Ambassador for Ahtna region.
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Meet Daniel Tercero, who has spent time living and working in Alaska during his time in the United States Air Force, traveling to some of the most remote locations in Alaska. Daniel now works as an Audit, Privacy, and FOIA Coordinator for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
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Meet Annette Hard, who has lived in Alaska her entire life and and knows what it’s like to have exorbitant energy bills when living in rural Alaska. Today Annette works as a Business Cost Analyst for the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations.
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The Arctic Energy Office is hosting a series of interviews to highlight the lives and achievements of some of DOE’s outstanding employees with Arctic and Alaska connections. Today, meet Justin Smith!
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Erik Olds was born and raised in Adak Island at the end of the Aleutians in Alaska. Today he's the Deputy Manager of the Oak Ridge Site for the Office of Environmental Management. Read more about his Alaska experiences and how they've shaped his career.
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In alignment with the Department of Energy's second Equity Action Plan , the Arctic Energy Office has made significant strides towards achieving Secretary Jennifer Granholm’s department-wide priorities.
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Meet Nick Palso, who went to college in Fairbanks and spent two summers doing his doctoral dissertation research in Alaska. Nick is now a senior project manager heading up a hydroelectric incentives program at the Grid Deployment Office.
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