Arctic Renewable Energy Working Group
A USARC-Coordinated Working Group
ARCHIVE. The Arctic Renewable Energy Working Group (AREWG) pages on this website contain archived content from 2015–2022. In 2020, the Secretary of Energy announced that the Arctic Energy Office (AEO) was being revitalized to focus on energy, science, and national security in the region. In 2022, the AREWG passed its work on to the AEO, which has focused on many of the working group's objectives. Please contact crosa@arctic.gov for additional information.
January 20, 2016 | Anchorage, Alaska
Residential Heating in Remote Arctic Villages: Research Needs
The U.S. Arctic Research Commission’s Arctic Renewable Energy Working Group hosted a workshop focused on the research needs for Residential Heating in Remote Arctic Villages. The aim of this workshop was to identify data gaps and research needs related to how heat is used in villages in order to better understand how renewable energy systems, energy efficiency, and education and/or policy level efforts might best address heating needs for remote communities.
WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES: Improve energy efficiency and explore the integration of renewable energy into village heating and electrical approaches.
WORKSHOP REPORT
Residential Heating in Remote Arctic Villages: Research Needs
This report summarizes the first of three planned workshops focused on residential heating in remote Arctic villages. In these communities, the cost of home heating consumes 47% (median value) of annual income for those in the lowest income bracket with the majority of households in rural Alaska depend on fossil fuel to heat their homes. This workshop focused on identifying research needs and data gaps related to how heat is used in villages in order to understand how renewable energy systems, energy efficiencies and education and/or policy level efforts might best address heating needs in remote communities.
Available Format: 5.1 MB pdf
Home | About | Publications | Working Groups | News & Events | Policies | Photo Credits | Privacy
Looking for U.S. government information and services? Visit USA.gov
Connect
Looking for U.S. government information and services? Visit USA.gov