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.
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.
News and Highlights
2022
February 2, 2022 | Power Technology
Arctic exploration: Developing green energy technology in an extreme region
January 24, 2022 | Eye on the Arctic
Want to offset diesel consumption by solar power in Canada’s N.W.T.? There’s a cap for that
January 21, 2022 | CleanTechnica
The value of wind energy
January 13, 2022 | Fairbanks Daily News – Miner
Gov. Dunleavy: Oil and gas will ‘fulfill the promise’ for renewable energy
2021
September 2021 | DOE
DOE Announces New $2.5 Million Prize to Support Diversity in Innovation
September 30, 2021 | Reuters
Norway to close its last Arctic coal mine in 2023
September 24, 2021 | Washington Post
Housing in Alaska can’t survive climate change. This group is trying a new model.
September 2, 2021 | Eye on the Arctic
Canadian Election: Conservatives promise funds for northern ports, hydro projects
August 26, 2021 | Renewables Now
Hevel builds 2.6 MW of off-grid solar-diesel hybrids in Russia’s Arctic
August 17, 2021 | ENERGY.gov
Arctic Innovation Abounds with Department of Energy Projects
July 26, 2021 | Reuters
Singapore’s GIC invests $240 mln in Arctic Green Energy
April 26, 2021 | Raven Radio
New federal program to help remote Alaska communities with renewable energy infrastructure
April 26, 2021 | The Island Now
Going places: Travel industry embraces climate action
April 22, 2021 | Clean Technica
11 communities to chart paths to a more resilient & equitable energy future
April 20, 2021 | Alaska Public Media
Arctic research conference to highlight how rural Alaska communities approach energy, climate issues
March 15, 2021 | StreetInsider
New Report Shows Marine Energy Has Potential to Power 220 Million U.S. Homes
March 10, 2021 | Afloat
Irish Renewable Energy Technologists Help Power Alaskan Community
March 10, 2021 | Energy.gov
Energy Transition in the Transitioning North
March 3, 2021 | ScienceLine
Alaska’s remote communities are looking to wean themselves off fossil fuels
February 18, 2021 | Newsweek
Why Did Wind Turbines Freeze in Texas When They Work in the Arctic?
January 25, 2021
NEW WORKSHOP REPORT!
Alaska Electric Vehicle Workshop
2020
October 19, 2020 | Anchorage Daily News
Developing alternative energy can reap long-term benefits for Alaska
October 19, 2020 | Ms.
How women and girls are ending the fossil fuel era
February 24, 2020 | Inside Climate News
Solar power just miles from the Arctic Circle? In icy Nordic climes, it’s become the norm
February 20, 2020 | Smart Energy International
Russia announces new renewables-powered arctic research station
February 19, 2020 | BBC Future Planet
The world’s most unlikely solar farms
February 7, 2020 | Eye on the Arctic
Renewable energy must be community tailored, Arctic conference hears
2018
November 13, 2018 | The Arctic Institute
Breaking free: Alaska’s path forward for renewable Arctic energy
2017
December 20, 2017 | CBC
Renewable energy growing in Canada but solar installations lagging behind
December 14, 2017 | Alaska Public Media
King Cove closer to the goal of 100 percent renewable energy
November 16, 2017 | Alaska Public Media
UA goes solar, panel by panel
September 13, 2017 | Alaska Public Media
National labs to field test microgrid tech in Cordova
September 12, 2017 | Alaska Public Media
Can an Anchorage start-up lure renewable energy investors to rural Alaska?
July 28, 2017 | CNBC
One of the biggest banks is making a big renewable energy commitment
July 30, 2017 | Toronto Star
Arctic community’s successful switch to solar-diesel power could be a glimpse into future
July 7, 2017 | Alaska Public Media
New Anchorage power plant improves efficiency and reliability while increasing rate
July 4, 2017 | Alaska Public Media
YK Delta villages receive federal energy grants
March 30, 2017 | Alaska Public Media
What about wave and tidal energy in Alaska?
March 26, 2017 | Anchorage Daily News
Alaska warms to solar power as prices fall and benefits grow
March 14, 2017 | Alaska Public Media
Harvard class assignment: Solve rural Alaska’s fossil fuel woe
February 23, 2017 | KTOO
Start-up gambles time is right for Alaska solar power
February 2, 2017 | Clean Energy Group
Clean energy equity in 2017: How foundations can advance solar and storage technologies in low-income communities
February 2, 2017 | Microgrid Knowledge
ABB Microgrif to be built in Anchorage with two forms of energy storage
February 9, 2017 | Alaska Public Media
Alaska’s infrastructure report card probably not going on the fridge
January 30, 2017 | Anchorage Daily News
New brand of borough aimed at cheaper energy, but critics worry it could do more harm than good
January 30, 2017 | Anchorage Daily News
[Opinion] Renewable energy makes financial sense for Alaska
January 6, 2017 | KTOO
Is hydropower renewable energy? One village in SE Alaska needs it to be
January 4, 2017 | CBC
WWF study says renewable energy will work, save money in Arctic communities
January 1, 2017 | Grist
E.U. loophole counts wood energy as “carbon neutral.” It’s not
2016
December 20, 2016 | Alaska’s News Source
Heating assistance program feels financial strain under budget cuts
December 12, 2016 | Yale Environment 360
Major Tech Investors Announce $1 Billion Fund for Clean Energy Research
August 15, 2016 | Anchorage Daily News
Alaska-built powerhouses boost green energy in villages
June 23, 2016 | Alaska Public Media
Rural Alaska communities to get $16 million in federal energy grants
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