The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $9,993,934 Cooperative Agreement under the Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) to the Alutiiq Tribe of Old Harbor in Alaska. The project plans to construct a run-of-the-river hydroelectric facility with a diversion structure, pipeline, powerhouse, and electric transmission line in the remote Alutiiq tribal village of Old Harbor, Kodiak Island. The new hydroelectric facility is expected to generate approximately 3,470 MWh of energy...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $5,000,000 Project Grant to Chitina Electric, Inc. under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The grant supports the Fivemile Creek Hydroelectric Project, which will develop renewable hydropower technology and infrastructure in Chitina, Alaska. The project aims to advance hydroelectric power solutions tailored to remote Alaskan communities, with a focus on improving...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) will provide $4,340,079 to the Alaska Village Electric Cooperative Inc. (AVEC) to construct a 500 kW solar photovoltaic array, a 540 kWh battery energy storage system, and a microgrid controller in the remote Dillingham region of southwest Alaska. The project aims to displace an estimated 24% of diesel fuel consumption at an existing power plant serving the Native Alaskan...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $54,811,907 Cooperative Agreement under the Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) to the North West Arctic Borough in Kotzebue, Alaska. The grant, with an award date of November 18, 2024 and a completion date of December 31, 2027, will support the development of solar photovoltaic (PV) generation, battery energy storage systems (BESS), and residential heat pump installations across eleven villages in the Northwest Arctic Borough region. The...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) will provide $4,969,257 to the Kokhanok Village, a tribally owned Alaskan community, to transition its microgrid to 100% renewable energy. The project will install a 943 kWh battery energy storage system, alongside solar PV, a new wind turbine, and electric thermal storage (ETS) heating units. This is expected to displace 70% or more of the village's fossil fuel...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $233,670 Cooperative Agreement under the Renewable Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.087) program to the City of Seward, Alaska. The funding will support the final design of a fourth-generation, community-scale, tidal source geothermal district heating and cooling system for the city. The project aims to reduce the community's dependency on heating oil and lower CO2 emissions by supplying over...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $33,649,384 Cooperative Agreement under the Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) to Kootznoowoo Inc., an Alaskan Native Corporation, to increase the availability of clean energy, improve energy resiliency and efficiency, and realize local economic and community benefits in rural and remote Alaskan communities. The project, with a performance period from August 1, 2024 to March 31, 2028, will focus on demonstrating and scaling emerging clean...
This $26,062,370 federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Clean Energy Demonstrations (CFDA 81.255) program aims to deploy high-penetration solar PV and battery storage systems into existing microgrids in eight remote tribal communities in Alaska that currently rely on costly diesel for 100% of their electricity production. The project, led by the Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC), a tribal non-profit organization, in collaboration with the Alaska Village Electric...
The Alaska Energy Authority (AEA), doing business as Aidea, was awarded a $4.36 million Project Grant from the Denali Commission under the Denali Commission Program (CFDA 90.100) to support the DOE Littoral Power Systems Hydrokinetic Project. The project aims to develop hydrokinetic technologies to harness tidal, wave, and river energy in remote Alaskan coastal and river communities between November 2021 and December 2022. As the Denali Commission seeks to provide critical utilities and...
The Department of Energy awarded the King Salmon Tribe a $688,628 Formula Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program. The objective of this grant is to improve the resilience of the electric grid against disruptive events in the King Salmon, Alaska region. The project period extends from August 2024 to April 2032. This federal grant will support the tribe's efforts to maintain and upgrade electricity generation facilities, enhance transmission and...