Project Grant DEIE0000161

The Denali Commission, through its Denali Commission Program (CFDA 90.100), awarded a $452,270 Project Grant to the Puvurnaq Power Company, a tribally owned non-profit organization based in Kongiganak, Alaska. The grant funding will support the Kongiganak Utility Storage and Workshop project, which aims to construct utility storage facilities and implement energy efficiency initiatives to enhance electrical infrastructure and reduce energy costs in the remote indigenous community. The project...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs awarded a $220,000 Project Grant under the Tribal Energy Development Capacity (TEDC) Grants program (CFDA 15.148) to the Kongnikilnomuit Yuita Corporation, an Alaskan Native Corporation located in Anchorage, Alaska. The grant funding will support the early design phase of a 520 kW solar array and 560 kWh battery hybrid microgrid system to connect with the existing diesel power plant in the village of Kotlik, Alaska. The project...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) will provide $4,340,079 to the Alaska Village Electric Cooperative Inc. 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 approximately 24% of the diesel fuel consumption at an existing power plant serving the native Alaskan communities...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) provides $2,285,774 to construct a 160 kW solar PV array and 210 kWh battery energy storage system for a microgrid in the Native Village of Ouzinkie, Alaska. The project aims to deliver reliable, resilient, and low-cost renewable electricity to the approximately 128 residents of Ouzinkie, who engage in subsistence lifestyles and rely on refrigeration and stable power. The battery...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255), 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 diesel for 100% of their electrical production. The $26,062,370 award, with a performance period from August 2024 to December 2030, will be administered by Dena Nena Henash, doing business as...

This $4,969,257 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) will support the installation of a 943 kWh battery energy storage system, solar PV, a new wind turbine, and electric thermal storage (ETS) heating units in the remote village of Kokhanok, Alaska. The project aims to transition Kokhanok's microgrid to 100% renewable energy, significantly increasing the system's reliability and resilience while reducing the...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) provides $54,811,907 to the North West Arctic Borough in Alaska to increase the availability of clean energy, energy resiliency, and community benefits across eleven villages in the Northwest Arctic region. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include the development of solar photovoltaic (PV) generation and battery energy storage systems (BESS),...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $4,880,636 project grant under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to the Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AVEC) and Kuitsarak Incorporated (Kuitsarak). The funding will support the Goodnews Bay Renewable Energy Project, which aims to finalize design documents, install wind turbines and a battery system, and implement a wind-to-heat system to reduce diesel fuel...

This Project Grant award, provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616), will fund the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) to build community-scale photovoltaic solar arrays and battery storage systems, and provide workforce training, in five Alaska Native communities. The $19,989,160 award will enable the installation of five operational solar arrays and five battery energy storage...

The Koniag, Inc. was awarded a $247,778 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), CFDA 10.868. The grant funding will support the development of renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements for agricultural producers and rural small businesses in Alaska. Specifically, the grant will enable Koniag, Inc. to implement projects such as solar panel installations, wind turbines, geothermal...