Energy Sector Articles
Navajo Leaders Met With White House Officials to Deter NGS Shutter
Navajo Nation officials met with representatives from the Trump administration and the Energy and Interior departments this week to discuss options to save the Navajo Generating Station (NGS) ahead of its slated closure in 2019.
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Cherokee Nation Businesses Signs on as Presenting Sponsor of Native Business Summit
Cherokee Nation Businesses (CNB) has signed on as the presenting sponsor of the inaugural Native Business Summit, taking place May 13-15, 2019, at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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From Fear to Favor: Geothermal Energy’s Future on the Reservation
Geothermal power comes from drilling down to superheated water, often as hot as 700 degrees Fahrenheit, and allowing the escaping steam to turn a turbine on the surface. This makes geothermal energy very site specific.
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Tribal Solar Gets $5 Million Boost From Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo has committed $5 million to the GRID Alternatives Tribal Solar Accelerator Fund, an extension of its National Tribal Program.
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Henry Red Cloud: ‘Native Communities Are the Saudi Arabia of Solar’
“With all 568 federally recognized Tribes, there’s 61 gigawatts of power available in solar,” said Henry Red Cloud, founder and owner of Lakota Solar Enterprises (LSE), based on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.
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Three Number Ones From Inc. Magazine for Big Elk Energy Systems
Big Elk Energy Systems has hit the trifecta. On the just-issued Inc. magazine top 5000 lists, the Tulsa-based firm was ranked number 1 in three categories: manufacturing firms nationwide, companies based in Oklahoma, and companies based in Tulsa.
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DOE Funds Wind, Solar Infrastructure on Tribal Lands
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is providing $9 million to fund tribal energy infrastructure projects— helping Native American and Alaska Native communities harness their vast undeveloped energy resources.
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Tribes Use Federal Grants to Pursue Energy Sovereignty
Tribes are developing and expanding renewable energy projects that empower Tribal economic self-sufficiency, with the aid of federal grants and loan guarantees.
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Biomass Appeal: Inside the Forest County Potawatomi’s Biogas Plants
The Forest County Potawatomi’s biomass plant opened in 2013. Each year, a total of 16 million gallons of food waste is digested in two 1.3-million-gallon digester tanks.
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DOE to Offer $2B in Loan Guarantees for Tribal Energy Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy will provide $2 billion in partial loan guarantees to Native American and Alaska Native communities for energy development projects.
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