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.
READ MOREDOE Funds Wind, Solar Infrastructure on Tribal Lands
by Native Business Staff | Aug 17, 2018 | Energy, Infrastructure
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.
READ MORETribes Use Federal Grants to Pursue Energy Sovereignty
by Native Business Staff | Jul 27, 2018 | Energy, Federal, Grants
Tribes are developing and expanding renewable energy projects that empower Tribal economic self-sufficiency, with the aid of federal grants and loan guarantees.
READ MOREBiomass Appeal: Inside the Forest County Potawatomi’s Biogas Plants
by Andrew Ricci | Jul 23, 2018 | Energy, Innovation
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.
READ MOREDOE to Offer $2B in Loan Guarantees for Tribal Energy Projects
by Native Business Staff | Jul 19, 2018 | Energy
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.
READ MOREWoven Together With the Land: The Role Climate Change Will Play in the Future of Tribal Energy
by Clif Cottrell | Jul 17, 2018 | Energy, Environmental, Natural Resources
Considering many tribes hold vast reserves of fossil fuels, and others rely on coal and natural gas for electricity generation, how will ongoing shifts in our climate caused by human activity affect energy markets for tribes?
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