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DOE’s Tribal Energy Program Three Pronged Approach

DOE’s Tribal Energy Program Three Pronged Approach. Financial Assistance. Technical Assistance. Information & Education. Success through Government-to-Government Partnerships. Leveraged through Intergovernmental Coordination. Leveraged with Intra-governmental Coordination.

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DOE’s Tribal Energy Program Three Pronged Approach

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  1. DOE’s Tribal Energy Program Three Pronged Approach Financial Assistance Technical Assistance Information & Education Success through Government-to-Government Partnerships Leveraged through Intergovernmental Coordination Leveraged with Intra-governmental Coordination

  2. Information & Education • Annual Program Review • Program Website • National Workshops • Tribe Specific or Regional Trainings • Upon Request and within available resources • Student Internships • “Guide to Tribal Energy Development” • Short Courses (workshop material) • Informational Resources (handbooks & guides) • Webinars (real-time and archived) Building Human Capacity in Indian Country

  3. Annual Program Review Unique Tribal Forum for Sharing and Learning • Forum for Tribes to meet and learn from other each other and to share in successes • Networking & learning opportunity • Forty to fifty (40-50) Tribal energy projects presented • Typically ~200 participants Tentatively Planned for March 2015

  4. Student Summer Internships Applications • Applications due each February • 12 week internship at Sandia National Laboratories (NM) • See TEP website for application form or “Join email list” Immersion into Renewable Energy • Interns gain hands-on experience on renewable energy systems • Required to produce a research paper as part of the internship Interns • Twenty-nine (29) interns sponsored since 2002 Contact • Sandra Begay-Campbell at (505) 844-5418 or skbegay@sandia.gov Deborah Tewa (certified electrician & solar installer) at Sandia’s PV Laboratory (2002) 2008 Interns’ participated in PV installation & training workshop (AZ-Hopi) Student Papers & Testimonials Posted on TEP Website

  5. Informational Resources All Material Posted on Program Website

  6. Program Website • Features • Program Brochure • Upcoming Events • Short Courses • Education & Training • Funding Opportunities • Projects on Tribal Lands • Guide to Clean Energy Development • Information Resources • Join Email List • Contacts Providing a Clearinghouse of Information www.eere.energy.gov/tribalenergy

  7. Program Website Projects on Tribal Lands • Project Lists by • Tribe Name • Award Year • Award Type • Technology • Project Map (List by State) • Project Summaries • Overview • Scope • Location • Status • Presentations • Final Reports • Tribal Contacts Assuring Tribal Project Visibility

  8. “Guide to Tribal Energy Development” • About the Guide • Development Process • Strategic Planning • Options Analysis • Organizational Development • Project Development • Assessing Energy Resources • Energy Technology Basics • Energy efficiency • Renewable energy • Fossil fuels • Combined heat and power • Electricity Grid Basics • Costs • Project Implementation Issues • Case Studies • Glossary Providing a Clearinghouse of Information www.eere.energy.gov/tribalenergy/guide

  9. Tribal Energy Models and Tools • Interactive Resource Maps • Reservation Specific Resource Maps • Student Internships & Papers • Webinar Material • Workshop Presentations • Energy Overview • Project Assistance & Resources • Renewable Energy Analysis & Economics • Business Development & Project Financing • Community Development • Biomass Energy • Geothermal Energy • Solar Energy • Wind Energy Providing a Clearinghouse of Information www.eere.energy.gov/tribalenergy/guide

  10. Email Newsletters • As subscribers, Tribes receive email newsletters on: • Training opportunities and upcoming events • Funding opportunities through our program and other federal programs and agencies • Other news and information related to Tribal energy • Simple On-line Subscription • Over 4,000 subscribers • 100’s of email notices sent each year • Distributed through other Tribal and Agency listservs – Expanding distribution • On-line inquiries available Join Our Email List www.eere.energy.gov/tribalenergy

  11. Assisting Tribes Achieve Their Energy Vision A 6kW PV System at SIPI’s Science and Technology Building (NM) Solar arrays on Navajo home (AZ) Jicarilla Apache Reservation PV array on Dulce High School (NM) Rosebud Sioux’s (SD) Little Soldier Turbine First 750 kW Turbine on Tribal Lands in the Contiguous U.S. Solar Installations at Pueblo of Laguna’s Majors Ranch (NM)

  12. Questions? Lizana Pierce, Project Manager Tribal Energy Program U. S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Telephone: (720) 356-1749Email: lizana.pierce@ee.doe.gov To receive periodic email information “Join Our Email List” on-line at www.eere.energy.gov/tribalenergy

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