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“Speaking of Solar”: Energy Access Video for the Navajo Nation
We’re very pleased to announce the release of a video produced by ESI, in collaboration with Rochester Institute of Technology,… View Article
Energy Sovereignty Research White Paper
We are pleased to announce that the report on the results of the March 2024 Energy Sovereignty Research Workshop is… View Article
Stan Atcitty recognized for tribal electrification work
Sandia National Laboratories Senior Scientist Stan Atcitty has been honored with the A.P. Seethapathy Rural Electrification Excellence Award by the… View Article
Opportunities to grow tribal clean energy in the U.S.
A recent article in Science Magazine co-authored by Sandra Begay (Dine), member of the technical staff at Sandia National Laboratories’… View Article
Native America Calling archive: Indigenous Scientists on Traditional Knowledge
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 55:36 — 38.2MB) | Embed Indigenous scientists often have a foot in two worlds: modern science and… View Article
Harvard Climate Action Week: Traditional Ecological Knowledge
One of the cornerstones of ESI’s approach to energy sovereignty is to ground the work in traditional indigenous wisdom and… View Article
2024 Energy Sovereignty Workshop a Great Success
Energy Sovereignty Workshop a Great Success On March 12th and 13th, 2024 the Energy Sovereignty Institute (ESI) and Microgrid Systems… View Article
Energy Sovereignty Research Workshop
The National Science Foundation has awarded funding to the Microgrid Systems Lab and its Energy Sovereignty Institute, Navajo Technical University,… View Article
DOE Funds Picuris Pueblo, Other NM Microgrids
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected Kit Carson Electric Cooperative (KCEC) to receive $23 million ($15.4 million in… View Article
Listen: Dr. Stan Atcitty on Energy Equity
Stan Atcitty, a Senior Scientist at Sandia National Laboratories and a member of the Navajo Nation, spoke with Resilient New… View Article
RIT/ESI PhD Student wins Outstanding Graduate Woman
Sherralyn Sneezer will receive award during Graduate Education Week Sherralyn Sneezer, a Ph.D. student co-advised by ESI with the Rochester… View Article
ESI, RIT, Navajo Tech Win Energy Sovereignty Grant
ESI and its parent entity, the Microgrid Systems Laboratory, along with the Rochester Institute of Technology and Navajo Technical University,… View Article
New Federal Funding Sources
Several new federal funding programs, via the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA, aka the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law) and the… View Article
