DEVELOPING RENEWABLE ENERGY IN ARCTIC AND SUB-ARCTIC REGIONS AND COMMUNITIES

• Within the Krasnoyarsk territory – areas administered by the Norilsk
municipal government;
• Within Sakha Republic (former Yakutia): Allaikhov, Anabar, Bulun,
Nizhnekolym, Olenek and Ust-Yan district;
• Chuckchi autonomous national area – all territory;
• Within the Koryak autonomous area -- Olutor district.
• United States of America – All United States territory north of the Arctic Circle
and all United States territory north and west of the boundary of formed by
the Porcupine, Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers; all contiguous seas, including
the Arctic Ocean and the Beaufort, Bering and Chukchi Seas; and the Aleutian
chain.
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Biomass – Organic material that comes from plants and animals iii . Biomass can
be repurposed to useable forms of energy through burning or converting to
liquid or gas. Examples of biomass include wood and wood processing waste,
agricultural crops and waste materials, animal manure and human sewage.
Consultation – In Canada, the Crown (federal or provincial government) has
a duty to consult and, where appropriate, accommodate when the Crown
contemplates conduct that might adversely impact potential or established
Aboriginal or Treaty rights iv .
Geothermal – A renewable energy source that comprises heat originating from
within the earth. The heat can be recovered as steam or hot water, which can
then be used to heat buildings or generate electricity.
Hydro – The natural flow of water in rivers offers kinetic power that can be
converted into energy and electricity. To produce hydroelectricity, the water flow
is directed to the blades of a turbine, making it spin, which causes an electrical
generator connected to the turbine to spin and thus generate electricity v .
Independent Power Producers (IPP) – A corporation, person, agency, or other
legal entity or instrumentality that owns or operates facilities for the generation
of electricity for use primarily by the public, and that is not an electric utility vi .
Microgrid – An electricity distribution system that balances loads and energy
sources, and can be connected to larger power networks, or an independently
controlled and coordinated remote islanded grid vii .
Ocean Energy – Technologies have been developed to convert the energy of
ocean waves and tides into electricity or other useful forms of power vii .
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