AMA Members Participate in Sustainable Energy Conference
AMA Executive Director Deantha Skibinski moderated a panel on “Sustainable Sourcing: the Role of Alaska in the Critical Minerals Supply Chain” with a presentation by DGGS Director and State Geologist Melanie Werdon and a roundtable discuss with Werdin, Mike Satre with Hecla, Cal Craig with Ambler Metals, and Mike Schaffner with Graphite One.
In May, the Governor’s Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference provided a strong focus on the critical role that mining, and minerals will play in any move to more sustainable energy sources. This is the third year of this event, intended to join visionaries, researchers, policymakers, and investors from across the world as the energy transition unfolds and emerging technologies advance. The vision is that Alaska is both a current energy producer, and the best place on earth to explore the future of energy. Alaska has more sustainable energy potential than nearly any place on earth. Alaska is home to established commercial scale wind, solar and hydro; it’s serving as a proving
ground for tidal and micronuclear power; and the state is advancing an LNG project that will displace coal, reduce global emissions by at least 77 million tons, and has the potential to unlock blue and green hydrogen fuel. With its challenging climate and hundreds of remote communities unconnected to traditional infrastructure, Alaska is also a world leader in microgrid deployment where renewable energy sources are being integrated even north of the Arctic Circle. The state has the ability to capture and sequester gigatons of carbon and has every one of the 50 critical minerals identified as key to the energy transition.
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June 2024 I The Alaska Miner I www.alaskaminers.org
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