§ 7144d. Office of Arctic Energy

• (a) The Secretary of Energy may establish within the Department of Energy an Office of Arctic Energy.
• (b) The purposes of such office shall be as follows:
  • (1) To promote research, development, and deployment of electric power technology that is cost-effective and especially well suited to meet the needs of rural and remote regions of the United States, especially where permafrost is present or located nearby.
  • (2) To promote research, development, and deployment in such regions of—
    • (A) enhanced oil recovery technology, including heavy oil recovery, reinjection of carbon, and extended reach drilling technologies;
    • (B) gas-to-liquids technology and liquified natural gas (including associated transportation systems);
    • (C) small hydroelectric facilities, river turbines, and tidal power;
    • (D) natural gas hydrates, coal bed methane, and shallow bed natural gas; and
    • (E) alternative energy, including wind, geothermal, and fuel cells.
• (c) The Secretary shall locate such office at a university with expertise and experience in the matters specified in subsection (b).