During the Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø, Norway in January 2012, Arctic Institute contributor Tom Fries had the chance to interview Jason Meyer, who works at the Alaska Center for Energy and Power. His work involves identifying and testing new and effective energy technologies for the Arctic – often with the goal of providing power to Alaska’s remote communities – and assisting them through the development process. His interest in this field began in Vanuatu in the South Pacific where the local communities have some surprising commonalities with Alaska’s remote towns. These days, his work brings him into contact both with the complexities of intellectual property law and with the promise of exciting new developmental technologies.
