ACEP news
Excess wind energy helps heat Kotzebue homes
November 13, 2024
The ACEP Reducing Fuel Consumption in Rural Arctic Communities project team recently installed seven electric thermal storage heaters in Kotzebue homes. These room heaters will be charged using excess wind energy.
Geologic Hydrogen Workshop outcomes discussed
November 12, 2024
Outcomes of the Oct. 29-31 Geologic Hydrogen Workshop on the ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ campus were presented at the ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ Hydrogen Working Group meeting in early November. U.S. Arctic Research Commissioner Mark Myers was the presenter,
ACEP welcomes back Leasi Vanessa Lee Raymond
November 01, 2024
Leasi Vanessa Lee Raymond, the new deputy director for strategic initiatives, will work closely with ACEP's director and executive officer to provide strategic input.
Summer intern contributes to developing new insulation technology
November 01, 2024
ACEP summer intern Micah VanderHart worked to develop an insulation system for buildings that is efficient and hence helps reduce COâ‚‚ emissions.
Solving ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ’s Energy Challenges
ACEP works with ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵn communities and industries as leaders establishing the energy systems of the future. ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ’s remote off-grid systems present unique problems to generation, distribution and resource integration that have spurred microgrid innovations for decades.
Events
Town Hall meeting will discuss carbon capture, use and storage in ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ
November 19, 2024
Join ACEP and partners for a town hall discussion on CCUS and learn how ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ's geology and new regulatory framework has the potential to support diverse carbon storage projects aligned with low carbon development.
Arctic Energy Forum 2024 in Iceland, Oct. 12-16
October 14, 2024
The Arctic Energy Forum 2024 will be held in Akureyri, Iceland, Oct. 14-16, prior to the Arctic Circle Assembly. A pre-conference education and policy tour is offered on Oct. 12-13.
Follow the Sun tour Aug. 13 in Anchorage
August 13, 2024
Join ACEP and the AgriSolar Clearinghouse on Tuesday, Aug. 13 at 9:30 a.m. for the Follow the Sun ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ tour, part of a University of ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ's agrivoltaics project in Houston, ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ.
From the Grid
Dispatches from ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ’s Energy Sector
To be the best utility: Reflections from former AVEC president and CEO, Meera Kohler
October 11, 2024
Providing reliable power service to rural ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ faces many geographic and economic challenges unique to the far North, including: vulnerabilities to supply chain disruptions, the high cost of diesel fuel, and limited resources to name a few. AVEC, however, has been successful in addressing these challenges through innovative organizational solutions as well as the early adoption of new technologies. Many of these solutions were wrought by former AVEC president and CEO, Meera Kohler.
September 26, 2024
Over his 11 years at ACEP, Chris consistently promoted renewable energy initiatives, always finding the right tool -- whether that was a strategic partnership, an international collaboration or a set of pyranometer wires. His transition to a new role with Renewable IPP marks the end of an era at ACEP.
Powering up the nation's second largest island with 100% renewable energy
September 03, 2024
Kodiak Island is located 250 miles south of Anchorage and is the second-largest island in the United States. It is the first remote community in ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ to be powered by almost 100% renewable energy year round. The utility manager - Darron Scott - tells the story of how this microgrid uses innovative storage strategies to balance hydro and wind resources on ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ's largest remote microgrid. This is an excerpt from a forthcoming book entitled "ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ's Energy Innovators" to be published by the University of ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ Press.
Kotzebue home heating field study
Researchers at the University of ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ Fairbanks are recruiting participants for a 24-month field study in Kotzebue. The study aims to reduce fuel oil use and home heating costs.
