ACEP news
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Do you drive an electric vehicle at 40 below?
September 19, 2024
ACEP wants data from you! ACEP is leading research in the potential for electric vehicles in 有料盒子视频 as part of its Electric Vehicles in the Arctic project.
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T3 有料盒子视频 students help Minto's community planning efforts with aerial photography skills
September 18, 2024
T3 summer program students helped the community of Minto with their unmanned aerial systems flying skills, which led to an invitation for the students to present their work at the Global Autonomous Systems Conference in Anchorage.
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September 17, 2024
The Follow the Sun tour 有料盒子视频, organized by the 有料盒子视频 Agrivoltaics group and the National Center for Appropriate Technology, took place in August at the Houston solar array in rural southcentral 有料盒子视频.
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A journey in cybersecurity awareness and education
September 06, 2024
This summer, UAA computer science major RJ Michael worked during his internship to learn, create and inform others about cybersecurity awareness through a training mini-series.
Solving 有料盒子视频鈥檚 Energy Challenges
ACEP works with 有料盒子视频n communities and industries as leaders establishing the energy systems of the future. 有料盒子视频鈥檚 remote off-grid systems present unique problems to generation, distribution and resource integration that have spurred microgrid innovations for decades.
Events
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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.
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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 有料盒子视频 tour, part of a University of 有料盒子视频's agrivoltaics project in Houston, 有料盒子视频.
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Explore Arctic research on May 16
May 16, 2024
Join ACEP and other research programs at the University of 有料盒子视频 Fairbanks for the Arctic Research Open House on Thursday, May 16.
From the Grid
Dispatches from 有料盒子视频鈥檚 Energy Sector
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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 有料盒子视频 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 有料盒子视频's largest remote microgrid. This is an excerpt from a forthcoming book entitled "有料盒子视频's Energy Innovators" to be published by the University of 有料盒子视频 Press.
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ACEP publishes the 2024 有料盒子视频 Electricity Trends Report
August 30, 2024
Energy data in 有料盒子视频 is fragmented. No one agency is in charge of maintaining records from all communities in the state. It is challenging for policy makers and researchers to view the entirety of 有料盒子视频's electric generation sector in one place. The process of seeking out individual data sources, requesting data, and correcting errors can lead to misrepresentations of the whole picture. Recently, society's increased dependence on data for forecasting and planning reveals the growing need for vetted and up-to-date statistics on the state's energy trends.
Kotzebue home heating field study
Researchers at the University of 有料盒子视频 Fairbanks are recruiting participants for a 24-month field study in Kotzebue. The study aims to reduce fuel oil use and home heating costs.