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  • ACEP Research Engineer Michelle Wilber presents her NSF NNA work on Electric Vehicles in the Arctic.

    ACEP Makes a Big Presence in the Northwest Arctic Borough

    June 02, 2023

    ACEP has had a large presence in the Northwest Arctic Borough this year.
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  • Team of researchers during blackstart testing of the inverter. Photo by Mariko Shirazi.

    A New Grid Bridging System Tested at ACEP to Serve Villages in Alaska

    May 29, 2023

    Testing has commenced at ACEP on a new grid bridging system that will serve two communities near the west coast of Alaska.
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  • Rainer Karcher joined ACEP as a DevOps engineer. Photo courtesy of Rainer Karcher.

    Experienced Systems Engineer Rainer Karcher Joins ACEP

    May 26, 2023

    Rainer Karcher has recently joined ACEP as a DevOps engineer. His work focuses on maintenance and improvement of ACEP's IT cyberinfrastructure.
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  • Daly River high-penetration solar microgrid. Photo by Amanda Byrd.

    Daly River Solar Microgrid Powers Remote Australia Community

    May 25, 2023

    Daly River, the first high-penetration solar powered microgrid in Australia's Northern Territory, successfully powers remote communities.
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  • Sydney Lincoln and Ariana Shade have fun installing the blower door into the door frame.

    T3 Students Immerse Themselves in Energy Audit Experience

    May 22, 2023

    High school students received an energy audit training developed by the Teaching Through Technology Energy Club.
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  • Dhaha Nur has recently joined ACEP as a DevOps engineer.

    ACEP Welcomes Dhaha Nur to its Data Collection and Management Team

    May 22, 2023

    Dhaha Nur has recently joined ACEP as a DevOps engineer.
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  • A figure shows gas use totaled for all Railbelt utilities under the future scenarios represented by RCA filings or the proposed Renewable Portfolio Standard.

    Ground Truth Alaska Report: Goals and Plans of Alaska's Railbelt Electric Utilities

    May 22, 2023

    ACEP's Alaska Energy Data partners published a report comparing the goals that Alaska utilities set for themselves with predictions for the Regulatory Commission of Alaska.
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  • Shageluk power plant

    Biden-Harris Administration Makes Historic, $11 Billion Investment to Advance Clean Energy Across Rural America

    May 19, 2023

    The Biden-Harris administration announced the availability of nearly $11 billion in grants and loan opportunities that will help affordable and reliable clean energy to rural communities across the country.
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  • ACEP’s Chris Pike installs monitoring equipment on the Kotzebue Electric Association solar farm.

    Biden-Harris Administration Announces $50 Million To Boost Clean Energy Solutions and Cut Costs for Rural America

    May 19, 2023

    The Biden-Harris administration announced that $50 million in new grant funding will be made available for community-based energy projects located in rural and remote areas across the country.
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  • ACEP marine microgrid team pose in front of the Ocean Sentinel, a mobile wave energy test facility, during their tour of wave energy testing sites and equipment in Oregon.

    ACEP Marine Energy Team Visits OSU PartnersPage Title

    May 12, 2023

    The ACEP Marine Energy team working on the Department of Energy project Modeling the Integration of Marine Energy into Microgrids visited their Oregon State University project partners in April.
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  • Ian MacDougall works as a data analyst and analytics engineer at ACEP. Photo by  Mallarie Yeager.

    MacDougall Brings Broad Skillset to ACEP

    May 11, 2023

    Ian MacDougall has joined ACEP's data team as a data analyst and analytics engineer.
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  • ACEP researcher Alana Vilagi demonstrates the flow meter test bench in the Design Lab.

    Getting to the Bottom of Residential Heating Fuel Oil Consumption

    May 08, 2023

    ACEP researchers set to work to build a test bench for the flow meters to explore residential energy consumption data collection.
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  • A screenshot of the final video for the Alaska’s Changing Arctic Issues and Trends report series

    Alaska's Changing Arctic: Issues and Trends

    May 08, 2023

    The final video for the Alaska's Changing Arctic Issues and Trends report series, a capstone video, has been launched, targeting the Alaska state legislature.
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  • $200k Community Solar Program Awards

    May 08, 2023

    The second round of the Sunny Awards by U.S. DOE National Community Solar Partnership has been announced. The Awards will provide $200,000 for community solar projects.
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  • The Sir Samuel Griffith Centre on the Griffith University’s Nathan campus in Brisbane, Australia uses solar power and hydrogen to power the entire building.

    Australian Solar to Hydrogen Building and Offshore Hydrogen Microgrids

    April 24, 2023

    A recent tour of a solar- to hydrogen-powered building in Australia helps create potential research partnerships in onshore and offshore hydrogen microgrids.
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    Applications Open for URSA's 2023 Fall Student Project Awards

    April 24, 2023

    Applications for UAF's Undergraduate Research Scholarly Activity's 2023 Fall Student Project Awards are now open.
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  • UAA computer science seniors Nicole Mah (left) and Tuva Granøien were recently awarded  the 2023 Dr. Alex Hills Engineering and Civic Engagement Award for an energy awareness app they developed. Photos courtesy of Mah and Granøien.

    Energy Awareness App Earns Two ACEP Students Prestigious Award

    April 24, 2023

    Computer science students Nicole Mah and Tuva Granøien earned the Dr. Alex Hills Engineering and Civic Engagement Award for a Community Energy Awareness App they created for the community of Kotzebue.
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  • Solarize Fairbanks 2023 Campaign is Open

    April 19, 2023

    The Solarize Fairbanks 2023 Campaign is open and accepting participants through May 2023!
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  • UAA master's engineering student Henry Toal presents his thesis work at the Western Alaska Interdisciplinary Science Conference in Dillingham, Alaska. He partnered with ACEP's solar team on his work. Photo by Michael Lindemann.

    ACEP Researchers Attend Alaska Interdisciplinary Science Conference

    April 19, 2023

    Researchers traveled to the Western Alaska Interdisciplinary Science Conference in Dillingham to share research findings on topics ranging from electric vehicles to solar energy and heat pumps.
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  • ASEC CCSU flyer

    Did you Miss the Carbon Capture and Sequestration: Myths and the Reality Workshop?

    April 19, 2023

    Did you miss the carbon capture utilization and storage workshop? You can view it now.
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    Celebrating our Staff with UAF Longevity Awards

    April 12, 2023

    Every year, UAF celebrates the staff who support the university with longevity and recognition awards.
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  • ACEP program architect Annalise Klein joins the 2023 Island Innovation Ambassador cohort. Photo by Jeff Fisher.

    Annalise Klein Joins Island Innovation Ambassador Cohort

    April 12, 2023

    ACEP program architect Annalise Klein was accepted as part of the 2023 Island Innovation ambassador cohort.
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  • An ACEP staff member taking notes during a study survey. Photo by Jeff Fisher.

    Master's Student is Recruiting FNSB Residents for Home Energy Interviews

    April 12, 2023

    Alaska households face higher energy costs than most of the United States, and with its very cold winters, Alaska is unique.
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  • Left to Right: BladeRunner Energy's Austin Payne and Moriel Arango, ACEP's Ben Loeffler and Kawsar Ahammed at the UAF SHARKS project booth. Photo courtesy of Ben Loeffler.

    2023 ARPA-e SHARKS Summit

    April 12, 2023

    Last summer, ACEP's hydrokinetics team tested the BladeRunner Energy turbine during their field season.
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  • Chris Pike and Leif Albertson talk electric vehicles with Tina Harness at Cama-i in Bethel in March. Photo by Michelle Wilber.

    Yup'ik Dance Festival Offers Opportunity for Community Engagement

    April 12, 2023

    Michelle Wilber and Chris Pike of ACEP, and Leif Albertson of UAF Cooperative Extension Service traveled to Bethel last month for the 2023 Cama-i Dance Festival.
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  • Graduate Scholarships, Fellowships, Jobs and Career Fairs

    April 04, 2023

    Talks about Marine Energy Career Panel, the Southeast Conference, Pacific Marine Energy Center, and the Coastal Management Fellowship Program.
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  • Michelle Wilber speaks to Sitka community members about beneficial electrification at the Sitka Electrification Expo on March 18. Photo courtesy of Michelle Wilber.

    Electrifying Sitka

    April 04, 2023

    With a milder Southeast climate and hydropower as the main energy source, Sitka is an ideal place for electrification.
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  • Gwen Holdmann, senior researcher and UAF associate vice chancellor for research, innovation & industry partnerships, recently was appointed to the Alaska Energy Security Task Force. Photo by J.R. Ancheta.

    Holdmann Named on Energy Security Task Force

    April 03, 2023

    Last week, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy revised the Alaska Energy Security Task Force and announced its members.
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  • Nicole Jacobs

    Nicole Jacobs Brings Unique Perspectives to ACEP

    March 27, 2023

    Nicole Jacobs works on the Alaska Energy Atlas, exploring transmission grid connectivity to determine the cost of connecting off-grid communities to regional and continental grids.
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  • Graduate Scholarships, Fellowships, Jobs and Career Fairs

    March 27, 2023

    The Rural Energy Program at the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium is hiring, a Marine Energy Career Panel, the Southeast Conference is hiring an energy coordinator, the Pacific Marine Energy Center offers travel reimbursements for university collaborations and the 2023 Coastal Management Fellowship Program.
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  • ACEP in the News logo

    ACEP in the News

    March 27, 2023

    ACEP's work and its researchers are frequently featured in various news sources.
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  • Solar panel

    New Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard Bill Introduced to Legislature

    March 27, 2023

    A new bill recently introduced to the Alaska legislature proposes to require the utilities that form the 700-mile Alaska Railbelt grid to generate or purchase a specified percentage of their electricity from renewable resources.
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  • Person with mask on servicing a home heating system.

    Kotzebue Focus Group

    March 27, 2023

    Researchers at the Alaska Center for Energy and Power are recruiting Kotzebue residents to participate in a focus group on energy use and costs.
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  • A collage of images: light bulb, wind turbines, solar panel, flame

    Kotzebue Home Heating Study

    March 27, 2023

    Researchers at the Alaska Center for Energy and Power are recruiting Kotzebue homeowners to participate in a 24-month field study.
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  • Jeremy Kasper has been named the director of the Alaska Center for Energy and Power. Photo by Jeff Fisher.

    Jeremy Kasper Named ACEP Director

    March 20, 2023

    Kasper's vision for ACEP's future is, through applied renewable energy and distributed energy research, to improve the quality of life and community resilience of Alaskans.
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  • Gratia Rowell

    ACEP Welcomes Gratia Rowell

    March 20, 2023

    Gratia Rowell will be working on policy research that evaluates possible impacts of the power cost equalization program on renewable energy in rural Arctic villages.
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  • he Arctic Council permanent participants ‘family photo’ taken during the 12th annual ministerial meeting in Iceland. Photo by Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs/Gunnar Vigfússon.

    Alaska's Role in Arctic International Relations

    March 20, 2023

    UAF Center for Arctic Policy Studies' Amy Lovecraft and UAF Center for Arctic Security and Resilience's Brandon Boylan discuss Alaska's role in making the United States an Arctic nation and how the state's energy future is dependent on those relations.
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  • View of Kotzebue from the north, in the Kartorium cloud platform. Image courtesy of Kartorium.

    Alaska Startup Kartorium Celebrates Kotzebue's Innovation Ecosystem in Blog

    March 20, 2023

    Kotzebue has pioneered the integration of renewable energy since the late 1990s and continues to demonstrate the city's investment in a more sustainable and economically resilient future.
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  • laska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities works to repair Bear Creek Bridge on the Richardson Highway after high rainfall caused the creek to wash away the road. Photo by Alaska DOT.

    Climate-Safe Infrastructure will be Important in Alaska’s Energy Future

    March 10, 2023

    Rick Thoman and John Walsh of the International Arctic Research Center at UAF discuss Alaska’s changing weather impacts on energy system infrastructure and convey the key points that state leaders must consider when navigating decisions against the backdrop of a rapidly changing Arctic.
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  • Seth Kantner presented photos and stories from his life living among the caribou along the Kobuk River and surrounding areas to a standing room only audience at the Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitor Center. Photo by Amanda Byrd.

    Seth Kantner Comes to Fairbanks for two Storytelling Events and Workshop Series

    March 10, 2023

    UAF’s The Mix, the Northern Alaska Environmental Center, and the Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center hosted Kantner for an evening of storytelling and readings from his book.
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  • EV in the winter

    Want to Host an EV Charging Station?

    March 03, 2023

    Using National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure formula funding, Phase 1 of the plan focuses on building out EV charging infrastructure along Alaska’s alternative fuel corridor, the 355-mile stretch of road that connects Fairbanks to Anchorage.
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  • ACEP 2022 summer interns Alexis Francisco (left) and Leif Bredeson (right) stand by their posters at the Texas Power and Energy Conference. Photo by Phylicia Cicilio.

    ACEP Summer Interns Present Their Research at Texas Power and Energy Conference

    March 03, 2023

    ACEP Railbelt decarbonization team members Alexis Francisco and Leif Bredeson gave presentations at the Texas Power and Energy Conference
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  • George Reising is an ACEP program developer and curriculum director for Alaska T3.

    ACEP Is Delighted to Welcome George Reising to the Team

    August 29, 2022

    George Reising joins ACEP as a program developer and the Teaching Through Technology Alaska curriculum director.
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  • Colin Pennock is an electrical engineer and a 2022 intern at ACEP working on air source heat pumps

    ACEP Intern Looks at Heat Pumps to Solve Alaska Heating Costs

    August 29, 2022

    Alaska has some of the highest heating and energy costs in the country, due in large part to the high cost of fuel oil.
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  • ACEP's Alana Vilagi shows the ceramic bricks inside an electric thermal storage heater.

    Residential Heater Program Could Help FNSB Improve Air Quality

    August 29, 2022

    The Alaska Center for Energy and Power is conducting an electric thermal storage heater field study that will take place over three years in North Pole, Alaska.
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  • A Musk Ox on the left, and the Hummer EV on the road (very small) on the right. PS-4 is in the background.

    ACEP Intern Supports EV's Drive North to the Future

    August 19, 2022

    We were the first. We were the first people to drive electric vehicles to Oliktok Point.
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