Project Highlights
Agrivoltaics in northern climates and rural north America
March 31, 2023
The agrivoltaics project investigates opportunities for maximized economic benefits and efficient use of land for clean energy production and sustainable food production in northern and rural North America.
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Beneficial and Equitable Electrification (BEE)
March 23, 2023
The Beneficial and Equitable Electrification (BEE) Initiative seeks to understand the electrification of currently or previously non-electrified energy loads, such as transportation and heating, in order to harness local, sustainable, and cost-effective energy resources for all.
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January 23, 2023
As a member of the UNIFI, or Universal Interoperability for Grid-Forming Inverter Consortium, ACEP attempts to advance grid-forming inverter technologies and to help provide new guidance for effective and stable inverter operations.
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January 05, 2023
This project seeks to provide an independent, unbiased assessment to help inform future decisions by Alaska utilities and other stakeholders, while demonstrating the opportunities and challenges facing isolated regional electric grids seeking to decarbonize.
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Beaufort Lagoon Ecosystems LTER
November 11, 2022
This project addresses questions about land/sea interactions, biogeochemical and biological composition, seasonal dynamics and long-term changes within lagoons along the northern Alaskan Arctic coast.
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High latitude and cold climate solar PV
September 20, 2022
This project aims to better characterize the performance of solar photovoltaic (PV) arrays in high latitude and cold climates.
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Tracking solar PV trends in Alaska
September 20, 2022
This project tracks the performance and cost of solar photovoltaic technology in Alaska.
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Optimizing bifacial solar PV technology for high latitudes
September 20, 2022
This project aims to characterize how well bifacial solar photovoltaic (PV) panels perform at high latitudes.
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September 20, 2022
This project aims to restore the high penetration wind-diesel system and to simultaneously develop a real-world wind-diesel microgrid test bed for research in Kokhanok, Alaska.
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September 20, 2022
This project identified a Grid Bridging System (GBS) that allows costly diesel generators to turn off for periods of time and the entire system to run on renewables to reduce fuel consumption and environment impacts in Alaskan communities.
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Modeling of Converter-Dominated Power Systems
September 20, 2022
The project intends to develop and validate models to assess the dynamic response of converter-dominated power systems across multiple spatio-temporal scales.
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Submarine Hydrokinetic and Riverine Kilo-megawatt Systems (SHARKS)
September 01, 2022
This project aims to develop new technical pathways to design economically competitive hydrokinetic turbines for tidal and river currents.
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September 01, 2022
This project supports infrastructure upgrades to the Tanana River Test Site, the river energy test site of the Pacific Marine Energy Center.
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September 01, 2022
This project aims to determine the benefits and issues associated with integration of wave and other renewable energy sources into small grid systems.
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September 01, 2022
This project was carried out to advance the Technology Readiness Level of the Water Horse hydrokinetic power harvester from 5 to 7.
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