ACEP -Alaska Center for Energy & Power

News Archive

2021

November

• UAF, Electric Utility Collaborate to Overhaul Kotzebue Energy Monitoring System

• Energy Startup Companies Benefit from ACEP Expertise

• UA and National Lab Guide Two Alaska Communities Closer to Meeting Energy Goals

• Register for Exciting Online Energy Classes

• Student Internships Now Available To Support Tribal Energy Projects

• Graduate Scholarships, Fellowships, Jobs and Career Fairs

• Call for Applications Sparks Round 14 of the Renewable Energy Fund

• ACEP Welcomes Jeff Fisher to the Team

• Arctic Dual Hood Featured in Startup Week

• Join the Arctic Energy Office in Kicking Off ArcticX on Nov. 17

• UA Giving Day nets $661,000 in support of UAF students, programs

• Build New Energy Projects and Networks with ARENA 2022

• New Publication Explores International Government Instruments Supporting Community Energy

• Wilson Center — Canada and the United States: Exploring the Nuclear Option

• REAP Energy Speaker Series: Tidal Energy in Cook Inlet

• Graduate Scholarships, Fellowships, Jobs and Career Fairs

• UA Giving Day 2021

• ARENA 2022 Now Accepting Applications

• Electrify Alaska Showcased Partnerships, Resiliency and Innovation

October

• Students - ACEP Is Hiring an Accounting Assistant!

• Cicilio, Shah Present at Industrial Electronics Society Conference

• Marsik Shares Heat Pump Knowledge with Tribes Across the U.S.

• Join the Next Alaska Nuclear Energy Working Group Meeting

• Graduate Scholarships, Fellowships, Jobs and Career Fairs

• BladeRunner Launches First Prototype in Alaska under SHARKS

• Grid Bridging System Could Replace Disel Generators in Microgrids

• REAP Energy Speaker Series: Alaska’s Electric Reliability Organization

• Arctic Energy Atlas Puts All Energy Systems on the Map

• Warm Up with Biomass Energy Systems Class

• DOE Launches EnergyTech University Prize Geared toward Students

• Join ACEP’s Storytelling Team!

• Fed Supernova Features ACEP’s Research

• CHP for Greenhouses Webinar

• REAP Shares Alaska’s New EV Network

• Tree Leaves — an Alternative Food Source

September

• Rural Utilities, UA’s Success Celebrated at Southeast Conference

• LEAP Supports Community Energy Justice – Learn More

• FIREWALL – Alaska’s Energy, Community Resilience to Wildfires

• Deadline for Alaska’s Blue Economy Proposals Oct. 15

• Graduate Scholarships, Fellowships, Jobs and Career Fairs

• Yukon Microgrid to Receive Real-Time Data Dashboard

• Annalise Klein, ACEP’s Alaska Fellow, Brings a Rich Background in STEM Education

• Graduate Scholarships, Fellowships, Jobs and Career Fairs

• ACEP Learns the Art of Teaching through Technology

• Solar Futures Report Outlines Pathway to Zero Carbon Grid

• Graduate Scholarships, Fellowships, Jobs and Career Fairs

• Water Horse Rides the Tanana River Again

• Video Training Helps Educators to Continue Sharing their Knowledge

• M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust visits ACEP for Project Updates

• Submit your Proposal to Alaska’s Blue Economy Future

August

• Heat Monitoring Devices Will Give Insight to Heat Pump Efficiencies in Kotzebue

• New Tool Helps Assess Renewable Energy Effects on Community Sustainability

• AK Small Nuclear Working Group — Economic Viability of Micro-Reactor Deployment in Alaska Markets

• Students — Join UAF’s Solar Design Challenge Team

• U.S. Energy Secretary and Sen. Murkowski Tour ACEP's ETF

• ACEP Intern Puts All Arctic Transmission Lines on the Map

• UAF Team Enters NASA Video Animation Competition

• ACEP Intern Creates Secure Utility Data Pipeline

• EPSCoR Research Partners Visit and Tour ACEP Facilities

• 500 People Attended Alaska’s First EV Car Show

• Learn more about Alaska’s Clean Energy Transition

• Solar Innovations Contest to Award $4.6 Million

• Work in Southeast Supporting Energy Projects Around Alaska

• ACEP Intern Explores Advanced Technology for Powerhouse O&M

• Wind Resources in Conjunction with Dispatchable Loads Explored for Alaska Microgrid

• Murkowski Names ACEP Hydrokinetic Research in Critical Infrastructure Bill

• Speed-Dating Event Brings Young Alaskans Together with Community Service Leaders

• ACEP Intern Explores Medium-Voltage Intertie for Northwestern Alaska

• ACEP, UAF Awarded $2.5 M to Study Alternative Heat to Reduce PM2.5

• ACEP Partners with Kotzebue to Understand Arctic Solar Farm Performance

• Research Partnership Leads to Heat Recovery Improvements in Rural Alaska Communities

July

• ACEP Intern Gains Business Skills while Solarizing Fairbanks

• A Day in the Life of Fisheries and Hydrokinetic Researchers

• ‘Alaska Grown’ Documentary Showcased at Denali Film Festival

• Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for Three Electric Vehicle Chargers in Anchorage

• An Update from Solarize Fairbanks - 71 Homes Signed-Up to Add Solar

• A Tale of Two Communities - Adopting and Paying for an In-Home Non-Potable Water Reuse System in Rural Alaska

• ACEP Intern Models Proposed Geothermal Microgrid at Pilgrim Hot Springs

• UNSC Guest Speakers at Small Nuclear Working Group Meeting

• New Paper Sheds Light on Vinegar-Producing Microbes

• ACEP, UAF Research Featured in Alaska Business Magazine

• ACEP Intern Helps City of Sitka Make Electric Asset Data Available Through GIS

• EERE Seeks Public Feedback to Define Inadequate Electric Service Areas

• Permafrost Thawing Could Cause Faster Infrastructure Deterioration

• Register Now for Southeast Conference Annual Meeting

• ACEP Offices Closed for Independence Day Celebrations

• Intern to Help Design Transmission Line for Wind Farm

• First Peterbilt Electric Truck Delivered to Municipality of Anchorage

• Register Now for Electrify Alaska! Conference

• Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Are Coming to the Railbelt

June

• Intern to Help Remote Alaska Community Finalize Solar Installation

• Chamberlin New Energy Data Manager

• New Paper Reviews Electro-Magnetic Transient Simulations for Power Systems

• Renewable Energy Infographics Developed for Rural Alaska

• Don’t Forget to Apply for PMEC Collaboration Grants

• New Article Explores Forest Health and Powering Alaska Native Communities

• Intern to Create Community Energy Profile for Galena

• Triton Fish Collision Risk Research at Tanana River Test Site

• Seitz to serve as first Meek Endowed Chair

• Intern Explores Historic Pilgrim Hot Springs Buildings for Ecotourism

• Overview of Triton and Collision Risk Stressor Research

• New Report Shares Costs and Challenges of Renewable Energy Options

• Electric Vehicles in Alaska — Commonwealth North Energy Policy Event

• Intern to Identify Full Costs and Benefits of All Energy Systems in Alaska

• Funding Opportunities for Students

• Launch Alaska Adds 10 Startups to its Portfolio

• Choosing a Power Electronic Converter Model for Power System Analysis

May

• ACEP Intern Helps to Put Arctic Energy on the Map — Literally

• Pacific Marine Energy Center Invites Applications for Collaboration Grants

• URSA 2021 Fall Project Awards

• Climate Change Impacts on Indigenous Peoples — A Historical Perspective

• MicroFEWs Opinion Piece Featured in ADN

• Wilber Featured in Juneau Economic Development’s Innovation Shorts

• Third ACEP/ASU Microgrid Boot Camp Successfully Completed

• Would You Park an Electric Vehicle on the UAF Campus?

• UAF’s Nook Went Scavenger Hunting

• Erin Whitney Elected to Chugach Electric Board of Directors

• Telling ACEP and Alaska’s Stories — in a Nutshell

• Curiosity, Passion and a Positive Attitude Pays Off

• MicroFEWs Paper Published in Nature Sustainability

• Register for the First Alaska Nuclear Energy Working Group Meeting

• UAF Makerspace Showcases Innovative Students

• How ACEP’s Solar Research Is Helping Private Industry — in a Nutshell

• ACEP Team Provides Input on Building in Extreme Conditions

• First Field Samples Gathered in Beaufort LTER since 2019

• Join Us for the Arctic Research Open House on May 20!

• New Article Explores Backyard Farming during a Pandemic

• ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit – Students Apply to Attend Free

• ACEP’s Innovative Research — in a Nutshell

• EVs on Campus - ACEP Needs Your Help!

• Commonwealth North Policy — Will Small-Scale Nuclear Work in Alaska?

• New List Details Installed Community-Scale Solar Across Alaska

• Women Communicating Arctic Science Gender in Transdisciplinary Research

• 2021 Arctic Sustainable Energy Research Conference Presentations Available

• Join the Small-Scale Nuclear Working Group

April

• ACEP’s Energy Efficiency Research — in a Nutshell (1)

• Two Spots Left in Virtual Microgrid Boot Camp!

• Five Communities Join the University of Alaska and REAP to Target Energy Resilience Goals

• Enroll Now — Energy-Efficient Building Design and Simulation

• Holdmann Answered Nuclear Energy Questions on Alaska Public Media

• Register Now for CASES Virtual Academic Conference

• ACEP’s Partnership with Southeast Alaska — in a Nutshell

• ACEP’s Alaska Grown on Amazon Prime

• Could Kelp Be The New Energy Source?

• Students Apply for Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships

• REAP Spring Speaker Series

• ACEP Researchers to Present at Arctic Sustainable Energy Research Conference April 20-22, 2021 (1)

• Food, Energy, Water, and Renewable Energy— in a Nutshell

• Wiring Upgrade Prepares Energy Technology Facility for More Research

• New Research Paper Explores Blockchain for Distributed Energy Resources

• Panel to Discuss Small-Scale Nuclear Energy for Alaska

• ACEP Researchers to Present at Arctic Sustainable Energy Research Conference April 20-22, 2021

• Helping Communities Reduce their Energy Costs — in a Nutshell

• REAP Spring Speaker Series

• Three ACES Workshops on Social Behavior Regarding Energy

• ACEP Joins Energy Systems Integration Group

• Gwen Holdmann Featured Speaker in Microgrid Conference

• ARCTIC Partner - Launch Alaska’s Annual Impact Report

• Workshop on Sustainable Energy and Energy Efficiency

• Panel to Discuss Small-Scale Nuclear Energy for Alaska

March

• Request for Public Comment: Draft Arctic Research Plan

• How ACEP’s EV Research Could Save the Environment — in a Nutshell

• Solar Projects Energizing Remote Alaska Communities

• 2021 Alaska Railbelt Net Metering Update Released

• New Report Explores Beneficial Electric Heat Pump Rate

• ACEP Builds Alaska’s Utility Workforce — in a Nutshell

• Two Meetings Look to Accelerate Electric Vehicles in Alaska

• REAP Spring Speaker Series

• ACEP Partners with Private Industry to Assist the U.S. Air Force — in a Nutshell

• Heat Pump Testing under Alaska Conditions

• Waste-to-Energy Technical Assistance Webinar March 18

• ACEP’s Innovation Helps Alaska Microgrids - in a Nutshell

• Solarize Fairbanks is recruiting for 2021!

• REAP Spring Speaker Series Starts March 10

• UAF’s Solar Test Site Live Data!

• Residential Home Heating - in a Nutshell

• Bifacial Solar Panels Performance in Alaska Revealed

• New Research Paper Explores Grid Resiliency and Natural Disaster

• AEA Seeks to Expand Electric Vehicle Charging Network

• Cardboard Fuel Pellets Webinar – Feasilbilty through Pilot

February

• Indoor Air Quality - in a Nutshell

• Holdmann to Present at Commonwealth North Energy Policy Event

• ACEP Researchers Add to Lifelong Education Series

• Public Comment on Fort Wainwright Power Plant Upgrades Closes Feb. 22

• ACEP’s Research in a Nutshell

• New Report Shows EVs Perform Well in Cold Conditions

• Phylicia Cicilio Presents at UAA Professional Development Seminar

• Apply for DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research

• Igiugig Plans New Biomass Heating System

• Southeast Conference - Bouncing Back After COVID-19

• Community of Collaboration: UAA and UAF Partner on Energy Research

• ‘Picture a Scientist’ Screens on International Women in Science Day

• New Peer-Reviewed Paper Explores Resilience in Modern Electric Grids

• ACEP Teams Up with REAP and 365 SMART

• Wilber Leads Beneficial and Equitable Electrification Initiative

• ACEP Fellowship Explores Hydrokinetic Energy

• DOE Launches Spring 2021 Geothermal Collegiate Competition

• Small-Scale Nuclear Report for Alaska Published

• New Scholarship for First Nations Students

• DOE Funding Opportunity Looks to Offshore Wind

January

• HRV System Efficiencies Calculated in New Peer-Reviewed Paper

• Hydrogen-Eating Microbes More Efficient than Algae

• ACEP’s Michael Wise to Participate in PMEC Alumni Discussion

• Communities - Apply for Technical Assistance to Improve Energy Resilience

• Solarize Fairbanks is Kicking off the 2021 Campaign

• Homer News - Letters to the Editor, Murkowski helps advance clean energy in Alaska, nationwide

• ICE Seed Grant Assists in Wind-Powered Heat Pump Business Model

• Alaska Forum on the Environment Accepting Submissions

• Register Now for Southeast Conference Mid-Session Summit

• Alaska Electric Vehicle Workshop Report Now Available

• Informational Webinar for Community Technical Assistance Projects

• Informational Webinar for Community Technical Assistance Projects

• Your Data Can Expand Knowledge of Alaska’s Electric Vehicles

• Register Now for Biomass Energy Systems Course

• Happy New Year!

• ACEP Welcomes Erin Trochim to the Team!

• Register Now for Energy and Society

2020

December

• Happy Holidays From the ACEP Team

• Communities May Apply for Technical Help to Improve Energy Resilience

• Tom Marsik Remembers Todd Radenbaugh

• Register for the Alaska Energy Storage Workshop

• Peer-Reviewed Paper Explores Nanomaterial Porous Absorbers for Desalting

• CASES Webinar Series Kicks Off — Food, Energy, Water and Renewable Energy

• Micro Nuclear Meeting Discusses Fuel, Transportation and Disposal

• Innovation in the Arctic – An Interview with Nathan Prisco

• ACEP Joins American-Made Challenges Network

• ACEP Launches New Interactive World EV Map

• Start the New Year With a Utility Lecture Series

• Get Paid to Work with Water-Powered Energy Technologies

November

• ACEP Receives $3.3 Million ARPA-E Award for Hydrokinetic Testing

• Restoration of Kokhanok Wind-Diesel Microgrid

• Hydrokinetics Fisheries Video Recognized in UAF Award

• Student Interns Sought for ACEP Spring, Summer Program

• Apply Now for 2021 Arctic Innovator Program

• Buoy Maintenance Ensures Second Year of Data Collection

• Small Scale Nuclear Power: An Option for Alaska?

• URSA Award Funds Food, Energy, Water Security Modeling

• ACEP Storyteller Featured in Northern Soundings Radio Program

• Teslin Biomass Boiler Live Virtual Tour

• Solar’s Impact on the Alaska Economy

• Documentary Provides High School Learning Opportunity

• Village of Solomon is One Step Closer to a New Microgrid

• Broadband Connectivity Topic for Next Arctic Resilience Forum

• New Snow-Shedding Coatings Applied to Alaska Solar Panels

• Stoking the Flame: Subsistence and Wood Energy in Rural Alaska

• Wilber Inspires Budding Alaska and Space Engineers

• New Peer-Reviewed Paper Explores Nanoparticles in Solar Stills

• Apply Now for the DOE Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships

October

• 3D Camera-Equipped UAV Produces Highly Accurate Mapping Images

• ACEP Partners on Heavy-Duty EV Demonstration Project