ACEP -Alaska Center for Energy & Power

News Archive

2022

September

• Did You Miss the Nuclear Town Hall Meeting Last Week?

• ONR and ACEP Discuss Innovation and the Future of Energy in Alaska, and Beyond

• ACEP Photo Wins Second Place in National Competition

• Register Now for the 2022/23 Solar Decathlon

• Wilber Explores Electric Vehicles in Rwanda

• Hydrogen As a Storage Media to Reduce the Cost of Energy

• Community Forum on our Energy Future

• Join the ACEP Team!

• Oak Ridge National Laboratory Visits UAF and ACEP

• T3 Alliance Kickoffs of the New School Year

• Southeast Conference Hosts Annual Meeting in Ketchikan

• ACEP is Hiring! Power Systems Integration Project Manager

• ACEP is Hiring! Assistant to the Director

• Vanessa Raymond Brings Data Programming Experience to ACEP

• Shultz Energy Fellow Studies Decarbonization Pathways for the Alaska Railbelt

• Small-scale Nuclear Reactor Public Meeting Sept. 21

• Intern Explores Hydropower as Energy Solution for Northwest Arctic Villages

• Kotzebue Electric Modelling and Energy Audits Ensure Grid Stability and Reliability

• Governor Declares Alaska Clean Energy Week, Sept. 26-30, 2022

• Southeast Conference Hosts Annual Meeting in Ketchikan

• Anchorage Greenhouse Gas Inventory Webinar

• 2022 ACEP Summer Internship

• ACEP Researchers are Filling Data Gaps on Coastal Erosion

• Register Now for Online Sustainable Energy Classes

• Join Nome Joint Utilities in a Community Power Discussion on Micro-Reactors

• Fastest Path to Zero - Join the next Nuclear Working Group Meeting

• Southeast Conference Awarded $49M Phase II Build Back Better Award

• ACEP Hosts Informational Small-scale Nuclear Reactor Public Meeting

August

• Residential Heater Program Could Help FNSB Improve Air Quality

• ACEP Is Delighted to Welcome George Reising to the Team

• ACEP Intern Looks at Heat Pumps to Solve Alaska Heating Costs

• Alaska’s Microgrid Capacity Featured in SmartGrid Podcast

• ACEP Shared Research Findings and Information at Renewable Energy Fair

• ACEP Intern Supports EV’s Drive North to the Future

• Heidari Appointed to NNA Community Office Early Career Research Advisory Board

• Solar and Wind Grid Services and Reliability Demonstration — Concept Paper due Sept. 1

• Community Solar Resources for Multifamily Affordable Housing Webinar - Aug. 25

• Help Make Solarize Fairbanks Even Better

• UAA Study Seeks Participants for a Wood Stove Home Heating Survey

• ACEP’s Flagship Online Course ‘Foundations of Microgrids’ Launches Tomorrow – Aug. 16

• ACEP Interns Explore Alaska’s Uncharted Waters

• How Alaska Fits into the Global Microgrid Movement

• Tiny Cabin was First in His Career of Sustainable Building

• From Puerto Rico to Alaska — Intern Dives into Energy Optimization Analysis

• Congratulations Riley Bickford on Graduation and Innovative Success

• New Award Program for Equitable Community Solar

• Partnerships and Maintenance Keep Solar Site Shining

• What’s All The Hype about Hydrogen?

• New Funding to Support Grid Decarbonization

• What’s Better Than One Intern Working on a Research Project? Two, of Course!

• Alaska’s Innovative Arctic Shared with ARENA Cohort

• Cordova Alaska Plays Host to International Island Nations

• Combining Research and Education to Realize Renewable Energy Benefits for Remote Communities

• New $3 Million Study Aims to Reduce Fuel Oil Use in The Remote Arctic

July

• Looking at the Numbers Behind Electric Vehicle Integration in Alaska

• Predicting Clouds can Help Solar Energy Production

• Cordova Looks at an Innovative Heating Loop

• Shining a Light on the Alaska Household Solar Installation Motives

• ARENA Program Welcomes 2022 Participants to Fairbanks

• Food-Energy-Water Nexus Factors that are Different in Alaska

• IPS Connect Conference Starts Next Week in Cordova

• Reaching Higher Renewable penetration Drives AUSI Intern Lindy Guernsey

• Arctic Remote Energy Networks Academy Begins Next Week

• Learn about the Waste Isolation Plant at the next Nuclear Working Group Meeting

• Nuclear Energy Generation Inspires AUSI Intern Gus Lewis

• Testing Begins for Bladerunner Hydrokinetic Turbine

• Demonstration Microgrid Provides Interns with Insight into Power Systems Integration

• $500 Million Program Launched to Transform Mines Into New Clean Energy Hubs (1)

• Energy Subsidies and Community Capacity Could be Factors in Renewable Energy Integration

June

• Register Now for ACEP’s Foundations of Microgrids Online Course

• ACEP Office will be Closed for Independence Day Holiday

• ACEP Intern Finds New Experiences in Researching Greenhouses

• ACEP a Recipient of Nuclear Energy R&D Award

• ACEP sponsored UW Engineering Capstone Project Developing a Synthetic Railbelt Power System Model

• New Experiences and New Prototypes Inspire AUSI Intern Osias Salem

• Twelve Projects Selected for ETIPP Include Four Alaska Communities

• ABEC transitions from CFOS to VCR Office

• Make Your Voice Heard in Alaska’s $50M EV Infrastructure Deployment Plan

• A Sneak Peek at the IPS Connect Conference

• Hydrogen Shot Incubator Prize is the Newest American Made Challenge

• Students Gain Research Work Experience through ACEP Undergraduate Summer Internships

• Holdmann’s New Role Puts the Energy and Power into UAF’s Fourth Strategic Goal

• ACEP Research and Community Partnerships Celebrated by UA Board of Regents

• Submit Abstracts for International HVAC Conference by June 13, 2022

• Alaskans — Give Your Input on EV Charging Station Locations

• Australian Microgrid Expertise Features at IPS Connect Conference

• UAF Engineering Class Features Kotzebue

• Arctic Energy Office Seeks Permanent Director

• Join Us for a Tour of King Island’s Innovative Microgrid

May

• That’s a Wrap - Takeaways and ‘Aha’ Moments From the Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference

• Register Now for the Isolated Power Systems Connect Conference

• Don’t Miss the Alaska Nuclear Working Group Meeting on June 14

• UAF Team Lauded For Innovative Home Design

• Solar Installation Program Shares New Skills

• Research, Community, and Free Ice Cream — UAF’s Arctic Research Open House was a Sun-Shining Success!

• Alaska is Examining an ‘All of the Above’ Energy Strategy

• CASES International Forum Meets in Fairbanks

• Don’t Miss the Railbelt Decarbonization Workshop

• Eating Trees May Not Be Only for Beavers

• Leadership Changes at ACEP - Kasper Named Interim Director

• Ben Loeffler Steps Up to UAF’s PMEC Director

• UAF Opens Its Doors During the Arctic Research Open House

• ACEP Team Members Longevity Celebrated

• Holdmann Featured in Alaska Business Magazine Cover Story

• Did you Miss the Electrify Everything Workshop?

• Don't Miss the Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference May 24-26

• Repeated Aerial Surveying Improves Digital Terrain Models

• Eating Alaskan Oil?

April

• Share Your Thoughts on Railbelt Decarbonization!

• Do Electric Vehicles Have a Place in the Remote Alaska Communities?

• ARCTIC Fellow Maps out Education Initiatives in Kotzebue

• Permafrost Thawing Contributes to Beaufort Sea Coastal Erosion

• Research from the Top of the World

• Electrify Everything!?

• Want to Become a Professional Solar Energy Installer?

• Daisy Huang Joins Alaska Resource Education POWR Roundtable

• Register Now for Energy-Efficient Building Design

• What Role Will Microreactors Play in Alaska’s Energy Future? (1)

• Join ArcticX Summit: Committing to a Sustainable Arctic

• Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Opportunities

• Rural Partners Network to Strengthen Community Scale Bioenergy Development

• Should We Electrify Everything?

• How Efficient Is a Heat Exchanger?

• ‘Hydrogen in the “Hy” North’ Webinar Recordings Online

• T3 Alliance Convenes at UAF

• Acoustic Cameras Can Help Understand Fish Interactions with Hydrokinetic Energy Systems

• Making Food Without Using Plants or Animals

• Oversizing a Renewable System Doesn’t Have to Mean Curtailing Energy

• Did You Miss the Hydrogen Overview and Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Webinar?

• URSA Project Helps Communities Understand Their Solar Resources

• UAF Students Join ACEP Heat Exchanger Project Research Team

• Alaska Fellows Contribute to the Alaska Community — Apply Now!

• Don’t Miss Hydrogen in the ‘Hy’ North — 2022 April Virtual Workshop

March

• Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technologies and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (1)

• CCHRC Offers Free Online Energy Classes

• Water Horse Celebrated in DOE Accomplishments Report

• ACEP EPSCoR Team Visited Puerto Rico Research Partners

• Chinmay Shah Successfully Defends His Ph.D. Thesis

• Solar-Powered Water Reuse in Remote Communities Could Change Water Security

• Going with the Flow Workshop Recordings Now Online

• REAP Kicks Off Speaker Series with Renewable Portfolio Standards

• Submit Your Abstracts for Western Alaska Interdisciplinary Science Conference

• Register Now for Arctic Encounter Anchorage 2022 Symposium!

• UAF Design Team Finalist in DOE’s Solar Decathlon

• Chugach Electric Association Approves Net Metering Increase

• Apply Now for URSA's 2022 Innovative Technology and Education Awards

• Decarbonizing Fuels — 2022 April Virtual Workshop

February

• ACEP Welcomes Skye Greer to the Team

• ACEP to Launch ‘Foundations of Microgrids’ edX Course This Spring (1)

• Taking The “Microgrid” Scenic Route – Byrd’s Australian Homecoming (1)

• ACEP Travels to the Southeast Conference’s Mid-Session Summit

• Save the Date — Upcoming CASES Partnership International Forum

• Don't Miss the Ocean and River Energy Workshop on Mar. 1

• Cicilio and Colt Present at Stanford Smart Grid Seminar Series 

• RCA Seeks Comments on 'EV Rate Filings'

• Local Hires Needed for Electric Vehicles in The Arctic Project

• ACEP Hiring Alert - Join the Pacific Marine Energy Center!

• A Framework for Assessing Food, Energy and Water

• Call for Abstracts – HVAC Cold Climate Conference 2023

• Going With the Flow: Ocean and River Energy Worskshop March 1

• Juneau’s Locolithophores Win National Ocean Sciences Bowl!

• ACEP Recruits for Fairbanks North Star Borough Home Energy Focus Group

• Call for Abstracts - 2022 Midnight Sun Science Symposium

January

• Erin Whitney Announced as 2021/22 U.S. Fulbright Scholar

• ACEP Electric Thermal Storage Heating Study Featured in Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

• DOE Releases Guidebook to Boost Solar Energy Use in Communities

• New Paper on Artificial Intelligence, Solar Storms and Pandemics

• Informational Webinar for ETIPP Community Technical Assistance Projects

• Alaska Blue Economy White Paper Featured by Wilson Center

• Students – Apply Now for the ACEP Internship!

• ArcticX: Energy Justice in the Arctic

• Tribes Highlighted to Benefit From U.S. Department of Energy’s "Building a Better Grid" Initiative Grants

• ACEP Offices Closed Monday, Jan 17 in Recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

• Apply Now for Energy Technical Assistance for Remote, Island and Islanded Communities

• ACEP Leads Cross-Disciplinary Research Effort to Reduce Winter Heating Costs and Air Pollution

• Students — ACEP Is Hiring an Accounting Assistant!

• Department of Energy’s Clean Energy Corps – Supercharging and revolutionizing Clean Energy Innovation, Equity and Jobs!

• Wilber Presents at the Biannual Meeting of UMD’s Center for Research in Extreme Batteries

• ACEP Spring Student Researcher Opportunity

• Chugach Electric Association, Inc. is Hiring for a Business Development Analyst

• 2022 Virtual Workshop Series - Part of the Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference

• Upcoming Enrollment for 2022 ACEP Undergraduate Summer Internship!

• Happy New Year!

• UAF Named in Build Back Better Finalist Award

• Noelle Helder Spotlight - From the Caribbean to the Arctic

• Register Now for the Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference

2021

December

• ACEP Recharges for the Holidays!

• Join the Next Alaska Nuclear Energy Working Group Meeting (2)

• Paper Examines Solar Still Water Quality from Multiple Water Sources

• ACEP Solar Team Publishes Paper on Solar Panel Coatings for Snow Shedding

• Register Now for the Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference

• Harris Visits ACEP Anchorage Office, Research Partners

• Undergraduate Student Uses Award to Help Hometown Understand Solar Potential

• Seward Upward Bound High School Students Travel to UAF

• Graduate Scholarships, Fellowships, Jobs and Career Fairs

• Wilber Gets Firsthand Look at Anchorage’s Electric Garbage Truck

• Save the Date — Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference

• GVEA Celebrates Northernmost EV Fast Charger in Fairbanks

• UAF BBC Is Hiring a Term Assistant Professor of Sustainable Energy

• DOE Launches Fourth Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program

• Graduate Scholarships, Fellowships, Jobs and Career Fairs

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