ACEP -Alaska Center for Energy & Power

News Archive

2021

June

• 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

• New Partnership Will Strengthen Energy Resilience in Alaska Communities

• ACEP Battery Energy Storage System Brought Online

• Wilber Discusses Solar Power and Energy Resilience on iHeart Radio

• Register Now for Online Solar Basics Class

• Model Shows Solar Saves Money on Container Farm

• Arctic Innovator to Transform Alaska’s Maritime Energy Economy

• REAP Heat Pump Energy Webinar

• ACEP Collaborates on McKinley Fire Video

• Wilber Develops Electric Vehicle Charging Costs Calculator

• ACEP, Arctic Lab Partnerships, Arctic Energy Office … the ‘A’s’ have it!

• REAP Hosts Online Energy Webinar Series

• Arctic Council Hosts Resilience Forum

September

• PPE Emission Testing Wins Top Nanook Award

• Electrify Alaska Conference Goes Virtual

• Online Clean Energy Classes still available!

• ORCA Wins Highest Commercial Readiness Award

• ACEP Welcomes Christie Haupert to the Team

• ACEP Joins UAF in Welcome of DOE Arctic Energy Office

• Hydrokinetic Testing Gallops Along on Tanana River

• New Peer-Reviewed Paper Explores Thermal Storage in Solar Stills

• ACEP Webinars on YouTube

• Southeast Conference Goes Virtual

• New Peer-Reviewed Paper Explores Distributed Energy Hosting Capacity

• ‘Megatron’ Improves Lab Customer Experience and Collaboration

• Students - Join the Upstart Alpha Accelerator Cohort

• Joint Energy Analyst Position Open

August

• ACEP Needs Your Help!

• Senator Murkowski's Assistant Tours ACEP Facilities

• Join ANTHC’s Rural Energy Program: Hiring a Project Manager

• Colt Testifies at House Committee on Energy

• Survey Shows Homeowners Want Renewable Energy

• Register Now for UAF-Bristol Bay Campus Online Fall Energy Classes

• Stanford Seeks Input on Challenges to Microgrid Development

• ACEP Welcomes Colleen O’Neill to the Team

• ACEP Values Partnership with State’s Largest Solar Farm, National Lab

• Ensuring Medical Center Power During a Power Outage

• Internship Inspires a Future Utility Engineer

• TCC Hiring Rural Energy Specialist

• Yukon-Alaska Wood Energy Conference Postponed

• Fisheries Health Is Important in Hydrokinetic Research

• Stories Told From McKinley Fire

July

• Sound Waves Help in Hydrokinetic Deployment

• Solar Energy Internship for College Students

• Renewable Energy Fund Seeks Project Applications

• First Solarize Fairbanks Installations Complete

• REAP Launches Renewable Radio Podcast

• U.S. DOE Requests Input on Next-Generation Energy Storage Roadmap

• AEA Seeks Competitive Applications for Design of Wood Heating System

• Intern Explores Feasibility of Nuclear Microreactors in Alaska

• UAF Computer Scientist Tests Efficacy of Face Masks Against COVID-19

• Intern’s Code Can Avoid Freezing Pipes

• Intern Helps Reimagine Energy Security in Northern Communities

• Flooding Delays 2020 Hydrokinetic Fieldwork

• Real-Time Modeling of Inverter-Dominated Microgrids at ACEP

June

• ACEP Welcomes Phylicia Cicilio to Team

• 2021 Marine Energy Collegiate Competition Opens in August

• 2020 ARENA Cohort Announced, Bios Available

• Intern Assesses Energy Storage in Eagle

• Intern Analyzes Heating and Solar Energy in Utqiaġvik

• Alaska's Largest Rural Solar Project Nears Completion in Kotzebue

• Register Now for Electric Vehicle Workshop (1)

• ACEP Documentary to Feature on KUAC TV June 23

• Join ACEP’s Anchorage Team as Project Manager!

• Intern Helps Automate PCE Reporting for Rural Utilities

• Virtual EV Workshop Presentations and Recordings Online

• Research Collaboration Provides Excellent Internship Opportunity

• ACEP’s Utility Internship Program – Learning by Doing

• Intern to Help Make Solar Productivity Data Public

• CCHRC Joins NREL in New, Innovative Partnership

• Intern Helps GVEA Navigate Technologies to meet CO2 Reduction

• Discover ACEP’s World-Class Solar Research Program

• Intern to Help Utility Provide Reliable Power to Rural Customers

• Solar Power in Alaska May Be a Better Bet Than the Stock Market

• Intern Works to Encourage Beneficial Electrification in Alaska Community

• Intern Uses Drone Images to Map Coastal Permafrost and Erosion

• Workforce Development Crosses International Boundaries

• Register Now for Electric Vehicle Workshop

May

• ACEP Welcomes Back Nathan Green

• Memory Monday - An ACEP Musical Performance

• Shah’s Research Paper Published on IEEE Database

• Online Boot Camp Arms Participants with Valuable Microgrid Knowledge

• Carbon Reduction Study Progress Report and Public Comment

• Interested in Electric Vehicles? Save the Date!

• Virtual Microgrid Boot Camp Prepares Students for Utility Internships

• Time-Lapse Series Showcases Vertical Bifacial Solar Panels

• Whitney Promoted to Associate Research Professor

• Congratulations to our Graduating Students

• MicroFEWs Explores Community Affected by AMHS Cuts

• Tapping into Spring During a Time of Coronavirus

• Enroll Now - Energy Efficient Building Design and Simulation

• Fairbanks is Solarizing

April

• UAF Invents Tech to Fight COVID-19

• PMEC Directors Weigh in on Marine Energy

• Online Workshop: Replacing Diesel in an Alaska Community

• Solarize Fairbanks Seeks New Interested Residents

• ARENA Postpones 2020 Canada and U.S. On-Site Sessions