ACEP -Alaska Center for Energy & Power

News Archive

2022

May

• 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

• 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?