ACEP news
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Santosh Muralidaran tackles energy and environmental challenges in rural Alaska
March 23, 2024
Research Fellow Santosh Muralidaran works on projects, involving a retrospective analysis of the 2019 AK Environmentally Threatened Communities Assessment and research on costs to connect off-grid communities in AK and Canada to continental power grids.
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Noelle Helder and her all-woman team row across the Atlantic
March 22, 2024
Noelle Helder was one of the members of the four-woman team that won the women's division of World's Toughest Row, from the Canary Islands offshore of northwest Africa to Antigua, just north of South America.
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Andrew Miles among the nominees for the Excellence in Teaching Award
March 09, 2024
Andrew Miles, research assistant professor at ACEP, was one of the faculty members recently nominated for the 2024 Robert Piacenza Excellence in Teaching Award.
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Arctic energy advisor Paul McKinley joins ACEP
March 07, 2024
Paul McKinley joined ACEP as a joint Arctic energy advisor, affiliated both with ACEP and the Department of Energy Arctic Energy Office.
Solving Alaska’s Energy Challenges
ACEP works with Alaskan communities and industries as leaders establishing the energy systems of the future. Alaska’s remote off-grid systems present unique problems to generation, distribution and resource integration that have spurred microgrid innovations for decades.
Events
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Register now for Alaska Sustainable Energy pre-conference workshop series
April 02, 2024
The topic of the free virtual Alaska Sustainable Energy pre-conference workshop in April is "Transmission and Distribution: The clean energy transitions secret weapon."
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Register now for Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference pre-conference workshop series
March 05, 2024
Join us for a series of three FREE virtual monthly workshops hosted by ACEP, leading up to the 2024 Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference.
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Hydrogen Working Group will discuss operational and permitting challenges in Alaska
February 06, 2024
The next Alaska Hydrogen Working Group meeting will feature a discussion around "Operational and permitting challenges: A discussion of what it will take to get hydrogen systems working on the ground in Alaska."
From the Grid
Dispatches from Alaska’s Energy Sector
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Alaska's data center opportunity: A reality check and possible next steps
February 08, 2024
The role of data centers continues to increase in the lives of ordinary citizens, large corporations and other electricity consumers across the globe. From the surge in interest and application of artificial intelligence and machine learning to the more localized needs of remote communities in Alaska, access to the Internet and cloud computing are transforming the economy and the electricity infrastructure that underpins it. Could a large data center like those seen in Iceland make sense in Alaska?
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Inspiring tales of energy innovation from the top of the world
January 19, 2024
As glaciers melt and permafrost thaws, treasured species of fish such as salmon and crab decline, oil reserves wane and consumer energy bills continue to rise, Alaska is re-evaluating its energy future. The good news is that many rural Alaska communities are already leading the way towards a new energy future for the state.
Kotzebue home heating field study
Researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks are recruiting participants for a 24-month field study in Kotzebue. The study aims to reduce fuel oil use and home heating costs.