ACEP news
ACEP nominated for best poster award at IEEE Solar Conference
June 28, 2024
A research poster presented by an ACEP researcher was nominated for the best poster award at a photovoltaic conference in June.
Savannah Crichton weaves community voices into agrivoltaic research
June 27, 2024
As a research professional, Savannah Crichton works on outreach for several projects at ACEP. Her main focus is outreach strategies for the agrivoltaics project with ACEP's Solar Technologies team.
Gwen Holdmann closes the information gap on energy transition
June 27, 2024
The "Closing the Gap" podcast gives listeners a front row seat and a lot of context and information about the global energy transition and how it relates to Alaska.
Australian team collaborates with Alaskans on hydrogen, microgrids
June 26, 2024
ACEP team members visited and toured two microgrid communities in Western Australia in February. This visit inspired a knowledge exchange visit of members of Horizon Power, the Western Australia regional energy provider, to Alaska.
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
Explore Arctic research on May 16
May 16, 2024
Join ACEP and other research programs at the University of Alaska Fairbanks for the Arctic Research Open House on Thursday, May 16.
Betting Big: Investing in Emerging Energy Technology
May 07, 2024
Join us for a virtual workshop hosted by ACEP, leading up to the 2024 Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference.
Hydrogen Working Group will present an update on the Pacific Northwest hydrogen hub
April 02, 2024
Jamie Holladay, a senior advisor for hydrogen technologies at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will give a presentation titled "Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub Update" at the next Hydrogen Working Group meeting.
From the Grid
Dispatches from Alaska’s Energy Sector
A back of the envelope look at how PCE and renewables interact in rural Alaska
June 28, 2024
Across the circumpolar North, interest in the creation of independent power producers (IPPs) to own and operate renewable power systems is growing. This new IPP ownership model and the integration of renewables more broadly, raise some interesting questions for Alaska's Power Cost Equalization program.
Bringing billing innovations to Alaska's most remote communities
June 03, 2024
One of the critical challenges in serving remote communities around the world with vital electricity and other infrastructure services is how to pay for such services. The following are selected excerpts from UA Press' forthcoming book Alaska's Energy Innovators that follow the story of two women who were pivotal in creating electric utilities in Alaska's smallest and most remote villages and provided the tools - through prepay metering technology - to enable these micro-utilities to become sustainable enterprises.
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.