ACEP Summer Interns Present Their Research at Texas Power and Energy Conference

March 3, 2023

ACEP Railbelt decarbonization team members Alexis Francisco and Leif Bredeson gave presentations at the Texas Power and Energy Conference Feb. 13-15.

Francisco is a UAF electrical engineering senior and Bredeson is an electrical engineering junior at South Dakota State University. Both participated in the ACEP Undergraduate Summer Internship program this past summer. As AUSI interns, they worked on the Railbelt decarbonization project under the guidance of ACEP’s Phylicia Cicilio and have continued to contribute to the project.

Francisco presented a poster titled “Utility and Residential Solar Resource Assessment and Modeling for Alaska’s Railbelt Transmission System.” Bredeson presented a poster titled “Hydropower and Pumped Storage Hydro Power Resource Assessment for Alaska’s Railbelt Transmission System.” 

Francisco found TPEC to be an “extremely valuable experience” to learn about current advancements in the power industry. It was also an excellent opportunity for her to “network and connect with both students and veterans of the power industry.” 

“It was great to be able to share with the broader research community the work we contributed to the project,” Bredeson said. TPEC gave him a great opportunity not only to share his own work but also to gain from immersing himself in the power and energy systems research community. 

To learn more about Francisco’s summer research project, watch her presentation here. To learn more about Bredeson’s project, watch his presentation here.

For more information on ACEP’s work on Railbelt decarbonization, contact Phylicia Cicilio at pcicilio@alaska.edu.

 

ACEP 2022 summer interns Alexis Francisco (left) and Leif Bredeson (right) stand by their posters at the Texas Power and Energy Conference. Photo by Phylicia Cicilio.