2020 news archives
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
- 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
- ACEP, UAF Continues PPE Development for FMH
- Small Buoy Transmits Real-Time Wave Data from Cannon Beach
- Off-Grid Intermittent Energy
- Online Workshop: Electric Vehicles and e-Bikes in Alaska
- OneTree and ACEP provide birch-tapping supplies
- How UAF is Responding to COVID-19
- How Can Alaska Become More Food Secure?
- ACEP, PMEC Welcomes Mark Evans to Team
- ACEP, UAF Respond to Frontline COVID-19 Safety Needs
- Call for Proposals: Response to Coronavirus
March
- ACEP Adjusts to Remote Work
- Frequency Regulation and Skiing in the Backcountry
- Vodcast Provides Detailed Solar Economics and Information
- Solarize Fairbanks Continues and Adjusts in Response to COVID-19
- ACEP Offices Are Currently Closed to Visitors
- ARENA Candidate Interviews Underway, Program Plans May Be Adjusted
- New Senate Bill Could Ensure Reliable Electricity on Railbelt
- New Report Details Net Metering Increase on Railbelt
- Wilber Helps Southeast Community Plan for More Renewables
- ACEP Hosts Alaska Energy Authority Director
- University Takes Major Steps to Respond to COVID-19
- Why Solar PV Isn’t Always The Simple Solution
- ACEP Seeks a Purchasing and Travel Coordinator
- Homemade Personal Safety Measures Featured in New Article
- Grow Towers Send Students Upward Bound
- New Heat Exchanger Design Could Help Arctic Communities
- ARCUS Witness Features Beaufort LTER and MicroFEWs Research
- ACEP and GVEA Tackle CO2 Reduction by 2030
- Holdmann Testifies on Advanced Nuclear Reactors
- Electrical Engineer by Day, Social Leader by Night
- ACEP Second Place in First Annual Celebrity Dodgeball Tournament
- Save the Date for Wood Energy Conference
- ARENA Application Deadline Extended to March 1, 2020
- ACEP Seeks a Purchasing and Travel Coordinator
February
- BBC Features Alaska’s Solar Energy
- Chinese Embassy Representatives Visit PSI Lab
- Swiss Intern to Help Size Energy Storage Systems for Alaska Communities
- Heat and Power From Microreactors — An Ongoing Discussion
- ARENA Application Deadline Extended to March 1, 2020
- Snow-Shedding Coatings Added to GVEA Solar Panels
- ACEP Researchers Visit Wave Energy Simulator
- ACEP Farewell’s Tonya Evans
- New ACEP Film Highlights Kodiak’s Unique Microgrid
- In-Field Challenges Can’t Stop ORCA Installation
- ARENA Showcases Kodiak’s Lead in Energy Systems of the Future
- ACEP, MicroFEWs Community Films Air on KUAC TV
- Energy Audits Identify Potential Energy Efficiency Upgrades
- See ACEP Research This Week at the Alaska Forum on the Environment
- ARENA 2020 Explores How Iceland’s Renewable Energy Permeates the Entire Society
- Arctic Thermal Energy System Experts Discuss Major Threats and Hazards
- Denkenberger Student Awarded NASA Grant
- Solarize Fairbanks to Release Request for Proposals
January
- Radio Interview Explores Utility Internship
- You’re Invited: Alaska Electric Vehicle Working Group Jan. 30
- Fairbanks Communities Are Excited to Solarize
- Idaho National Lab Seeking Graduates for Fellowships and Internships
- ARENA Creates Knowledge Network to Benefit Arctic Communities
- Gwen Holdmann Featured in Australian Podcast
- Eloise Brown Joins AHERC Team
- Fairbanks Communities Are Excited to Solarize
- Denkenberger Awarded NASA EPSCoR Grant
- ARENA 2020 Shares Canada, Alaska, Iceland Energy Expertise
- ARENA Connects Energy Professionals
- Solarize Fairbanks Deadline Jan. 30
- Eye-Grabbing Poster Uses New Features, Fewer Words
- Happy New Year from ACEP
- Meet Our New Deputy Director for Operations
- Chapin Leads Goldstream Valley to Solarize Fairbanks