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Using electric thermal storage heaters to displace wood burning for space heating
November 03, 2023
Electric thermal storage heaters are being installed in the homes of study participants in Fairbanks. The goal of the study is to determine whether the use of ETSHs could help reduce PM2.5 levels while also reducing home heating costs.
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ACEP welcomes Erika Boice to the team
November 01, 2023
Erika Boice joined ACEP in May as a research assistant. Her principal role is to assist Gwen Holdmann on ACEP's Energy Transitions Initiative team.
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Will you be part of the 2024 ARENA program cohort?
October 31, 2023
ARENA is designed for individuals living and working in remote circumpolar Arctic communities on energy integration projects. The 2024 program will take the next international cohort to Nunavut, Greenland, Alaska and Iceland.
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Fulfilling attendance at the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference
October 30, 2023
ACEP Solar Technologies program members had a positive experience at the 40th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference in Lisbon, Portugal, one of the world's largest international conferences on solar photovoltaic energy.
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Modernizing Alaska's Railbelt grid with lessons from Iceland
October 23, 2023
A new white paper prepared by ACEP researchers delves into the elements that shaped Iceland's present energy landscape, its current market dynamics and the insights for Alaska.
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October 06, 2023
High school students gathered as staff from UAF and the Teaching Through Technology program came to town to launch the Kotzebue T3 Club. Students learned about the T3 program and growth mindset and practiced with a team building activity.
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ACEP and partner launch program to empower rural communities
October 03, 2023
ACEP and RMI will launch a two-year NSF-funded program that will allow remote communities in Alaska and elsewhere in the U.S. to soon have expanded opportunities to integrate emerging clean energy technologies into their microgrids.
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October 02, 2023
The ACEP team is expanding! We are hiring for two positions.
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A new study explores interconnection of islanded power systems
September 22, 2023
ACEP's Power Systems Integration team and their partners studied techno-economic modeling of the interconnection of two remote communities in Alaska.
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Research engineer Henry Toal strives for a sustainable Alaska
September 21, 2023
Henry Toal has recently assumed the role of research engineer with the Solar Technologies program at ACEP. A home-grown Alaskan, Toal is dedicated to improving and making Alaska a more sustainable place.
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SHARKS BladeRunner deployment at Tanana River Test Site
September 20, 2023
The third summer of field testing the BladeRunner Energy hydrokinetic turbine took place at ACEP's Tanana River Hydrokinetic Test Site near Nenana, aiming to develop a debris-resilient and material-efficient hydrokinetic turbine.
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Kotzebue home energy audits help kick off study to reduce heating fuel costs
September 19, 2023
Homeowners in Kotzebue participated in ACEP's Home Heating Field Study and received professional home energy audits to help establish their baseline energy use, a critical step to help address high space-heating costs in rural Alaska.
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