ACEP webinar on biomass-heated greenhouses
June 24, 2019
Learn how Alaska schools are tackling energy and food security using biomass boilers during a webinar Thursday, June 27, at 9 a.m. Karen Petersen, biomass coordinator for Southeast Conference, will present a case study of the Southeast Island School District and its conversion to advanced wood heating. Along with wood-heat systems, the district is including greenhouses at the school sites and involving the students in every aspect of growing food, including fresh lettuce for a school lunch program. This model is now being copied by other school districts in Alaska.
This webinar is the first of the community energy webinar series hosted by the Alaska Center for Energy and Power.
Click here to register.
Karen Petersen is the biomass coordinator for Southeast Conference. She lives and works in Thorne Bay on Prince of Wales Island in southeast Alaska. Karen coordinates the Alaska Wood Energy Development Task Group and organizes the bi-annual Alaska Wood Energy Conference. She has a master’s degree in rural development from UAF and an undergraduate degree in agronomy from Washington State University.
For more information email Amanda Byrd at agbyrd@alaska.edu.