ACEP news
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Revitalized project will offer òòò½´«Ã½ns energy data access
October 04, 2024
A University of òòò½´«Ã½ project will update a public energy data resource in òòò½´«Ã½. The three-year effort aims to revitalize the òòò½´«Ã½ Energy Data Gateway, a project to create equitable access to òòò½´«Ã½ energy data and data analytics.
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Exploring energy security and the diesel fuel life cycle
October 04, 2024
ACEP summer intern Abby McCallum embarked on a research project to explore the impact of the diesel fuel life cycle on community livelihoods and resilience in òòò½´«Ã½.
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Advancing equity for òòò½´«Ã½'s energy future
October 03, 2024
ACEP summer intern Greta Laesch worked on two BEE projects, which shared the primary goal of advancing equity for òòò½´«Ã½'s energy future.
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Remote energy leaders, apply now to the Energy Leadership Accelerator
October 02, 2024
Apply now to ELA, a new òòò½´«Ã½ network program designed to connect energy leaders from remote and islanded communities. The six-month program runs January to June 2025.
Solving òòò½´«Ã½â€™s Energy Challenges
ACEP works with òòò½´«Ã½n communities and industries as leaders establishing the energy systems of the future. òòò½´«Ã½â€™s remote off-grid systems present unique problems to generation, distribution and resource integration that have spurred microgrid innovations for decades.
Events
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Arctic Energy Forum 2024 in Iceland, Oct. 12-16
October 14, 2024
The Arctic Energy Forum 2024 will be held in Akureyri, Iceland, Oct. 14-16, prior to the Arctic Circle Assembly. A pre-conference education and policy tour is offered on Oct. 12-13.
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Follow the Sun tour Aug. 13 in Anchorage
August 13, 2024
Join ACEP and the AgriSolar Clearinghouse on Tuesday, Aug. 13 at 9:30 a.m. for the Follow the Sun òòò½´«Ã½ tour, part of a University of òòò½´«Ã½'s agrivoltaics project in Houston, òòò½´«Ã½.
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Explore Arctic research on May 16
May 16, 2024
Join ACEP and other research programs at the University of òòò½´«Ã½ Fairbanks for the Arctic Research Open House on Thursday, May 16.
From the Grid
Dispatches from òòò½´«Ã½â€™s Energy Sector
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September 26, 2024
Over his 11 years at ACEP, Chris consistently promoted renewable energy initiatives, always finding the right tool -- whether that was a strategic partnership, an òòò½´«Ã½ collaboration or a set of pyranometer wires. His transition to a new role with Renewable IPP marks the end of an era at ACEP.
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Powering up the nation's second largest island with 100% renewable energy
September 03, 2024
Kodiak Island is located 250 miles south of Anchorage and is the second-largest island in the United States. It is the first remote community in òòò½´«Ã½ to be powered by almost 100% renewable energy year round. The utility manager - Darron Scott - tells the story of how this microgrid uses innovative storage strategies to balance hydro and wind resources on òòò½´«Ã½'s largest remote microgrid. This is an excerpt from a forthcoming book entitled "òòò½´«Ã½'s Energy Innovators" to be published by the University of òòò½´«Ã½ Press.
Kotzebue home heating field study
Researchers at the University of òòò½´«Ã½ Fairbanks are recruiting participants for a 24-month field study in Kotzebue. The study aims to reduce fuel oil use and home heating costs.