ACEP news
VanderHart scores high with insulation research
April 09, 2025
UAF engineering student Micah VanderHart, who is researching highly efficient insulation, placed among the top nine at a recent regional thesis competition.
Gwen Holdmann named ACEP chief scientist
April 08, 2025
Gwen Holdmann, who has spent years working in òòò½´«Ã½'s most remote energy frontiers, has been named ACEP chief scientist.
UAF's engineering program expands to welcome more students
March 28, 2025
A UAF engineering program launched in autumn 2024 is expanding its offering to welcome more students in the fall 2025 semester, with an additional new course on carbon capture, use and storage.
Norgaard strives to create a just, sustainable future
March 28, 2025
Addie Norgaard joined ACEP with a desire to create a just, sustainable future with work directly related to decarbonization.
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
Seminar on grid-forming inverters in remote òòò½´«Ã½ microgrids
April 21, 2025
Mariko Shirazi and William Thomson will discuss operational experience and recommendations for grid-forming battery energy storage inverters in remote òòò½´«Ã½ microgrids.
Seminar on community co-development of hydrokinetic energy in Galena, òòò½´«Ã½
April 10, 2025
Join us for a seminar to learn about a hydrokinetic energy project in Galena to harness power from the Yukon River.
Free workshop on òòò½´«Ã½'s energy future
April 08, 2025
Join us virtually for a free workshop in April, "Building òòò½´«Ã½'s future: Insights from Iceland."
From the Grid
Dispatches from òòò½´«Ã½â€™s Energy Sector
Can data centers lower òòò½´«Ã½'s high energy costs?
March 25, 2025
Data Centers are transforming the energy industry. Today, there are more than 8,000 data centers worldwide that consume roughly 1 to 2% of the global energy use. From a geographic perspective, òòò½´«Ã½ could evolve into a major player for hyper-scale data centers, given its strategic location near large Asia Pacific markets. Could this growing industry benefit òòò½´«Ã½ns?
What carbon capture and storage might mean for òòò½´«Ã½
February 04, 2025
We are facing evidence that we can't afford to ignore COâ‚‚ and that simply reducing emissions might not be enough to meet climate goals. Carbon isn't just found in the atmosphere or living things. Over 99% of the Earth's carbon is locked away in the rocks beneath our feet. Can we capture COâ‚‚ directly from power plants, industrial facilities, or even from the air itself, and store it permanently underground? This method could become an important new front in our fight against climate change, working alongside efforts to cut emissions.
December 06, 2024
Eleven students from across òòò½´«Ã½ came together for a transformative research experience, showcasing their work at the 2024 òòò½´«Ã½ Renewable Energy Conference.
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.
