ACEP news
New report offers insights into the future of community solar in ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥
December 20, 2024
A new report by the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Center for Energy and Power provides a roadmap for future developments of community solar.
Marine energy projects receive $1.5 million
December 10, 2024
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $1.5 million to two ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥' ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Center for Energy and Power projects to advance marine energy research and education.
ACEP-ISER project is underway to advance energy data access for ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ns
December 01, 2024
The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Energy Data Gateway project is moving forward with renewed focus and a strategic roadmap to make vital energy data more accessible to ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ communities and energy decision-makers.
Undergrads, apply now to the 2025 ACEP Summer Internship program
November 30, 2024
The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Center for Energy and Power Summer Internship program is accepting applications for the summer 2025 cohort. The application deadline is Jan. 24, 2025.
Solving ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥â€™s Energy Challenges
ACEP works with ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥n communities and industries as leaders establishing the energy systems of the future. ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥â€™s remote off-grid systems present unique problems to generation, distribution and resource integration that have spurred microgrid innovations for decades.
Events
Kenai Town Hall Meeting Jan. 23: Carbon capture, use and storage in ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥
January 23, 2025
Join ACEP and partners for a town hall discussion on CCUS and learn how ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥'s geology and new regulatory framework has the potential to support diverse carbon storage projects aligned with low carbon development.
Anchorage Town Hall Meeting Jan. 22: Carbon capture, use and storage in ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥
January 22, 2025
Join ACEP and partners for a town hall discussion on CCUS and learn how ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥'s geology and new regulatory framework has the potential to support diverse carbon storage projects aligned with low carbon development.
Town Hall meeting will discuss carbon capture, use and storage in ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥
November 19, 2024
Join ACEP and partners for a town hall discussion on CCUS and learn how ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥'s geology and new regulatory framework has the potential to support diverse carbon storage projects aligned with low carbon development.
From the Grid
Dispatches from ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥â€™s Energy Sector
December 06, 2024
Eleven students from across ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ came together for a transformative research experience, showcasing their work at the 2024 ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Renewable Energy Conference.
Bringing my first solar PV project on-line for my grandfather
November 15, 2024
For decades, solar energy was discounted in ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥. However, steep decline in solar photovoltaic prices and improved performance of batteries to store excess solar production has led to a mini-boom in recent solar PV deployments in ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥. Ed Bifelt, founder of ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Native Renewable Industries, has been leading the charge for bringing the largest solar PV projects in the state to rural and remote microgrids. This is an excerpt from his chapter in the forthcoming University of ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Press book ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥'s Energy Innovators.
To be the best utility: Reflections from former AVEC president and CEO, Meera Kohler
October 11, 2024
Providing reliable power service to rural ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ faces many geographic and economic challenges unique to the far North, including: vulnerabilities to supply chain disruptions, the high cost of diesel fuel, and limited resources to name a few. AVEC, however, has been successful in addressing these challenges through innovative organizational solutions as well as the early adoption of new technologies. Many of these solutions were wrought by former AVEC president and CEO, Meera Kohler.
Kotzebue home heating field study
Researchers at the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ are recruiting participants for a 24-month field study in Kotzebue. The study aims to reduce fuel oil use and home heating costs.
