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Modernizing ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥'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 ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥.
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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 ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ 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 ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥.
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Research engineer Henry Toal strives for a sustainable ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥
September 21, 2023
Henry Toal has recently assumed the role of research engineer with the Solar Technologies program at ACEP. A home-grown ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥n, Toal is dedicated to improving and making ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ 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 ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥.
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The first load and electrification forecast for the Railbelt published
September 13, 2023
ACEP's Railbelt Decarbonization study team has recently published a paper that provides the first load and electrification adoption forecast for the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Railbelt transmission system.
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Chemical engineer and entrepreneur Nathan Prisco joins ACEP
September 12, 2023
Nathan Prisco recently joined ACEP as a research assistant professor of chemical engineering. His focus is identifying and testing affordable hydrogen technologies for communities in ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ and elsewhere to promote energy security and decarbonization.
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ACEP seeks deputy director of research
September 11, 2023
ACEP is seeking a deputy director of research. This is an opportunity to work with the director and program leadership to define strategies for new and existing research programs that position ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ as an innovative ecosystem for energy research.
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How efficient are mariculture vessels?
September 11, 2023
Equipped with a newly designed data logging system, a team of researchers went on sea trials this summer to study energy use in shellfish and seaweed farms.
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