2018 news archives
December
- Happy Holidays From ACEP
- The Island Institute Features Rural Alaska Communities in Videos
- 2019 ACEP Spring/Summer Alaska Utility Internship
- Wave Buoy Takes Itself on a Cruise
- Mariko Shirazi Reflects on Coming Home
- ACEP Helps with the Municipality of Anchorage’s Climate Action Plan
- Partnership Trains Interns and Saves Borough Money
- ACEP Participates in Northern Latitude Study of Snow Adhesion and Shedding From Solar Panels
November
- Meteorological Installation at Solar PV Test Site Measures Irradiance
- Huang Tests Alaska Biomass at All Power Lab Labs
- ACEP Internship Partners Students With Utilities
- Happy Thanksgiving
- Latest Round of Solarize Anchorage Underway
- PNNL Researchers Visit Â鶹Դ´F/ACEP for Energy Management Project Meeting
- Watershed School’s Future City Project 2018
- Idaho National Lab Graduate Fellowship Program Seeks Interested Applicants
- Drone Photography Assists in Creating 3D Aerial Model of Yakutat Beach
- Filming Begins for a 30-Minute Documentary on Food Security in Alaska
- INFEWs Project Showcased through PechaKucha-Style Presentation
- Denkenberger Spoke to British Universities on Existential Risks
- Cordova Hydro Powers Local Fisheries Industry
- ACEP Welcomes New Joint FNSB Intern Sherjeel Cheema
- ACEP at Emerging Priorities in Energy Research Event
- Whitney Guest Speaker at REAP Energy Event
October
- You Can Now Take a 3D Tour of the PSI Lab
- ACEP Bids Farewell to Nickole Conley
- New Research Center to Help Communities Affected by Climate Change
- Holdmann Attends the Arctic Circle Assembly in Iceland
- Data Collected Helps Understand Wave Energy for Yakutat
- Researcher Engineer Nick Konefal heads to Bluegrass Country
- ACEP Director Attends Verge Microgrid Summit
- ACEP Connects at IPS Connect 2018
- RSVP to Solarize Anchorage Worskshop
- REAP Energy Speaker Series Net Zero Buildings
- What are the Trade-offs for Food, Water, and Energy in a remote community?
- Â鶹Դ´F Teams Win AISES Chapter of the Year
- New Classes Combine CCHRC and GVEA Knowledge
- RADIANCE Technical Meeting Provided Data Collection Opportunities
- Study to Understand Home Heating Fuel Use
- Wind Turbine Installed at Prudhoe Bay Met-Station
- Shirazi Presented at DOE Office of Electricity Meeting
- Denkenberger Wins Top Prize in AI Challenge
- ACEP Intern Awarded NASA Scholarship
- 2019 Spring/Summer Student Internships
- Energy Efficiency Program for Fairbanks Businesses
September
- 3D Tour Offers Remote Look Inside ACEP’s PSI Lab
- The Nation - Alaska Is Ready to Move Beyond Big Oil
- ACEP at DOE Innovation XLab Energy Storage Innovation Summit
- Jeremy Kasper Promoted to Associate Professor
- Former ACEP Intern Tells of Success after Internship
- Tanana Community Provides Unique Opportunity for Visiting Researchers
- ACEP Researchers Attend Bifacial Solar PV Workshop in Colorado
- Grant Writer Position — Center for Environmentally Threatened Communities
- Anchorage ACEP Affiliates Visit Fairbanks Campus
- ACEP Engineering Student is also Iñu-Yupiaq Drummer and Song Leader
- ADN - Commercial solar is about to become a reality in Alaska
- Problem Curation Workshop Helps Identify Alaska Energy Focus Areas
- ACEP Engineers Presented at APA General Meeting
- Accelerate Alaska Draws on Experts from Industry, Government, and Innovation
- KTUU - The economy of sunshine: Solar boom in Alaska proves prosperous
- CCHRC Seeks Policy Intern for Anchorage Based Position
August
- Joint Appointment Links Â鶹Դ´F and CCHRC through Energy and Sustainability
- Video Showcases Pioneer in Alaska Wind Energy
- Â鶹Դ´F Combined Heat and Power Plant Celebration
- ACEP Researchers Assess Building Energy Efficiency in Kodiak
- Alaska Power Association Members Tour ETF
- Mooring Deployment Concludes in the Beaufort Sea
- Wies Attends IEEE General Meeting
- Accelerate: Alaska Looks to Build Alaska Economy Through Local Knowledge
- DC&A Program Manager Attends Arctic Data Science Training
- ACEP Seeks Engineering Student Interns for Fall Semester
- Solar Installation to Add Alaska-Specific Irradiance Data
- ACEP Seeks Engineering Student Interns for Fall Semester
- Pride Attends Colorado Technology Primer for Economists and Social Scientists
- Whitney to Chair Buildings and Energy Working Group
- Online Class Explores Introduction to Sustainable Energy
- ACEP Welcomes New Faculty Member Dave Denkenberger
- CCHRC Seeks Building Energy Use Project Intern
- Accelerate: Alaska Looks to Build Alaska Economy Through Local Knowledge
- ACEP Director Invited to Speak at Aspen Institute
- Holdmann a Plenary Speaker at COFE Conference
- Former AHERC Director’s Startup a Great Student Opportunity
July
- First Fault Emulator Testing Conducted in PSI Lab
- Tonya Evans Joins ACEP as Travel Coordinator
- Update From the Field: ACEP Researchers Deploy Moorings in Beaufort Sea
- ACEP Film Official Selection for MôTif Film Festival
- Alaska Public Media — Solarize Anchorage spreads solar across Airport Heights neighborhood
- Video Shows First Fault Emulator Test Conducted in PSI Lab
- Kasper Named ACEP Deputy Director for Research
- Kodiak’s Advanced Microgrid System Includes Flywheel Energy Storage
- ACEP Researchers Attend Battery Energy Storage Review and RADIANCE Project Technical Interchange Meeting
- Sequim Gazette — Sequim scientists to study fish reactions to turbines as new partnership with Â鶹Դ´
- Shirazi Attends Next Generation Energy Grid Workshop
- Accelerate: Alaska Looks to Build Alaska Economy Through Local Knowledge
- AHERC Researchers to Conduct Oceanographic Surveys on North Slope
- America’s Largest Seed Fund Comes to Fairbanks on July 20
- Â鶹Դ´F Extension Hosts Free Wood Energy and Biomass Forum
- Emulator to Characterize Impacts of Electric Faults on Microgrids
- Regional Collaboration Opportunities via 2018 CleanTech Innovation Showcase
- Roadmapping Session Lays Plans for Alaska Innovation and Commercialization
- ACEP Office will be Closed for Independence Day Holiday
June
- Successful Oceanographic Survey Completed off Yakutat Coast
- Joint ACEP-AVEC Intern Explores Increasing Utility’s Renewable Portfolio
- ACEP Director Attends VERGE Clean Energy Summit
- Food and Energy Security Important in the Northwest
- Part-time Joint ACEP-USARC Research Working Group Coordinator Position
- FEDC Seeks Project Manager
- Solar Manual Available Free Online
- EIN NewsDesk — Energy Department Selects Six Awardees for $6.7 Million in Marine Energy Funding
- Americorps Position with ANTHC — Rural Energy Initiative
- Fairbanksan Returns to her Roots as Joint ACEP-FNSB Intern
- Videos Share Stories from a Community’s Perspective
- Military presence in Alaska strengthened as budget clears appropriations committee
- US to grant USD 6.7m for hydro, marine energy innovation
- Alaska National Lab Day — Communicating for Collaborating
- ACEP Celebrates 10 Years!
- Â鶹Դ´F, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory ink collaborative agreement
- Vlog Describes Microgrids and their Potential Technical Difficulties
- ACEP Advisory Committee Meets at Â鶹Դ´F
- ACEP Bids Farewell to Outreach and Marketing Manager
- EIN NewsDesk — Â鶹Դ´, PNNL ink collaborative agreement
- Fairbanks Daily News-Miner — Department of Energy pairs with Â鶹Դ´ in energy research agreements
- Â鶹Դ´F news — Â鶹Դ´F, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory ink collaborative agreement
May
- Alaska National Lab Day It's Here!
- Presentation Explores New Edition of Solar Design Manual for Alaska
- Microgrids in Alaska, for America — a TED-style talk
- Collaboration Flows with MOU between Â鶹Դ´F and PNNL
- ACEP Seeks a Purchasing and Travel Coordinator
- KTUU - Solar project lights up Airport Heights community
- KNBA - As Heard on Morning Line: Solarized Anchorage
- Congratulations to Winners of Alaska Microgrids Competition
- ACEP Explores Microgid Research Collaboration with HNEI
- Yakutat Wave Energy Research Project Resumes
- Storm Surge Monitor Data Posted on AOOS Website
- ANEEE meeting in Anchorage
- Workshop Shares MicroFEWS Project Progress
- ACEP Microgrid Research Included in DOD Workshop
- KTUU - Solar growing exponentially across Anchorage as 2018 tour takes place
- Island Energy — North, South, East and West!
- Chilean Visit Promotes Collaboration with Â鶹Դ´F
- Alaska Hydrokinetic Energy Research Profiled in Seattle
- Alaska Solar Tour Celebrates 10 Years
- Diesel Technology Forum - Ready, Reliable and Renewable: Diesel Power a Key Part of Hurricane Preparedness
- Alaska National Lab Day — Coming Soon to Fairbanks!
- Make it Happen: Retrofit and Renewable Energy
- Summer Internship Opportunity with Matanuska Electric Association
- ACEP Researcher Powers Across Alaska on Skis
- ACEP’s Bifacial Solar Photovoltaic Showcased in Albuquerque
- AHERC Director Panelist at Breakfast Series
- Week of the Arctic
- Registration for Alaska National Lab Day Events is Now Open
April
- Alaska National Lab Day — Coming Soon to Fairbanks!
- Energy Sprint Explores Alaska Energy Business Ideas
- AHERC Attends Survey Training in Readiness for Summer Field Work
- RADIANCE Team Shares Project Updates in Cordova
- ACEP in the News
- ACEP’s PSI Lab Featured in Alaska National Lab Day
- ACEP Seeks Engineering Undergraduate for Internship
- ANTHC Seeks Nine AmeriCorps VISTA Members
- National Lab Day Showcases Â鶹Դ´ Research
- Videos Showcase Biomass and Greenhouse Systems in Southeast Alaska
- ACEP in the News
- Rural Energy Conference Looks to Alaska Innovation and Opportunity
- "DER-CAM" — An Emerging Microgrid Configuration Optimization Computer Tool
- New Summer Employee Turns ACEP Solar Data into Master’s Degree Research
- ACEP Mentors Companies in Business Accelerator
- ACEP Video Featured in Â鶹Դ´F Film Festival
- Chugach Electric Offers Sustainability Internship
- Alaska Rural Energy Conference Starts Tuesday
March
- Alaska Lt. Gov. Mallott to Speak at Rural Energy Conference
- Eleventh Rural Energy Conference Features RACEE Day
- New Website for Alaska Operational Powerhouse Database
- New Digital Simulator Protects Hardware Components
- Working Group Attracts Wind Energy Stakeholders
- Brown Bag Lunch Discusses Electricity Costs in Rural Alaska Communities
- PuMA Featured in Commercialization Workshop
- Video Shows Wind Turbine Maintenance in Remote Coastal Community
- Job Openings
- Rural Energy Conference Registration
- ACEP Director in Washington, DC
- Dutch Consul General Visits PSI Lab
- Deputy Director At NW Energy Innovation Alliance Meeting
- Preparation For Spring Fieldwork
- Cordova Study
- Biomass Boiler Training
February
- New Business Incubator Will Assist Â鶹Դ´ Researchers Commercialize their Work
- ACEP Electrical Engineering Student Presented on Organic Rankine Cycle
- Kongiganak, Second Community to Join Food, Water and Energy Usage Study
- Early Bird Rates Have Been Extended for 2018 Alaska Rural Energy Conference
- Bathymetric Data Analysis Completed on Tanana River
- ACEP Joins 2018 Volt49 Sprint Advisory Team
- New Website makes Solar Energy Systems More Accessible
- ACEP Explores Wind and Solar Potential in Gjoa Haven
- ACEP Graduate Student Presents to American Society of Civil Engineers
- Researchers Explore Community Food, Water and Energy Usage
- ACEP Participates in Workshop to Eradicate Poverty Through Energy
- Duvoy, CFOS Researchers Attend Ocean Mapping Workshop
- AHERC Researchers Attend Water Current Data Processing Workshop
- Interactive Wind Generation Model Inspires Budding Engineers
- ACEP Researchers Take to the Sky
- Energy and Sustainability Management Position Open in Anchorage
- INL Graduate Fellowship Seeks Outstanding Graduate Students for Internship
January
- Intern Collects Data on Â鶹Դ´F’s Bifacial Solar Photovoltaic Test Unit
- AHERC Director Attends Alaska Marine Science Symposium in Anchorage
- Clean Energy Institute Director Energized Â鶹Դ´F Researchers
- Clean Power Happy Hour Focuses on Solar Power in Anchorage
- REC Seeks Art from Grade School Students in Design Contest
- President’s Professor in Energy Helps ACEP Tackle Unique Challenges of the North
- Lunch Talk will Explore Washington State’s Economic Diversification Experience
- Case Studies Explore Progress and Costs of Energy Technologies in Alaska
- ACEP in the News
- Daily Energy Insider - Idaho National Laboratory researchers to demonstrate self-healing microgrid technology
- KTOO Public Media - New analysis out on renewable energy costs in rural Alaska
- AAAS - Alaskan power microgrids
- Science Daily - Alaskan microgrids offer energy resilience and independence
- Decentralized Energy - Alaska study compares technologies and costs for decentralized energy
- Alaska News Nightly (after 6:47-minutes)
- Electronics 360 - Microgrids in Alaska could lead to energy resilience and independence from non-renewable sources
- Energy Live News - Alaskan microgrids ‘cutting costs and boosting resilience’
- Long Short Report - Alaskan microgrids provide energy flexibility and independence
- Inverse Innovation - Wild, vast Alaska is perfect blueprint for energy future without the grid