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Agrivoltaics debut at the 2023 Food and Farm Festival
December 15, 2023
Savannah Crichton and Glenna Gannon gave a presentation and worked to build community around a new project called Agrivoltaics: Unlocking Mid-Market Solar in Rural Northern Climates at the 2023 Alaska Food and Farm Festival.
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A new grid bridging system will help reduce fuel cost in remote communities
December 01, 2023
Two remote communities on the Yukon River near the west coast of Alaska received a new grid bridging system that will help them use more wind power, reduce their fuel consumption and save money.
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Research engineer Alexis Francisco makes critical contributions
November 30, 2023
As a power engineer, Alexis Francisco primarily works on power system modeling on the Railbelt Decarbonization project, constructing power system models and performing steady state and dynamic stability analysis.
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Railbelt Decarbonization Pathways project update video available
November 29, 2023
The Sept. 26 project update session covered ACEP's Railbelt Decarbonization Study, its scenarios for electrification and the potential of electric vehicles, heat pumps and rooftop solar in an electrified future.
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ARCTIC Toolkit: Students pave the way towards energy resiliency in rural Alaska
November 28, 2023
Participating T3 students gained a toolkit full of skills and weatherization gear that will not only keep a house warm and actualize cost savings for homeowners but also make a dynamic DIY impact within their communities.
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UAF AISES Chapter receives Cultural Practice Award
November 17, 2023
The UAF AISES Chapter received the Cultural Practice Award during the 46th annual American Indian Science and Engineering Society National Conference. "It is nice to be acknowledged the fact that our activities are more than doing science in the classroom," ACEP's Bax Bond said.
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Programmer Nicole Mah makes complex concepts easy to understand for users
November 16, 2023
Nicole Mah works as a programmer at ACEP, specifically on the aspect of web development. Mah “brings a clean and clear aesthetic to front end web design work.
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Interns present at North American Power Symposium
November 16, 2023
Four ACEP interns presented at the 55th annual North American Power Symposium, which happened Oct. 15-17, in Asheville, NC. This year's conference theme was "Broadening participation in sustainable power engineering, technology and education."
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Undergrads: ACEP's 2024 summer internship application opens Dec. 1
November 15, 2023
Mark your calendars! The ACEP Summer Internship program will begin accepting applications for the summer 2024 cohort on Friday, Dec. 1. The application period is open through Thursday, Jan. 5, 2024.
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Using electric thermal storage heaters to displace wood burning for space heating
November 03, 2023
Electric thermal storage heaters are being installed in the homes of study participants in ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø. The goal of the study is to determine whether the use of ETSHs could help reduce PM2.5 levels while also reducing home heating costs.
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ACEP welcomes Erika Boice to the team
November 01, 2023
Erika Boice joined ACEP in May as a research assistant. Her principal role is to assist Gwen Holdmann on ACEP's Energy Transitions Initiative team.
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Will you be part of the 2024 ARENA program cohort?
October 31, 2023
ARENA is designed for individuals living and working in remote circumpolar Arctic communities on energy integration projects. The 2024 program will take the next international cohort to Nunavut, Greenland, Alaska and Iceland.
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