³ÉÈËӰƬ

John Haverlack helps ACEP with robust and resilient research practices

December 21, 2023

John Haverlack is the information security lead on ACEP's data collection and analysis team. He works closely with researchers and partners to understand and navigate cyber risk regulations, technical controls and resources.
Read article

Rich Strömberg will serve as a panelist at NREL PV Circularity Workshop

December 19, 2023

ACEP research assistant and UAF Ph.D. student Rich Strömberg has been invited to be a panelist at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's 2024 PV Circularity Workshop in March in Denver, Colo.
Read article

Audrey Eickenberry receives an URSA travel award

December 18, 2023

ACEP intern Audrey Eickenberry received a fall travel award from the UAF Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity for her participation in the North American Power Symposium in North Carolina.
Read article

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 ³ÉÈËӰƬ Food and Farm Festival.
Read article

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 ³ÉÈËӰƬ received a new grid bridging system that will help them use more wind power, reduce their fuel consumption and save money.
Read article

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.
Read article

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.
Read article

ARCTIC Toolkit: Students pave the way towards energy resiliency in rural ³ÉÈËӰƬ

November 28, 2023

Participating T3 ³ÉÈËӰƬ 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.
Read article

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.
Read article

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.
Read article

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."
Read article

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.
Read article

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 Fairbanks. 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.
Read article

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.
Read article

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, ³ÉÈËӰƬ and Iceland.
Read article

Fulfilling attendance at the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference

October 30, 2023

ACEP Solar Technologies program members had a positive experience at the 40th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference in Lisbon, Portugal, one of the world's largest international conferences on solar photovoltaic energy.
Read article

Modernizing ³ÉÈËӰƬ'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 ³ÉÈËӰƬ.
Read article

A T3 club debuts in Kotzebue

October 06, 2023

High school ³ÉÈËӰƬ 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.
Read article

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 ³ÉÈËӰƬ and elsewhere in the U.S. to soon have expanded opportunities to integrate emerging clean energy technologies into their microgrids.
Read article

Come work with us!

October 02, 2023

The ACEP team is expanding! We are hiring for two positions.
Read article

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 ³ÉÈËӰƬ.
Read article

Research engineer Henry Toal strives for a sustainable ³ÉÈËӰƬ

September 21, 2023

Henry Toal has recently assumed the role of research engineer with the Solar Technologies program at ACEP. A home-grown ³ÉÈËӰƬn, Toal is dedicated to improving and making ³ÉÈËӰƬ a more sustainable place.
Read article

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.
Read article

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 ³ÉÈËӰƬ.
Read article

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 ³ÉÈËӰƬ Railbelt transmission system.
Read article

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 ³ÉÈËӰƬ and elsewhere to promote energy security and decarbonization.
Read article

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 ³ÉÈËӰƬ as an innovative ecosystem for energy research.
Read article

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.
Read article

ACEP researchers offer two edX courses

September 07, 2023

Two engineering open online edX courses are offered through ³ÉÈËӰƬX.
Read article

ACEP and partners receive $6 million to help secure electric grids

August 28, 2023

Communities hit hard by climate change in ³ÉÈËӰƬ and elsewhere in the U.S. could benefit from a new research project aimed at improving their electric grids. ACEP and partners have received $6 million from NSF to conduct the study.
Read article