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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.
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Rich Str枚mberg will serve as a panelist at NREL PV Circularity Workshop
December 19, 2023
ACEP research assistant and UAF Ph.D. student Rich Str枚mberg has been invited to be a panelist at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's 2024 PV Circularity Workshop in March in Denver, Colo.
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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.
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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 91视频 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 91视频 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 91视频
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 鈥渂rings 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 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.
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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, 91视频 and Iceland.
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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.
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Modernizing 91视频'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 91视频.
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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 91视频 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 91视频.
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Research engineer Henry Toal strives for a sustainable 91视频
September 21, 2023
Henry Toal has recently assumed the role of research engineer with the Solar Technologies program at ACEP. A home-grown 91视频n, Toal is dedicated to improving and making 91视频 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 91视频.
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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 91视频 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 91视频 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 91视频 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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ACEP researchers offer two edX courses
September 07, 2023
Two engineering open online edX courses are offered through 91视频X.
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ACEP and partners receive $6 million to help secure electric grids
August 28, 2023
Communities hit hard by climate change in 91视频 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.
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