Ribbon Cut at Houston Solar Farm
Installation is complete at a new solar power facility in Houston, the largest yet built in Alaska. The array will supply an estimated 8.5 MW to Matanuska Electric Association.
Tag: Alternative Energy
TOTE Maritime Alaska Converts Fleet to LNG Fuel
TOTE is the first maritime company to convert its entire fleet to liquified natural gas, using the fuel on both vessels that sail between Anchorage and Tacoma, Washington.
Sustainable Energy: ‘A Model for the World’
As a former teacher, Governor Mike Dunleavy says the goal of his second Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference is for attendees to leave with ideas they didn’t know before.
Sustainable Energy: Decarbonizing Aviation
The 2nd annual Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference discussed ways to decarbonize the air travel that brought guest speakers and exhibitors to Anchorage.
UAF Researcher Contributes to Fusion Energy
David Newman, a physicist at the UAF Geophysical Institute, studies plasma, which has implications for advances in nuclear fusion energy.
Construction Contract Agreement for Makushin Geothermal Project
Ounalashka Corporation and Chena Power are contracting with Ormat Technologies on the $235 million project.
Research Team Adding Crops to New Houston Solar Farm
UAF has $1.3 million to grow vegetables, peonies, forage, and berries among the panels being installed at Alaska’s largest solar farm in Houston.
Investor Plans Largest Solar Farm in Alaska to Supply MEA
Construction begins this month on a new solar power facility in Houston, the largest yet built in Alaska. The array will supply an estimated 8.5 MW to Matanuska Electric Association.
DNR Approves Methane Hydrate Drilling
State authorities are giving the green light to a research effort by the governments of the US and Japan to extract frozen natural gas from Alaska.
Four Alaska Communities Chosen for Resilience Projects
Igiugig, McGrath, Nikolski, and St. George are among a dozen US communities chosen for the next round of a federal resilience project.