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.
Tag: Alternative Energy
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.
Alaskan Returns to Coffman Engineers to Lead Carbon Capture and Hydrogen Transition
Justin Freeman rejoins Coffman to lead a companywide initiative spearheading the CCUS and hydrogen market strategy, the development of internal capabilities, and managing CCUS and hydrogen projects across the country.
Sustainable Energy: Drink to That
Alaskan Brewing Company’s waste-to-energy process unlocks solutions to decontaminate chemical pollution and possibly solve Juneau’s expensive sewage problem.
Sustainable Energy: Disrupting the Future
Governor Mike Dunleavy asked if, in the next decade, he’ll be leading his grandchildren through a “Museum of What Was,” reminiscing about farms and gasoline-powered cars.
Sustainable Energy: Easier Said than Done
Speakers at the Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference envision great potential for renewable sources—but not for the next couple of decades.
Dixon Diversion Hydro Project Would Be Alaska’s Largest in 30 Years
The largest hydroelectric project in Alaska for thirty years is moving ahead. The Alaska Energy Authority made the initial regulatory filing for the Dixon Diversion near Homer.
Launch Alaska Adds Four Startups to Clean Energy Portfolio
One Anchorage company is among four added to Launch Alaska’s portfolio of clean energy startups.
Testing Tidal Power in Knik Arm
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough looks to hydrokinetic energy to supply electricity for its cargo dock at Port MacKenzie.