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.
Tag: Alternative Energy
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.
Homer Electric Association Deploys Tesla Batteries in Soldotna
Tesla Megapacks give Homer Electric Association a battery backup to rival a system in Fairbanks that was once the world’s largest.
Nukes of the North: Copper Valley Electric Association Studies Micro Modular Reactor
The only nuclear power plant to ever operate in Alaska is being decommissioned this year, but Copper Valley Electric Association is looking at new reactor technology to give nuclear energy a new future.
Tapping the Well of Innovation in Alaska’s Oil Patch
Augmented reality, wireless networks, blue hydrogen: on the North Slope, urgent necessity is the mother of all kinds of invention. As much as Alaska is a resource extraction economy, that activity also inspires, deploys, and hones technological innovations.
Communications Pipeline to Alternative Energy
Beyond 5G wireless in Prudhoe Bay, GCI envisions a telecommunications backbone to new renewable energy industries in Alaska.
5G Wireless Coming to Prudhoe Bay
GCI’s next 5G wireless network will be for the state’s richest industrial zone. Prudhoe Bay is scheduled to get 5G service in 2022.
The Boon of Biomass: Alternative Energy Systems Can Cut Costs, Create Jobs, and Benefit the Environment
Rural Alaska communities are taking a long look at local resources to see if biomass systems can save money, create jobs, and even work in concert with local fire mitigation efforts.