Alaska and United Arab Emirates Share Focus on Energy and Generational Resilience
Worlds apart but so close, United Arab Emirates points the way down a parallel track for Alaska’s future as a fellow petro-state.
Worlds apart but so close, United Arab Emirates points the way down a parallel track for Alaska’s future as a fellow petro-state.
The Renewable Energy Alaska Project chose Cady Lister as Executive Director, to succeed Chris Rose when he retires this summer from the organization he founded in 2004.
A newly established subsidiary of Aleut regional corporation is the new home for newly acquired business lines Renewable Energy Systems, Arctic Home Living, and Alaska EcoWater Systems.
Federal funds finalize the financial package to build Angoon’s run-of-river hydro project, while more money flows to Interior and Northwest renewable energy initiatives.
Anchorage-based Intelligent Energy Systems is one of six organizations receiving a total of eight grants from the US Department of Energy Office of Electricity.
Five projects across Alaska were selected for a total of more than $125 million in investments aimed at lowering energy costs for working families.
A $9.5 million US Department of Energy grant pays for research into whether hydrokinetic turbines can provide electricity to the Yukon River village of Galena.
The first of their kind on the North Slope, two 100-kW wind turbines will power the warehouse at the Doyon Drilling pad in Deadhorse.
Four of thirteen projects funded will help Alaska communities reduce reliance on diesel generators, increase energy security, and save on fuel costs.
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.