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Fossil Gas Shortage Tells Us Alaska Should Turn to Renewable Energy

November 11, 2024 admin 0 Comments alaska, clean power, Fossil Fuels, natural gas, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 04:30:02 +0000

This is an interesting story, and I have to say I knew nothing about this region’s electricity grid before today. The US Department of Energy has the full, long story, but I’m going to summarize it and cut to the chase in parts. The focus is Alaska’s Railbelt electric grid, … [continued]

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$44 Million for Clean Energy Planning & Deployment on Tribal Lands

October 1, 2024 admin alaska, California, clean power, jennifer granholm, Joe Biden, native americans, policy & politics, Solar energy, tribal lands, us department of energy (doe), wind energy

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 22:22:16 +0000

$18.8 Million Awarded to Six American Indian and Alaska Native Communities to Install Cost-Saving, Clean Energy Infrastructure with an Additional $25 Million in Funding Available for Future Planning and Development Projects on Tribal Lands WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today nearly $44 million for Tribal … [continued]

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Small Wind Power Projects Expanding into New Markets

September 28, 2024 admin alaska, clean power, green economy, onshore wind farms, pacific northwest national laboratory (pnnl), pnnl, research, us department of agriculture (usda), us department of energy (doe), usda, wind energy, wind energy technologies office, wind turbines

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 16:54:20 +0000

The distributed wind market is growing both in size and variety, according to a new PNNL-led report An electric vehicle manufacturer, two schools and two Alaskan villages: these are just some of the organizations using wind turbines to help meet their energy needs. For the last eight months, researchers from … [continued]

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A 15 MW Microgrid In California, Community Solar In Alaska — The Solar Power Revolution Continues

September 17, 2024 admin alaska, California, clean power, community solar, Energy Storage, grid, microgrids, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 22:25:36 +0000

Solar power in the US is growing by leaps and bounds, and microgrid and community solar projects are part of the reason why.

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Investing in America: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1.8 Billion in Infrastructure Grants Across the Country

June 29, 2024 admin alaska, bipartisan infrastructure law, California, clean transport, detroit, durham, electric buses, Electric vehicles, fairbanks, Florida, investing in america, Joe Biden, maine, mass transit / public transit, Michigan, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Pete Buttigieg, policy & politics, Puerto Rico, santa ana

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 18:32:39 +0000

From improving road safety to revitalizing communities and creating economic opportunity, all 50 states, four territories, and the District of Columbia will receive RAISE grants this year from President Biden’s infrastructure law WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced $1.8 billion in awards from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure … [continued]

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Director of NREL’s Alaska Campus Ice Breaker: Q&A With Director of NREL’s Alaska Campus

June 5, 2024 admin alaska, buildings, clean power, consumer technology, energy efficiency, grid, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2024 03:57:54 +0000

Originally a mechanical engineer, Bruno Grunau now spends his days testifying before Congress, meeting regularly with the Alaska governor’s office, and learning from Alaska’s utilities, communities, and Indigenous people whose ancestors have lived here for thousands of years. Grunau is the regional director of Applied Research for Communities in Extreme … [continued]

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Alaska Tidal Energy: New Study Shows Alaska’s Cook Inlet Could Power 70,000 Homes

May 8, 2024 admin alaska, clean power, marine energy, tidal energy

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Mon, 06 May 2024 12:36:06 +0000

Much of Alaska is empty—of humans, at least. Vast tundra and forest separate cities and villages, dividing the state into more than 150 isolated power grids. The largest of these grids, known as the Railbelt, carries 70% of the state’s electrical energy to about three-quarters of its population. Today, that … [continued]

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Renewable Energy From The Moon Is Happening Right Now

May 2, 2024 admin alaska, clean power, green economy, hydroelectric, marine energy, Massachusetts, tidal energy, tidal turbine, tidal turbines, us department of energy (doe), usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 15:25:58 +0000

Tidal energy innovators are racing to harness renewable energy generated by the powerful force of the Moon on the oceans of the Earth.

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Alaska’s Wind, Wave, & Tidal Resources Could Help State Meet Future Energy Needs

April 24, 2024 admin alaska, boem, bureau of ocean energy management (boem), clean power, marine energy, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, outer continental shelf, tidal energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2024 20:35:58 +0000

Offshore wind makes sense for decarbonizing energy production and building energy security and independence when it comes to ocean renewable energy production in Alaska’s Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), according to an analysis by researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Their new report, “Feasibility Study for Renewable Energy Technologies … [continued]

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Communities in Hawaii & Alaska Exchange Ideas to Engage Residents in Energy Transitions

March 6, 2024 admin alaska, clean power, energy efficiency, Hawaii, hydroelectric, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, Solar energy, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2024 04:49:53 +0000

When the third cohort of Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project (ETIPP) communities was announced in 2023, the inclusion of Molokai, Hawaii, caught … [continued]

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