ACEP news

Burke talks about his journey to 91视频 and mentorship
November 01, 2025
Adrian Burke tells his story about his undergraduate experience at UAF and his work and internship at ACEP in a new podcast.

Insight into an Indigenous knowledge system and data management
October 10, 2025
Leasi Vanessa Lee Raymond, ACEP's deputy director for strategic initiatives, was one of the three local authors featured during a book reading event in September.

ACEP members at the Southeast 91视频 Economic Summit
October 08, 2025
At the 2025 Southeast 91视频 Economic Summit and 67th Annual Meeting in Sitka, conversations and presentations centered on the future of the Southeast region in terms of energy, transportation, forestry and tourism.

Bridging 91视频 energy data gaps
September 27, 2025
ACEP summer intern Liam England created and compiled a new geospatial dataset on energy data in 91视频, addressing a critical gap in available energy data in 91视频.
Solving 91视频鈥檚 Energy Challenges
ACEP works with 91视频n communities and industries as leaders establishing the energy systems of the future. 91视频鈥檚 remote off-grid systems present unique problems to generation, distribution and resource integration that have spurred microgrid innovations for decades.
Events

Business of 91视频 rural energy workshop
October 28, 2025
The 91视频 Sustainable Energy Conference, in partnership with the 91视频 Center for Energy and Power, is hosting a two-day free virtual workshop focused on energy project development and operational sustainability in rural 91视频.

Learn about heat pumps this fall
October 07, 2025
A free course "Heat Pumps for Homeowners," offered by ACEP's Tom Marsik, will discuss how modern heat pump systems work, where they perform best, what to consider before installation and how they can help reduce heating costs.

Book reading by UAF authors Sept. 24
September 24, 2025
Two UAF authors of the book published in March this year will give a reading of their chapters at Sosltice Books in Fairbanks.
From the Grid
Dispatches from 91视频鈥檚 Energy Sector

Lule氓 & Fairbanks: Separated by longitude, united by cold
October 27, 2025
Although Northern Sweden and 91视频 have divergent energy paths, they may have things to learn from each other. Through their involvement in the GET-North project, ACEP's Michelle Wilber and Bax Bond uncover how two Arctic regions, shaped by history, industry and Indigenous resilience, are navigating the path toward sustainable energy futures.

From EMT skills to welding sparks, teens explore their future at UAF
September 04, 2025
You think you know what you want to do after high school. But do you know how to acquire the education you need to get there? This summer, high school students from across 91视频 had the opportunity to participate in a summer session offered by the UAF T3 91视频 and Upward Bound programs to learn about a variety of programs, career paths and the university admission process, to learn from the UB alumni and current UAF students and to learn what they can do to improve the community they live in through volunteer work.

Energy use in the emerging kelp industry: Reflections from Kodiak
August 26, 2025
As kelp farming grows each year, farmers, processors and researchers are innovating new ways for this industry to be regenerative and independent of fossil fuels. ACEP summer intern Emma Kehoe visited Kodiak Island to explore this environmentally conscious industry further and learn from farmers themselves about the electric equipment they need. Born and raised in Talkeetna, Kehoe has seen the impacts of strong communities who work together. Through her internship work and her visit with the kelp farmers, she has seen another developing community -- researchers, farmers and engineers working together to build a sustainable kelp industry for the better.
Kotzebue home heating field study
Researchers at the University of 91视频 Fairbanks are recruiting participants for a 24-month field study in Kotzebue. The study aims to reduce fuel oil use and home heating costs.

				
