ACEP news
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 ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Economic Summit
October 08, 2025
At the 2025 Southeast ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ 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 ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ energy data gaps
September 27, 2025
ACEP summer intern Liam England created and compiled a new geospatial dataset on energy data in ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ, addressing a critical gap in available energy data in ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ.
Improving inverter models for real-world grid applications
September 27, 2025
ACEP summer intern Manuel Alexis Gutiérrez López worked to develop quantitative methods of evaluating how well a computer model replicates actual behavior of an inverter.
Solving ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æâ€™s Energy Challenges
ACEP works with ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æn communities and industries as leaders establishing the energy systems of the future. ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æâ€™s remote off-grid systems present unique problems to generation, distribution and resource integration that have spurred microgrid innovations for decades.
Events
Business of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ rural energy workshop
October 28, 2025
The ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Sustainable Energy Conference, in partnership with the ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Center for Energy and Power, is hosting a two-day free virtual workshop focused on energy project development and operational sustainability in rural ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ.
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 ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æâ€™s Energy Sector
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 ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ had the opportunity to participate in a summer session offered by the UAF T3 ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ 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.
Behind the scenes: International Arctic research planning
July 01, 2025
What does the next decade of Arctic science look like? Who decides which research matters most and how can researchers from ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ shape those priorities? This spring, ACEP researchers traveled to take part in major Arctic gatherings. Hear directly from ACEP's delegates as they reflect on reconnecting with global research peers, participating in Indigenous-led planning sessions, sharing new tools for community-engaged data and laying the groundwork for international partnerships.
Kotzebue home heating field study
Researchers at the University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks are recruiting participants for a 24-month field study in Kotzebue. The study aims to reduce fuel oil use and home heating costs.