Aleut Expands into Energy and Retail Sectors
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.
Tag: Renewable energy
More than $12M in Federal Funding for Tribal Renewable Energy Projects Statewide
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.
Intelligent Energy Systems Awarded $1.4M to Integrate Rural Grids
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.
Alaska Gets $125 Million for Five Rural Energy Projects
Five projects across Alaska were selected for a total of more than $125 million in investments aimed at lowering energy costs for working families.
Feds Pump $9.5M into River Energy Research for Galena
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.
Doyon Installs Wind Turbines at Deadhorse
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.
$38 Million in Federal Clean Energy Funding Headed for American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
Four of thirteen projects funded will help Alaska communities reduce reliance on diesel generators, increase energy security, and save on fuel costs.
Ribbon Cut at Houston Solar Farm
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.
Op Ed: Chugach Electric Association’s Progress on Clean Energy Goals
Chugach Electric Association is aggressively pursuing new clean energy projects in a manner that allows it to maintain the lowest rates on the Railbelt, supported by new technologies that enhance the potential of existing assets to balance, or integrate, variable clean energy resources.
The Alaska Energy Big Picture
Conversations about US Arctic energy have been dominated by oil and gas, but Alaska—the nation’s connection to the Arctic—has so much more to offer in the energy sector, from natural resource extraction to being a natural testing ground for micro-grid and extreme weather energy research.