ACEP news
New handbook explores Arctic energy shifts
July 06, 2026
Published today, a new book, the Routledge Handbook of Arctic Energy Transition, explores the critical role of planning, dual use, governance and regulatory environments in achieving energy security and examines how energy goals can be realized in Arctic communities.
Energy in the North on energy projects with communities
July 03, 2026
The "Energy in the North" episode on July 8 will feature ACEP director Jeremy Kasper on ACEP connecting the communities that have developed successful energy projects with those who are wanting to do so.
New summer fellowship launches for science teachers, research mentors
June 29, 2026
ACEP launched a new summer research fellowship for middle and high school science teachers in Alaska. The inaugural 2026-2027 teacher partners have begun research projects in Anchorage, Unalaska and Newhalen.
UAF students explore community energy planning in Galena
June 05, 2026
Ten UAF undergraduate students traveled last month to Galena, an off-road community on the Yukon River in western Alaska, for a week-long intensive course on remote energy systems.
Solving Alaska鈥檚 Energy Challenges
ACEP works with Alaskan communities and industries as leaders establishing the energy systems of the future. Alaska鈥檚 remote off-grid systems present unique problems to generation, distribution and resource integration that have spurred microgrid innovations for decades.
Events
Presentation on microreactor deployment
July 28, 2026
Adrienne Schweer with Oklo will discuss their microreactor deployment plan at Eielson Air Force Base during the Alaska Nuclear Energy Working Group meeting in July.
June 29, 2026
Okwuchukwu Chukwu will give her M.S. defense, titled "A framework for evaluating the impact of prepaid metering on losses in remote island microgrids: A case study from Alaska"
June 26, 2026
Bigyan Khanal will give his M.S. defense, titled "Maximum power point control of a stand-alone PMSG-based hydrokinetic energy conversion system with battery energy storage."
From the Grid
Dispatches from Alaska鈥檚 Energy Sector
Tending to a spark: Developing tools to understand home heating
July 06, 2026
In Interior Alaska, where winter temperatures can plunge for months, heating isn't just a utility, it's survival. Yet most homes run on expensive fuel oil with little insight into how it is actually used day to day. ACEP's Alana Vilagi describes the development of a new monitoring apparatus, which helps make invisible fuel consumption visible and actionable.
Kick-starting entrepreneurship through innovation grants
June 24, 2026
Ever wonder how ideas become real-world solutions? In Alaska and the Arctic, innovation drives resilience across extreme climate, distance and resource constraints. Through two seed-funded projects, the UAF Center for Innovation director Peter Webley shows how early-stage research becomes practical applications and why supporting innovation is essential to Alaska's future.
The email that proved the Student to Startups program works
June 01, 2026
A former intern emailed to correct the Student to Startups website, because he now works full-time at the company that hired him after his internship. That moment became proof that ARCTIC-funded S2S is doing more than placing students in summer internship roles. Backed by Alaska's innovation ecosystem, the program is connecting university talent with local startups, building careers, strengthening industries and helping keep the next generation of innovators in Alaska.
Kotzebue home heating field study
Researchers at the 四虎影院 are recruiting participants for a 24-month field study in Kotzebue. The study aims to reduce fuel oil use and home heating costs.
