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2022

February 2, 2022 | Power Technology

Arctic exploration: Developing green energy technology in an extreme region

January 24, 2022 | Eye on the Arctic

Want to offset diesel consumption by solar power in Canada’s N.W.T.? There’s a cap for that

January 21, 2022 | CleanTechnica

The value of wind energy

January 13, 2022 | Fairbanks Daily News – Miner

Gov. Dunleavy: Oil and gas will ‘fulfill the promise’ for renewable energy

2021

September 2021 | DOE

DOE Announces New $2.5 Million Prize to Support Diversity in Innovation

September 30, 2021 | Reuters

Norway to close its last Arctic coal mine in 2023

September 24, 2021 | Washington Post

Housing in Alaska can’t survive climate change. This group is trying a new model.

September 2, 2021 | Eye on the Arctic

Canadian Election: Conservatives promise funds for northern ports, hydro projects

August 26, 2021 | Renewables Now

Hevel builds 2.6 MW of off-grid solar-diesel hybrids in Russia’s Arctic

August 17, 2021 | ENERGY.gov

Arctic Innovation Abounds with Department of Energy Projects

July 26, 2021 | Reuters

Singapore’s GIC invests $240 mln in Arctic Green Energy

April 26, 2021 | Raven Radio

New federal program to help remote Alaska communities with renewable energy infrastructure

April 26, 2021 | The Island Now

Going places: Travel industry embraces climate action

April 22, 2021 | Clean Technica

11 communities to chart paths to a more resilient & equitable energy future

April 20, 2021 | Alaska Public Media

Arctic research conference to highlight how rural Alaska communities approach energy, climate issues

March 15, 2021 | StreetInsider

New Report Shows Marine Energy Has Potential to Power 220 Million U.S. Homes

March 10, 2021 | Afloat

Irish Renewable Energy Technologists Help Power Alaskan Community

March 10, 2021 | Energy.gov

Energy Transition in the Transitioning North

March 3, 2021 | ScienceLine

Alaska’s remote communities are looking to wean themselves off fossil fuels

February 18, 2021 | Newsweek

Why Did Wind Turbines Freeze in Texas When They Work in the Arctic?

January 25, 2021

NEW WORKSHOP REPORT!
Alaska Electric Vehicle Workshop

2020

October 19, 2020 | Anchorage Daily News

Developing alternative energy can reap long-term benefits for Alaska

October 19, 2020 | Ms.

How women and girls are ending the fossil fuel era

February 24, 2020 | Inside Climate News

Solar power just miles from the Arctic Circle? In icy Nordic climes, it’s become the norm

February 20, 2020 | Smart Energy International

Russia announces new renewables-powered arctic research station

February 19, 2020 | BBC Future Planet

The world’s most unlikely solar farms

February 7, 2020 | Eye on the Arctic

Renewable energy must be community tailored, Arctic conference hears

2018

November 13, 2018 | The Arctic Institute

Breaking free: Alaska’s path forward for renewable Arctic energy

2017

December 20, 2017 | CBC

Renewable energy growing in Canada but solar installations lagging behind

December 14, 2017 | Alaska Public Media

King Cove closer to the goal of 100 percent renewable energy

November 16, 2017 | Alaska Public Media

UA goes solar, panel by panel

September 13, 2017 | Alaska Public Media

National labs to field test microgrid tech in Cordova

September 12, 2017 | Alaska Public Media

Can an Anchorage start-up lure renewable energy investors to rural Alaska?

July 28, 2017 | CNBC

One of the biggest banks is making a big renewable energy commitment

July 30, 2017 | Toronto Star

Arctic community’s successful switch to solar-diesel power could be a glimpse into future

July 7, 2017 | Alaska Public Media

New Anchorage power plant improves efficiency and reliability while increasing rate

July 4, 2017 | Alaska Public Media

YK Delta villages receive federal energy grants

March 30, 2017 | Alaska Public Media

What about wave and tidal energy in Alaska?

March 26, 2017 | Anchorage Daily News

Alaska warms to solar power as prices fall and benefits grow

March 14, 2017 | Alaska Public Media

Harvard class assignment: Solve rural Alaska’s fossil fuel woe

February 23, 2017 | KTOO

Start-up gambles time is right for Alaska solar power

February 2, 2017 | Clean Energy Group

Clean energy equity in 2017: How foundations can advance solar and storage technologies in low-income communities

February 2, 2017 | Microgrid Knowledge

ABB Microgrif to be built in Anchorage with two forms of energy storage

February 9, 2017 | Alaska Public Media

Alaska’s infrastructure report card probably not going on the fridge

January 30, 2017 | Anchorage Daily News

New brand of borough aimed at cheaper energy, but critics worry it could do more harm than good

January 30, 2017 | Anchorage Daily News

[Opinion] Renewable energy makes financial sense for Alaska

January 6, 2017 | KTOO

Is hydropower renewable energy? One village in SE Alaska needs it to be

January 4, 2017 | CBC

WWF study says renewable energy will work, save money in Arctic communities

January 1, 2017 | Grist

E.U. loophole counts wood energy as “carbon neutral.” It’s not

2016

December 20, 2016 | Alaska’s News Source

Heating assistance program feels financial strain under budget cuts

December 12, 2016 | Yale Environment 360

Major Tech Investors Announce $1 Billion Fund for Clean Energy Research

August 15, 2016 | Anchorage Daily News

Alaska-built powerhouses boost green energy in villages

June 23, 2016 | Alaska Public Media

Rural Alaska communities to get $16 million in federal energy grants

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