Beth Grassi | University of Alaska-Fairbanks

Pondering the Power of the Ocean

By Beth Grassi | University of Alaska-Fairbanks on Mar 8, 2019 Featured, The Arctic and Alaska Science

Yakutat once found quirky fame as a surfing destination for the adventurous. Now, residents are looking into capturing wave energy to provide the town’s power. Jeremy Kasper and Stephanie Jump, with UAF’s Alaska Center for Energy and Power, are investigating the best potential underwater-energy sites. Ocean waves can generate electricity as underwater devices convert […]

Listening to the Heartbeat of Alaska

By Beth Grassi | University of Alaska-Fairbanks on Dec 21, 2018 Featured, The Arctic and Alaska Science

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]cross Alaska and a sliver of western Canada, 280 seismic stations silently do their jobs. Hidden in dark holes drilled into rock in boreal forest, northern tundra and mountaintops, the instruments wait patiently for the next tremor. The EarthScope Transportable Array of seismic monitors is now embedded across Alaska and Canada, adding 196 new stations […]