Washington, DC — U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) has introduced two new measures to help unleash hydropower and marine energy’s full potential. The Fair Licensing for Operations of Water Structures (FLOWS) Act, which was introduced with Senator Angus King (I-ME), provides common sense permitting reform for hydropower and marine energy projects by reducing administrative burdens […]
North of Fairbanks, hundreds of workers at Alaska’s biggest gold mine dig up, haul, crush and grind thousands of tons of ore each day, year-round. The sprawling Fort Knox mine consumes $40 million worth of power every year — more than any other business in the state, and some 16% of the power produced by […]
The University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Alaska Center for Energy and Power and partners will hold a fourth and final town hall meeting on March 3 in Utqiagvik to discuss carbon capture, use and storage in Alaska. The town hall events facilitate the free expression of opinions on the implications of carbon capture, use and storage, […]