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, […]
A new report by the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Alaska Center for Energy and Power provides a roadmap for future developments of community solar. Community solar is an ownership model that allows multiple customers to buy, lease or subscribe to a portion of a solar array or the energy it generates. Unlike traditional net-metered solar […]
(Juneau, AK) – This morning, Governor Mike Dunleavy introduced legislation creating the Alaska Energy Independence Fund to increase Alaska’s energy independence and security. Senate Bill 125 and House Bill 154 will allow the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) to create a nonprofit subsidiary that will provide financing for sustainable energy development projects in Alaska. Examples […]