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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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