January 3, 2012
By MATTHEW L. WALD of the New York Times: If solar energy is eventually going to matter— that is, generate a significant portion of the nation’s electricity — the industry must overcome a major stumbling block, experts say: finding a way to store it for use when the sun isn’t shining. That challenge [...] Read More
December 27, 2011
By Ellen Lockyer, KSKA: RuralCap, an organization which advocates for services for rural villages, has taken on the work of energy saving upgrades for many of Alaska’s most remote communities. Kent Banks, a coordinator with the Energywise program for RuralCap in Anchorage, says the program has helped some of Alaska’s most economically strapped residents save [...] Read More
December 27, 2011
By Patty Sullivan of the Mat-Su Borough: The Matanuska-Susitna Borough continues to lead the state in constructing energy efficient and sustainable buildings. The year-old community recycling center is the first industrial facility in Alaska to be LEED certified at the Gold level. Today Mat-Su Borough Mayor Larry DeVilbiss accepted a glass plaque for the achievement. LEED [...] Read More
December 22, 2011
By Tim Ellis, KUAC -Fairbanks: A group of Ester-area residents working to build a community library have approved a ultra energy-efficient design. Thorsten Chlupp, who has worked on net zero energy homes, in Fairbanks, is working on this project as well. Hear more Read More
December 20, 2011
By Joe Viechnicki of KFSK Radio: PETERSBURG, AK. The agency that sells hydro-electric power to the Southeast communities of Ketchikan, Wrangell and Petersburg is going to look into the possibility of raising one of its hydro dams. The Southeast Alaska Power Agency is trying to make up for a shortage of [...] Read More
December 15, 2011
By JEFF RICHARDSON,The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: It’s been more than a year since used paper and cardboard began piling up at K&K Recycling, gradually filling a warehouse at the Richardson Highway business in the form of half-ton bales. Later this month, that unusual bounty will finally be put to use. K&K owner [...] Read More
December 14, 2011
President Obama announced on December 2 nearly $4 billion in combined federal and private sector energy upgrades to buildings over the next two years. These investments will save billions in energy costs, promote energy independence, and, according to independent estimates, create tens of thousands of jobs in the hard-hit construction sector. The $4 billion investment [...] Read More
December 5, 2011
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Denali Commission (an independent federal agency that provides infrastructure and economic support throughout Alaska), launched the Alaska Strategic Technical Assistance Response Team (START) Program today. The START Program is aimed at providing federally recognized Alaska Native governments with technical assistance to accelerate clean energy [...] Read More
November 30, 2011
Lauren Sommer of NPR: Researchers at the window testing facility at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory are developing dynamic windows treated with nanocrystals that block heat from the sun when a small electrical current is applied — useful for hot summer days. When you think of high-tech gadgets that make us greener, [...] Read More
November 30, 2011
David Nogueras from OPB news: The Oregon Military Department is making a big investment on green energy. The agency is building a million dollar solar instillation east of Christmas Valley. The array is part of the agency’s plan to produce as much energy as it uses. The Backscatter Radar Site used to consume [...] Read More
