Energy Education / Renewable Energy
Forging Ahead: REAP’s Education Initiatives
Like year’s past, participating classes will receive an energy efficiency presentation and conduct an electricity measuring lab....
How to Host a Virtual Science Fair (2022 edition)
When the pandemic first started in April of 2020, we hosted our first virtual science fair and it presented us with a question many had...
Building an EV Charging Infrastructure from Homer to Fairbanks
At the Fall 2021 Energy Speaker Series event on electric vehicle charging, we heard from three key players involved in developing a Level...
Alaska Specific / Electric Vehicles / Energy Efficiency / Renewable Energy
Prince of Wales – POWered by Renewable Energy
Alaska is a magical place. Beautiful, big and remote. Especially Taan, Sea Lion (Prince of Wales Island). In June 2021, I was...
REAP’s Mid-Year Highlights
Reflecting on the first half of 2021, REAP has made progress on sharing our clean energy message, increasing energy literacy in K-12...
Two of REAP’s organizational members, Homer Electric Association (HEA) and ORPC, are making moves to advance tidal energy in Cook Inlet
REAP members, ORPC and Homer Electric Association (HEA), are committed to advancing tidal energy and are working together to achieve this...
Energy Education / Energy Efficiency / Renewable Energy
Summer of STEM
Starting in April, the STEM team began reconnecting with students in the classroom again. Colleen and Tyler started off with a few live...
Energy Education / Renewable Energy / Wind
Alaska teams place second and fifth at National KidWind Challenge
Middle schoolers from Wasilla placed second and fifth at the National KidWind Challenge, held virtually June 7th through 10th. The Alaska...
Alaska Specific / Renewable Energy / Video
Videos: Alaska’s Green Bank Legislation Explained
In April 2021, Governor Dunleavy introduced the Alaska Energy Independence Act (SB 123) to establish a green bank within Alaska...
Journey to Energy Independence
Tlingit are called People of the Tides for good reason. Tlingit Aani (Tlingit Territory) boasts more...
Alaska Specific / Climate Change / Curriculum / Energy Education / Renewable Energy / Rural Alaska / Solar / Wind
Earth Day 2021
This Earth Day, we pause to celebrate the curiosity, creativity and resilience of Alaska students as they navigated new and uncharted...
Alaskan Communities Join REAP to Target Energy Resilience Goals
Technical assistance is an important component of creating energy resilience in rural communities. A team from REAP and the University of...