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- Organization: University of Alaska Fairbanks School of Education
- Published On: 2018
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- Organization: REAP, TotalView360
- Published On: 2020
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- Organization: REAP, TotalView360
- Published On: 2020
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- Organization: Alaska Native Knowledge Network
- Published On: 1997
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- Organization: REAP
- Published On: 2020
Renewable Technologies / Renewable Energy
Wind
Land-based wind energy is now the cheapest electricity on the planet. In Alaska, there are abundant wind resources available for energy development. High costs associated with fossil fuel-based generation and improvements in wind power technology make this clean, renewable...
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Solar
The cost of utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) power has decreased by eighty-nine percent over the last decade and it is now the second cheapest electricity on the planet, according to the research firm Lazard. This precipitous drop in cost, along with successful community...
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Ocean and River Hydrokinetic
Alaska has thousands of miles of coastline, providing potential for tidal and wave energy development. Alaska rivers can also be a potential resource; river in-stream and tidal energy technologies could supply some of Alaska’s energy needs. Tidal and river in-stream energy...
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Hydroelectric
Hydroelectric power, Alaska’s largest source of renewable energy, supplies roughly a quarter of the state’s electricity in an average water year. In 2018, 50 hydro projects provided power to Alaska utility customers, including the Alaska Energy Authority owned 120-MW...
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Geothermal
Alaska has three distinct geothermally active regions: the Interior hot springs, running from the Yukon Territory of Canada to the Seward Peninsula; the Southeast hot springs; and the “Ring of Fire” volcanoes, which include the Aleutians, the Alaska Peninsula, the Wrangell...
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Biomass
Alaska’s primary biomass fuels are wood, sawmill waste, fish byproducts and municipal waste. Wood remains an important renewable energy source for Alaskans. More than 100,000 cords of wood are burned in the form of cordwood, chips and pellets annually. Wood-heating systems...
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Alaska’s Energy Infrastructure
With 16 percent of the country’s landmass and less than 0.3 percent of its population, Alaska’s unique geography has driven development of its energy supply infrastructure — power plants, power lines, natural gas pipelines, bulk fuel tank farms and related facilities. ...
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