Energy

a group of students standing around an EV engine

New study aims to fill in the data gaps on EV use in rural Alaska

The study doesn’t promote EVs, but aims to better understand their usage in rural Alaska and clarify misconceptions about them.
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New contract between Enstar and small producer could help delay natural gas shortage in Southcentral Alaska

But Enstar’s president warned of risks as some of the gas supply will depend on future drilling.
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Biden administration includes restrictions in Arctic refuge oil lease sale

In its decision, the BLM limited the lease sales to 400,000 acres, which is one-quarter of the coastal plain section of the refuge.
Rocky coastline near Nome

Tribal group appeals Clean Water Act permit for contentious gold dredging project near Nome

The permit would allow the company behind the project to discharge a limited amount of pollutants into an estuary about 30 miles from Nome.

Southcentral mayors say time is running out for utilities to address looming natural gas shortfall

Alaska’s Railbelt largely relies on liquified natural gas from Cook Inlet, though experts predict that the demand for LNG will outweigh the supply from local fields by around 2027.
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A new study touts the economics of building the Alaska LNG Project, but some lawmakers have doubts

If it’s built, the full pipeline project would move natural gas from the North Slope to Nikiski, where it'd be prepared for shipment overseas.
Newtok

Newtok shuts down its critical infrastructure

On Sunday, local tribal leadership decided to shut down the power and water plants in the tiny Bering Sea coastal community.
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Company looks to build state’s largest solar farm in Nikiski

The independent power producer behind some of Alaska’s biggest solar farms is planning its largest plant yet in Nikiski.
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Arctic Bitcoin? Hilcorp, tech firm aim to test North Slope data center

A Hilcorp oil field in Alaska’s Arctic is set to host a tech firm that wants to use natural gas-fired power to mine digital currency.
activists

Trump wants to ‘Drill, baby, drill.’ What does that mean for climate concerns?

President-elect Donald Trump wants to increase oil and gas production and roll back the Inflation Reduction Act.
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Alaska-owned corporation approves $750K for legal fights over Ambler Road and ANWR

The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority is preparing to bid on an upcoming oil and gas lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
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Golovin awaits arrival of 2 delayed power generators

Golovin Power Utility officials say the generators were to be delivered by boat, but will now be flown to the western Alaska village.
a river through tundra

Biden administration plans new limits on oil leasing in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

A new environmental study recommends additional protections for wildlife, waterways and permafrost, with new rules for a legally mandated lease sale.
battery systems

Nome’s new battery system promises more consistent energy costs

The new battery energy storage system, fitted in two shipping containers, can help take up slack from other energy sources.
Seward Harbor

Seward gets $45.7M grant to connect cruise ships to electricity

The project, funded by the Environmental Protection Agency, could reduce fossil fuel emissions and lower electricity costs.
a refuge

Several key steps toward drilling in Alaska’s Arctic refuge are due before year’s end

A legal ruling on a 2021 lease sale is expected as soon as Friday from a federal judge in Alaska.
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State-owned Alaska corporation approves up to $20M for potential Arctic refuge oil bid

The federal government is required under a 2017 law to hold an oil and gas lease sale in the Arctic refuge before the end of the year.
A group of people smile with a sign in the middle of the group that says "Fulbright."

Alaskans in the Fulbright Arctic Initiative | Talk of Alaska

Three Alaska women have been selected as Fulbright Arctic Initiative scholars. We learn about their international research plans on this Talk of Alaska.
Mike Dunleavy

Data centers face growing opposition Outside. Gov. Mike Dunleavy wants them in Alaska.

The Republican governor says Alaska has in excess what the data industry is finding increasingly scarce Outside: land and water.
Man speaking in crowded courtroom

State argues court should dismiss climate lawsuit from eight young Alaskans

The lawsuit filed by the nonprofit Our Children’s Trust is the latest effort by young Alaskans to establish a right to a livable climate.
a drilling rig

Petroleum drilling technology is now making carbon-free power

A new technique for harvesting geothermal energy being pioneered in Utah has passed a significant milestone.
a refuge

Hilcorp again eyes Interior Alaska for oil exploration

Oil and gas company Hilcorp appears to be moving toward new oil and gas exploration work in Alaska’s Interior.
a coal-fired plant with mountains in the background

Alaska natural gas crunch is increasing demand for a traditional fuel — coal

With cheap gas-fired power now unavailable, the biggest utility in Fairbanks has shelved plans to shut down one of its coal-fired plants.

In sign of North Slope evolution, privately owned Texas company targets Chevron’s Alaska assets

A little known Texas company is buying a share of a key North Slope pipeline and asked to buy all of Chevron’s oil interests in the region — reviving questions about the Alaska oil industry’s capacity to decommission aging infrastructure and pay damages in the event of a spill.
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An Anchorage engineer thinks there’s a way to satisfy all parties competing for water in Eklutna Lake

The pitch comes as the governor weighs how to balance demands for hydroelectric power, drinking water and restoration of fish habitat.

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