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Gwen Holdmann, Director Alaska Center for Energy and Power Alaska Power Association Annual Meeting

Applied Energy Research at the University of Alaska. Gwen Holdmann, Director Alaska Center for Energy and Power Alaska Power Association Annual Meeting Kenai, Alaska August 7 th , 2009.

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Gwen Holdmann, Director Alaska Center for Energy and Power Alaska Power Association Annual Meeting

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  1. Applied Energy Research at the University of Alaska Gwen Holdmann, Director Alaska Center for Energy and Power Alaska Power Association Annual Meeting Kenai, Alaska August 7th, 2009

  2. ACEP RESEARCH MISSION: To meet state and local need for applied energy research by working towards developing, refining, demonstrating, and ultimately helping commercialize marketable technologies that provide practical solutions to real-world problems.

  3. The role of applied research COSTS $ $ $ $ $ $ innovation $ $ $ projects/investment $ efficiency BENEFITS

  4. The role of applied research COSTS $ $ $ $ $ $ innovation research $ $ $ projects/investment $ efficiency BENEFITS

  5. Role of ACEP • Verify performance and reliability of equipment • Assess technical and economic feasibility • Test emissions • Integration with existing power systems • Resource assessment • Procurement experiments • Work with manufacturers to improve products for use in Alaska

  6. Energy Research at the University of Alaska Geophysical Institute Institute for Social and Economic Research Institute of Northern Engineering Agriculture and Forestry Experiment Station UAA Logistics Program Institute of Arctic Biology UAA Engineering Program International Arctic Research Center Resilience and Adaptation Program Cooperation Extension Other Campuses

  7. ACEP Focus Areas Community Energy Solutions Powering the Economy The EnergyField of the Future

  8. Geothermal Resource Assessment Working with the private sector to foster development of geothermal resources

  9. Diesel Engine Efficiency & Fuels Testing Waste heat capture, hydrogen and propane diesel augmentation, fish oil and synthetic fuels

  10. Wind Diesel Applications Center Improving opportunities for wind-diesel systems through improvements in control, and energy storage.

  11. Nenana Hydrokinetic Test Center Assessing opportunities for deploying tidal and in-river hydro in Alaska

  12. ACEP Current Projects

  13. ACEP projects by the numbers 20% Private Total $673,360 27% Federal Total $871,000 53% State and Local Government Total $1,666,288

  14. ACEP projects by the numbers Private Sector Projects (7 of 18) 39% Federally Funded Projects (3 of 18) 17% State and Local Government Funded (8 of 18) 44%

  15. Role of ACEP • Verify performance and reliability of equipment • Assess technical and economic feasibility • Test emissions • Integration with existing power systems • Resource assessment • Procurement experiments • Work with manufacturers to improve products for use in Alaska

  16. Role of ACEP Help leverage external resources to address Alaska’s energy challenges (funding, businesses, national laboratories, other universities, etc)

  17. For more information visit: www.uaf.edu/acep

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