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Come hear the latest on Alaska’s FIRST EVER landfill methane power plant. Scheduled to come online in  2012, the plant will tap methane produced by garbage at the Anchorage Regional Landfill to power Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson (JBER).Speaker: Mark Madden, Solid Waste Services Director for the Municipality of Anchorage. Live Podcast: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/830056584 More info: 907.929.7770,…See More

Live Podcast: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/213232440Nationwide, buildings use more than 40% of ALL the energy we consume, almost as much as our transportation and industry sectors put together. Reducing how much energy our homes and businesses use can pay huge dividends. Come to REAP’s FREE Forum this Wednesday from 6-8pm at the Anchorage Museum to learn more about what you can do, and hear what the state is…See More

Live podcast:  https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/268299345 Come to REAP’s FREE monthly forum to hear Chris Rose, Executive Director of Renewable Energy Alaska Project (REAP), and Ira Perman, Board Chair for the Institute of the North, discuss their recent trip to Norway and what Alaska can learn from how this northern country is strategically developing its economy with renewable energy.Norway has a sovereign…See More

Join us at our FREE Forum to Learn How to Design your greenhouse to be more efficient and effective. Expert presenters Matt Oster and Saskia Essligner of Red Edge Design, LLC will profile their own project and give tips on design, lighting, location, building materials, creative ways to regulate temperature and humidity, & much more. Don't miss out. Extend your growing season & grow more of those elusive warm weather crops. Contact Renewable Energy Alaska Project (REAP) for more info at…See More

The City of Akutan is presently developing what could be the first commercial-scale geothermal energy plant in Alaska. The plant could provide power and heat to the town of Akutan and to the Trident  Seafoods fish processing facility. The City of Akutan has performed geophysical and geochemical exploration in Hot Springs Valley, and, in 2010, drilled two exploratory wells, encountering 359-degree water at shallow depths. Come hear the latest on this project and the role it could play in the use…See More

 Podcast available: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/112644144Alaskans are facing tough choices about our energy sources. Should we build a dam on the Susitna River? Tap Mt. Spurr for geothermal power? Or bring natural gas from the North Slope? What’s the best choice and how do we decide?Come hear the answers at REAP’s FREE forum. Energy consultant Mark Foster will provide an interactive, quantitative presentation where he will…See More

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Alaska is a world leader in the development of wind-diesel technologies with systems now installed in 20 communities across the state, and several more projects in development. Come hear Katherine Keith from the AlaskaCenter for Energy and Power (ACEP) and Ginny Fay from the Institute for Socialand Economic Research (ISER) discuss their recently completed study evaluatingAlaska's wind power systems.  What havethe economic benefits been of this wind energy? How have theses systems performed?And…See More

Come hear Jason Meyer, of the Alaska Center for Energy and Power, discuss the new and exciting emerging energy technology projects, programs, and opportunities in Alaska, and give an update on the state's newly created Emerging Energy Technology Fund. Highlighted will be the Denali Commission’s Emerging Energy Technology Grant program, with updates from 13 projects located across Alaska including hydrokinetic in-river turbines in Nenana and Eagle, wood biomass in Juneau, a sea water heat pump…See More

The Alaska Renewable Energy Fair features live music, food, information booths and workshops on the state's renewable energy developments and resources, and energy efficiency. Come enjoy the fun and learn about the clean energy in Alaska. More info www.REalaska.org or 929-7770

The Renewable Energy Alaska Project (REAP) is now organizing the second annual Business of Clean Energy in Alaska conference to be held on June 17 and 18, 2010, at the Dena’ina Center in downtown Anchorage, Alaska. The 2010 conference will pick up where the 2009 conference left off, offering a more Alaska-centric focus on business and policy development of energy efficiency and renewable energy within the state. Attendees will also gain insight into the experiences of governments and businesses…See More

Using solar panels to heat your house and water - “solar thermal” power - is one of the most exciting, practical and cost effective uses of small-scale renewable energy we have in Southcentral Alaska. Several systems are already in place at local homes and businesses. Find out more and learn how to decide if this technology is right for you at Renewable Energy Alaska Project’s (REAP) free forum from 6-8 p.m., April 14, at the Anchorage Museum auditorium. Our presenter will be Andy Baker, an…See More