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Performance Evaluation and Costs of a Combined Ground Source Heat Pump and Solar Photovoltaic Storage System in an Extreme Cold Climate
This report outlines the effectiveness and economics of a ground source heat pump system installed together with solar photovoltaic panels and a battery storage system in a local community building situated in a cold climate. The community building is a tribal building located in ...
Truffer-Moudra, D. et al NLR
May 31, 2023
Evaluation of MVDC Electrical Interties Connecting Remote Communities: an Alaska Case Study
This Alaska Center for Energy and Power report presents a techno-economic case study of interconnecting two remote, islanded power systems via a 25-mile electrical intertie. Using HOMER Pro models (including scenarios with energy storage), the analysis compares AC and DC intertie ...
Chamberlin, M. et al University of Alaska Fairbanks
Aug 21, 2023
Fuel Cell Backup Power System for Grid-Service and Micro-Grid in Telecommunication Applications
This paper presents the feasibility and economics of using fuel cell backup power systems in telecommunication cell towers to provide grid services (e.g., ancillary services, demand response). The fuel cells are able to provide power for the cell tower during emergency conditions....
Ma, Z. et al NLR
Dec 31, 2017
Security-Constrained Design of Isolated Multi-Energy Microgrids
Energy supply in rural and off-grid communities has traditionally relied on diesel-based microgrids, due to limited access. But global environmental concerns are pushing for the transformation of these systems into renewable-based microgrids. This transition to more complex system...
Mashayekh, S. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Mar 31, 2018
HYDRA
HYDRA (Hydropower Resource Assessment Tool) developed by NREL analyzes stream gauge data, topography, and land use to identify locations where new run-of-river or conduit hydropower projects might be feasible. The tool evaluates technical potential by estimating head, flow, and th...
NLR
Mar 30, 2026
Solar Thermoelectricity via Advanced Latent Heat Storage: A Cost-Effective Small-Scale CSP Application
We are developing a novel concentrating solar electricity-generating technology that is both modular and dispatchable. Solar Thermoelectricity via Advanced Latent heat Storage (STEALS) uses concentrated solar flux to generate high-temperature thermal energy, which directly convert...
Glatzmaier, G. et al NLR
Jun 26, 2017
Kake Heat Pump Rate Analysis for Inside Passage Electric Cooperative
This report provides an overview of possible rate structures that can encourage beneficial electrification, with an emphasis on HPs, in Kake, Alaska. Inside Passage Electric Cooperative (IPEC), and Alaska Center for Energy and Power (ACEP) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks are...
Mathur, S. et al University of Alaska Fairbanks
Dec 31, 2020
Kauai Island Utility Cooperative: The Impact of Extensive PV Penetration
This case study analyzes how extensive penetration of solar photovoltaic generation has affected the Kauai Island Utility Cooperative's distribution system. It covers impacts on voltage regulation, frequency stability, and curtailment, and describes measures the utility implemente...
Lovas, T. National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Jun 30, 2015
Microgrid Analysis Tools Summary
The over-arching goal of the Alaska Microgrid Partnership is to reduce the use of total imported fuel into communities to secure all energy services by at least 50% in Alaska's remote microgrids without increasing system life cycle costs while also improving overall system reliabi...
Jimenez, A. et al U.S. Department of Energy
Nov 26, 2017
Cost-Optimal Pathways to 75% Fuel Reduction in Remote Alaskan Villages: Preprint
There are thousands of isolated, diesel-powered microgrids that deliver energy to remote communities around the world at very high energy costs. The Remote Communities Renewable Energy program aims to help these communities reduce their fuel consumption and lower their energy cost...
Simpkins, T. et al NLR
Dec 31, 2014
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