Kotzebue Channel Marine Energy Resource Assessment

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Researchers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks conducted an oceanographic study in the channel offshore Kotzebue during the summers of 2023 and 2024. The purpose of the study was a marine hydrokinetic energy resource assessment to understand if nearshore ocean currents at this location are fast enough to be a source of renewable energy. This study was requested by the local utility, Kotzebue Electric Association, who aims to increase renewable energy production during barge season (June-October) at this site, if possible.

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TY  - DATA
AB  - Researchers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks conducted an oceanographic study in the channel offshore Kotzebue during the summers of 2023 and 2024. The purpose of the study was a marine hydrokinetic energy resource assessment to understand if nearshore ocean currents at this location are fast enough to be a source of renewable energy. This study was requested by the local utility, Kotzebue Electric Association, who aims to increase renewable energy production during barge season (June-October) at this site, if possible.
AU  - Brown, Eloise
A2  - Fisher, Stephanie
A3  - Andriesen, Lydia
A4  - and Azizi, Leo
DB  - C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange
DP  - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO  - 
KW  - Hydropower
KW  - Marine energy
KW  - Marine hydrokinetic
KW  - Ocean energy
KW  - Diesel generators
KW  - Other liquid-fuel generators
KW  - Planning and design
KW  - Planning
KW  - Design
KW  - Local energy resources (LER)
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Performance
KW  - Community engagement
KW  - Tribal engagement
KW  - Stakeholder engagement
LA  - English
DA  - 2025/02/01
PY  - 2025
PB  - University of Alaska Fairbanks
T1  - Kotzebue Channel Marine Energy Resource Assessment
UR  - https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/161
ER  -

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Brown, Eloise, et al. Kotzebue Channel Marine Energy Resource Assessment. University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1 February, 2025, C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/161.

Brown, E., Fisher, S., Andriesen, L., & and Azizi, L. (2025). Kotzebue Channel Marine Energy Resource Assessment. [Data set]. C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. University of Alaska Fairbanks. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/161

Brown, Eloise, Stephanie Fisher, Lydia Andriesen, and Leo and Azizi. Kotzebue Channel Marine Energy Resource Assessment. University of Alaska Fairbanks, February, 1, 2025.  Distributed by C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/161

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title = {Kotzebue Channel Marine Energy Resource Assessment},
author = {Brown, Eloise and Fisher, Stephanie and Andriesen, Lydia and and Azizi, Leo},
abstractNote = {Researchers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks conducted an oceanographic study in the channel offshore Kotzebue during the summers of 2023 and 2024. The purpose of the study was a marine hydrokinetic energy resource assessment to understand if nearshore ocean currents at this location are fast enough to be a source of renewable energy. This study was requested by the local utility, Kotzebue Electric Association, who aims to increase renewable energy production during barge season (June-October) at this site, if possible.},
url = {https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/161},
year = {2025},
howpublished = {C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange, University of Alaska Fairbanks, https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/161},
note = {Accessed: 2026-08-06}
}

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Data from Feb 1, 2025

Last updated Mar 30, 2026

Submitted Jun 2, 2026