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TransCanada and ExxonMobil To Work Together on Alaska Gas Pipeline

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TransCanada Corporation and ExxonMobil have reached an agreement to work together on an Alaska gas pipeline. The project has an initial forecasted capital cost of US$26 billion. In November 2007, TransCanada Alaska and Foothills jointly submitted an application under the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act (AGIA) to build a 4.5

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ICCT updates US airline fuel efficiency rankings; Alaska stays on top, American on bottom

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Key findings of the updated study include: Alaska, Spirit, Frontier, and Southwest Airlines remained the top four most fuel-efficient airlines on US domestic operations in 2014. On average, Alaska has operated the most efficient US domestic flights for five years running since 2010.

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DOE awarding $35M to 11 projects for hydrokinetic turbine development; ARPA-E SHARKS

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These methodologies will significantly decrease the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) of the final HKT design. The innovative new turbine designs, along with distributed load control and regulator concepts, significantly reduce the levelized cost of energy. It has a low maintenance cost, resulting in a lower cost of energy.

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Port of Seattle, Boeing and Alaska Airlines release aviation biofuel infrastructure findings

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​The Port of Seattle, Boeing and Alaska Airlines released a first-of-its-kind study that identifies the best infrastructure options for delivering aviation biofuel to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Commercial aviation is committed to reducing the industry’s carbon footprint, and biofuels are key to achieving that goal.

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DOE reports show major potential for wave and tidal energy production near US coasts

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Regionally, the increase is markedly greater for the East Coast than the West Coast and Alaska, because the 2004 EPRI estimates were rounded to the nearest 5 kW per m, and such rounding has a much greater effect for the lower wave power densities of the East Coast. —Mapping and Assessment of the United States Ocean Wave Energy Resource.

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USC study shows promising potential for giant-kelp-based biofuel with depth-cycling approach

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The Department of Energy has a study to locate a billion tons of feedstock per year for biofuels; Cindy Wilcox said the ocean between California, Hawaii and Alaska could contribute to that goal. which has a commercial interest in the research and contributed part of its $2.6-million The study authors include Ignacio A. Reed, David W.

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DOE awarding $6.5M to 9 large-scale Phase I pilot coal projects

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If successful, the proposed coal-fired sCO 2 pilot power plant will reduce the technical and economic risk of this transformational technology, therefore increasing the potential for commercial deployment at the end of the project. University of Alaska Fairbanks. DOE funding: $676,377 Non-DOE: $169,095 Total: $845,472.

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