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AUGUST 23, 2023

On a brisk morning this fall, a 46-foot commercial fishing boat will cruise into the cold waters of Sitka, Alaska, and cut the diesel engine. In that moment of near silence, an electric motor will whir to life.

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AUGUST 3, 2021

Using existing fish processing plants, kelp and fish waste can be turned into a diesel-like fuel to power generators or fishing boats in rural, coastal Alaska, according to a team from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). —“ Kelp Energy Products and Marine Renewable Energy for Coastal Alaska Communities ”.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Northern Alaska province showing boundaries of assessment units (AU). Primarily due to economic and infrastructure considerations, production has never been attempted from these Alaska North Slope shales, which span most of the North Slope but are largely absent from the environmentally sensitive Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

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MAY 17, 2021

A team of researchers led by Loretta Roberson, associate scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, has installed the first seaweed farm in Puerto Rico and US tropical waters. Facilitating research of this nature will be key for the development of sustainable aquaculture in this area. —Loretta Roberson.

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MARCH 31, 2021

Livent employs an innovative method that emphasizes sustainable water use and minimizes the impact on local ecosystems and communities. Lithium water study in cooperation with University of Alaska Anchorage and University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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DECEMBER 22, 2016

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced the award of up to $40 million, subject to appropriations, to design, permit, and construct an open-water, grid-connected national wave energy testing facility. For context, approximately 90,000 homes can be powered by 1 TWh per year.

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OCTOBER 25, 2011

The US Department of Energy; the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation; and ConocoPhillips will work together to test technologies for producing methane gas from hydrate deposits on the Alaska North Slope. Methane hydrate consists of molecules of natural gas trapped in an open rigid framework of water molecules.

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MARCH 3, 2021

physically moving the macroalgae between deep nutrient-rich water at night and shallow depths within the photic zone during the day to optimize growth. 13 C values suggesting that the depth-cycled kelp were not nitrogen-deficient and assimilated nutrients from deep water. The researchers used a depth-cycling approach—i.e.,

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FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Rosneft and ExxonMobil will expand their cooperation under their 2011 Strategic Cooperation Agreement ( earlier post ) to include an additional approximately 600,000 square kilometers (150 million acres) of exploration acreage in the Russian Arctic and potential participation by Rosneft (or its affiliate) in the Point Thomson project in Alaska.

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OCTOBER 11, 2009

CIRI), an Alaska Native corporation, is proposing an underground coal gasification (UCG) project that would use the resulting syngas to fuel a new 100 MW combined cycle power plant. CIRI executives presented the plan to state lawmakers at a joint hearing in Alaska on Friday. Source: CIRI. Click to enlarge. Cook Inlet Region Inc.

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DECEMBER 20, 2016

US President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau jointly announced sweeping restrictions to offshore oil and gas leasing in the US and Canadian Arctic waters. Obama designated the vast majority of US waters in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas as indefinitely off limits to offshore oil and gas leasing. It’s uncharted waters.”.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2017

The Bureau’s approval allows Eni to move forward with new exploration in federal waters, but only after a review by BSEE Alaska Region personnel to ensure the request met appropriate technical adequacy, safety and environmental sustainability standards.

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MAY 4, 2023

Twelve has developed an efficient polymer-electrolyte membrane (PEM) CO 2 electrolyzer that uses proprietary CO 2 -reducing catalysts to split CO 2 with just water and renewable electricity as inputs, syngas (CO and hydrogen) as the output, and pure oxygen as the only byproduct. Twelve and EFT upgrade the syngas to aviation fuel.

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AUGUST 11, 2023

ZeroAvia’s hydrogen-electric engines use hydrogen in fuel cells to generate electricity, which is then used to power electric motors to turn the aircraft’s propellers, with only water vapor emissions. The company has already signed pre-order agreements for nearly 2,000 engines with airlines including American, United and Alaska.

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MAY 18, 2011

A fully instrumented well that will test innovative technologies for producing methane gas from hydrate deposits has been installed on the North Slope of Alaska. Methane hydrate consists of molecules of natural gas trapped in an open rigid framework of water molecules.

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OCTOBER 20, 2020

Founded in 1955, Louisiana-based Harvey Gulf International Marine is a marine transportation company that specializes in providing offshore supply and multi-purpose support vessels for deep water operations in the US Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, Africa and Alaska.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Shell has proposed drilling up to six wells in the Chukchi Sea during the next two summer open water seasons within the Burger Prospect, located about 70 miles off the coast in approximately 140 feet of water. BSEE is planning an additional exercise with Shell and federal, state and local representatives in spring 2012.

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EV Central

AUGUST 8, 2023

The headline acts are an EV triple-threat, with the brand unveiling a new electric city car called the PEAR, an EV ute called the Alaska, and a high-performance BEV convertible called the Ronin.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The bottom, sides, and surface of rivers and tidal channels confine water flow, which significantly alters the operation of river and tidal turbines. University of Alaska Fairbanks. The design is scalable from a community size (kW) to utility level (multi-MW), making HydroMINE immediately commercially relevant.

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MAY 8, 2013

Methane hydrate—molecules of natural gas trapped in an ice-like cage of water molecules—represents a potentially vast methane resource for both the United States and the world. DOE-Alaska cooperation on unconventional resources. —DE-FOA-0000891. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Elbert and I?nik

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DECEMBER 13, 2022

The video begins with the Tesla Semi splashing through a large puddle of water. In one of the shots, you can see the muddy water splashing up against the hood of the Semi. In 2020, a prototype of the Tesla Semi was seen after having completed several weeks of winter testing outside of Delta Junction, Alaska. ” [link].

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DIY Electric Car

JANUARY 31, 2019

When the internal temperature of the motor is more than hot enough to boil water, it doesn't matter much if the ambient temperature is typical of Alaska or Arizona. Both rotor designs experience heating.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

T-Mobile’s Starlink-connected plan would provide service to users in the continental US, Hawaii, parts of Alaska, and Puerto Rico, as well as territorial waters at first. The service will enter beta next year, starting with text, MMS, and select messaging apps. Check out Apple’s iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max video below!

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APRIL 14, 2014

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a funding opportunity announcement for up to $20 million ( DE-FOA-0001023 ) for applications for selection and award in FY 2014 that focus on the (1) methane hydrate reservoir-response field experiments in Alaska; and (2) field programs for marine gas hydrate characterization.

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OCTOBER 8, 2017

A REMUS (Remote Environmental Monitoring UnitS) 100 vehicle outfitted with acoustic, optical, and environmental sensors will monitor seaweed growth and health, equipment status, and water column properties. The WHOI-lead project teams will collaborate with a third MARINER project awarded to a team led by the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 8, 2024

Challenge accepted Until I researched the trip, I had never heard of the naturalist John Muir and his wonderful line “The mountains are calling and I must go,” or known that much of the water for Los Angeles , about 200 miles south, comes from this part of the Sierra Nevada.

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JANUARY 21, 2012

These new wave and tidal resource assessments, combined with ongoing analyses of the technologies and other resource assessments, show that water power, including conventional hydropower and wave, tidal, and other water power resources, can potentially provide 15% of our nation’s electricity by 2030.

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OCTOBER 22, 2014

Methane hydrate—natural gas trapped in an ice-like cage of water molecules—occurs in both terrestrial and marine environments. Prior programs in Alaska have explored gas hydrate reservoir potential and alternative production strategies, and additional testing programs are in development.

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JANUARY 31, 2014

The Administration solicited input from Alaska Natives, the State of Alaska, Congress, academia, industry and others to develop the Implementation Plan that sets forth the guidelines for Federal Departments and Agencies to execute the National Strategy for the Arctic Region.

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MARCH 25, 2012

DOI is now seeking input from the oil and gas industry to determine interest in exploration off the coast of South-Central Alaska—a key step in the planning process for a potential oil and natural gas lease sale in the Cook Inlet. The area’s state waters contain 16 production platforms, 12 of which are currently active.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Ongoing studies have highlighted Hanna Shoal as an important biological ecosystem between the Chukchi Sea and Arctic Ocean waters. The Hannah Shoal study is one of approximately 40 ongoing studies the bureau’s Alaska Region is currently coordinating and managing. BOEMRE map showing location of Hanna Shoal (red arrow). Click to enlarge.

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MAY 12, 2015

Shell’s revised EP proposes the drilling of up to six wells within the Burger Prospect, located in approximately 140 feet of water about 70 miles northwest of the village of Wainwright. Those standards build upon existing Arctic-specific standards as well as experience with previous operations offshore Alaska.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Final Determination under Section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act (CWA) that blocks the development of Northern Dynasty Mineral’s proposed Pebble copper and gold mining project in Alaska. The construction period would last approximately four years, followed by 20 years of operation.

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APRIL 19, 2011

It does so by reflecting sunlight back into space and by lowering the temperature of the surrounding air as the plants “exhale” cooler water. The researchers used data from hundreds of satellite images over 733,000 square miles—an area larger than the state of Alaska. —Scott Loarie.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

EPA Region 10 has issued final air quality permits to Shell for oil and gas exploration drilling in the Alaska Arctic. EPA Region 10 proposed the draft permits for public comment on 6 July 2011 and held informational meetings and a public hearing in Barrow, Alaska on 3 and 4 August 2011.

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JUNE 22, 2012

Weak growth in the United States, stubborn unemployment, and a world economy doing little better than treading water are contributing to this. North Dakota production in May set a record at 574 thousand barrels per day, eclipsing production from Alaska, which fell 5.0% Jet fuel demand rose in May. Fuel demand is still not strong.

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JANUARY 26, 2015

million acres of land and water in northeastern Alaska and is administered by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) as a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System). In 1987, the Department of the Interior published the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, Coastal Plain Resource Assessment report. Source: FWS.

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