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University of Alaska Fairbanks

University of Alaska Fairbanks

The University of Alaska Fairbanks, is a public research university located in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States.

Mining is ripe for microreactors

Energy resilience and independence in Alaska using microgrids

The electrical grid in the contiguous United States is a behemoth of interconnected systems. If one section fails or is sabotaged, millions of citizens could be without power. Remote villages in Alaska provide an example of how safeguards could build resilience into a larger electrical grid. These communities rely on microgrids — small, local power

Energy resilience and independence in Alaska using microgrids

Study: Arctic seafloor methane releases double previous estimates

The seafloor off the coast of Northern Siberia is releasing more than twice the amount of methane as previously estimated, according to new research results published in the Nov. 24 edition of the journal Nature Geoscience. The East Siberian Arctic Shelf is venting at least 17 teragrams of the methane into the atmosphere each year.

Study: Arctic seafloor methane releases double previous estimates

Cost of Arctic methane release could be ‘size of global economy’ warn experts

Economic modelling shows that the possible methane emissions caused by shrinking sea ice from just one area of the Arctic could come with a global price tag of 60 trillion dollars – the size of the world economy in 2012. As the Arctic warms and sea ice melts at an unprecedented rate, hitting a record

Cost of Arctic methane release could be ‘size of global economy’ warn experts

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