Access to affordable and resilient electricity is a challenge for many Alaska communities, and that harsh environment provides a useful proving ground for new energy technologies, such as advanced power electronics and resilient systems, that could eventually be applied to the rest of the grid.
What We Do
Sandia collaborates with other national laboratories, local utilities, academic institutions and industry to understand how renewable energy systems and grid-integration technologies perform in the Arctic. Harsh weather, rugged conditions, as well as natural and man-made disasters can affect the power supply, impacting remote communities’ critical lifelines.
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