Open AccessTask 3.14 - Demonstration of Technologies for Remote Power Generation in Alaska
Author(s) -
Michael L. Jones
Publication year - 1998
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/1676
Subject(s) - modular design , electricity , renewable energy , electricity generation , fossil fuel , task (project management) , diesel fuel , cost reduction , indigenous , electric power , environmental economics , environmental science , fuel cells , automotive engineering , power (physics) , waste management , engineering , business , computer science , electrical engineering , economics , systems engineering , operating system , physics , quantum mechanics , biology , ecology , marketing , chemical engineering
In over 165 villages in Alaska, the use of fossil fuel supplies or renewable energy resources could greatly reduce the cost of electricity and space heating. Currently, diesel generators are the most commonly used electrical generating systems; however, high fuel costs result in extremely high electrical power costs reIative to the lower 48 states. The reduction of fuel costs associated with the use of indigenous, locally available fuels running modular, high-efficiency power- generating systems would be extremely beneficial