Utility-scale Wind Power for Alaska’s Railbelt: Challenges and Opportunities

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The IEEE Alaska Section October meeting will be a joint hybrid meeting at UAF and UAA. A light lunch will be provided for in-person attendees. IEEE membership NOT required to register.

Jeremy VanderMeer, Project Development and Engineering Manager at Alaska Renewables, will discuss the challenges and opportunities faced by Independent Power Producers in bringing utility-scale wind power projects online for Alaska's Railbelt. He will review the history of wind power projects in the Railbelt and describe the status of current efforts aiming to dramatically increase the production of wind energy within the Railbelt.


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  • Date: 16 Oct 2024
  • Time: 07:30 PM UTC to 09:00 PM UTC
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  • 1764 Tanana Loop
  • University of Alaska Fairbanks
  • Fairbanks, Alaska
  • United States 99775
  • Building: JUB (Joseph Usibelli Engineering Building)
  • Room Number: 401
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  • Starts 22 September 2024 08:00 AM UTC
  • Ends 16 October 2024 08:00 PM UTC
  • No Admission Charge
  • Menu: Virtual: Zoom, In-person: UAF, In-person: UAA

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Jeremy VanderMeer of Alaska Renewables

Biography:

Jeremy VanderMeer, Project Development and Engineering Manager at Alaska Renewables

Jeremy spent his teens living in a Ugandan town powered by a remote diesel microgrid, helping his father build and maintain remote solar-battery power systems. These early experiences sparked his passion for addressing the technical challenges of expanding energy access.

In 2013, Jeremy joined the Alaska Center for Energy and Power (ACEP) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), where he spent a decade leading diverse and impactful projects across rural Alaska and the Railbelt grid. Jeremy leads the grid integration and design of utility scale renewable energy and storage projects at Alaska Renewables.

Harvesting and enjoying natural resources is also a big part of Jeremy's personal life (fish, berries, meat, wood, and recreation) and emphasizes the importance of carefully considering the sustainability and compatibility of energy projects along with all other land uses, a core principle of Alaska Renewables. 

 

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Agenda

 

1130 -- Zoom room open, get pizza/lunch

1140 — Announcements/Introductions

1150 — Jeremy Vandermeer, Alaska Renewables

1240 -- Q&A Session 

1300 -- Adjourn