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Islands, Airports, and Arctic Heat: Energy Solutions for Every Community
Peaks to Power
Disclaimer: This episode was produced when the laboratory operated as the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The laboratory is now the National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR).
In this episode, explore three ways NREL researchers are creating energy solutions for small, remote, and rural regions:
- How a microgrid project on Martha’s Vineyard is strengthening the island’s energy resilience and reliability during outages
- How NREL’s ARIES platform is being used to test new electrification scenarios for airports—before infrastructure is built
- How geothermal heat stored underground could help meet building heating needs in Alaska’s Arctic climate
This episode was hosted by Kerrin Jeromin and Taylor Mankle, written and produced by Allison Montroy, Hannah Halusker, and Kaitlyn Stottler, and edited by Taylor Mankle, Joe DelNero, and Brittany Falch. Graphics are by Brittnee Gayet. Our title music is written and performed by Ted Vaca and episode music by Chuck Kurnik, Jim Riley, and Mark Sanseverino of Drift BC. Peaks to Power is created by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Laboratory of the Rockies in Golden, Colorado. Email us at podcast@nlr.gov. Follow NLR on X, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, Threads, and Facebook.
