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Back to EpisodesIslands, Airports, and Arctic Heat: Energy Solutions for Every Community
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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 podcast is hosted by Jackson Fletcher, Kerrin Jeromin, Taylor Mankle, and Nataleah Small and written and produced by Hannah Halusker, Allison Montroy, and Kaitlyn Stottler. Editors are Joe DelNero, Brittany Falch, and Taylor Mankle. Graphics by Brittnee Gayet. Music by Ted Vaca and 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.