A number of Kenai Peninsula businesses are installing renewable energy systems this winter due to a United States Department of Agriculture grant program that aided the purchases. The USDA’s Renewable Energy for America Program targets small businesses and agricultural producers, said Chad Stovall, who helps administer the program in Alaska. Stovall said that four of the five central Peninsula applicants received funding in 2011. On the entire Kenai Peninsula, 10 of 24 applicants were funded. Full Story...

Wind-Diesel Installations Stabilizing Energy Costs on the Kenai Peninsula (Aleutian Islands)

Alaska Business Monthly - Warren Johnson, owner of Bear Lake Lodge just outside Port Moller Alaska has just installed a Proven Energy 6kW Wind-Diesel system. Located on the shores of Bear Lake, the lodge has an average of 16 mph winds annually. With energy costs already high and steadily climbing, Warren decided it was time to try a different method to meet his energy needs. Warren Johnson first started working with Alaskan Wind Industries by conducting research on environmental impact, collecting wind resource information and working with Alaskan Wind Industries Financial team to apply for all incentives available. Full Story...

Alaska Airlines Breaks Ground With Wind, Solar Power In Nome

10/10/2011 1:29 p.m. - Nome brings to mind a lot of things – the end of the iconic Iditarod dog sled race, long days in summer, short ones in winter, excellent crabbing and berry picking, bitter cold for much of the year. An unexpected discovery is the use of renewable, environmentally-friendly energy in this rural Alaskan outpost. Recently Alaska Airlines erected a 30-foot-high wind turbine adjacent to the Nome Terminal in addition to installing a solar panel array on the roof. The project is the first foray for Alaska Airlines into using wind and solar power to produce a significant amount of an airport's electricity – and it appears to be the first time a domestic carrier has pursued alternative energy for an airport operation. Full Story...

Alaskan Wind Industries - Honored

Homer Tribune | October 20, 2010 - The Kenai Peninsula-based Alaskan Wind Industries, a leading installer of renewable energy, earned recognition from the National Environmental Hall of Fame. Recognizing the community's leading environmentalists, the Kenai Peninsula Environmental Hall of Fame chose Nadia Daggett to be inducted as a member this year. The National Environmental Hall of Fame recognizes the most outstanding organizations and individuals for their longstanding commitment to helping create a green, sustainable planet and response to climate change. Criteria for Hall of Fame award recipients include recommendations by peers, longevity in the environmental field and overall impact. Full Story...

Turbine tips: Group will host conference on renewable wind energy

February 16, 2010 | Peninsula Clarion - Considering recent action and discussion by the Soldotna and Kenai city councils, it seems wind turbines could be a significant part of the Kenai Peninsula's future. As with most developing technologies, there's a lot to consider before deciding to hop on the bandwagon or resist the movement. The Kenai Peninsula Association for Renewable Energy will host an educational conference Saturday at the Kenai Visitor Center beginning at 10 a.m. with the hopes of answering the community's questions about wind energy. If you can't make the conference, here are a few things you may or may not already know. The following information comes from Nadia Daggett, owner of Alaskan Wind Industries. First of all, Daggett said, her company's goal is not to invade cities with an overabundance of generators. "There's some places that are just not good for wind, and we've had to deny it," Daggett said. Full Story...

Wind power the topic in Soldotna: City council discusses proposed guidelines for constructing wind energy systems

February 12, 2010 | Peninsula Clarion - Private wind turbines may soon be permitted in Soldotna.The Soldotna City Council expects to introduce an ordinance at its Feb. 24 meeting that would allow the board to amend zoning regulations in a way that establishes standards for installing small wind energy systems within city limits Full Story...

Kenai regulates turbines

Peninsula Clarion | November 24, 2009 - Kenai is doing more than any other city in the state in terms of encouraging wind turbine development within city limits, a leader in Alaska wind energy installation said. On Nov. 4, the Kenai City Council passed an ordinance establishing the rules for building generators in the city. Nadia Daggett, Alaska Wind Industries Full Story...