by Arkansas Advanced Energy | Dec 24, 2018 | 2018 News
4. COAL DECLINES; SOLAR SHINES Arkansas’ electric utilities swapped black carbon for bright sunshine, dipping below 50 percent in reliance on coal for power generation in 2018. And plans call for coal to stay on the shelf. “No new coal, I think we can make that...
by Arkansas Advanced Energy | Nov 15, 2018 | 2018 News
by Jeff Della Rosa The National Center for Reliable Electric Power Transmission (NCREPT) is celebrating 10 years as an energy research center of the University of Arkansas. The 12,000-square-foot center at the Arkansas Research and Technology Park in south...
by Arkansas Advanced Energy | Oct 29, 2018 | 2018 News
DESHA COUNTY, Ark. (KATV) — Southern Arkansas is amassed with farmland that spans far and wide. In the town of Tillar, a farmer named AJ Hood relies on an alternative source of energy to power his grain bins. “I believe solar is going to be as practical on a...
by Arkansas Advanced Energy | Oct 12, 2018 | 2018 News
Little Rock – The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy recently released its 2018 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard. While Arkansas slid three spots from the previous year to land at number 34, the state maintained the same level points as in 2017...
by Arkansas Advanced Energy | Oct 11, 2018 | 2018 News
by Wesley Brown Gov. Asa Hutchinson and his Democratic Party opponent Jared Henderson got a chance on Tuesday (Oct. 9) to share their visions on Arkansas energy policy before an audience of some of the state’s top advanced energy industry leaders and policymakers....
by Arkansas Advanced Energy | Oct 11, 2018 | 2018 News
The Board of Trustees of the Southern Arkansas University System met Tuesday, October 9, on the campus of SAU Tech in Camden to discuss an 11-item agenda that included updates from Dr. Trey Berry, president of SAU, and Jason Morrison, chancellor of SAU Tech. According...
