BP, AEA Launch Rural Power Project.

• Position: Technology - BP Exploration (Alaska - Brief Article

A small electricity-generation project in a remote village in Southwestern Alaska could play a major role in determining whether solar power could have a bright future in other areas of rural Alaska. Alaska Energy Authority and BP (Exploration) Alaska Inc., in conjunction with McGrath Light & Power Co. and the U.S. departments of Housing & Urban Development and Energy, have launched a demonstration project to power Lime Village with a hybrid solar- and diesel-fuel-generation system. Hybrid systems use more than one power source to meet energy needs.

Performance data and results will be evaluated to assess whether solar power, in combination with diesel generation and battery storage, can...