Institute of the North.

• Author: Gallion, Mari
• Position: INSIDE ALASKA BUSINESS - Brief article

A recent trip to Iceland as part of the Institute of the North's Iceland Policy Tour allowed four University of Alaska Fairbanks students to explore energy technology and policy question through the lens of another circumpolar nation.

The students were selected through a competitive process and worked with mentors from the UAF Alaska Center for Energy and Power to conduct research through interviews and site visits. They traveled with a delegation that included 30 Alaska industry representatives, policy and community leaders and legislators. The five-day visit was designed to help participants better understand Iceland's energy technology and policy, as well as the corresponding economic and infrastructure development, and how their experiences could apply to Alaska.

The delegation visited the Hellisheidi geothermal plant, Karahnjukar 600-megawatt hydropower plant and Alcoa aluminum smelter, a data center, a community...