Lab Notes: Alaska Heat Pumps and Workforce Development

About this episode

The episode explores heat pumps and workforce development in Alaska, featuring insights from researchers at the National Laboratory of the Rockies.

Joined by guest host Molly Rettig, Peaks to Power travels to Alaska and the National Laboratory of the Rockies' campus in Fairbanks to learn more about heat pumps and the researchers making it easier to install this new technology that could save consumers money on energy bills. Learn more about our work with heat pumps and NLR's Alaska Campus. Find the transcript for this show here. This episode was hosted by Kerrin Jeromin and Taylor Mankle, written and produced by Allison...

People in this episode

Hosts: Kerrin Jeromin, Taylor Mankle

Guest: Molly Rettig

Topics covered

• heat pumps
• energy savings
• workforce development
• Alaska
• research

Keywords

• heat pumps
• energy bills
• Alaska
• research
• installation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Laboratory of the Rockies

Places: Alaska, Fairbanks

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