

Although the marine hydrokinetic device is less environmentally harmful compared to diesel electricity generating sets, optimal deployment of the device is required to overcome some environmental burdens agricultural land occupation, water depletion and metal depletion. Generally speaking, the best boroughs to live off the grid in Alaska are Anchorage, Matanuska-Susitna, Fairbanks North Star, Unorganized Borough, Yakutat, and Kodiak Island. The impact of operations and maintenance is minimised if local operators service the device instead of OEMs, with an additional saving of between 0.03 and 25.50% across environmental impact categories. Currently, the minimum wage in California is 12 which is above its neighboring states. The kg CO 2 eq/MWh is shown to decrease from 1345.45 kg CO 2 eq/MWh with diesel electricity generation to 17.49 kg CO 2 eq/MWh after a 20-year Rivgen® deployment. California’s unemployment rate is at 3.9 and in the past couple of years it didn’t go below the 3.9 mark, when you compare it to the national average California is slightly above as the national average unemployment is 3.6. to provide almost every facit of development for independent living. Power via sustainable methods is a priority to avoid further environmental damage and sustain local communities (aligns with UNSDG 7, 11 and 13).Ī life cycle assessment for the deployment of a renewable electricity generation device (ORPC, Rivgen®) in Alaska, USA as a case study comparison against the existing diesel electricity generation method was analysed using ReCiPe methodology. As of April 2016 Off Grid Contracting Alaska has began construction and will be a. The environmental impact from these generation systems in remote regions have significant emissions from the transportation of fuel to the generation site and only exacerbate the effects of climate change on these communities. In August 2014 we decided to move to the land we dreamed of, Northern Alaska. Focused on the end-of-the-road community of McCarthy, Alaska, it explores off-the-grid living, raising children in the wilderness, bucking the 9-to-5 and. That’s why moving to a cabin in remote Alaska was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. Living in a tiny cabin in interior Alaska for many of the last 20 years.

In a society that bleeds technology, instant gratification, and convenience, many of us are left craving challenge and independence. Many people have an idea about living 'off-Grid'. For me, it was a gateway to another realm. Many remote communities are reliant on fossil fuels to produce electricity and/or heat. Some people shudder at the thought of living in the woods.
