Chena Hot Springs, Alaska

Chena Hot Springs, Alaska
Populated Place
Chena Hot Springs, Alaska, 2016
Chena Hot Springs, Alaska, 2016
Chena Hot Springs is located in Alaska
Chena Hot Springs
Chena Hot Springs
Location in the U.S. state of Alaska
Coordinates (USGS GNIS 1400199): 65°03′11″N 146°03′20″W / 65.05306°N 146.05556°W / 65.05306; -146.05556
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughFairbanks North Star
Elevation1,158 ft (353 m)
Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP code
99712
Area code907
GNIS feature ID1400199
Aerial View of Chena Hot Springs
Chena Hot Springs Rock Lake Pool

Chena Hot Springs is an unincorporated community and hot spring resort in the Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States, 56.5 miles northeast of Fairbanks near the Chena River State Recreation Area. The resort makes use of the first low-temperature binary geothermal power plant built in Alaska,[2] and is working on several alternative energy projects, including production and use of hydrogen[3] and vegetable oil for fuel.[4] The resort is conducting collaborative experiments in greenhouse production of vegetables with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station.[5]

  1. ^ "Chena". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  2. ^ Newsletter of the International Geothermal Association, Quarterly No. 66 (October - December 2006) page 10 Archived August 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Chena Hot Springs generating its own hydrogen supply — an Alaskan first". Alaska Public Radio Network. August 17, 2007. Archived from the original on June 16, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  4. ^ "County News", National Association of Counties, Vol. 39 No. 10 • May 21, 2007 (page 9)[dead link]
  5. ^ Alaska Journal of Commerce February 20, 2005 "Chena builds a green-fueled greenhouse" Archived October 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine