Sep 20, 2024 | Clean Energy, Manufacturing
Chalk up another win for advanced battery production in Washington State. Group 14 Technologies landed a $200 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. The grant will allow the company to build a new plant to produce silane gas, an essential ingredient in...
Aug 29, 2024 | Clean Energy
Now that the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub has received its first cache of cash, Douglas County is putting the finishing touches to its new hydrogen fuel facility, one of eight projects to be greenlighted by the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Association (PNWH2) as part...
Aug 26, 2024 | Aerospace, Clean Energy
The BP refinery at Cherry Point will become a major producer of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) thanks to a $26 million grant from the federal government. Spearheaded by U.S. Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, the funds will not only increase the supply of...
Aug 20, 2024 | Clean Energy, Why Washington?
The Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has cut the ribbon on its new grid-scale energy storage research facility. The $75 million center brings together researchers and industry partners to work on grid-scale energy storage...
Jul 29, 2024 | Clean Energy
For many, and certainly for any Oppenheimer movie fans out there, Hanford is synonymous with the World War II crash program to develop nuclear weapons. Hundreds of square miles of land are still owned by the federal government. Part historic monument, part active...
Jul 12, 2024 | Clean Energy, Innovation
Fusion power is the Holy Grail of the energy industry. With just a few grams of exotic substances, it is possible to produce enough energy for one person for 60 years. At least, theoretically. Fusion is what makes the sun the sun. When harnessed, it can create power...
Apr 17, 2024 | Clean Energy, Innovation
Bill Gates filling a pothole would be newsworthy enough. But it wasn’t the fact that Bill was filling the hole as much as what he was filling it with. He was at Modern Hydrogen to check out a demo of the company’s new methane pyrolysis reactor. The device can process...
Dec 18, 2023 | Clean Energy, Climate
Reducing your carbon footprint is easier said than done if you’re a large corporation. Alternative forms of energy aren’t always available, and continually shopping around for clean energy is more of an art than science. That will be changing soon. Seattle startup...
Oct 26, 2023 | Agriculture & Food Processing, Clean Energy
What started as a crazy idea is becoming a reality, thanks to Atlas Agro and Stemlit Growers. Fertilizer isn’t a sexy topic for the news media when it comes to stories about climate change, but fertilizer production accounts for two percent of the world’s greenhouse...
Oct 17, 2023 | Clean Energy, Climate
It turns out you can teach an old dog new tricks, at least when it comes to helping the climate. Originally built in 1962 for the Century 21 Exposition in Seattle, the Washington State Pavilion has undergone many changes over the years, first as the Coliseum and then...
