Apr 5, 2017 | Aerospace, Clean Energy, Technology
Hybrid electric cars are changing the auto industry and by 2020 Kirkland-based Zunum Aero plans to have hybrid electric airplanes taking off for regional air service. Utilizing the existing network of smaller community airports could reduce travel time and shift...
Mar 31, 2017 | Clean Energy
Clean energy sources such as wind and solar have long offered a clear path to less pollution and greener energy. However, storing it has been next to impossible, until now. UniEnergy Technologies, based in Mukilteo, Washington, thinks it has found the answer:...
Mar 16, 2017 | Advanced Manufacturing, Clean Energy, Innovation
Sometimes it’s the small things that make the biggest impacts. Washington technology companies are helping to improve the efficiency and production in a variety of advanced manufacturing and clean energy applications. For instance, BluHaptics, has developed...
Dec 9, 2016 | Clean Energy, Innovation
Society produces a lot of waste and finding ways to manage and reuse it has been a robust industry for decades. Now Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland, WA has developed a new process called hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) that breaks down the...
Dec 2, 2016 | Aerospace, Clean Energy, Innovation
Washington State has a serious commitment to clean energy and reducing emissions across industries. As an aerospace leader, Washington researchers are focused on revolutionary biofuels that will reduce emissions from commercial aircraft and maintain fuel efficiency. A...
Nov 8, 2016 | Clean Energy, Innovation, Technology
The R&D 100 Conference brings together the top innovators in the research world to foster cross-disciplinary collaboration, provide insight into future forecasting and to recognize innovative achievements. The 2016 Awards Ceremony, called the ‘Oscars of...
Oct 31, 2016 | Clean Energy
Washington State’s international commercial airport is ahead of the curve on curbing carbon emissions. Research has been ongoing to develop jet biofuels that reduce the amount of carbon emissions and yet maintain the fuel efficiency that airlines want....
Jul 8, 2016 | Clean Energy, Technology
As the world’s accumulation of data archives increase exponentially the major cloud service providers are looking for alternatives to the high cost of data storage. Massive server farms are expensive to build, have a finite capacity and useful life, and consume...
Feb 1, 2016 | Clean Energy, Technology
Cloud computing is made possible by installations of huge servers processing the big data that allows us all to stay connected. These server farms demand enormous amounts of energy. Two Washington State companies, Microsoft and Amazon, are world leaders in cloud...
Dec 17, 2015 | Aerospace, Clean Energy
It’s one thing to reinvent jet fuel from biowaste, wood waste or cooking oil. And, there are Washington State scientists and aerospace companies researching and testing these alternative fuels. The next challenge is to determine if the infrastructure of tanks,...
