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NREL Studying if Seaweed Could be Mined for Critical Minerals
A team searches for seaweed samples on the shore of Moira Bay, Alaska. Photo by Stefanie Van Wychen, NREL In the spring, NREL chemist Stefanie Van Wychen and a team of five departed Juneau, Alaska, and flew to Ketchikan, a city known for its “feisty salmon,”...
Zap Energy’s Next Generation Device Hits New Milestone
Zap Energy’s FuZE-Q fusion device. (Zap Photo) Zap Energy recently announced that its next generation device named the Fusion Z-pinch Experiment 3, or FuZE-3, has now achieved plasmas with electron pressures as high as 830 megapascals (MPa), or 1.6 gigapascals (GPa)...
CEWD Announces New Get Into Energy Scholarship Fund
The Center for Energy Workforce Development (CEWD), in partnership with Scholarship America, recently announced the creation of the Get Into Energy Scholarship Fund, a national initiative designed to expand access to energy careers. The fund aims to grow paths to...
Events

CEWD Workforce Development Summit
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November 18-20, 2025
The Wharf
Washington, D.C.

Fall 2025 Clean & Affordable Energy Conference
The NW Energy Coalition’s Fall Clean & Affordable Energy Conference returns on December 3 at Portland State University. Join utility leaders, policymakers, advocates, and energy experts from across the region to explore solutions for a reliable, equitable, and decarbonized energy future.
Topics include extreme weather resilience, transmission planning, and meeting increasing energy demands in the region.
December 3, 2025
Portland State University
Portland, OR

TechAlliance Discovery Series: Inside the Miniature Sun: Building the Future of Fusion
Join TechAlliance at UW’s CoMotion Labs for an afternoon of good eats, great views, networking, and learning something new with Dr. Wendy Shaw!
January 9, 2026
University of Washington: CoMotion
Seattle, WA


