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Liebherr Successfully Demonstrates Hydrogen-Powered Wheel Loader
The “world’s first prototype large wheel loader with a hydrogen engine” carries a load of gravel in a recent test conducted by Liebherr, Daimler and MAN. Source: Liebherr Earlier this year, three companies came together to "showcase the construction site of the...
PNNL Scientists Transforming Nuclear Waste to Glass
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Photo The Hanford Site recently began immobilizing low-activity, radioactive waste by converting it into glass: a process known as vitrification. The successful start-up of Hanford’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant will...
U.S. House Committee Advances ‘Build More Hydro’ Bill
National Hydropower Association photo Last week, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce unanimously approved the 'Build More Hydro' Bill (H.R. 2072), sending the legislation to the full House for consideration. The bill is intended to prevent project cancellations...
Climate and Energy Education in Southwest Washington
Image shows Ryan King demonstrating how a hydroelectric dam works to a child being held up by her father, using a colorful display. Photo taken by student photographers from Horizon Studio Photo: https://horizonstudiophoto.pixieset.com/ As the Climate and Energy...
New Edition of the Energy Education Resource Guide
The latest edition of the CoE's Energy Education Resource Guide is now available! The new version of the guide provides information about the CoE and other Washington State Centers of Excellence, highlights our host college (Centralia College) and other resources, why...
Winter 2026 Clean Energy Clips Newsletter
Check out our Winter 2026 edition of Clean Energy Clips!This edition features the Directors Update, CEWD's new scholarship fund, highlights from the news, and updates for the Energy Educators' Association. There is also a list of upcoming events to look out for! Have...
Complicating the Northwest Energy Landscape
High-voltage wire tower at dusk A recent article by Mike Rogoway at OregonLive, shared by The Chronicle, describes the Northwest's soaring energy demand and supply constraints as a "9-gigawatt problem" that could spark a new power crisis. In the years following the...
Kenworth Introduces New Battery-Electric Medium-Duty Trucks
Source: Kenworth Kenworth has introduced three new battery-electric medium-duty trucks: the T280E, T380E and T480E. All three are available for order now and bring a new level of technology, efficiency, and driver comfort to zero emission transportation. The platform...
More Coal Units to Stay Online Under Emergency Authority
TransAlta photo. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a series of emergency orders last month requiring four coal-fired power plants in the Midwest and Western United States to remain operational beyond their planned retirement dates, citing near-term...
Washington State Department of Commerce Supports Tribal Clean Energy
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community Photo The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, located on Swinomish Channel along the Puget Sound in Skagit County, partnered with the Washington State Department of Commerce to take major steps toward their clean energy goals. Like...