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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...
Curious About Learning a Trade? Check Out Top Estimates for 2026
According to a recent article from Learn a Skilled Trade, the skilled trades are experiencing unprecedented growth in 2026, with over 450,000 new positions expected across key industries. Whether you’re seeking job stability, high earning potential, or a career you...
New Seattle-Area Startup Providing a Hydrogen Energy Storage Solution
The Hyviva team alongside one of their energy storage units, from left: co-founders Sanja and Chris Muench; Mark Edin, vice president of engineering; COO John Traynor; and Paul Owen, chief marketing officer. (GeekWire Photo / Lisa Stiffler) GeekWire recently...
TransAlta Signs New Agreement, Coal to Natural Gas Conversion
TransAlta photo. In an announcement earlier this week, TransAlta Corporation signed a long-term agreement with Puget Sound Energy (PSE) to convert its Centralia Unit 2 facility from coal to natural gas-fired generation. The agreement will provide a fixed-price payment...
Idaho Falls Power Celebrates New Peaking Plant and 125 Years of Service
Caterpillar (CAT®) generators, Idaho Falls Power photo Last week, Idaho Falls Power celebrated the formal launch of its new natural gas peaking generation plant. This represents a major milestone in the community-owned utility's 125-year legacy of reliable, affordable...
TerraPower Gets Green Light on Final Safety Review to Build New Reactor
A mockup of a fuel bundle for TerraPower’s Natrium reactor. (TerraPower Photo) Nuclear power company TerraPower has passed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff’s final safety evaluation for a permit to build a reactor in Wyoming. The Washington-based company backed...
Department of Energy Renames NREL ‘National Laboratory of the Rockies’
Photo by Werner Slocum, NREL 80159 According to the news release from the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has been renamed the National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR), with the new name reflects the laboratory's expanding...
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...