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Potential for Geothermal in the Mid-Columbia Region
May 17, 2017 - Blue Mountain Geothermal Plant, Nevada Geothermal Power (NGP), Humbolt County, Nevada. Production well. (Photo by Dennis Schroeder / National Laboratory of the Rockies, 048293) Chelan, Douglas and Grant PUDs are considering a partnership to explore the...
Center for Energy Workforce Development Launches Tribal-Focused Education Module
The Center for Energy Workforce Development (CEWD) recently announced the launch of a new Tribal elective module as part of its Energy Industry Fundamentals (EIF) 2.0 curriculum. Sponsored by Enbridge, the module is the first elective addition to EIF and is designed...
Integrating ‘Green Skills’ Into Career Education
Students use a model home to see the energy output of different heat sources in this clean energy technology class at the Innovation Center in Greenville, S.C. Credit: Ariel Gilreath/The Hechinger Report Some school districts are adding programs in clean energy and...
PacifiCorp Selling Washington Assets to Portland General Electric
High-voltage wire tower at dusk Earlier this week, PacifiCorp announced it has entered into an agreement with Portland General Electric Company (NYSE: POR) to sell its wind, natural gas generation and distribution assets and infrastructure in the state of Washington...
Helion Reaches New Fusion Energy Industry Record
Helion Energy’s Polaris fusion reactor operating with tritium and deuterium fuel. (Helion Photo) Helion, a Washington-based fusion energy company, announced that its Polaris prototype has set new fusion industry benchmarks, becoming the first privately developed...
Avalanche Raises $29 Million for its Desktop-Sized Power Quest
Avalanche Energy employee prepares fusion plasma test on one of the company’s compact devices. (Avalanche Photo) Seattle startup Avalanche Energy has announced $29 million in funding to support its push toward fusion power and to help launch a commercial-scale testing...
U.S. Department of Energy Awards Funds to Advance Nuclear Fuel Recycling
Nuclear power station with steaming cooling towers and blooming canola field. Late last week, the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy awarded over $19 million to five U.S. companies to research and develop recycling technologies for used nuclear...
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...