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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...
U.S. Department of Energy Announces Funding for Emerging Energy Technologies
The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced more than $35 million for 42 projects through DOE’s Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF). The goal of the fund is to help move emerging energy technologies related to grid security, artificial intelligence, nuclear...
Sign Up Today for the 2025 Energy Bowl
The 2025 Energy Bowl is a national student competition powered by Get Into Energy through the Center for Energy Workforce Development (CEWD). It challenges college students to develop creative, AI-powered solutions for real-world energy issues, and offers a direct...
Community College Students Visit UW’s Clean Energy Testbeds
Big Bend Community College students Amber Emerson (left) and Cat Montgomery (center) with Washington Clean Energy Testbeds senior staff scientist Dr. Tucker Murrey (right), fabricating battery electrodes using a slot-die coater. (CEI photo) Earlier this year, six...
Applications Open for Hydropower and Marine Energy Collegiate Competitions
At the final MECC and HCC event, student teams present competition results. Photo by Agata Bogucka, NREL Calling all student innovators looking to make waves in the water power sector! The application windows for the Hydropower Collegiate Competition (HCC) and Marine...
USDOT Revises Electric Charging Infrastructure Program
GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser Six months after the new administration froze $5 billion in federal funding for states to build electric vehicle charging stations, the U.S. Department of Transportation has rolled out new guidance for how those funds will be spent. The...
NERC: 2025 Reliability Risk Report
High-voltage wire tower at dusk Late last week, the NERC Board of Trustees accepted the 2025 ERO Reliability Risk Priorities Report, put together by the Reliability Issues Steering Committee (RISC). The report provides key insights, priorities, and high-level...
CEWD and NCCER Announce Partnership in Energy Workforce Development
Earlier this week, the Center for Energy Workforce Development (CEWD) and the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) announced a strategic curriculum-focused partnership to address workforce development needs in the energy sector. The...
Electric Bills on the Rise, Data Centers Share the Blame
Google data center in The Dalles, Oregon, sits on the banks of the Columbia River. (Credit: Google) As electric bills increase, states are under pressure to protect regular household and business ratepayers. The actual effect of data centers on electricity bills is...
Helion Breaks Ground on First Fusion Plant in Washington
Helion Energy officially breaks ground on its planned 50-megawatt fusion reactor in Malaga, WA., on July 30, 2025. (Helion Photo) Helion Energy announced last week that it has broken ground on the site of its first commercial fusion power plant, beginning initial...