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FusionWERX Aims to Break Ground in Eastern Washington
U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and U.S. Sen Ron Wyden, D-Ore., view a replica of an Avalanche Energy fusion device at the Pacific Northwest Energy Summit in July 2024. (Avalanche Photo) Avalanche, a Seattle startup, is planning to open a first-of-its-kind facility...
Energy education experts participate in international renewable energy best practices
Shoreline's Director of Clean Energy Technology, Louise Petruzzella, traveled to Germany recently to take part in an international learning exchange sponsored by the National Science Foundation Center for Renewable Energy Advanced Technological Education (CREATE). A...
Next-Gen Grid Architecture: a breakdown of smart grid systems
In a series of articles about smart grid systems, a primer explains grid coordination involving the different systems that make up grid distribution and delivery: Next-Gen Grid Architecture: A grid coordination primer One of the pressing issues facing the power...
Search for Public Power jobs
Did you know you can search for jobs by state on the American Public Power Association website? Here are current job listings for Washington. Try your search at: jobs.publicpower.org/jobs
HydroVision International keynote: Hydropower boosts grid support to wind and solar
At the annual HydroVision International conference, held July 23-25 in Portland OR, keynote speaker Janet Harron, COO of Bonneville Power, stressed the importance of telling the hydropower story. Harron said that hydropower is able to provide grid support to wind and...
PGE launches Smart Grid project
Portland General Electric Co. launched its Smart Grid Test Bed, a project that will integrate smart grid technology and accelerate PGE's vision for a clean energy future. PGE's test bed spans three distinct neighborhoods within its service area. Through the test bed,...
FWEE academy trains the next generation hydropower workforce
The Foundation for Water and Energy Education (FWEE) held its second annual Hydropower and STEM Career Academy in Wenatchee in June. The academy, which is hosted by the Chelan County PUD, aims to teach high school students about the job opportunities and benefits of...
Washington state noted for clean energy economy by U.S. News & World Report
Cleaner energy along with its tech sector are helping Washington state to lead the nation in the 2019 U.S. News Best States ranking. According to the U.S. News' Best States ranking of economic growth, cheap, climate-friendly electricity drives Washington's economy....
BPA to open apprentice jobs in May 2019
Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) will post job vacancy announcements May 6-21, 2019, for Apprentice Linemen, Apprentice Electricians, and Apprentice Substation Operators. The vacancies will be merit promotion announcements, so military veterans qualify as do...
Oregon company designing for small scale nuclear
Jose Reyes, a nuclear engineer and cofounder of NuScale Power, in Portland, Oregon, says he and his colleagues can revive nuclear by thinking small. Reyes and NuScale's 350 employees have designed a small modular reactor (SMR) that would take up 1% of the space of a...