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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...
CoE Director Wins SEI Champion Award
Director of the Pacific Northwest Center of Excellence for Clean Energy, Monica Brummer Each year, SEI honors an esteemed individual who has dedicated their time and efforts to further SEI's mission of building leaders to accelerate climate solutions for a more...
CleanTech Alliance Fusion Energy Supply Chain Report
With funding from the Washington State Department of Commerce and the work of consultants Moonbeam Exchange, Hammerschlag LLC, and High Peak Strategies, CleanTech Alliance produced an in-depth report on the benefits of the fusion energy supply chain and its adjacent...
FusionWERX Project Lands $10M State Grant
The Richland, Wash., space that will house the planned FusionWERX facility being built by Avalanche Energy. (Avalanche Photo) Previously updated in April this year, the FusionWERX project has landed a $10 million grant from the Washington State Department of Commerce...
Amazon’s Carbon Emissions Rise 6% in Latest Sustainability Report
A display promoting Amazon’s sustainability efforts at the Bloomberg Green Seattle event yesterday. Amazon was the prime sponsor of the three-day conference. (GeekWire Photo / Lisa Stiffler) Amazon recently released its 2024 Amazon Sustainability Report, showing that...
GM & Redwood Materials Exploring Vehicle Batteries for Energy Storage
General Motors and Redwood materials recently announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding to accelerate deployment of energy storage systems using both new U.S.-manufactured batteries from GM and second-life battery packs from GM electric vehicles. “The...
Environmental Groups Sue BPA For Joining SPP’s Power Market
Ice Harbor Dam, Bonneville Power Administration Late last week, five advocacy groups filed a lawsuit in federal court over Bonneville Power Administration’s recent decision to join Southwest Power Pool’s (SPP) Markets+ (a power market operator). Plaintiffs say the...
Grant PUD is Updating their Clean Energy Implementation Plan
Grant PUD recently shared that work is underway to create an updated plan to detail their continuing efforts to meet the state’s clean-energy mandate, which includes special provisions for underrepresented and vulnerable customer groups. The 2026-2029 Clean Energy...
CEWD Energy Curriculum Adoption Series
The Center for Energy Workforce Development (CEWD) is hosting public, free, educational webinars this August and September as part of Take Action in August: Energy Curriculum Adoption. The series will feature weekly webinars spotlighting energy curriculum tools,...
Dept. of Energy Releases New Grid Reliability Report
Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Energy released a report evaluating U.S. grid reliability and security- warning that blackouts could increase by 100 times in 2023 if the U.S. continues to shutter reliable power sources and fails to add additional firm...