by PNCECE | Sep 30, 2022 | Clean Energy News, Solar Power, Trending Topics, Wind Power
A renewable energy plant, commissioned in Oregon on Sept. 28, combines solar power, wind power, and massive batteries to store the energy generated there. It is the first utility-scale plant of its kind in North America. The project will generate enough electricity to...
by PNCECE | Sep 29, 2022 | Clean Energy News, Education, Trending Topics
The Washington State Innovation Cluster Accelerator Program develops innovation clusters, which are industry-led consortiums that work together to drive innovation, pursue market opportunities, and identify and solve challenges that limit growth. Cluster members can...
by PNCECE | Sep 23, 2022 | Clean Energy News, Conferences & Events, Education, Hydro Power
Learn about hydropower in the northwest, including hydroelectric projects, events, tours, videos and resources, from the Foundation for Water & Energy Education (FWEE). Learn more: fwee.org/northwest-hydropower/
by PNCECE | Sep 22, 2022 | Clean Energy News, Policy & Legislation, Trending Topics, Wind Power
As part of the effort to expand offshore wind deployment, the federal government will advance lease areas in deep waters in order to deploy 15 GW of floating offshore wind capacity by 2035. Deep-water areas that require floating platforms are home to two-thirds of...
by PNCECE | Sep 16, 2022 | Clean Energy News, Policy & Legislation, Trending Topics
Alternative clean energy sources like bioenergy are playing a key role in reaching the current administration’s goal of a net-zero carbon economy by 2050. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced this week $178 million in funding for bioenergy research to...
by PNCECE | Sep 15, 2022 | Clean Energy News, Conferences & Events, Education, Hydro Power, Job Opportunities, Trending Topics
Since 2017, Hiring for Hydro™, a one-day event co-located with an industry conference, has reached over 200 students from over 14 colleges in the Pacific Northwest. Students participate in educational workshops about careers in hydropower and can attend...
by PNCECE | Sep 9, 2022 | Clean Energy News, Conferences & Events, Policy & Legislation, Trending Topics
Washington state representatives from business, education, and government, including Gov. Jay Inslee, will participate in a trade mission to the Nordic countries of Finland, Sweden and Norway in September. The governor’s policy agenda for the mission focuses on...
by PNCECE | Sep 8, 2022 | Clean Energy News, Policy & Legislation, Trending Topics
In some parts of rural Washington state, the electric vehicle (EV) market is facing “range anxiety” over getting stranded far from a charger. Without ubiquitous EV charging stations, rural adoption of EVs continues to be discouraged, and without more EVs...
by PNCECE | Sep 2, 2022 | Clean Energy News, Conferences & Events, Education, Job Opportunities, Trending Topics
The DOE Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) is offering weekly virtual career fairs on careers in clean energy in September. You can join the virtual sessions on Sept. 8 for “EERE STEMtember Sessions: Careers in Clean Energy,” a webinar series to...
by PNCECE | Sep 1, 2022 | Clean Energy News, Publications & Reports, Solar Power, Trending Topics, Wind Power
According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in its recent report, clean technologies must scale up quickly in order to reach 100% clean electricity by 2035. Wind and solar energy would provide 60%–80% of generation in the least-costly electricity mix...
