by Emily | Jun 26, 2025 | Clean Energy News, Nuclear
The Columbia nuclear power plant. Last month, Energy Northwest and Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) announced the approval of a $700 million project proposal to increase the output of the Columbia Generation Station nuclear facility, which is the region’s...
by Emily | Jun 24, 2025 | Clean Energy News, Education
The reception desk at the Seattle Climate Innovation Hub. (SCIH Photo) The University of Washington’s CoMotion labs serve as a multi-industry incubator for early-stage startups in the greater Seattle area, as well as the UW community. CoMotion provides essential...
by Emily | Jun 19, 2025 | Clean Energy News
GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser President Trump has delivered on his promise to ease the aggressive push led by California, the California Air Resources Board, and other states to mandate the transition to electric vehicles. Last week, Trump signed three Congressional...
by Emily | Jun 17, 2025 | Clean Energy News, Hydropower
Ice Harbor Dam, Bonneville Power Administration Last week, the Trump administration announced that it would withdraw from the 2023 Federal Columbia River Power System settlement, known as the “12/14 Agreement.” The agreement was reached by the Biden Administration and...
by Emily | Jun 10, 2025 | Clean Energy News, Fusion
Zap Energy’s FuZE-Q fusion device. (Zap Photo) Three Seattle-area fusion companies served on a panel together to discuss the path to commercial power last week at the Technology Alliance Seattle Investor Summit+Showcase event. Fusion, which powers the sun and the...
by Emily | Jun 5, 2025 | Clean Energy News, Solar
A gloved hand holds a perovskite solar cell. The performance of the perovskite solar cell improved with the addition of an ionic salt. (NREL photo) Scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are using an ionic salt to replace the fullerene layer in...
