Sustainability – Page 3 of 13

Twelve lands $645M to finish building sustainable aviation fuel facility in Washington state

Sustainable aviation fuel startup Twelve announced $645 million of new funding, which will help it complete construction of its facility… Read More

Microsoft signs deal to revive Three Mile Island nuclear reactor to help power data centers

As tech companies scramble to secure new sources of energy, Microsoft on Friday announced a 20-year deal to restart a… Read More

Educators use extended reality tech to immerse students in new learning experiences

Christina Sciabarra has $1,000 and the beginnings of a plan to infiltrate the plant world. Sciabarra, who teaches political science… Read More

Group14 lands $200M grant to build factory to make key ingredient for battery materials

Group14 Technologies announced today that it has received a $200 million grant to build a plant that will produce silane… Read More

Meet Grasshopper, an underwater robot helping restore critical eelgrass meadows

The initial launch of the marine robot into the waters of Washington’s Puget Sound was a bit choppy. The tethered… Read More

Wave power, carbon capture, battery materials startups land $37M in Washington state grants

Washington’s Department of Commerce announced 46 recipients of grant dollars to support the development of climate technologies and clean energy… Read More

Sustainable aviation startup ZeroAvia lands $130M

Sustainable aviation startup ZeroAvia on Thursday announced that it completed its latest round of funding, totaling $150 million. The company… Read More

Climate tech startup program aims to help underrepresented founders find a footing

Ashley Vaughn last year found themselves in an electric vehicle driver’s nightmare. Vaughn’s Tesla died in a rural area outside of… Read More

EV charging infrastructure startup OpConnect lands $5.3M to expand geographic reach

Portland, Ore.-based OpConnect raised nearly $5.26 million to expand its sales of hardware and software for electric vehicle charging stations.… Read More

Seattle-area climate consulting and analytics startup Earth Finance acquires water-focused firm

Earth Finance, a Seattle-area company founded last year that helps businesses globally reduce their climate impacts, announced Monday that it… Read More

Nori, a Seattle-based carbon removal marketplace that raised $17M, shuts down after 7 years

Seattle-based carbon removal startup Nori has shut down after operating for seven years and raising $17.25 million from investors. Nori… Read More

This sustainability startup just raised cash to convert chopsticks into tabletops

Vancouver, B.C.-based ChopValue, which has turned more than 176 million chopsticks into furniture and housewares, announced last week that it… Read More

3 reasons why a Microsoft climate leader is optimistic about meeting AI’s energy demands

The increasing use of artificial intelligence and generative AI tools like ChatGPT helped stoke a roughly 30% increase in Microsoft’s… Read More

City of Seattle gets $17.2M in federal funding to implement building emissions policy

The City of Seattle is receiving $17.2 million from the Department of Energy to implement a landmark program that aims… Read More

Washington sees ‘overwhelmingly positive response’ to EV rebates – but critics question costs

Krista Cortese, her husband and their toddler were making due with the 2003 Mazda hatchback that they got years ago… Read More

MagniX's De Havilland Dash 7 test airplane

MagniX shows off test airplane for NASA’s hybrid electric flight demonstration project

The airplane that Everett, Wash.-based magniX will use to test its hybrid electric propulsion system for a $74.3 million NASA… Read More

Does ‘Carbon Sound’ have a ring to it? How Seattle area can become the Silicon Valley of climate tech

Silicon Valley is recognized globally as *the* tech hub and is so iconic that the region itself essentially co-starred in… Read More

Seattle’s APiJET lands $4.5M grant from the FAA to enhance tool for fuel efficient flights

APiJET, a Seattle-based aviation data analytics company, has landed a $4.5 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration. The startup… Read More

Canadian carbon capture and removal company lands up to $100M to speed deployment

Svante, a carbon capture and removal company based in British Columbia, is receiving up to $100 million to speed the… Read More

A new EV car-sharing program in Seattle aims to reach underserved communities with co-op model

I parked my dirty old Honda at the grocery store around 2 p.m. last Thursday and drove away in a… Read More

Washington state officials hope new $75M battery research center will help meet energy demands

There’s growing concern about the nation’s ability to meet future energy demands, driven in part by the AI boom and… Read More

CarbonQuest, a carbon capture startup that serves industrial sites, raises cash for expansion

Spokane, Wash.-based startup CarbonQuest raised new capital to expand the reach of its carbon capturing devices. The cash is coming… Read More

General Fusion lands $15M to develop its fusion demonstration device

General Fusion, a fusion energy company based in British Columbia, announced nearly $15 million in new funding on Thursday. The… Read More

Seattle searching for solutions to charging cable thefts while meeting EV driver demand

At a recent climate event, representatives from Seattle City Light proudly displayed an electric vehicle charger with a cable that… Read More

Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy is raising another big fund for clean energy and climate investing

Breakthrough Energy Ventures, the climate-focused initiative launched by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, is raising its third fund. A new SEC… Read More

Fusion startup Zap Energy is raising more cash to develop commercially viable power

Fusion company Zap Energy is raising a huge new investment — nearly $130 million — according to an SEC filing… Read More

Swedish maritime battery startup opens first U.S. outpost in Washington state

Echandia, a Swedish startup making batteries and electronics to power maritime vessels, is opening a manufacturing and sales facility in… Read More

Washington to provide $200 energy credits to low-income households ahead of vote on climate law

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday is highlighting a statewide program that will provide $200 energy credits to help low-income… Read More

Pacific NW hydrogen hub launches phase 1 of its program with $27.5M federal award

The Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Association (PNWH2 Association), a multi-state hub to establish a hydrogen economy, is now eligible for up… Read More

Washington leaders pitch state’s sustainable aviation innovation at global aerospace summit

Sustainable aviation is a hot topic at the giant Farnborough International Airshow in the United Kingdom this week, and the… Read More