Sustainability – Page 6 of 13

Energy secretary joins Sen. Maria Cantwell in visit to Washington state’s burgeoning battery hub

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee traveled to Eastern Washington Thursday to… Read More

First Mode opens a clean-tech factory that capitalizes on some extra high-tech twists

There’s not much that’s bolted down to the floor of the 40,000-square-foot factory in Seattle’s SoDo district where First Mode… Read More

Climate efforts and downtown revitalization highlight Seattle mayor’s ‘State of the City’ address

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell on Tuesday delivered his State of the City address, emphasizing the strides being made in public… Read More

Portland startup expands to Seattle to help schools, businesses slash their waste with reusable dishes

Portland, Ore.-based Bold Reuse, a startup providing reusable dishes and food containers paired with environmental analytics, is setting up shop… Read More

Washington state awards $85M in grants to fund thousands of EV charging stations

Washington state announced $85 million in grants Thursday to fund thousands of new electric vehicle charging stations across the state… Read More

Citing fire dangers, Seattle bans batteries from the trash — here’s where they should go instead

Beginning this year, households in Seattle are banned from tossing old batteries in the trash — including everything from the… Read More

Half of car buyers in U.S. are considering EVs, hybrids for next purchase – but price matters

A new survey of U.S. consumers finds that half are open to buying an electric vehicle or electric hybrid. The… Read More

A new venture fund in Seattle aims to accelerate adoption of climate technologies that slash carbon

The climate clock is ticking for Ben Eidelson. The Seattle tech vet who sold startups to Google and Stripe is… Read More

GeekWire launches climate tech reporter internship funded by AI expert Oren Etzioni and family

New journalists with a passion for covering climate technology are encouraged to apply for GeekWire’s new summer 2024 climate tech… Read More

Portland-based nuclear reactor company NuScale cuts 28% of workforce, or 154 employees

NuScale Power, a Portland, Ore.-based nuclear company, is laying off 154 full-time employees, or 28% of its workforce. In November… Read More

Seattle startup Recurrent raises $16M, aims to be standard for scoring used EV batteries

Recurrent, a platform providing shoppers and car dealerships with information about used electric vehicle batteries, raised $16 million in a… Read More

PNW climate tech execs launch real estate investment firm focusing on mass timber projects

Three former executives of the climate friendly housing technology company Green Canopy NODE have left to create Cambia Capital, a… Read More

Microsoft, Google, others partner with LevelTen Energy to create first market for 24/7 clean energy

A growing number of organizations as well as the U.S. government are moving beyond commitments to purchase 100% clean energy… Read More

LevelTen, which helps facilitate clean energy deals, adds $10M to Series C round

Seattle’s LevelTen Energy has raised $10 million to support its platform that facilitates the development of new clean energy projects.… Read More

Sustainable chicken sandwich startup lands $1.5M and opens first brick-and-mortar spot in Seattle

Three months after rolling out a food truck to launch his sustainable, fast-casual, chicken sandwich joint Mt. Joy, entrepreneur Robbie… Read More

Next-gen battery startup Sila breaks ground on Washington facility with $100M in DOE support

Next-generation battery materials startup Sila broke ground on Wednesday on its first automotive-scale manufacturing facility located in Moses Lake, Wash.… Read More

Climate startup OCOchem, which recycles CO2 into fuels and chemicals, lands $5M

OCOchem, a Richland, Wash.-based startup, raised $5 million to scale its technology for turning carbon dioxide into chemicals that can… Read More

Inaugural report from Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy reveals promising climate tech solutions

In the world of Bill Gates, many — maybe most? — of the world’s big challenges rely on innovation if… Read More

Bill Gates-backed startup can store carbon underground for 1,000 years in plant-based bricks

Graphyte, a startup with backing from Bill Gates-led Breakthrough Energy Ventures, announced Monday that it has developed an affordable, long-term… Read More

How the Pacific Northwest could become a carbon-capture hub — with help from tech and basalt

The Pacific Northwest’s lush forests are a pretty obvious place to store carbon dioxide pulled from the atmosphere. But the… Read More

Hydrogen fuel company OCOchem raising more cash as sector gains momentum

OCOchem, a Richland, Wash.-based startup in the hydrogen fuel sector, is raising fresh cash, according to a new filing with… Read More

Seattle startup Omnidian, which helps maintain solar panels, raises $25M

Omnidian, a Seattle company that manages solar power performance and services the panels for commercial and residential installations, announced $25… Read More

Fusion fever: A reality check on the multibillion-dollar race to reinvent energy and save the planet

The nuclear fusion sector is hot. Maybe not 100 million degrees Celsius — which is the sort of mind-blowing temperature… Read More

Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena is the first arena in the world to land Zero Carbon certification

Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena is the first in the world to receive Zero Carbon certification from an international nonprofit promoting… Read More

Pacific Northwest selected as a national hydrogen hub eligible for up to $1 billion in funding

The Pacific Northwest will be home to one of seven Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs) announced Friday by the U.S.… Read More

Amazon Fresh store in Seattle becomes world’s first grocery to win Zero Carbon certification

An Amazon Fresh store in North Seattle is the world’s first grocery store to be certified as Zero Carbon by… Read More

Washington state wants a bigger piece of the growing offshore wind sector

Washington leaders on Wednesday launched an initiative to support companies in the state that want to play a role in… Read More

Meet the latest next-gen battery startup to put down roots in a rural town in Washington

California battery startup OneD Battery Sciences is breaking ground Monday on a pilot manufacturing facility in the Eastern Washington town… Read More

‘Forever chemicals’ are eternal no more thanks to a pollution destroying device from Tacoma startup

It would be fair to expect the destroyer of toxic “forever chemicals” to be a massive, intimidating device. In which… Read More

Chevron’s VC arm invests in EV charging startup Electric Era

Electric vehicle charging startup Electric Era announced today that Chevron Technology Ventures, the petroleum giant’s venture arm, has invested in… Read More