Sustainability – Page 8 of 13

Battery materials company Group14 gets a European foothold via acquisition in Germany

The news: Group14 Technologies, a startup based in Woodinville, Wash., announced Monday it has acquired Germany’s Schmid Silicon Technology Holding… Read More

Next-gen nuclear reactor company signs deal to build up to 12 reactors in Washington state

X-energy, a company building next-generation nuclear reactors, announced Wednesday that it has an agreement with Energy Northwest to build up… Read More

New startup aims to help other companies with fusion power IP and licensing

Fusion startup ExoFusion today announced that it raised a seed round of an undisclosed amount. The company launched last year… Read More

Amazon lowers annual carbon footprint for first time with 0.4% reduction in emissions

For the first time in the five years that Amazon has shared its carbon emissions, the cloud computing, online retail… Read More

California company breaks ground on Washington’s first commercial sustainable aviation fuel plant

Twelve broke ground today on the site of a defunct sugar beet refinery in Eastern Washington, marking the start of… Read More

This elegant new kitchen appliance turns food waste into chicken chow – is it worth it?

I don’t like food waste. One of my mottos is, “No food left behind.” I’ll toast the heel of the… Read More

Hydrogen-powered aviation and sustainable fuel startups announce expansion plans in Washington

The Paris Air Show is taking place this week and the event kicked off with news from two sustainable aviation… Read More

Job opportunities outweigh political differences when climate tech comes to rural communities

Inside a cavernous building in Cashmere, Wash., workers pressed thousands of tons of local apples and pears into Tree Top… Read More

Carbon accounting and reduction startup with unusual strategy launches with $9.4M

The news: Climate Vault Solutions on Tuesday announced its launch and a $9.4 million seed round. The Seattle-based company is… Read More

Carbon removal startup Nori raises $6.25M from Toyota and others; names new CEO

New cash: Carbon removal startup Nori announced $6.25 million in new funding. Current investors M13, Toyota Ventures, Placeholder and Cargill… Read More

‘Circular economy’ event in Seattle draws attendees from around world working to cut waste

With a world population of more than 8 billion people, it’s increasingly important to make finite resources on the planet… Read More

Zap Energy lands $5M federal grant and ‘vote of confidence’ in pursuit of fusion power

Funding news: The Seattle area’s Zap Energy will receive $5 million from a newly launched federal program supporting the commercial… Read More

Climate tech startup led by former Nike sustainability leader raises cash

The news: Portland, Ore., startup Ren Energy has raised $2.3 million, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and… Read More

Can climate change be funny? Bill Nye gets laughs in a show about humankind’s existential threat

I was a little anxious going to an evening talk about climate change. I wondered in advanced what elixir of… Read More

Gov. Inslee makes his climate pitch in bid to attract business from Nordic countries

Gov. Jay Inslee made his sales pitch Thursday for Washington as the state for Nordic enterprises to do business in… Read More

Clean energy startup Modern Hydrogen, previously known as Modern Electron, raises $32.8M

The news: Clean energy startup Modern Electron is going all in on hydrogen — so much so that it’s changing… Read More

Microsoft and Helion want to build the world’s first fusion plant and seize energy’s ‘Holy Grail’

Microsoft and Helion Energy on Wednesday announced a historic agreement that could pave the way to the world’s first fusion… Read More

ZeroAvia and Alaska Airlines unveil turboprop that could become largest green aircraft to take flight

Executives from ZeroAvia and Alaska Airlines joined elected officials in Everett, Wash., on Monday to kick off an effort to… Read More

This startup aims to improve recycling by capturing ‘chemical fingerprints’ with high-tech cameras

If you’re someone who recycles, you’ve experienced that paralyzed moment in front of a row of waste bins not knowing… Read More

‘Desktop fusion’ startup Avalanche Energy lands $40M and logs new tech achievement

The news: Micro-fusion startup Avalanche Energy announced a $40 million funding round on Monday. The Seattle-based company is developing a… Read More

Former CEO of OfferUp launches nonprofit StuffTV to spark conversation about consumption

The average U.S. adult will produce 128,000 pounds of trash in their lifetime. Sure, it sounds like a big number.… Read More

Preserving the planet: Vote for top sustainability tech at the GeekWire Awards

The Earth is taking a beating. But there is a growing legion of companies hustling to develop technologies to preserve… Read More

Two climate investors on the hot technologies, market trends and the urgency to act

Climate tech investments have been rapidly climbing in recent years, topping $1.11 trillion globally last year, according to BloombergNEF. And… Read More

Amazon and SpaceX vets apply their AI and satellite skills to new carbon accounting startup

Corporations worldwide are committing to shrinking their carbon footprints. But it can get complicated when companies try to calculate how… Read More

After acquisition by Environ Energy, Seattle startup Scope 5 looks to boost ESG reporting platform

The world of sustainability has changed quite a bit since Scope 5 first got off the ground more than a… Read More

Energy startup CTFusion folds as co-founders land at rival Zap

CTFusion, a spinoff from the University of Washington, has flipped off the reactor and folded up shop. But the startup’s… Read More

First look: Renderings of the world’s largest factory for advanced silicon battery materials

Climate tech startup Group14 is building a factory that it says will be the world’s largest producer of advanced silicon… Read More

Deploying clean energy is urgent, but hard – here’s how one battery company is navigating the way

International scientists this month warned that urgent action is needed within a decade in order to avoid a global warming… Read More

Seattle-area county plans ‘world leading’ sustainable aviation fuel R&D center

Washington state wants to create a “world leading” research and development center focused on low-carbon, sustainable aviation fuels. The facility… Read More

New climate marketplace raises $6.1M to move clean energy cash into impactful projects

As international scientists are frantically raising alarms about climate change, corporations, public policy and tech innovation are coming together to… Read More