July 14, 2023
First Mode Announced Construction of Smart Manufacturing Facility in Seattle
Source – First Mode July 12, 2023 – First Mode announced construction today of their very first manufacturing facility in Seattle, Washington. The 45,000-square-foot facility, located in Seattle’s SoDo neighborhood, will “produce zero-emission powerplants and associated ground infrastructure for First Mode’s nuGen™ haulage solutions, which replace diesel engines in mining haul trucks and locomotives by retrofitting customer’s […]

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July 14, 2023
Helion Energy CEO Testified before U.S. Congress on the Limitless Potential of Fusion Energy
Source – Fusion Industry Association June 13, 2023 – Helion Energy CEO Dr. David Kirtley, alongside representatives from the U.S. Department of Energy, US ITER Project Office, General Atomics, and Fusion Industry Association (FIA), testified at a congressional hearing on “From Theory to Reality: The Limitless Potential of Fusion Energy“ in the Energy Subcommittee of […]

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July 14, 2023
Green Marine Elects New Board of Directors
Source – Green Marine June 2023 – Enviromental certification program Green Marine welcomed two new directors: Patty Rubstello, Assistant Secretary at Washington State Ferries, and Daniel Dagenais, CCLP, ICD.D Dagenais, Vice-president for Port Performance and Sustainability Development at the Port of Montreal / Port de Montréal at their annual board meeting in June. With Patty joining the board, women now make […]

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July 14, 2023
WSU Tri-Cities Wins DOE’s Inclusive Energy Innovation Prize
Source – WSU Tri-Cities June 30, 2023 – The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded Washington State University (WSU) Tri-Cities the grand prize of $250,000 for the final phase of the Inclusive Energy Innovation Prize. The prize will be put towards continuing its Empowering the Future Energy Workforce plan, which “includes developing an energy and environment certificate […]

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May 24, 2023
Forth, WSU Awardees in DOE VTO’s FY22 FOA Final Selections
Source – VTO May 24, 2023 – Forth, a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing equitable access to electric transportation through demonstration projects and progressive policy, and Washington State University (WSU) Energy Program, who partner with federal, regional, state and community organizations to identify, plan, and support effective energy efficiency projects, were both awardees as part […]

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May 24, 2023
OCOchem Awarded $2.5M in Support of the DOE Hydrogen Shot
Source – DOE May 22, 2023 – On May 22, 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced nearly $42 million in funding for 22 projects to advance critical technologies for producing, storing, and deploying clean hydrogen. OCOchem was one of two projects awarded under the FOA’s Topic 3 – Materials-based Hydrogen Storage Demonstrations – for […]

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April 27, 2023
Group14 Technologies Commences Construction on Moses Lake Manufacturing Site
Source – Yahoo News April 4, 2023 – Group14 Technologies begin to turn dirt in Moses Lake, where construction begins on what will be the world’s largest commercial factory for advanced silicon battery materials. According to Yahoo News, “the one-million-square-foot campus will serve as an economic and community anchor, opening up 600 new jobs in […]

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April 27, 2023
Avalanche Energy Announced $40M Series A Round
Source – GeekWire April 24, 2023 – Fusion startup Avalanche Energy announced a $40 million Series A round with major participation from Lowercarbon Capital, Founder Fund and Toyota Ventures. According to Geekwire, “The startup also announced that it reached a technology milestone, operating at 200 kV (kilovolt) with its second-generation fusion device, which is called Marty. CEO Robin […]

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April 27, 2023
Commerce Awards $200,000 to Beta Hatch, First Mode, and OCOchem in Grant Funding
Source – Commerce April 10, 2023 – The Washington Department of Commerce has allocated $2 million in grants through the Evergreen Manufacturing Grant program to promote economic opportunities and job growth across the state, with an emphasis on uplifting rural communities. The program awarded $200,000 each to six businesses, including Beta Hatch, First Mode, and […]

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April 7, 2023
Itron Rolls Out New Fiber MiniAP Supporting Rural Smart Communities
Source – Itron March 2, 2023 – Itron unveiled their new Fiber MiniAP helping support the development of grid modernization in rural communities. “By leveraging these fiber assets, the Fiber MiniAP extends industrial IoT (IIoT) network coverage in rural areas with low meter-per-mile density while reducing infrastructure and total cost of ownership, both of which are common […]

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