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                      Avista Utilities, Snohomish PUD and Puget Sound Energy have been awarded $14.3 million in matching grants from the state’s new Clean Energy Fund to lead energy storage projects with ties to federally funded research at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Gov. Jay Inslee […]

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Governor Christine Todd Whitman spoke to WCTA members and others at an event co-sponsored by the Washington Clean Technology Alliance and the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce. Photos below are from that event. By John Stang, Crosscut Could our state build reactors again more than 30 years after it suffered through the plagued construction of Washington […]

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We would like to welcome Clean Tech Open semifinalist, Helion Energy to the Washington Clean Technology Alliance. Helion Energy, based out of Redmond, WA, is a startup company seeking to build a practical nuclear fusion system for commercial utility. For some time now, an ideal future fueled by unlimited, affordable energy has been just a few […]

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Renewable energy becoming more cost-competitive with fossil fuels is not news – as technology improves and more clean power generation comes online, electricity without emissions gets cheaper.  One study shows just how much cheaper it’s become. According to Lazard’s Levelized Cost of Energy Analysis, released by global financial advisor and asset manager firm Lazard Freres […]

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Biomethane, a startup founded by Western Washington University graduate Kathlyn Kinney and Vehicle Research Institute director Eric Leonhardt, works with farmers to create carbon-negative fuel from dairy waste in Lynden, WA. Biodigesters have experienced limited payback thus far by selling electricity to the grid. Depending on local utility rates, biomethane sold at $3/gallon equivalent has […]

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Returning for its fourth year, the Washington Future Energy Conference has become the state’s “must-attend” clean energy event. Presented by Northwest Environmental Business Council (NEBC) and the Washington State Department of Commerce, this unique conference provides an unmatched forum for learning, networking, and business development – bringing together those engaged or interested in the new […]

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Is there a difference between good business management and sustainability? Not according to the WCTA panel on December 6, 2012, which was moderated by WCTA Board Member John Gardner, Vice President and Dean of the Bainbridge Graduate Institute. Kevin Wilhelm of Sustainable Business Consulting said sustainability is almost completely consistent with hard-nosed business thinking.  It […]

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The Seattle Chamber is pleased to announce the second in their “How to do Business With...” series designed to help small businesses connect and do business with large corporations.

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WCTA Gold Member Snohomish County Public Utility District and 1Energy Systems will partner to develop and deploy an innovative approach to energy storage aimed at helping electric utilities increase their use of renewable energy and improve overall reliability.

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