Category: Member News

Souce: Susan Bauer, PNNL, February 20   RICHLAND, Wash. — In a world increasingly powered by technology, the transfer of innovations from research institutions to industry often serves as both the conduit and catalyst of national progress, security, and prosperity. The Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory recently received four awards from the Federal Laboratory Consortium in recognition of […]

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Retrolux is the leading lighting & controls sales platform, Built by and for the lighting industry: Lighting Retrofit Contractors, ESCOs, Manufacturers,  & Building Owners About 6 months ago, the Retrolux development team was challenged with the goal of having our customers be able to 100% customize their audit. While this was a lofty goal, and one that required many late nights, countless […]

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Source: Susan Bauer, PNNL, February 15 Wanted: Algae industry partners and academic researchers to help find the best algae strains for biofuels and bioproducts to reduce the cost of producing bioenergy from algae feedstocks. The Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and its partners in this effort are offering private and academic collaboration opportunities. PNNL leads […]

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Source: Washington Department of Commerce, February 15 he case study documents and quantifies client health improvements resulting from the partnership work that included improved client respiratory control, reduced medical visits, client actions to reduce environmental triggers or improve medical management, and improved client and family quality of life. Among the significant findings were: 86 percent of […]

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Source: Washington Department of Commerce, February 15 It’s been a busy start to 2019 for Commerce’s Weatherization Plus Health program. We’ve participated in several regional and national forums and shared the structure and results of our Plus Health work providing lasting home and client health improvements. Dec. 17, Vince Schueler, our WSU Energy Program Evaluation partner, […]

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Source: T&D World, January 11 Edmund O. Schweitzer, III, president and chief technology officer of Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, is to be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in recognition of his invention of the digital protective relay. Schweitzer was included in the list of 19 inventors to receive this honor that was announced […]

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Source:  Spokesman-Review, Will Capmbell February 2 It’s been more than a year since China stopped accepting most recycling from the U.S., leading to a stockpile of paper, metal, glass and plastic that states like Washington have to spend more money cleaning up – or throwing away. And since then, the market for buying metal, paper, […]

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Source: Resourceful HR, Liz Sheffield, January 28 Resourceful HR, LLC, announced today that Laura Doehle, former Director of Client Services, has assumed the role of President, effective January 2. As president, Doehle will continue to be responsible for sales and overall revenue generation. In addition, she assumes accountability for all operations management to include finance, […]

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Source: The Suburban Times, February 2 To kick off the new year, Puget Sound Energy is awarding three organizations the gift of green energy. King County Housing Authority, HopeSource in Cle Elum and Opportunity Council in Bellingham have been granted nearly $465,000 to install solar panels to five low-income multi-family housing facilities they own and operate. These […]

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source: Cision PrWeb, Tuesday, January 29. On January 8, 2019, the Global Fiberglass Solutions recycling and green manufacturing plant in Sweetwater, Texas began commercial production of its flagship product offering, a manufacturing-grade pellet. From the look of the thousands of tiny pellets streaming from manufacturing machinery at a scale fit for Texas’ Big Country, one wouldn’t […]

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