January 26, 2023
Matt Wegworth, VP Dawson Ventures
Matt advances McKinstry’s vision and industry leadership through collaborativeinnovation. Constantly curious, he partners with his team to always ask what’s possible andcontinually explore emerging industry trends that are reshaping and advancing the builtenvironment. The result can be seen in McKinstry’s emerging and inflight ventures, deliveringinnovative products and solutions to clients across the country. Matt has […]

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January 26, 2023
Josh Sweere, Co Founder; Director, Zero-Emission Systems, First Mode
Josh leads efforts in a variety of industries at First Mode, seeking out holistic and innovative ways to solve the complex challenges facing organizations today. He leverages his technical experience in electrical systems and product lifecycle design management to bring solutions to life. This includes work in electrification, clean technology, and system management.

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January 26, 2023
Nathan Orme, Partner and Patent Attorney, Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Nathan helps companies protect their inventions with strong patents. His background in chemistry and the machining industry helps me understand a wide range of technologies and draft stronger patents. His practice focuses on patent preparation, prosecution, opinions, and counseling in a wide range of technologies including: chemical separation technologies, advanced materials, drill bits and bearing […]

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January 26, 2023
Jodi Guthrie, Global Director of Sales, SHARC Energy Systems
Jodi Guthrie is the Director of Sales at SHARC Energy, a multi-award winning clean energy company based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Jodi began her career at the age of 17 working for Leading Technologies, a firm out of Washington State that took a prototype Boeing Space Program technology and turned it into an industry ready, […]

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January 26, 2023
Tatsuya (Ted) Fuse, Head of Seattle Office, Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas)
Ted has served as he as the head of Seattle Office for Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas) since April 2021. His career spans the globe and a myriad of industry sectors, and with more than 15 years of leadership roles for Mitsubishi Corporations. He is known for his strategic leadership and planning expertise. He also serves as […]

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January 26, 2023
First Mode, Anglo American Close $1.5B Deal for Zero-Emission Mining
First Mode closed a $1.5B deal with Anglo American, a global mining company, remaking First Mode as a clean-energy company for heavy industry — and shifting its headquarters to London.  The partnership, which was announced last year, combines First Mode’s engineering operation with Anglo American’s recent nuGen priority to develop and deploy a zero-emission system for […]

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January 26, 2023
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Creates Least-costly Carbon Capture to Date
Scientists at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have created the least costly carbon capture method to date. The new system is designed to fit into coal-, gas-, or biomass-fired power plants, as well as cement kilns and steel plants. PNNL chemist David Heldebrant, who leads the research team behind the new technology says, “Instead of […]

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January 26, 2023
Idaho National Laboratory Unveils THOR Device to Test Fast Reactor Fuels
Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has developed a new device called THOR, which is being used to test advanced reactor fuel experiments. The device was developed as part of a collaboration between the United States and Japan, a partnership spanning the last 20 years. For the first time in more than two decades, researchers will be […]

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January 26, 2023
Clarence Clipper, General Manager, Centrio Energy
Clarence Clipper is a highly experienced General Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the utilities and real estate industry. He has an extensive background in MEP Engineering, Facility, Construction and Contract Management. He has educational background including an Executive Development Program Certificate from the UW Michael G Foster School of Business, training in […]

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January 26, 2023
Dave Curry, Chairman, Nextwatts
Dave is a successful entrepreneur having founded, taken public, and successfully exited three companies. Dave has over 30 years of combined telecommunications and energy software industry experience. Dave is currently Chairman of NextWatts and CarbonQuest, clean energy technology companies. Prior to starting NextWatts in 2015, he was co-founder (2008) and CEO of Demand Energy Networks, […]

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