February 28, 2023
OpenAI and Former Y Combinator CEO Praises Helion Energy
Helion Energy, a fusion energy company based in Everett, WA, gained favorable praise from the OpenAI and former Y Combinator CEO, Sam Altman. In a recent interview by Yahoo News, Mr. Altman spoke on his most exciting investments of late, citing Helion Energy and the company’s efforts to develop the first commercially viable fusion energy […]

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February 1, 2023
OCOchem Awarded $752,000 Clean Energy Grant
The Centralia Coal Transition Grants Energy Technology Board approved a $752,000 grant amount to OCOchem to design, develop, and implement a large-scale formic Electrolyzer System and formic-fueled power generator. The project will support the economic and environmental benefits associated with electrochemically converting clean electricity, carbon dioxide and water to a liquid hydrogen form to generate […]

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April 15, 2014
Myths and realities of clean technologies | McKinsey & Company
April 2014 | bySara Hastings-Simon, Dickon Pinner, and Martin Stuchtey The world is on the cusp of a resource revolution. As our colleagues Stefan Heck and Matt Rogers argue,1 advances in information technology, nanotechnology, materials science, and biology will radically increase the productivity of resources. The result will be a new industrial revolution that will enable strong economic […]

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December 20, 2013
Funding Opportunity: State Energy Program 2013 Competitive Awardee Projects
The State Energy Program awarded nearly $4 million to 13 states to increase statewide energy savings and boost the energy efficiency of public institutions, local governments, and industrial sectors. Below is a list of projects under three areas of interest: Advancing Industrial Energy Efficiency, Stimulating Energy Efficiency Action in States, and Retrofitting Public Buildings. More […]

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July 19, 2013
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue Region Ranks 10th in Venture Capital
Some non-obvious regions are better for entrepreneurs than exepected, according to Brad Feld, Managing Director of the Foundry Group and author of Startup Communities: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City.  Feld wrote about the importance of “entrepreneurial density”–or the ratio of start-up founders and those they employ to the general population of a city–in […]

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July 3, 2013
Northwest Energy Angels May Break Investing Record in 2013
The Northwest Energy Angels have invested more than $1.8 million thus far in 2013.  They are on pace to surpass their record 2012.  This year the group has made ten investments.  They include follow on and out-of-state firms.  NWEA is the oldest cleantech angel investing group in the country. “We continue to be the angel […]

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June 13, 2013
Cleantech Seed Funding Offered by Startup Powerhouse
By Kevin Owyang, Evangelist/Partnerships/Sponsorships, SVP Fast Pitch Seattle For the third year, Social Venture Partners will produce SVP Fast Pitch Seattle, a powerhouse of funding for innovative non-profits and for-profits.   This year $250,000+ will be awarded in grants in seed money for organizations that impact social or environmental problems in the Puget Sound Area – […]

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June 12, 2013
USDA Announces $98.6 Million for BioFuels
This information is provided courtesy of Thomas B. Young, Deputy District Director | Office of Congressman Dave Reichert | 22605 SE 56th Street, Suite 130 | Issaquah, WA 98029 | tom.young@mail.House.gov | Phone: 425.677.7414 | Fax: 425.270.3589 | reichert.house.gov WASHINGTON, June 11, 2013 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the availability of up to $98.6 […]

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