Energy
Jeff Bezos Christens New Texas Wind Farm in Ridiculous Twitter Video
The second richest man in America smashed a champagne bottle on top of a 300-foot-tall wind turbine.
The second richest man in America smashed a champagne bottle on top of a 300-foot-tall wind turbine. Today is HQ2 deadline day, and with the eyes of the world on Amazon, CEO and founder Jeff Bezos tweeted out a video of him standing atop a giant wind turbine, and christening it by smashing a champagne…
Seattle-Area Energy-Storage Company Group14 Technologies Gets A Capital Boost
The company is developing advanced battery technology to help fuel the nations electric future
Group14 Technologies Inc., based in Woodinville, located just east of Bothell, has successfully raised $14.4 million as part of an $18.1 million equity offering to advance its efforts to develop a better battery to help power the expanding electric-vehicle and energy-storage market. The company, spun out in 2016 from Seattle materials manufacturing company EnerG2, is…
University of Washington Is Using a Former Manufacturing Plant To Develop Clean Energy Products
UWs Testbeds facility provides open access for cleantech research.
FOR A HEALTHIER PLANET: A UW researcher works on a solar film at the Washington Clean Energy Testbeds. Photo by Matt Hagen. This article appears in print in the December 2017 issue. Click here for a free subscription. The Washington Clean Energy Testbeds center is taking the concept of university-industry collaboration to a new level….
How Climate Change, Conservation and Renewable Energy are Changing Seattle City Light
Seattles electric utility doesnt have to make a profit. But as customers conserve more and modern appliances consume less, City Light must get creative so it can at least break even.
RECALCULATING: Seattle City Light must rethink its business plan as it confronts dramatic changes in power generation, wholesale markets and retail consumption. Photo courtesy Seattle Municipal Archives, Item No. 129637. This article appears in print in the November 2017 issue. Click here for a free subscription. The trading desk at Seattle City Light is a…