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How climate concerns and incentives are driving solar installations on Washington roofs

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megawatts (MW) of solar power this year alone, a more than 10-fold increase over a decade ago, according to an industry nonprofit. Yet photovoltaics are only a blip in Washington’s overall energy picture. of the energy mix last year, according to a report on the state’s utilities. Oregon has three-times more.

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Univ. of Washington set to break ground on 69-acre redevelopment to create Seattle innovation hub

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Portage Bay Crossing will complement growth initiatives already underway in the area, said Don Blakeney, executive director of The U District Partnership, a nonprofit group promoting the neighborhood. “It’s It’s exciting to see these different parts coming together,” he said. year term, according to the UW document.

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CIT (@CITorg) Announces New Solicitation for Commercialization Fund (pls help spread word)

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The solicitation targets research and commercialization performed by Virginia public and private universities, nonprofit research institutions, and young companies. Since 1985, CIT, a nonprofit corporation, has been Virginia’s primary driver of innovation and entrepreneurship. About the CRCF and R&T Roadmap.

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Our buildings are making us sick

Vox

Meanwhile, the global energy crisis of the 1970s incentivized architects and engineers to design buildings that were increasingly airtight — why pay money to heat a building just to see that heat escape out a crack around a window? It’s possible to have healthy buildings that use very little energy. It’s definitely an equity issue”.

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Bezos’ climate fund faces a reckoning with Amazon’s pollution

The Verge

His grants, announced in November , have already fattened the budgets of some mainstream advocacy groups, such as the Environmental Defense Fund. That’s equal to about half of its typical operating budget for a year, although it plans to spend the money over three years. That injection of cash is still enormous.

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Initiative to axe carbon emissions law could ‘slam the brakes’ on Washington’s climate tech sector

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The state is home to a multitude of climate tech startups tackling batteries, nuclear power, green aviation, hydrogen fuel and other clean energy challenges. million for University of Washington’s Clean Energy Testbeds , which supports clean energy startups $7.2 Joe Nguyen, D-West Seattle.

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Washington state wants a bigger piece of the growing offshore wind sector

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory Illustration / Josh Bauer ) Washington leaders on Wednesday launched an initiative to support companies in the state that want to play a role in the offshore wind energy sector. The nonprofit Washington Maritime Blue is leading the collaboration, which is dubbed Blue Wind.

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