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UW prevails in lawsuit filed by developer that lost bid to build new clean energy research facility

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(Wexford Science + Technology Image) The University of Washington will move ahead with a building envisioned as a gateway into a reimagined part of its Seattle campus after prevailing in a lawsuit brought by a prominent developer. The UW chose Baltimore-based Wexford Science + Technology to develop the project. Pasadena, Calif.-based

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New renderings show Univ. of Washington building that will house clean energy research and more

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Newly released renderings show a building planned for the west campus of the University of Washington in Seattle that will be home to research centers in clean energy, medical science and more. It will also house Connect Labs by Wexford Science + Technology , the developer on the project. (Wexford Science + Technology Image).

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Gates-led Breakthrough Energy Ventures raises another $1B for investing in climate innovation

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Bill Gates, founder of Breakthrough Energy. Breakthrough Energy Ventures — an initiative to help the planet reach zero carbon emissions through innovation — has raised its second $1 billion round of funding. Breakthrough Energy Ventures is led by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and publicly launched in December 2016.

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UW prevails in lawsuit filed by developer that lost bid to build new clean energy research facility

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(Wexford Science + Technology Image) The University of Washington will move ahead with a building envisioned as a gateway into a reimagined part of its Seattle campus after prevailing in a lawsuit brought by a prominent developer. The UW chose Baltimore-based Wexford Science + Technology to develop the project. Pasadena, Calif.-based

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The New Effort to Embed Cybersecurity Into Manufacturing

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The institute reached a 5-year agreement with the US Department of Energy for the purpose of leading 59 proposed member institutions that will introduce a cybersecure energy-ROI. This can impact the production of energy technologies that continue to grow in importance as the threat of global climate change rises.

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Carbon accounting and reduction startup with unusual strategy launches with $9.4M

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The Seattle-based company is the sales and marketing arm of Climate Vault platform, which is a nonprofit initiative created in 2021. The co-founders launched the original nonprofit “to fix a broken supply chain in the voluntary carbon offset market and to spur innovation in carbon dioxide removal,” said Greenstone in a statement.

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

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An view from the south of the proposed green space expansion within the University of Washington’s planned Portage Bay Crossing development. to develop what it calls “knowledge communities.” An artist’s rendering of Brightwork, a new building planned for the UW’s Portage Bay Crossing development.