GeekWire

JANUARY 19, 2021

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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GeekWire

AUGUST 12, 2021

Department of Energy (DOE) to remove planet-warming carbon from the atmosphere, provided that lawmakers approve a program for developing new technologies in this space. In October, TerraPower, the Gates-backed nuclear power company, won $80 million in funding from the DOE’s Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

On Tuesday, the Microsoft co-founder took the stage in Glasgow to announce a pledge of $315 million from the foundation to support agricultural research to help farmers in the developing world cope with climate change, as well as an update on the progress being made through his Breakthrough Energy initiative. Catalyst has secured $1.5

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Catalyst has pledged an investment of $276 million in climate innovation in the United Kingdom, matching that country’s commitment to scale up a suite of clean technologies. Catalyst is a program within the Microsoft co-founder’s Breakthrough Energy umbrella organization.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 2, 2022

Among those ranked in the 59 th edition of the TOP500 announced at the 2022 International Supercomputing Conference (ISC) in Hamburg, Germany, are standouts conducting powerful research in energy generation, cyber and physical threats, and astrophysics. Eni, HPC5: The Supercomputer Working for Energy. Rmax [TFlop/s], 51,720.76

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

A recent job listing from Microsoft is seeking an expert in nuclear technology to lead the company's new energy initiative. This senior position, titled "Principal Program Manager Nuclear Technology," aims to assist Microsoft in developing, maturing, and implementing a global energy strategy centered around SMR and other microreactor designs.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

— Karat , a Seattle-based startup that helps companies conduct technical interviews, hired Crystal Moore as its new vice president of Brilliant Black Minds , a program that aims to double the number of Black engineers in tech over the next ten years. Anthony Diamond , co-founder of energy storage company Axiom Energy.

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GeekWire

JUNE 19, 2020

The 15-week program targets early stage companies for “cleantech-specific” instruction, mentoring, and support in business planning, manufacturing products, and building a customer base. Participants are from startups that address energy use, toxic chemical removal, biofuels, waste reduction, and other green-leaning technologies.

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The global energy equipment and solutions provider’s Online Talent Management (OTM) platform, launched in early 2020, gives employees more agency around identifying mentorship opportunities, upskilling, and growing their networks within the organization. “I

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GeekWire

AUGUST 23, 2023

on Tuesday featured a variety of trucks and other clean energy vehicles. But in the lot itself, the sound was delightfully less noisy, as electric trucks and other alternative energy vehicles whisked in and out during the Green Transportation Summit and Expo. GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) From a Tacoma, Wash.,

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The program, funded through the Pentagon’s Operational Energy Innovation Office and the Office of Naval Research , calls for the demonstration to take place by 2025. and one of its partners in the program is Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture, which is headquartered in Kent, Wash. leadership.”

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SecureWorld News

JULY 19, 2023

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have unveiled a new cybersecurity certification and labeling program aimed at enhancing the security of connected devices. Cyber Trust Mark program aims to address the lax security standards that have made smart devices attractive targets for hackers. The White House and U.S. While the U.S.

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GeekWire

MARCH 14, 2024

companies developing the downsized reactors, but other lead contenders have recently stumbled in their pursuits. This month, the company expects to submit to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission an application for the certification of its Natrium reactor , which it developed with GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy. Department of Energy.

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GeekWire

MAY 22, 2023

Eric Jen, CEO and founder of Ren Energy. Ren Energy Photo) The news: Portland, Ore., startup Ren Energy has raised $2.3 The pitch: Ren helps corporations fulfill their climate goals by analyzing the carbon impacts of businesses in their supply chain, and matching them to clean energy projects in proximity to those factories.

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GeekWire

MARCH 15, 2022

Several scientific programs at the University of Washington will expand into part of a planned 11-story building approved by the UW Board of Regents that will include a range of tenants. The project involves leasing UW-owned land for 80 years to the developer, Wexford Science & Technology , which will lease the building to the UW.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 26, 2020

NSIN tapped Justin Dunnicliff as its university program director at the UW. He’ll be based at the CoMotion, the university’s innovation hub, and will run programs including Hacking for Defense and Starts. NSIN tapped Justin Dunnicliff as its university program director at the UW. Bert Haskell as VP of engineering.

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The Verge

JANUARY 13, 2021

The Apple Developer Academy in Detroit will be the “first of its kind in the US,” Apple wrote in a press release, after previously partnering on a similar program in Italy. The academy is focused on “young Black entrepreneurs, creators, and coders” and will offer training in iOS app development.

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TM Forum

JULY 11, 2022

strategy in Poland we are focusing on reducing our emissions from fuels, GHG leaks from systems and – above all – energy use by 65% compared to 2015. This complements our long-running Energy Optimization Program that allowed us to reduce emissions by around 15% between 2015 and 2020. Engage 2025.

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CTOvision

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Developers Scramble to Build NSA-Proof Email – “Edward Snowden’s revelations about the NSA’s mass internet surveillance is driving development of a slew of new email tools aimed at providing end-to-end encryption to users, and it has boosted interest in existing privacy tools too.” Via The Hill, more here.

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GeekWire

MARCH 10, 2022

Department of Energy to work on safer methods to recover uranium from used nuclear fuel. TerraPower’s recycling process is among 11 projects that will receive a total of $36 million in federal funding from the department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy, or ARPA-E. million grant from the U.S.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 26, 2023

— took advantage of the energy provided by the radioactive decay of strontium-90. Zeno uses radioisotope heat sources as the building blocks for its power-generating systems, which are designed to convert constant thermal energy into electricity. The test data will support further development of heat sources.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

. “The Sila Moses Lake plant will further solidify this region as a national hub for advanced batteries and the innovation of clean energy technologies,” said Washington Sen. Cantwell pushed for the program that is providing $100 million each to Sila and Group14 to establish their manufacturing sites. Department of Energy.

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GeekWire

JULY 19, 2023

A rendering of a four-reactor X-energy facility. (X-energy X-energy Image) X-energy , a company building next-generation nuclear reactors, announced Wednesday that it has an agreement with Energy Northwest to build up to 12 of the modular devices in Central Washington. DOE awarded X-energy $1.2

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GeekWire

JULY 13, 2021

Seattle-based Ultra Safe Nuclear Technologies and its partners are among three teams winning $5 million contracts from NASA and the Department of Energy to develop reactor designs for space-based nuclear thermal propulsion systems. Nuclear energy represents one of the frontiers of space propulsion technology.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

based company leveraging artificial intelligence to help develop new small molecule drugs, has raised $3.5 Leveraging new tools: As part of its software, Variational AI will leverage tools developed by Alphabet’s DeepMind and the University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design, led by David Baker. Moment Energy Photo).

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GeekWire

JUNE 5, 2023

One grant would support the development of a lunar power distribution system. Those are just two of the projects receiving Phase I grants from the space agency’s Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs, also known as SBIR and STTR.

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Smith also sees Germany in second place in Europe for the development of AI-based applications, an assessment he bases on code contributions on GitHub, Microsoft’s source code repository. While Germany is number two in the use and development of AI, it only ranks 11th in Europe when it comes to AI skills, according to the Microsoft President.

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GeekWire

MARCH 12, 2024

Department of Energy, according to Giersch. agencies also fund SBIR/STTR grants, such as a recent SBIR grant to Seattle-area fusion company Avalanche Energy. Agencies set aside a percentage of their budget for the programs. million for further work like prototype development, field testing and early clinical studies.

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Kitaboo

JANUARY 6, 2020

But channeling their energy towards productivity requires some effort from your side as well. What employees require is growth and development opportunities; the lack of which compels them to leave the organization. Leveraging the latest trends in learning and development is therefore, the need of the hour.

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Dataconomy

MARCH 19, 2024

The telecom industry is very energy-dependent, and most of the emphasis in recent years has been on technological innovation to do with speed and connectivity. It was developed through a partnership between the World Resources Institute and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 18, 2021

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. Inslee is urging Washington lawmakers to provide $100 million in grants to support the expansion of solar installations and energy storage in Washington.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 22, 2023

While Silicon Valley still pays top dollar for IT pros, the war for talent has moved beyond the technology industry, with other verticals vying for talented IT workers who have the skills to enable digital transformation, process improvement, change management, and the development of apps and services.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 24, 2023

DARPA had already been working with commercial partners — including Blue Origin , the space venture created by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, as well as Seattle-based Ultra Safe Nuclear Technologies , or USNC-Tech — on the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations program, also known as DRACO.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 11, 2022

The state is using the existing Washington Maritime Blue accelerator, Canada’s Superclusters Initiative, and the Norwegian Innovation Clusters as models for the new program. Here are the five organizations getting funding, with descriptions from the Dept.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 23, 2023

And the importance of energy efficiency for enterprise IT cannot be overstated. And we’re committed to helping customers meet their energy-efficiency targets too. When it comes to infrastructure solutions, Dell offers a range of energy-efficient hardware options to help you build the most efficient infrastructure you can.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 16, 2024

Photo) — Vahé Torossian , a longtime former corporate vice president at Microsoft , joined software development startup Builder.ai Founded in 2020, Moonbeam offers tech consulting services including market intelligence reports, innovation programming, and strategic sourcing. Vahé Torossian. as president and chief partner officer.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The Seattle startup offered discounts to renters and prospective homebuyers in exchange for renting out a room in a house, among other real estate programs. Seattle AI development studio Simply Augmented hired Larry Arnstein as CTO and Ashwin Kadaru as vice president of engineering. based fusion energy company. based Cyan.

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