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Solar power nonprofit goes digital to bring installation instruction to underserved communities

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In 2019, Remote Energy traveled to Kenya to train women in solar photovoltaic installation in partnership with a nonprofit called Women in Sustainable Energy and Entrepreneurship, which works with women in Eastern Africa. Their nonprofit, Tacoma, Wash.-based Photo courtesy of Remote Energy).

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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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Grad student ‘ambassadors’ offer free clean-energy lessons and DIY solar kits to K-12 students

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Volunteering as a clean energy ambassador, UW PhD candidate Abbie Ganas led a virtual class via Google Meet with 25 middle school students enrolled in a south King County middle school. “Kids are super cognizant about energy,” said Ginger, who is the CEI’s chief scientist. Courtesy Abbie Ganas). CEI Photo).

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Univ. of Washington science programs to be housed in new building that includes public, private tenants

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The west part of the UW campus, envisioned as an area for collaboration among various business and nonprofit organizations, has been dubbed “Portage Bay Crossing.” ” (UW Image). The building will be built in the west part of the campus, an area newly dubbed “Portage Bay Crossing.”

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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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White House names 31 tech hubs in U.S., including aerospace, mass timber, microfluidics efforts in NW

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aimed at spurring innovation and job creation in clean energy, artificial intelligence, precision medicine, biotech and more. In addition to the 31 tech hubs, 18 “Strategy Development Grants” have been awarded to build economic development plans to compete for future rounds of the Tech Hub program.

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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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