U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, a former Seattle tech executive first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2000, at the GeekWire Summit on Oct. 7, 2022. (GeekWire Photo / Dan DeLong) If there’s one thing U.S. senators can likely agree on, it’s that there’s little that they agree about. So how did Washington’s Sen. Maria Cantwell…
Category Archives: Sustainability
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The Lithos co-founders scoping some basalt, from left to right: Mary Yap, Chris Reinhard and Noah Planavsky. (Lithos Photo) Lithos, a Seattle startup applying carbon capture technology in an agricultural setting, announced Thursday that it raised a $6.29 million seed funding round. Lithos provides a permanent carbon removal strategy by spreading the dust of crushed…
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An artist’s rendering shows a hydrogen-fueled Dash 8 airplane equipped with a MagniX propulsion system, highlighted in the green cutaway view. (MagniX Illustration) MagniX has been working on electric propulsion systems for years, but now the Everett, Wash.-based venture is adding hydrogen fuel cells to its power repertoire for carbon-free flight. The expansion plan follows…
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The Koidra team in Vietnam, where its second office is located. (Koidra Photo) The news: Seattle-based indoor agriculture startup Koidra will share a $3.77 million research grant with Ohio State University, Rutgers University, Cornell University and the University of Arizona. The four-year grant was awarded to Ohio State University by the U.S. Department of Agriculture,…
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Hawaii is one of the places where researchers are working on ocean thermal energy conversion. Never heard of it? You’re not alone. (GeekWire Photo / Brent Roraback) The race to replace fossil fuels with clean alternatives has triggered an explosion in climate tech innovation and funding. That includes a heightened interest in fields that have…
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First Mode built the power plant for the world’s largest zero-emission truck. (Anglo American Photo) First Mode is establishing a proving grounds between Seattle and Portland to test and optimize giant zero-emission hauling trucks and the hydrogen-based infrastructure they’ll depend on. The Seattle-based engineering venture says its leased facility at the TransAlta Centralia Mine, 85…
Bill Gates-backed TerraPower announces feasibility study to explore sites for 5 new nuclear reactors
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TerraPower’s lab tests the equipment and processes for next-generation nuclear reactors. (GeekWire File Photo / Kevin Lisota) Bill Gates-backed TerraPower announced on Thursday that it’s going to conduct a feasibility study to explore locations for up to five of its next-generation nuclear power reactors. The study will be done in partnership with PacifiCorp, a Portland-based…