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…
How much solar and wind power is out there? A Microsoft effort using satellites, AI aims to find out
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Solar arrays in Lind, Wash., that will provide power for Avista Utilities’ customers. (Avista Utilities via Instagram) In the race to curb climate change, solar panels and wind turbines are being installed across the planet — but no one knows exactly where and how much renewable power is out there. So Microsoft is teaming up…
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Bill Gates and Rodi Guidero, executive director of Breakthrough Energy, speak at the Breakthrough Energy Summit in Seattle on Oct. 18, 2022. (GeekWire Photo / Lisa Stiffler) Breakthrough Energy, the Bill Gates-led effort to stoke innovation in climate technology, is holding its inaugural summit this week in Seattle. It kicked off its program on Tuesday…
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…
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Bill Gates speaks with Rodi Guidero, Breakthrough Energy executive director and managing partner, at the 2022 Breakthrough Energy Summit. (Breakthrough Energy / Steven Walter Photo) Inside a Seattle waterfront center cloaked in wildfire smoke, climate tech innovators and investors came together this week at the Breakthrough Energy Summit. The event was a chance to share…