Sustainability – Page 13 of 19

Dec 1, 2023, 10:23 AM

Sustainable chicken sandwich startup lands $1.5M and opens first brick-and-mortar spot in Seattle

Three months after rolling out a food truck to launch his sustainable, fast-casual, chicken sandwich joint Mt. Joy, entrepreneur Robbie… Read More

Nov 29, 2023, 1:53 PM

Next-gen battery startup Sila breaks ground on Washington facility with $100M in DOE support

Next-generation battery materials startup Sila broke ground on Wednesday on its first automotive-scale manufacturing facility located in Moses Lake, Wash.… Read More

Nov 15, 2023, 6:00 AM

Climate startup OCOchem, which recycles CO2 into fuels and chemicals, lands $5M

OCOchem, a Richland, Wash.-based startup, raised $5 million to scale its technology for turning carbon dioxide into chemicals that can… Read More

Nov 13, 2023, 5:37 PM

Inaugural report from Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy reveals promising climate tech solutions

In the world of Bill Gates, many — maybe most? — of the world’s big challenges rely on innovation if… Read More

Nov 13, 2023, 9:35 AM

Bill Gates-backed startup can store carbon underground for 1,000 years in plant-based bricks

Graphyte, a startup with backing from Bill Gates-led Breakthrough Energy Ventures, announced Monday that it has developed an affordable, long-term… Read More

Oct 31, 2023, 7:43 AM

How the Pacific Northwest could become a carbon-capture hub — with help from tech and basalt

The Pacific Northwest’s lush forests are a pretty obvious place to store carbon dioxide pulled from the atmosphere. But the… Read More

Oct 30, 2023, 10:39 AM

Hydrogen fuel company OCOchem raising more cash as sector gains momentum

OCOchem, a Richland, Wash.-based startup in the hydrogen fuel sector, is raising fresh cash, according to a new filing with… Read More

Oct 26, 2023, 11:10 AM

Seattle startup Omnidian, which helps maintain solar panels, raises $25M

Omnidian, a Seattle company that manages solar power performance and services the panels for commercial and residential installations, announced $25… Read More

Oct 25, 2023, 9:15 AM

Fusion fever: A reality check on the multibillion-dollar race to reinvent energy and save the planet

The nuclear fusion sector is hot. Maybe not 100 million degrees Celsius — which is the sort of mind-blowing temperature… Read More

Oct 16, 2023, 10:39 AM

Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena is the first arena in the world to land Zero Carbon certification

Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena is the first in the world to receive Zero Carbon certification from an international nonprofit promoting… Read More

Oct 13, 2023, 7:55 AM

Pacific Northwest selected as a national hydrogen hub eligible for up to $1 billion in funding

The Pacific Northwest will be home to one of seven Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs) announced Friday by the U.S.… Read More

Oct 12, 2023, 9:38 AM

Amazon Fresh store in Seattle becomes world’s first grocery to win Zero Carbon certification

An Amazon Fresh store in North Seattle is the world’s first grocery store to be certified as Zero Carbon by… Read More

Oct 10, 2023, 3:30 PM

Washington state wants a bigger piece of the growing offshore wind sector

Washington leaders on Wednesday launched an initiative to support companies in the state that want to play a role in… Read More

Oct 7, 2023, 8:20 AM

Meet the latest next-gen battery startup to put down roots in a rural town in Washington

California battery startup OneD Battery Sciences is breaking ground Monday on a pilot manufacturing facility in the Eastern Washington town… Read More

Oct 4, 2023, 7:00 AM

‘Forever chemicals’ are eternal no more thanks to a pollution destroying device from Tacoma startup

It would be fair to expect the destroyer of toxic “forever chemicals” to be a massive, intimidating device. In which… Read More

Oct 3, 2023, 8:58 AM

Chevron’s VC arm invests in EV charging startup Electric Era

Electric vehicle charging startup Electric Era announced today that Chevron Technology Ventures, the petroleum giant’s venture arm, has invested in… Read More

Oct 3, 2023, 8:16 AM

Seattle startup Muir AI, which helps companies calculate complex carbon emissions, raises $3.25M

Muir AI, a Seattle startup providing carbon accounting, has raised a $3.25 million seed round led by Base10 Partners. Existing… Read More

Oct 2, 2023, 2:44 PM

This ag-tech startup kept digging, and found an electrifying idea to zap weeds and soil pests

Initially the goal was to keep the wriggling worms alive, to use a jolt of electricity to stimulate their nerve… Read More

Sep 29, 2023, 8:43 AM

Meet Seattle’s ‘Climate Papa’ – an entrepreneur turned investor, podcaster, climate action apostle

There are few who can say, as Ben Eidelson can, that perhaps his most important career decision came from an… Read More

Sep 28, 2023, 8:00 AM

Microsoft is a guinea pig for climate friendly concrete as it paves the way to greener data centers

Microsoft is building 120 new data centers this year alone, and operates more than 300 of the server hubs worldwide.… Read More

Sep 27, 2023, 1:21 PM

Honeywell invests $27.5M into Oregon battery company ESS

New partnership: Oregon battery manufacturer ESS Inc. has a deal with international conglomerate Honeywell that includes a $27.5 million investment… Read More

Sep 26, 2023, 12:43 PM

Investors share tips for startups in the climate tech sector looking for cash

Climate tech investors and entrepreneurs met Monday evening in downtown Seattle to network and gather insights from each other. The… Read More

Sep 26, 2023, 8:19 AM

This startup turns discarded crab shells into useful industrial chemicals

Green chemistry startup Tidal Vision has raised more than $20 million and last month announced the acquisition of one of… Read More

Sep 25, 2023, 9:52 AM

Hydrogen startup spins out of Bill Gates-backed R&D effort, lands $7.8M

Peregrine Hydrogen, a Santa Cruz, Calif., startup developing technology for producing clean hydrogen, raised $7.8 million in seed financing. The… Read More

Sep 18, 2023, 8:50 AM

Clean aviation startup ZeroAvia lands more cash from Amazon, Bill Gates, Alaska Airlines

ZeroAvia announced Monday that it has raised its largest round of funding to date. The company didn’t disclose the specific… Read More

Sep 14, 2023, 11:51 AM

Five reasons to be bullish on climate tech in the Pacific NW, according to entrepreneurs and leaders

Climate tech can be a somewhat scary sector for investors to make their bets. Backing companies that are building physical… Read More

Sep 13, 2023, 6:00 AM

From indifferent to energized: How a test drive at the Electrify Expo sparked a desire to go electric

I’ll admit I’m not an auto enthusiast. That could make me the best person to cover the Electrify Expo Seattle… Read More

Sep 12, 2023, 1:30 PM

Canadian electric bus and truck maker cruises into new assembly facility in Washington state

Canadian electric truck and bus manufacturer Vicinity Motor Corp celebrated the opening Tuesday of a 100,000-square-foot assembly facility near Bellingham,… Read More

Sep 12, 2023, 10:05 AM

Amazon signs deal for pulling carbon from the air and locking it deep underground in Texas

Amazon today announced it’s paying 1PointFive for the removal of 250,000 metric tons of carbon from the atmosphere over a… Read More

Sep 12, 2023, 9:09 AM

Seattle testing electric sweeper for bike lanes as part of city’s move toward zero-emission fleet

The Seattle Department of Transportation has deployed a fully electric compact bike lane sweeper as part of a pilot program… Read More