Sustainability – Page 14 of 19

Sep 7, 2023, 11:32 AM

Microsoft just signed a giant carbon removal deal to sponge up CO2 using limestone

Microsoft announced that it is purchasing 315,000 metric tons of carbon removal over a multi-year period from climate tech startup… Read More

Sep 7, 2023, 8:35 AM

Tech entrepreneur Robbie Cape brings a taste of startup life to Mt. Joy, his new Seattle chicken joint

The joy was on the face of Robbie Cape. And the Mt. Joy was in the mouths and bellies of… Read More

Sep 1, 2023, 7:00 AM

The wheels on the bus are battery powered as e-bus use surges ahead

The number of models of passenger electric vehicles keeps growing, and electric delivery vans are becoming a more common sight… Read More

Aug 30, 2023, 12:31 PM

Seattle clean tech startup lands $1.4M for eco-friendly soy-based suds for shampoos, detergents

The news: Seattle-based clean-tech startup Sironix Renewables raised $1.47 million in new funding. The tech: Sironix has developed a suite… Read More

Aug 25, 2023, 1:08 PM

Severe wildfires are difficult to control – but one research model shows ‘a better way forward’

As swaths of wildlands are being scorched and communities smoked out by another unusually hot, dry summer, researchers in Washington… Read More

Aug 24, 2023, 7:22 AM

Researchers want to put energy hogs like ChatGPT on a diet with more efficient computer chips

ChatGPT and other generative AI technologies are wowing — and sometimes alarming — users with their human-like abilities to carry… Read More

Aug 22, 2023, 11:07 AM

EV charging startup Electric Era lands $11.5M to deploy AI- and battery-supported stations

Seattle-based electric vehicle charging startup Electric Era today announced $11.5 million in new funding, bringing its total investments to date… Read More

Aug 18, 2023, 10:20 AM

Flying clean: National experts say ‘bold action’ required to cut carbon from aviation

Aviation is responsible for 2.3% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions — a number that’s almost certain to grow as air… Read More

Aug 15, 2023, 7:27 AM

New legislation aims to expand Seattle’s EV charging infrastructure

Seattle could get a boost in electric vehicle charging if new legislation is approved Tuesday by the City Council. The… Read More

Aug 14, 2023, 11:48 AM

Water purification startup Membrion raises $5.5M as it rolls out commercial projects

Seattle startup Membrion raised an additional $5.5 million from investors. The company, which spun out of the University of Washington,… Read More

Aug 9, 2023, 10:49 AM

General Fusion lands $25M and reveals plans for demo machine in B.C.

The news: General Fusion today announced $25 million in new funding and plans to build a demonstration machine in its… Read More

Aug 9, 2023, 8:05 AM

Wildfire startup puts AI-powered eyes in the forest to watch for new blazes and provide rapid alerts

You don’t put out a wildfire with water and flame retardants like you do a burning house. You contain it… Read More

Aug 5, 2023, 10:06 AM

Q&A: AWS renewable power leader on AI’s energy strain, a political dust-up in Oregon, and more

Amazon for three years has ranked as the No. 1 corporate purchaser of renewable energy worldwide. As the retail, cloud… Read More

Aug 3, 2023, 7:20 AM

Bill Gates-backed startup aims to fight wildfires, drawing on expertise of ex-Amazon drone leader and aviation execs

Data Blanket is a new startup out of the Seattle area developing small fleets of AI-powered drones that can perform… Read More

Jul 25, 2023, 2:58 PM

Real estate data: Americans flocking to areas at high risk of fires, floods and extreme heat

Seattle real estate platform Redfin analyzed migration patterns of Americans in recent years and found high numbers of people moving… Read More

Jul 25, 2023, 2:53 PM

Boeing and NASA partner with Alaska and other airlines on eco-friendly X-66A aircraft

Boeing and NASA say they’ll collaborate with Seattle-based Alaska Airlines and four other major airlines on the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator… Read More

Jul 25, 2023, 11:50 AM

Battery materials company Group14 gets a European foothold via acquisition in Germany

The news: Group14 Technologies, a startup based in Woodinville, Wash., announced Monday it has acquired Germany’s Schmid Silicon Technology Holding… Read More

Jul 19, 2023, 4:52 PM

Next-gen nuclear reactor company signs deal to build up to 12 reactors in Washington state

X-energy, a company building next-generation nuclear reactors, announced Wednesday that it has an agreement with Energy Northwest to build up… Read More

Jul 19, 2023, 11:14 AM

New startup aims to help other companies with fusion power IP and licensing

Fusion startup ExoFusion today announced that it raised a seed round of an undisclosed amount. The company launched last year… Read More

Jul 18, 2023, 6:00 AM

Amazon lowers annual carbon footprint for first time with 0.4% reduction in emissions

For the first time in the five years that Amazon has shared its carbon emissions, the cloud computing, online retail… Read More

Jul 11, 2023, 12:36 PM

California company breaks ground on Washington’s first commercial sustainable aviation fuel plant

Twelve broke ground today on the site of a defunct sugar beet refinery in Eastern Washington, marking the start of… Read More

Jun 23, 2023, 7:30 AM

This elegant new kitchen appliance turns food waste into chicken chow – is it worth it?

I don’t like food waste. One of my mottos is, “No food left behind.” I’ll toast the heel of the… Read More

Jun 20, 2023, 3:32 PM

Hydrogen-powered aviation and sustainable fuel startups announce expansion plans in Washington

The Paris Air Show is taking place this week and the event kicked off with news from two sustainable aviation… Read More

Jun 15, 2023, 7:00 AM

Job opportunities outweigh political differences when climate tech comes to rural communities

Inside a cavernous building in Cashmere, Wash., workers pressed thousands of tons of local apples and pears into Tree Top… Read More

Jun 13, 2023, 10:31 AM

Carbon accounting and reduction startup with unusual strategy launches with $9.4M

The news: Climate Vault Solutions on Tuesday announced its launch and a $9.4 million seed round. The Seattle-based company is… Read More

Jun 6, 2023, 11:29 AM

Carbon removal startup Nori raises $6.25M from Toyota and others; names new CEO

New cash: Carbon removal startup Nori announced $6.25 million in new funding. Current investors M13, Toyota Ventures, Placeholder and Cargill… Read More

Jun 5, 2023, 6:47 PM

‘Circular economy’ event in Seattle draws attendees from around world working to cut waste

With a world population of more than 8 billion people, it’s increasingly important to make finite resources on the planet… Read More

May 31, 2023, 5:22 PM

Zap Energy lands $5M federal grant and ‘vote of confidence’ in pursuit of fusion power

Funding news: The Seattle area’s Zap Energy will receive $5 million from a newly launched federal program supporting the commercial… Read More

May 22, 2023, 3:16 PM

Climate tech startup led by former Nike sustainability leader raises cash

The news: Portland, Ore., startup Ren Energy has raised $2.3 million, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and… Read More

May 17, 2023, 11:49 AM

Can climate change be funny? Bill Nye gets laughs in a show about humankind’s existential threat

I was a little anxious going to an evening talk about climate change. I wondered in advanced what elixir of… Read More