Sustainability – Page 18 of 19

Jul 18, 2022, 12:51 PM

Oregon energy storage company Powin lands $135M investment to fuel growth globally

New money: Powin, an energy storage company based in Oregon, has received a $135 million investment to continue growing its… Read More

Jul 18, 2022, 10:45 AM

Seattle-area lawmakers approve EV charging requirements for new apartment buildings

New and “substantially remodeled” apartment buildings in unincorporated King County will be required to have 10% of their parking spaces… Read More

Jul 13, 2022, 7:25 AM

We visited the world’s biggest carbon capture plant, which just signed a 10-year deal with Microsoft

REYKJAVIK, Iceland — A short drive from Iceland’s capital, on a lava plateau blanketed with moss and grass, the earth… Read More

Jun 22, 2022, 10:50 AM

More funding for fusion: Seattle startup lands $160M and reveals technology breakthrough

The news: Seattle-area startup Zap Energy is edging closer to the promise of fusion power. The company Wednesday announced two… Read More

Jun 14, 2022, 7:25 AM

Testing a new time-traveling VR experience that explores sea level rise in Seattle

The Seattle Public Library and the University of Washington have created a virtual reality experience for teens and families that… Read More

Jun 7, 2022, 8:19 PM

Babbling bananas: This Google Ventures-backed startup uses IoT to ‘listen’ to fruit as it ripens

Katherine Sizov is eavesdropping on kiwis, pears, apples and bananas as they talk to each other, and through their conversations… Read More

May 21, 2022, 7:00 AM

Meet the Seattle-area teen geeks that just won awards at an international science fair

The bleak and all-too-common spectacle of roadkill was upsetting to Vedant Srinivas — particularly when his uncle and cousin’s beloved… Read More

May 18, 2022, 8:36 PM

Norwegian maritime battery company says ‘ja’ to new manufacturing facility in Washington state

Corvus Energy, a Norway-based global leader in maritime batteries, is making a bet that U.S. demand for low-carbon ships and… Read More

May 17, 2022, 9:08 AM

Startup funding news: Inflection.io, Xemelgo, Joule Case, others raise fresh cash

Here’s our latest rundown on recent startup investment news in the Pacific Northwest. Inflection.io New funding: Inflection.io, a Seattle marketing… Read More

May 6, 2022, 3:55 PM

Mammoth zero-emission mining truck makes its debut in South Africa, powered by First Mode

After years of development, the world’s largest zero-emission vehicle was unveiled today at a South African platinum mine, with a… Read More

May 5, 2022, 7:00 AM

Kelp need help: Paul Allen’s foundation, enviros and entrepreneurs step up to save an essential seaweed

Kelp is cool. Some varieties of the ribbony seaweed can grow up to two feet a day. They form “marine… Read More

May 4, 2022, 3:00 AM

Group14’s high performance battery technology gets super charged with $400M investment

Woodinville, Wash.-based Group14 Technologies has raised $400 million in venture capital that will supercharge the commercialization of its battery technology.… Read More

Apr 27, 2022, 4:48 PM

Climate tech startup funding: UW-spinoff BattGenie, Microsoft vet, and weeding robot raise fresh cash

Here’s the latest funding news for climate tech startups across the Pacific Northwest. BattGenie New funding: BattGenie landed a $1.5… Read More

Apr 26, 2022, 8:15 AM

Cut the BS: This startup is converting cow manure into clean-burning hydrogen fuel

Seattle-area startup Modern Electron is teaming up with the Tulalip Tribes, a Western Washington dairy, and an environmental effort to… Read More

Apr 9, 2022, 7:00 AM

Inside Bill Gates’ multi-faceted org that wants to help save the world from climate destruction

It started with a November 2015 announcement by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates along with Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg… Read More

Apr 4, 2022, 8:48 AM

First-of-its-kind stormwater ‘heat map’ lights up pollutants fouling waters in Washington state

The COVID-19 pandemic has made us familiar with the idea of a deadly threat that spreads invisibly. Polluted stormwater has… Read More

Apr 2, 2022, 7:00 AM

Q&A with Seattle investor Naynika Chaubey, whose clean tech firm just raised $150M

The venture capital firm Evok Innovations this week announced that it raised $150 million of a $300 million fund to… Read More

Mar 30, 2022, 7:00 AM

Blue Origin vets unveil startup seeking small solution to massive challenge of fusion energy

As Avalanche Energy founders Robin Langtry and Brian Riordan have been grinding through the development of their fusion technology, they… Read More

Mar 27, 2022, 8:00 AM

Researchers develop reactor that refines waste carbon into chemicals while generating hydrogen

In a world faced with dual concerns about climate change and growing energy needs, developing renewable replacements for fossil fuels… Read More

Mar 16, 2022, 7:38 AM

IUNU, a Seattle startup that develops computer vision tech for greenhouses, raises $24M

Seattle startup IUNU landed a $24 million Series B round that will fuel growth of its technology used in greenhouses… Read More

Mar 11, 2022, 11:18 AM

Washington state lawmakers go big on EV battery charging, scale back near-term rebates

If you were counting on generous rebates from Washington state to help cover the cost of an electric vehicle purchase,… Read More

Mar 10, 2022, 10:30 AM

Here’s why Microsoft’s carbon footprint grew 21% last year, as profits swelled

Microsoft on Thursday released its annual Environmental Sustainability Report for 2021, covering its progress on goals for climate impacts, water… Read More

Mar 9, 2022, 7:13 AM

As gas prices soar amid ban on Russian oil, will more drivers move to electric vehicles?

President Biden this week announced a ban on the import of Russian oil and gas because of the war in… Read More

Feb 28, 2022, 12:16 PM

Microsoft keeps expanding ranks of climate leadership, announces new hire from Shell

Microsoft is adding to its climate leadership ranks by hiring Elisabeth Brinton as corporate vice president of sustainability. The software… Read More

Feb 21, 2022, 7:13 AM

Native American tribes, wild cat conservation groups use tech to help study and save cougars

A young cougar is hardwired to leave mom and venture out to establish a new territory. But cougars born on… Read More

Feb 10, 2022, 6:00 AM

Carbon Call: Microsoft among organizations joining effort to bolster accounting of CO2 emissions

More than 683 companies, 136 countries and 234 cities have made pledges to reach net-zero carbon emissions. But for those… Read More

Feb 8, 2022, 8:16 AM

Energy-efficiency startup Allumia lands $7.5M to offer no-money-down commercial upgrades

New funding: Seattle-based Allumia has raised $7.5 million. The “Series A2” round was led by existing investor JW Asset Management… Read More

Feb 1, 2022, 2:04 PM

Amazon and Microsoft led the world in corporate purchases of clean energy in 2021

Seattle-area tech giants Amazon and Microsoft were global leaders in clean energy power purchase agreements made by corporations last year.… Read More

Jan 27, 2022, 2:41 PM

Oscilla Power, Univ. of Wash. and others share $25M federal grant to spur wave energy efforts

New funding: Pacific Northwest-based efforts to generate energy from the ocean are riding a wave of $25 million in new… Read More

Jan 25, 2022, 12:32 PM

Boeing puts $450M into company building electric, autonomous, passenger-carrying planes

Boeing is investing $450 million in Wisk Aero, a company that’s building all-electric, autonomous, passenger-carrying aircraft. Wisk is developing its… Read More