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DOE Supports Hydropower: $38 Million to 66 Hydro Facilities
As part of Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced last week that 66 hydro facilities will receive more than $38 million in incentive payments for electricity generated and sold. Administered by DOE's Grid Deployment Office,...
Now Available: Mechatronics Research Report
Washington’s Centers of Excellence for Marine Manufacturing and Clean Energy recently commissioned Alan Hardcastle, PhD, Washington State University Social and Economic Sciences Research Center to research mechatronics current concepts and practices in the marine and...
Attention, Students: Here’s What Energy Pros Say About the Hiring Process
Recently a panel of industry leaders gave insider tips on hiring for jobs in the energy and engineering fields as part of the Center’s Energy Job Seeker Workshop. They shared examples based on their own experiences navigating the hiring process as well as serving as...
Hydropower STEM Career Academy in June at Rocky Reach Dam
Students who will be entering grades 9 through 12 are invited to register for a week of fun and learning June 20 to 24 at the FWEE Hydropower and STEM Career Academy at Rocky Reach Dam. The academy, which is sponsored by the Foundation for Water and Energy Education...
Now Available: Education Resource Guide
The Center's Energy Education Resource Guide is now available! Here you'll find a list of community and technology colleges under the energy and pre-engineering umbrella--from Bates to Yakima. You'll also get details on the specific programs offered by each,...
Register Now: 11th Annual Energy & Construction Best Practices Summit
The Center of Excellence for Clean Energy and the Construction Center for Excellence present this year's Best Practices Summit, with registration open now. The theme of this year's Summit is "Building an Energized Future." When: May 18 (8:30 am-5 pm) and May 19 (8:30...
Matt Morrison, Keynote Speaker for the Construction & Energy Summit, on the Future of Clean Energy
In Matt Morrison’s eyes, the Pacific Northwest isn’t like Vegas; what happens here shouldn’t stay here, at least in terms of clean energy. He believes the way we solve the energy problem in the Northwest could serve as a powerful model not just for the U.S. and...
Register Now: Energy Job Seeker Workshop, April 7-8
The Pacific Northwest Center of Excellence for Clean Energy (PNCECE) is hosting a Job Seekers Workshop for Energy Technology, Electronics, Robotics, and Automation Students and Graduates featuring an interview panel of local utilities representatives. Register at the...
From Shipyard to Heat Pumps: One Woman’s Path to Success in the Clean Energy Field
by Lisa Brunette It was 2007, and Sara Bowles found herself out of a job. She’d survived the first round of layoffs at Westport Shipyard in Hoquiam, but the second one swiped a position as metal polisher right out from under her. “I loved that job,” she says,...
Governors Announce Bipartisan Accord for a New Energy Future
Washington DC – A bipartisan group of 17 governors today signed the Governors’ Accord for a New Energy Future - a joint commitment to take action to promote clean energy, clean transportation choices, a modern electrical grid, and plan for a new energy future. The...