Clean Energy Blog
Stay up to date on the latest news related to clean energy in our region and beyond.
New Next-Gen Battery Startup headed to Moses Lake
The California battery startup OneD Battery Sciences is the latest company to make a home in Moses Lake, WA. It joins two other companies (Group14 Technologies and Sila Nanotechnologies) who are also making batteries with higher performance and faster charging. The...
Gov. Inslee and UK Minister of Energy and Climate Change sign agreement to extend collaboration on climate action
Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee and UK Minister Gregory Barker of the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) met today in London to discuss the results of collaborative efforts between their two offices on climate action and to sign a “phase two” agreement...
Avista, Puget Sound Energy and Snohomish County PUD awarded smart grid grants
Governor Inslee and the Washington State Department of Commerce announced that $14.3 million in smart grid grants have been awarded to help utilities utilize intermittent renewable sources such as solar and wind power more efficiently. Three grants were awarded to...
2014 Summit photos and presentations are available
Missed the summit this year? Visit our summit page to view presentations, handouts and photos of this year's event. Stay tuned. More presentations and videos will be added soon.
Congratulations NewTech Skill Center – scholarship recipients
Students at NewTech Skill Center, a Spokane area high school, received a scholarship from the Center of Excellence for Clean Energy during the 2014 Apprenticeship Conference. Using STEM-based research and methods (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), the...
Energy and Innovation Entrepreneurship Program
Peninsula College offers a new energy technology program! The Energy and Innovation Entrepreneurship Certificate program prepares students for new venture planning, entrepreneurial start-up, social media marketing, and entrepreneurial finance. The program teaches...
Annual Summit – THIS WEEK!
Attention all registrants! We sent you an email Sunday evening with driving directions and parking and registration updates. Here's what you need to know: Location Centralia College, Centralia, Washington Driving directions Two-day summit agenda Parking Parking is...
Centers of Excellence publish 9th Annual Summit agenda
This year's 9th Annual Energy and Construction Best Practices Summit is donning an agenda packed with energy, construction, marine, manufacturing, and homeland security-emergency management experts from the region. Just released today! Click here to review the two-day...
Register today – it’s two weeks away! 9th Annual Energy & Construction Best Practices Summit
Sustaining Our Nation's Infrastructure - June 18 & 19 at Centralia College Registration is required. Click here! Main summit day: June 18, 8 am - 8 pm Keynote: The Stand Up Economist: Carbon and the Economy, by Yoram Bauman, PhD. Plenary Sessions: Industry experts -...
Spring 2014 Smart Energy Newsletter
Jeremy Gall, Training and Development Manager at Avista, is the newest member of the Center’s advisory board. He leads the development, design and implementation of training programs for technical, apprenticeship and journey level utility crafts. Prior to Avista,...