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Universal Hydrogen, magniX, Plug Power, and AeroTEC set up hydrogen aviation center at Moses Lake, Washington

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Universal Hydrogen, magniX, Plug Power and AeroTEC have established a Hydrogen Aviation Test and Service Center at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Washington. Earlier post.).

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EPRI, NREL, and U of Washington form UNIFI consortium to advance grid-forming inverters to support renewables

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In addition to EPRI, NREL, and the University of Washington, the UNIFI consortium currently includes: Three DOE national laboratories. The consortium will work to create future educational curricula and support workforce development initiatives while broadly disseminating research results throughout the industry.

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The Relay That Changed the Power Industry

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Washington State University, Pullman To develop and manufacture his relay, he launched Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories in 1982 from his basement in Pullman, Wash. He read it while an engineering graduate student at Washington State University , in Pullman. “I One was how difficult it was to restore power.” I couldn’t put it down.

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Oil Industry Faces Huge Worker Shortage

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Because of this, the collective US shale industry has been likened to the new “swing producer”: low oil prices force quick cutbacks but higher prices trigger new supplies. An estimated 350,000 workers have been laid off in the oil industry around the world, and the rig count in the US is a tiny fraction of what it was two years ago.

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Ballard & First Mode sign order for 30 additional hydrogen fuel cells for ultra-class mining trucks; 3MW

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The 30 Ballard hydrogen fuel cell modules will be integrated into clean energy powerplants built in Seattle, Washington and installed into ultra-class haul trucks to be operated at First Mode’s Proving Grounds in Centralia, Washington. This is the equivalent of approximately 4,000 horsepower.

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Sila to set up automotive-scale silicon-based anode materials plant in Washington state

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Our new Washington state plant builds on that momentum offering the manufacturing capacity to meet the needs of our auto partners on their way to a fully electric future. The US has always excelled at innovation. Now we must also excel at manufacturing that innovation. Sila is delivering proven next-generation anode materials today.

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NSF director to highlight critical role of basic research in transportation technology at Washington Auto Show

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National Science Foundation (NSF) Director France Córdova will participate in MobilityTalks International, a public policy forum hosted by the Washington Auto Show on 24 January. The Washington Auto Show opens at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on 27 January and runs through 5 February.