 A new electric vehicle design class is now offered at Bellingham High School. Stock photo.
November News
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
Bellingham High School offers new electric vehicle design class
Students at Bellingham High School are taking advantage of a new electric vehicle design course, Cascadia Daily News reports.
Students will build a fully functional electric vehicle in the Sustainable Engineering: Electric Vehicle Design class. Subsequent classes will take the vehicle apart and reassemble it. Several students expressed interest in electric trucking technology, industrial design and mechanics as careers after graduation.
“This seems like a perfect opportunity to kind of put together some of the skills that we do in my regular classes and then extend those out to this newer technology of electric vehicles," instructor Paul Clement said.
The project is supported by education research and philanthropic organization Foundry10.
MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
Plans for $1.5 billion fertilizer plant moving forward in Central Washington, despite loss of federal subsidies
Developers are not giving up on plans for a $1.5 billion fertilizer plant near Richland despite the recent loss of federal subsidies, the Washington State Standard reports.
The project is driven by Swiss company Atlas Agro. After the U.S. Department of Energy cancelled funding for the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub, which was set to allocate some funding to the project, developers came up with a different approach.
Company officials discussed adding a $500 million data center next door to the project to help cover costs. Read more.
Bonneville Power to purchase ocean energy in Oregon
The Bonneville Power Administration has signed on to purchase all electricity from an ocean energy test site off the Oregon coast, The Seattle Times reports.
The PacWave project has the potential to generate about 20 megawatts of electricity.
The concept is simple, using the up and down motion of ocean waves to move turbines and generate electricity. Oregon State University and Oregon Sea Grant started the project 14 years ago. Learn more.
Beta Technologies demonstrates electric aircraft at Boeing Field
A Vermont company recently showcased a new electric aircraft to state and industry officials in Seattle, Flying magazine reports.
The Alia CX300 is produced by Beta Technologies. The electric conventional takeoff and landing aircraft can carry five passengers or 1,400 pounds of cargo. It can fly up to 336 nautical miles, traveling at speeds of 135 knots. Read more.
POLICY
Clean energy project cancellations: $24 billion so far
U.S. companies cancelled or scaled back nearly $1.6 billion in clean energy projects in September, Politico reports.
At the end of September, private companies had ended or downsized 42 clean energy projects this year, according to the news magazine. This pullback totals 20,000 jobs and $24.3 billion in investments so far in 2025. Read more.
EVENTS AND RESOURCES
Registration closes soon for Center for Energy Workforce Development summit
Register today for a workforce summit hosted by the Center for Energy Workforce Development in Washington, D.C. The event is scheduled from Nov. 18-20.
Panels and discussions feature state energy leaders, artificial intelligence, community outreach and much more. Learn more.
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