Second Wave: Meet the 11 startups picked for Washington state’s maritime accelerator
February 24, 2021 at 9:13 am
A rendering of the new Maritime Innovation Center in the Fishermen’s Terminal, near Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood. (Port of Seattle Image)
The Port of Seattle and non-profit strategic alliance Washington Maritime Blue continue efforts to merge the region’s longstanding maritime heritage with the modern innovation economy as they launched a new startup accelerator cohort last month.
The maritime accelerator program first launched at the beginning of 2020 in partnership with WeWork Labs, the co-working company’s startup incubator. Participating startups get access to mentors and advisors, as well as a chance to attend workshops that help guide entrepreneurs through challenges and obstacles.
Natural gas exhaust, mostly steam and heat-trapping carbon dioxide, rises from the University of Washington power plant. Credit: KUOW Photo / John Ryan
Seattle bans natural gas in new buildings By
The city of Seattle has banned most uses of fossil fuels in new buildings.
The ban on appliances like gas furnaces and gas water heaters in new construction is part of a revised energy code that applies to commercial buildings and to multifamily housing at least four stories tall.
The code proposed by Mayor Jenny Durkan passed Seattle City Council 9-0 on Monday.
Space heating in new construction must be all-electric by June 1, while new water heaters must use only electricity by the end of the year.
InvestigateWest: Washington state plan would slash emissions
Peter Fairley
InvestigateWest
After more than a decade of the supposedly eco-friendly Pacific Northwest and British Columbia falling short on pledges to fight climate change, a new blueprint emerged last month for how to eliminate all but a sliver of fossil-fuel emissions.
The 428-page plan by Washington state outlines how to make a wholesale shift to renewable energy and meet some of the most ambitious climate-protection goals on the planet. It calls for building a regional network of solar and wind energy stations and transmission lines allowing sharing of power across the western U.S. and Canada.