energy
February 24, 2024
Clean energy urgency
The UW’s Clean Energy Institute is speeding the development of next-generation technology and supporting the experts who will create it.
Clean-energy Republican
Heather Reams advocates for clean energy and discusses climate change from a Republican perspective.
March 5, 2022
Power of innovation
A new UW facility will bring together scientists, engineers and students to develop clean-energy solutions for a healthy planet and a sustainable future.
June 10, 2020
The ultimate puzzle
Doctoral student Emily Rabe loves puzzles. Now she's working on one with high stakes—one that could have a significant impact on our planet’s health.
June 3, 2019
Energy’s new wave
Converting ocean waves into electricity poses challenges—and promise.
August 30, 2018
The heart of Puerto Rico
In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, a team of UW engineers and scientists went to Puerto Rico to learn and to help.
September 1, 2014
Tide turner
Tidal power holds tremendous potential, especially here in the Evergreen State, because of the sheer volume of water moving in and out of Puget Sound each day.
December 1, 2011
Green giant
The Sierra Club honors the UW as the most environmentally minded college in the nation.
December 1, 1997
Cool car
UW Professor Abe Hertzberg and his colleagues set out to create a better alternative to grandma's gas-guzzling Gremlin.
June 1, 1994
In charge at BPA
Randall W. Hardy, '72, is working to meet the power needs in the rapidly growing Pacific Northwest.