The CETI team has been extremely busy since the start of 2024 honing the focus of our SCALE 2030 project to accelerate equitable building decarbonization; working on our contract with Ross Strategic for Washington’s Department of Commerce exploring rural clean energy opportunities; and thinking through next steps for our clean energy workforce program.

Finally, last week we packed up our offices to move to a new building in downtown Seattle. We’re excited about the year ahead and grateful to the very engaged CETI community that animates our work.

Eileen V. Quigley, Executive Director

Featured Report: Green Electrolytic Hydrogen

In 2023, we partnered with Evolved Energy Research to assess opportunities for and barriers to deploying green electrolytic hydrogen and renewable fuels in Washington for a contract with the State Department of Commerce.

Read the full report or check out highlights, like the Phases for Advancing Hydrogen.

Program Update: Meet our new ACORN Fellows

On January 10, CETI kicked off work with our newest group of Research Fellows through the University of Washington’s Actionable Community-Oriented Research eNgagement (ACORN) program. 

This year, we are excited to work with Cassia Cai, who is pursuing her doctorate in Oceanography, and Will Kammin, a master’s student in the School of Marine and Environmental Affairs.

We will be collaborating with these brilliant fellows over the next several months to update and create new visualizations for our Northwest Clean Energy Atlas.

In Case you Missed It

Check out our latest blogs:

• Job Quality in a Net-Zero Future: The first installation in our NZNW Workforce blog series, this piece explains strategies to ensure job quality in the clean energy transition.
• Workforce Implications of Transitioning from Gas to Charging Stations: The second in our NZNW Workforce blog series, this post examines how the clean energy transition could affect gas station and charging station workers.

We're Hiring: Join CETI's Team

We are adding another Research Analyst to our team in 2024! The Research Analyst will be responsible for researching, analyzing, interpreting, and presenting studies, policies, and data related to equitable deep decarbonization in the Northwest.

We’d be especially excited about candidates who have experience working on clean energy in rural communities, energy workforce development and economic impact analysis, and building decarbonization.

If you know someone who would be a good fit for this role, please share this job description.

Stayed Tuned: Workforce, Impact Report, and Strategic Plan

Last November, CETI released the Net-Zero Northwest Workforce analysis, a study that examines the jobs to be created or displaced in the Northwest if the region were to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. In March, we will be sharing state-specific analyses for Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington.  

In the coming weeks, we will also be releasing our 2021-2023 Impact Report and our 2024 Strategic Plan. Stay tuned to learn more about what CETI has accomplished in the last three years and where we are heading next.

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