AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoClean Energy: Seattle startup Endurance Energy’s first subsea geothermal well produced 2 kilowatts for 8.7 seconds, short of its yearlong goal, but the test showed the system can be drilled and completed on the seafloor. The company raised $54 million in June to develop the technology. Agriculture: USDA and Washington State University opened a 100,000-square-foot Pullman research facility focused on crop health and resilience. Separately, Washington reported the year’s first U.S. human H5N1 case, in a Yakima County resident exposed to infected dairy cattle. Grain Exports: Seattle’s Export Exchange drew a record 500-plus attendees from 48 countries, bringing global buyers together with U.S. corn, sorghum and feed-product suppliers. Nuclear Power: Amazon, X-energy and AEP are exploring a 960-megawatt small-reactor project in Indiana; the companies also have a separate planned project near Richland with Energy Northwest. Airport Expansion: The Port of Seattle’s airport growth proposal faces objections from four neighboring cities, the Highline School District and the state Department of Ecology over local impacts.
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