Private companies and startups are partnering with this Richland-based company, setting the stage for it to apply its technology at scale.

Hermiston is featured in a recent study asserting Amazon’s data centers aren’t negatively affecting energy resources in the communities where they’re located and are instead actually lowering costs for residents and bringing other economic benefits.

With data centers expected to become the largest source of electricity demand in the Pacific Northwest, Washington legislators are pressing ahead with a bill aimed at protecting the grid and offsetting potential hikes for utility ratepayers. 

A new map of data centers and related infrastructure across the U.S. developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is being touted as a way to help utilities and communities anticipate and prepare for the potential impacts of the resource-hungry facilities. 

Researchers at Washington State University, along with those at the Prosser Research Extension Center, have developed a low-cost robotic arm that can pick apples, potentially lending a mechanical hand to orchard workers and easing the crunch of seasonal labor shortages.

Washington State University’s leadership in research and development of sustainable aviation fuel, particularly at the Richland campus, is making it one of the main players at a recently unveiled facility in Everett aimed at wider adoption and production of the fuel. 

A three-bill package that will pay for the cleanup at the Hanford site and research activity at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is headed to President Donald Trump’s desk. 

The Hanford site’s contractors and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s operator received much of their performance incentive payouts after facing uncertainty from a mercurial federal administration throughout 2025.

A three-bill package that would provide funding above 2025 fiscal year levels to the Hanford site and the nation’s national labs, including Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, has passed its first hurdle after receiving bipartisan support from U.S representatives.