The Helion Energy power plant is expected to have positive implications for the region's air quality and clean energy production.<\/p>\n
EVERETT, Wash. Gov. Jay Inslee was in attendance Tuesday morning as the fusion clean energy facility broke ground in Everett.<\/p>\n
Inslee was joined by Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin and Helion Energy CEO David Kirtley, the company behind the new facility.<\/p>\n
Helion Energy said the facility would use a zero-carbon non-ignition fusion technology to produce affordable power that is flexible and scalable, bringing long-term jobs in the science, tech, engineering and mathematics fields.<\/p>\n
The plant will also have positive implications with its non-ignition fusion method for Everett and the surrounding area in terms of air quality, something that's been scrutinized after recent incidents involving another energy company in the region.<\/p>\n
The Shell Oil Company was recently fined $60,000 by the Northwest Clean Air Agency (NWCAA) for incidents in the fall of 2020 related to its Puget Sound Refinery in Anacortes.<\/p>\n
According to the NWCAA, in August and September, the refinery experienced flaring events that caused a harsh smell to persist throughout Anacortes and more than the allowable visible emissions to be released into the air.<\/p>\n
Odors and smoke traveled downwind over the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community lands. The tribe released a statement Tuesday, saying in part, The toxic pollution was felt by, and sickened, multiple Tribal community members and Reservation residents, some of whom had to seek medical treatment.<\/p>\n
The NWCAA cited Shell for a similar incident in 2015 and collected a $133,000 penalty.<\/p>\n
The new Helion Energy power plant in Everett will be located just east of the Boeing campus near the Evergreen neighborhood.<\/p>\n
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