Energy Northwest leases office and laboratory space at its Richland, Washington, building locations.
Energy Northwest Office Complex
Energy Northwest’s office complex includes the Multi-Purpose Facility (MPF), the Morrison Energy Center (MEC) and the Applied Process Engineering Laboratory (APEL) and is located between Port of Benton and George Washington Way in Richland, Washington. The buildings house Energy Northwest staff and several tenant organizations.
Morrison Energy Center
The Morrison Energy Center (MEC) building, located in Richland, is the center for advanced nuclear reactor development, as well as all of Energy Northwest projects and services that help power the clean-energy future of the Northwest.
Renamed in 2021, the Morrison Energy Center honors Sid Morrison, whose decades of public service included roles as a state and federal legislator and a 20‑year tenure on the Energy Northwest’s Executive Board including 15 years as Executive Board chair. Morrison was a strong advocate for public power and a consistent supporter of clean‑energy development across the Northwest. His commitment to collaboration, innovation, and reliable energy continues to influence the region, and the MEC carries his name in recognition of that lasting legacy.
The MEC has 20,000 square feet of commercially zoned office space, including 18 hard-walled offices and 38 fully furnished partitioned cubicles, 3 conference rooms, and a kitchen/lunchroom area.
The MEC also has an electronic keycard 24-hour controlled security access, CAT 5 cable, and telephone to each office, cubicle, and conference room, and a point of presence for Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) local area provider. Services include broadband, LAN, utilities, janitorial, maintenance, and repairs.
Applied Process Engineering Laboratory (APEL)
The Applied Process Engineering Laboratory (APEL) provides facilities to technology start-ups and expanding companies. APEL actively serves the interests of companies developing technologies for environmental assessment, medical treatments, and those pursuing renewable and clean energy technologies that complement Energy Northwest, state, and federal energy priorities.
APEL was founded by a consortium of community stakeholders, including the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Port of Benton, the Department of Energy (DOE), Washington State University (WSU), the City of Richland, and the Tri-City Development Council.
Services at APEL include broadband, LAN, water, compressed air, power (up to 480V), exhaust air, wastewater discharge, and vacuum. APEL holds permits allowing tenants to use permitted effluent systems and flammable storage instead of working with the regulators in conducting research and development work.
APEL tenants include GT Medical, OCOchem, Environmental Assessment Services (EAS), Freestone Environmental, Vivos Inc., CoAnn Technologies, and Energy Northwest’s Environmental Services Laboratory.
Located in north Richland near PNNL and WSU-Tri-Cities, APEL is part of the Tri-Cities Research District, a Washington state innovation partnership zone. The district is a non-profit, public-private initiative to create a collaborative campus to drive innovative technology research and development to commercialization in clean and renewable energy, energy storage, and biosciences.
Multi-Purpose Facility (MPF)
The Multi-Purpose Facility (MPF) is an expansive office building centralized in the business and technology district that allows seamless introductions to commercial partner and mentors, as well as close proximity to WSU Tri-Cities and the Hanford Site. Services at the MPF include auditorium conference room rental, CAT 5 cable and telephone to each office and conference rooms, lunchroom with outdoor seating and micro-market food options, Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) local area provider, electronic card-key controlled security access, and the facility meets American Disabilities Act (ADA) standards with ADA parking lot spaces.
Contact:
Jessica Linton
Business Support Manager
(509) 372-5086
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