The Town of Pennington Gap has been awarded $150,000 in Phase Two of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Solutions for Lasting, Viable Energy Infrastructure Technologies (SOLVE IT) Prize. This funding follows the town’s award of $80,000 in Phase One which supported community engagement and planning for renewable energy opportunities within communities between May and November of 2024. The project is in partnership with Appalachian Voices and the Solar Workgroup of Southwest Virginia who ...

The Clean Bus Planning Awards (CBPA) program is open and accepting applications from school and transit bus fleets – act now to secure your spot before resources run out!

CBPA recipients receive free assistance to help create customized bus electrification transition plans. Fleets eligible for the Environmental Protection ...

Introduction to EV Infrastructure: Standards, Regulations and Safety Practices, $349

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Visit the SAE International website to register: https://www.sae.org/learn/content/pd532329/

As a new and emerging industry, EV charging infrastructure presents a large and complex domain for engineers who have little to no experience working in this area. ...

The EPA is offering at least $965 million for electric, propane, and compressed natural gas school buses through the 2024 Clean School Bus Rebate Program! The short, quick and simple application is due by 4 PM ET on January 9, 2025. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to receive up to $325,000 per bus to help your community make the transition to ...

Reported in Loudoun Now: Last week the Leesburg Town Council approved a lease agreement to install an electric aircraft charging station at the Leesburg Executive Airport. BETA Technologies of Vermont was selected by the Airport Commission ...

On December 11, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced 70 tentatively selected applications to receive a total of approximately $735 million in Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles (CHDV) Grant Program funds under the Inflation Reduction Act. The selected applications are projected to fund an estimated 2,400 new Class 6 and Class 7 zero-emission school buses and vocational vehicles, as ...

See VCC’s latest video on the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grant Program’s progress in Henrico County, VA!

This program provides funding to strategically deploy publicly accessible electric vehicle charging infrastructure and other alternative fueling infrastructure. Many in Virginia are proud of the progress made and celebrate the ...

The Arlington Transit (ART) Operations and Maintenance Facility (AOMF) is officially open, marking a major milestone in the County’s transportation future.

A ribbon-cutting was held on Tuesday, Dec. 10, to mark the completion of the $96.6 million project – designed to support the County’s expanding public transit bus fleet for years to come. The event on South Shirlington Road celebrated ART’s permanent home for maintenance and operations, the culmination of eight years of ...

In Augusta County, the public schools system has partnered with solar energy company Secure Solar Futures to launch an E-Van pilot program. It aims to shorten bus rides for students and is accompanied by door-to-door pickup for rural resident students. These new vans also ...

[press release courtesy of the Virginia Department of Energy]

The Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank (VCEIB), powered by Virginia Energy, has announced two new funding opportunities totaling $1.5 million to support the development of a hydrogen hub and carbon storage projects in Southwest Virginia. These investments will help create new ...