In 2020, Governor Northam signed into law the Virginia Clean Economy Act. Within that Act, the Virginia Department of Energy and other named stakeholders were charged to provide a report with recommendations on how to reach decarbonization goals with the least costs to ratepayers. That report is due to the General Assembly January 1, 2022, ...
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Volvo Trucks North America revealed it will be utilizing VNR Electrics on local logistics routes servicing the company’s New River Valley (NRV) truck assembly ...
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On August 25, Virginia Clean Cities executive director Alleyn Harned spoke on one of the first panels of the 2021 Resilient Virginia Conference. This year’s conference was virtual and took place from August 25 – 27. It featured a wide range of speakers discussing the idea of resiliency and how Virginia can work ...
Continue Reading →On August 19th, 2021, Clean Energy Fuels was the featured stakeholder for the Virginia Clean Cities Technology Happy Hour.
Mike Cecere, Clean Energy’s Regional Manager and Sahar Kamali, Clean Energy’s Director of Sustainability, joined Virginia Clean Cities to speak about Renewable Natural Gas (RNG). During the session, the pair highlighted the benefits of RNG, including its 98% domestic production and negative carbon intensity, which means that the fuel takes more carbon out of the atmosphere than it produces! ...
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The Center for the Advancement of Sustainable Energy (CASE) at James Madison University is excited to announce and host the first annual Rocktown Energy Festival, scheduled to be hosted alongside the Harrisonburg Farmers Market on Saturday, October 2nd, 2021. The mission of this FREE event is to “Promote a Clean Energy Future ...
Continue Reading →| ~ Clean energy, carbon reduction, new Virginia Clean Economy Act position Virginia to lead new American offshore wind industry ~ |
| RICHMOND—Governor Northam announced that the Port of Virginia has reached an agreement to lease a portion of the Portsmouth Marine Terminal to Dominion Energy—dramatically accelerating the largest commercial clean energy offshore wind development in the United ... |
Washington State’s Kitsap Transit and Whatcom Transportation Authority began looking for paratransit vehicles with cleaner emissions that would help lower their fuel cost; they found a solution with ROUSH CleanTech’s Ford E-450 propane autogas paratransit shuttles.
Since 2015, Kitsap Transit has added 49 paratransit propane shuttles to its ACCESS fleet, replacing aging diesel models. Whatcom Transportation Authority has ...
Continue Reading →The Virginia Sheriff’s Association (VSA), an organization representing 123 sheriff’s offices in Virginia, will be updating its state vehicle procurement in October.
To meet the growing demand from local governments, officers and citizens, the new contract will have a larger selection of electric vehicles that can be procured.
EV expected to be listed this year include models from Tesla, General Motors, Ford, Chrysler and Nissan.
The VSA’s contract is cooperative and can be used by other local ...
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Resilient Virginia is a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating resiliency planning in communities across the Commonwealth. This year they are hosting their 4th Resilient Virginia Conference: From Recovery to Resilience – Moving to Vibrant, Healthy and Equitable Communities, August 25-27th.
The past year’s COVID experiences have highlighted the need for inclusive resiliency plans that integrate ...
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President Biden signed an Executive Order that sets an ambitious new target to make half of all new vehicles sold in 2030 zero-emissions vehicles, including battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric, or fuel cell electric vehicles.
In addition, The Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Transportation announced how they are addressing rollbacks of near-term fuel efficiency and emissions standards. Through these coordinated notices of proposed rulemaking, the two agencies ...
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