The second and final conference will be held on Friday September 23 for the state’s Public Private effort to replace state-owned vehicles with domestic fueled vehicles to benefit citizens, save costs, and utilize cleaner domestic energy produced within the state. The conference will be held in the East Reading Room of the Patrick Henry Building located at 1111 E Broad Street, Richmond Virginia, 23219.

The RFP # PPEA/SOA 2011-07-22 is related the Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act (PPEA) and is a ...

First Preproposal Conference to be Held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday August 12, 2011 for the Request for Proposal (RFP) # PPEA/SOA 2011-07-22.

This Conference will be held in the East Reading Room of the Patrick Henry Building located at Capitol Square, 1111 East Broad Street, Richmond Virginia, 23219.

The RFP # PPEA/SOA 2011-07-22 is Pursuant to the Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act (PPEA) of 2002 and is a direct result of Governor McDonnell’s Executive Order Number 36. The Executive Order ...

Norfolk, Va. – Virginia’s first light rail system will open to the public on August 19, 2011 at 6 a.m. and begin carrying paying customers on Aug. 22, 2011.

The start of The Tide light rail service in Norfolk marks a regional milestone that will be celebrated with a series of public events along the 7.4-mile route.

To help kick off opening events, HRT will offer three days of free introductory service starting Friday, Aug. 19 through the 20th and 21st. Fare ...

Hampton Roads Public Transportation Alliance cordially invites the public to a reception celebrating the opening of “The Tide”, Hampton Roads Light Rail system. “The Tide” launch reception will be held at the Downtown Waterside Marriott, 235 E. Main Street, Norfolk, VA, at 5:30 on August 19th

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The Tide Launch Reception

The Commonwealth of Virginia is seeking ideas from the public and private sector to replace state-owned vehicles with potentially cleaner, cheaper, domestic alternative fuel vehicles.  It seeks to do so in a manner that does not result in significant additional cost to the Commonwealth, and intends to be budget neutral in the implementation of any strategy that may be negotiated and selected. With more than $4.7 million spent annually by the state on imported fuel ...

CHESAPEAKE – City Manager William E. Harrell announced today that Chesapeake will convert its fleet of solid waste collection trucks from diesel fuel to cleaner burning compressed natural gas (CNG). As part of the conversion, the City will construct a CNG refueling station for use by the solid waste fleet and the public.

Based on current fuel prices, the conversion is expected to save the City approximately $1.75 per gallon, or $14,000 per year, per truck. When the entire fleet is ...

Answer: The conversion vocabulary can sometimes be difficult to understand, particularly because the terms are not always used consistently. Below is a glossary of terms related to alternative fuel and advanced vehicle and engine conversions, broken down into categories. Please note that this information is meant to be a general Clean Cities reference guide; other agencies and organizations may define these terms differently.

Aftermarket Conversion

• Aftermarket conversion – An aftermarket conversion is a vehicle or ...