The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced this month that $1.7 billion to support the conversion of 11 shuttered or at-risk auto manufacturing and assembly facilities across eight states — Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland and Virginia — to manufacture electric vehicles and their supply chain. This announcement reflects the ...

Written by Ella Sher

According to a recent study by Synapse Energy Economics Inc., the growth of Electric Vehicle (EV) usage in Virginia over the course of 11 years (2011-2021) has decreased electricity costs for EV users and all Virginians in electricity use. 

This downward cost trend can be attributed to the fact that “electric ...

Funding from federal Investing in America Agenda Encourages Consumers to Safely Dispose of Used Batteries, Creating a Recycling Ecosystem that Boosts the Domestic Battery Supply Chain

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $14 million to increase consumer battery recycling and create a more sustainable domestic battery supply chain. Supported by the Bipartisan ...

Written by Ella Sher

Last week, two colleagues and I attended the 2024 edition of the Virginia Brownfields Conference, sponsored by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and hosted by the City of Lynchburg. For context, brownfields are abandoned swaths of environmentally contaminated land formerly home to large industrial sites. ...

The GO-Zero Program is a fund offered by the Port of Virginia for truckers at the Port to have the opportunity to purchase zero emission vehicles. This program offers an incentive of up to $200,000 for each zero-emission truck purchased and up to $100,000 for each net-zero emission truck purchased. Additionally, there is no scrappage requirement to be eligible for the ...

In case you missed it, here’s the recording for the Clean Heavy Duty Vehicles Grant Program Webinar!

The Department of Transportation has released the 2024 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) Program Fiscal Years (FY) 2024 – 2026 funding.

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law established the Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) Grant Program to help reconnect communities previously cut off from economic ...

Apply Today: Closing on July 15, 2024

Energy Efficiency Workforce Coordinator, Virginia Department of Energy, $65,000 – $80,000

Do you have experience in workforce development? Are you interested in helping increase the size and diversity of the energy efficiency workforce in the Commonwealth? Do you enjoy working with a variety of partners to make progress toward a shared goal? Then look no further! The Virginia Department of Energy is seeking an ...

The following passage is a short interview of CAC Tech Services Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer, Chad Burchett.

What is CAC Tech Services and what sets your company apart?

CAC Tech Services Inc is a Virginia based C-corporation which helps OEM’s and school districts make the transition to zero tailpipe ...

$2 billion now open for the Inflation Reduction Act Community Change Grants Program! EPA is accepting applications on a rolling basis, closing on November 21, 2024. Read the announcement for the NOFO.

From the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): EPA’s new Environmental ...