Has your community, fleet or facility been working to reduce its environmental footprint? Do you have a stellar sustainability initiative? Emission reduction for health, for local energy savings? Energy transition to cleaner domestic fuels? Did you develop an innovative strategy that benefited the environment? 

Consider applying for the 2024 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Awards. The awards acknowledge successful and innovative ...

In the ever-evolving landscape of sustainable transportation, the transition to electric vehicles (EVs) stands as a pivotal milestone. At the heart of this shift lies the critical issue of accessible at-home charging. According to the 2020 Residential Energy Consumption Survey, an encouraging ...

At Virginia Clean Cities, outreach events are valuable opportunities to connect with stakeholders. We have just published our calendar of events, from July of 2023 to June of 2024. This calendar documents the events we host, as well as events by our stakeholders and partners that we are attending or otherwise support. It also shows what you might be able ...

From the VDOT NEVI team: VDOT has extended the due date for applications to the VDOT Phase I National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Request For Applications (RFA-21191) to Friday, October 6, 2023 at 6:00PM EST.  Addendum No. 2 covering this schedule change, as well as answers to questions received by August 11, 2023 have been posted to the Commonwealth’s Marketplace, eVA.

Please ...

On June 15th, 2023, Dominion Energy joined Virginia Clean Cities for the Technology Happy Hour. During the session, Geovanni Castano with Dominion Energy gave an introduction to hydrogen, a closer look at the fuel for heavy-duty transportation, and a glimpse at Hydrogen Hubs in the Mid-Atlantic Region.

To learn more about hydrogen, watch a recording of our Technology Happy Hour session below or on our YouTube channel. 

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has recently granted close to $34 million to 19 research projects led by both industry and university sectors. These projects aim to advance innovative technologies that will enhance the accessibility and affordability of clean hydrogen as a fuel source for electricity generation, industrial ...

On June 1, 2023, the City of Chesapeake awarded Trillium Transportation Fuels, LLC., a four-year contract for the supply of renewable natural gas (RNG) for the City’s fleet of compressed natural gas (CNG) powered solid-waste trucks. 

The City is presently using over 21,000 diesel gallon equivalents (DGE) of CNG per month in the solid waste ...

The National Association of Fleet Administrators (NAFA), the vehicle fleet industry’s largest membership association, announced their annual Green Fleet Awards winners on August 14, 2023, during the Sustainable Fleet Technology Conference and Expo in Raleigh, North Carolina.

The top fleets included several Virginia Clean Cities stakeholders including:

The Town of Warrenton won a NAFA Green Fleet Rookie of the Year Award. The Town is a leader in hybrid vehicle adoption in their police department with a goal of 100 percent hybrid ...

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