Electra.aero, Inc. (Electra) revealed the design of its groundbreaking EL9 Ultra Short hybrid-electric product aircraft, a nine-passenger piloted aircraft built for the electric future that redefines air travel without airports, emissions, ...
Continue Reading →Battery Manufacturer Microporous Announces $1.35 Billion in Investments to Southern Virginia Megasite
Governor Youngkin announced that Microporous LLC, a leading manufacturer of battery separators, will invest $1.35 billion to establish a new manufacturing facility in Pittsylvania County. The company will develop two phases of the project on Lot 1 of the Southern Virginia Megasite, each facility phase being approximately 500,000 square feet. Lot 2 of the Megasite is anticipated to be under consideration for future expansion. This project will create 2,015 new jobs. ...
Continue Reading →The EV Industry and its Environmental Impact: Mining and Manufacturing
Written by Sable Alonso
One of the biggest factors that has pushed the development of electric vehicles (EVs) is the environmental impacts of gas-powered vehicles. It’s a well-known fact that gas vehicles release CO2, a harmful emission that impacts a multitude of environmental factors, among other pollutants. The ecological damages caused ...
Apply for the Governor’s Environmental Excellence Awards
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is now accepting applications for the 2025 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Awards.
The DEQ’s awards are aimed towards facilities that have been taking sustainability initiatives, reducing their environmental footprints, and developing environmentally beneficial strategies. The awards can be applied to multiple types of programs and projects reflected in the list below. ...
Continue Reading →$18.6 Million Awarded for Advance Clean Transportation Across America
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $18.6 million for 15 projects that will drive innovation in equitable clean transportation and provide first responders with the tools they need to properly respond to calls involving zero emission vehicles. The funding will expand DOE’S Clean Cities and Communities work to make clean transportation options more available, accessible ...
Continue Reading →$380 Million to Fund Zero-Emissions Equipment & Infrastructure at the Port of Virginia
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a total of $380 million for the Virginia Port Authority to purchase new zero-emission cargo handling equipment and charging infrastructure at the Port of Virginia.
This grant funding was awarded through EPA’s Clean Ports Program — created by the Inflation Reduction Act. The $380 million awarded to the Virginia Port Authority ...
Continue Reading →Virginia Clean Cities at JMU Awarded $3.5 Million to Lead MANOR II Program
Harrisonburg, VA – Virginia Clean Cities (VCC) at James Madison University was recently awarded $3.5 million by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to lead the Mid-Atlantic NOx Reduction (MANOR) Program II. The funding is made possible by the EPA’s National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program, which is dedicated to the deployment of EPA-certified clean vehicle technologies. The project will run from now until September 2026 in EPA’s Region 3, in Maryland, ...
Continue Reading →Virginia NEVI Phase 1-B Awards Released
On October 22, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) took a major step in bolstering Virginia’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure by issuing the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Phase 1-B Notices of Award. These awards are foundational to building increasingly accessible alternative fueling charging stations in close proximity to major federal highways.
VDOT’s proposed awards ...
Continue Reading →Energy Ready: DOE-funded Clean Energy Tools
[Press release content courtesy of Interstate Renewable Energy Council]
In September 2024, the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) and the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) launched of Energy Ready, a suite of U.S. Department of Energy-funded programs providing free technical assistance to support local governments in navigating the expansion of clean energy technologies in their areas. Energy Ready includes programs for solar energy, electric vehicles (EVs) and EV charging infrastructure, and distributed wind energy.
Energy Ready integrates a collection of new and ...
Continue Reading →Explore Job Opportunities in Energy and Transportation
Director of Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank (G; Richmond, VA)
The Virginia Department of Energy, State Energy Office, is seeking a Director of the Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank (VCEIB) to lead this program and bring ...
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