Join us and Shankar Mukherjee, Vice President of Market Development and Product Management at Virginia Transformer Corporation, on February 16th at 4:00 PM for an in-depth conversation covering the theme “Implementing Next-Gen Smart and Efficient EV Charging Infrastructure!” Shankar will be discussing topics surrounding the effects of lead times on the transformer industry, whether there is ...
Continue Reading →2022 Funding Opportunity for Energy Improvements at Public K-12 School Facilities – Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) – Renew America’s Schools

On Nov. 30th, 2022 the Department of Energy (DOE) received funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to renew American’s schools within two areas of interest: energy efficiency and health improvements. The program aims to provide funding for public K-12 schools, ...
Continue Reading →E85 Annual Fuel Report: Analysis of Shifting Prices in the Gasoline Market for 2022

The US market has access to all kinds of fuel types including natural gas, electric, bio-diesel, and gasoline. Renewable ethanol-gasoline is especially prevalent in the United States, with there being a few different variations of the fuel. Most ethanol-gasoline mixtures are ...
Continue Reading →EPA Clean School Bus Awards Double to $1 Billion

On Sep. 29th, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it would double funding for the 2022 Clean School Bus Rebate program this year following increased demand in school districts from all 50 states for zero-emission school buses. The ...
Continue Reading →Technology Happy Hour: Cummins Advanced Technologies
On May 19th, 2022, Cummins Inc., joined Virginia Clean Cities for the Technology Happy Hour. Patrick Campbell, Regional Sales Manager, for Cummins Alternative Technologies presented their new compressed natural gas (CNG) engine, the Cummins X15N.
Changes coming down the pipe in 2023 from EPA and CARB, and energy social and government (ESG) demands of private fleets have increased interest in natural gas as an alternative fuel source over recent years. With these shifts, Cummins is growing its ...
Continue Reading →Drive Clean Rural VA: USDA Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program

As part of the Drive Clean Rural USA project, Virginia Clean Cities can provide free technical assistance, access to demonstration vehicles, help with the promotion of regional jobs and business growth, and promotion of fleet leadership to participating rural fleets. Through this program, the Virginia Clean Cities Team can help fleets assess alternative fuel options, create a 5-10-year plan ...
Continue Reading →Drive Clean Rural Virginia: How Can Clean Fuels Serve Your Community?

On September 21st, 2021 Virginia Clean Cities joined alternative fuel experts, fleets, and counties for a webinar highlighting the benefits of alternative fuels for small and rural communities. As part of the Drive Clean Rural USA project, this webinar featured:
- Mike Phillips from Alliance AutoGas speaking on Propane
- Jill Hamilton from
Technology Happy Hour: Ingevity
On April 29th, 2021, we hosted our inaugural Technology Happy Hour event with stakeholder Ingevity! The Technology Happy Hour is a bi-weekly series presented by Virginia Clean Cities aiming to connect individuals and fleets to technologies and provide a space for open discussion with technology providers.
During this session, Dr. Peter Barber and Erik Versen of Ingevity spoke about the company’s work pioneering renewable natural gas (RNG) and adsorbed natural gas (ANG) technologies as well as the services they offer.
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