Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 15, 2025

Knowing the motorcycle laws in Massachusetts is just as vital for a motorcyclist’s safety as advanced driver assistance systems are for car drivers. release The post How IoT is Revolutionizing Vehicle Safety first appeared on Clean Fleet Report. For riders of two-wheeled vehicles, understanding specific regulations is crucial.

Vehicles

Electrek

JULY 24, 2025

Nexamp just pulled off something that could speed up clean energy deployment across the US – and potentially lower costs for everyone. The Boston-based solar developer just finished building three new solar farms in Maine and Massachusetts.

Solar

Cars That Think

JANUARY 31, 2025

In the early 2000s, Salasoo shifted his focus to developing technology for clean energy transportationnamely for hybrid-electric buses, locomotives, and mine trucks. After returning to the United States in 1970 as a major in the Army Reserve , he enrolled at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. in education.

Massachusetts

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2022

Massachusetts law requires the Commonwealth to adopt California motor vehicle emissions standards as long as those standards achieve, in the aggregate, greater emissions reductions than federal standards. This latest amendment involves emission standards for Model Years 2025 and later medium- and heavy-duty vehicles and engines.

Massachusetts

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2021

An electric school bus in Beverly, Massachusetts, successfully delivered power back to the electricity grid for more than 50 hours over the course of the summer using vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology.

Grid

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The Oregon Environmental Quality Commission approved the Clean Trucks Rule, which adopts California’s Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) Rule and Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Omnibus rules (HD Omnibus) for Oregon. Five other states—Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Washington—are considering taking similar action.

Oregon

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2014

In December, the Patrick Administration awarded grants and announced new investments in three programs to support alternative fuel vehicles and related infrastructure across Massachusetts, including the launch of an electric school bus pilot. million in Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality funds from the U.S. The grants are listed below.

Massachusetts

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Clean Energy. Clean Fuels Ohio. availability of transportation fuels across Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Region Clean Cities. Clean Cities. The I-40 Collaboration of Clean Cities, a partnership across Arkansas and. Michigan's first responders, mechanics, and electricians.

Clean

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has released a report it commissioned from Sonoma Technology, Inc. The signatories are California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and the District of Columbia.

District of Columbia

Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2014

The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources has selected the nonprofit, California-based Center for Sustainable Energy to administer a new incentive program aimed at increasing the number of zero-emission vehicles commonwealth residents own. Currently, Massachusetts residents drive more than 3,600 EVs.

Massachusetts

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Ian Bowles has set the statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions limit for 2020 required by the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2008 at 25% below 1990 levels, the maximum authorized by the Act, saying that measures already in place will get Massachusetts much of the way toward that goal.

Massachusetts

Green Energy Consumers

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Recently, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) announced the delay of two key regulations that will clean up dangerous air pollution from medium- and heavy-duty trucks.

Massachusetts

Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2012

The US Department of Energy announced the selections for three consortia that will make up the $125-million US-India Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center (JCERDC). The Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center is part of the US-India Partnership to Advance Clean Energy.

India

CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 5, 2022

Courtesy of Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection.

Massachusetts

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced that the state will initiate the process to adopt Advanced Clean Cars II. The NJ Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will begin considering the potential adoption of the Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) regulation implemented by the California Air Resources Board.

Clean

Green Energy Consumers

JANUARY 20, 2022

As the Boston Globe recently reported, the Baker administration has appointed a “Clean Heat Commission” (CHC) charged with making recommendations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from the building sector. To the appointees , we humbly ask that you consider this open letter.

Massachusetts

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award two consortia—one led by the University of Michigan and one led by the West Virginia University—a total of $25 million over the next five years under the US-China Clean Energy Research Center (CERC). The announcement of another $12.5 The announcement of another $12.5

West Virginia

Green Energy Consumers

JANUARY 21, 2023

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently filed the regulations needed to adopt the Advanced Clean Cars II (ACCII) regulations. As we’ve written before , these regulations are crucial for Massachusetts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 50% by 2030.

Massachusetts

Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2015

The DERA funding covers engine replacements, repowers and idle reduction technologies to clean up a variety of older diesel engines, including those in heavy-duty trucks used at ports, delivery trucks, long haul trucks, marine vessels, school buses, and even agricultural equipment. Massachusetts. New Jersey and New York.

Puerto Rico

Green Energy Consumers

JULY 14, 2022

This blog covers strategies outlined in Massachusetts’ final Clean Energy and Climate Plan (CECP) to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the buildings sector. million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents to Massachusetts’ emissions in 1990, or about 15% of total GHG emissions.

Massachusetts

Green Energy Consumers

DECEMBER 5, 2022

On November 30, the Massachusetts Clean Heat Commission released its long-awaited report with recommendations for “strategies and policies to achieve deep emissions reductions from heating fuels in the state.”

Massachusetts

Green Energy Consumers

JULY 14, 2022

This blog covers strategies outlined in Massachusetts’ final Clean Energy and Climate Plan (CECP) to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the electric power sector. For more background on the CECP for 2025 and 2030, read this blog.

Massachusetts

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

The new ARPA-E selections focus on accelerating innovations in clean technology while increasing US competitiveness in rare earth alternatives and breakthroughs in biofuels, thermal storage, grid controls, and solar power electronics. University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Massachusetts. Massachusetts Institute.

Energy

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. billion in private sector follow-on funding to commercialize clean energy technologies. 8" GaN-on-Si Super Junction Devices for Next Generation Power Electronics - $4,521,601. Since its founding in 2009, ARPA-E has provided $2.93

Energy

Green Energy Consumers

MARCH 31, 2023

Today (March 31, 2023), the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced that Massachusetts has formally adopted the Advanced Clean Cars II standards (ACCII). Rhode Island, meanwhile, is slow-walking on these important standards.

Rhode Island

Green Energy Consumers

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

For many years, there has been a lot going on in terms of Massachusetts energy and climate policy, but this year may top them all.

Massachusetts

CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) recently awarded Accelerating Clean Transportation (ACT) grants to six Massachusetts school districts to electrify their school bus fleets. The grants are up to $2 million per fleet.

Massachusetts

Green Energy Consumers

JULY 14, 2022

This blog covers strategies outlined in Massachusetts’ final Clean Energy and Climate Plan's (CECP) to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the transportation sector. For more background on the CECP for 2025 and 2030, read this blog.

Massachusetts

Green Energy Consumers

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Green Energy Consumers Alliance and our allied organizations are certain that more legislation is needed if Massachusetts is to meet its greenhouse gas emission reduction mandates. This is especially true when it comes to the state's second-largest source of emissions, the residential and commercial building sector.

Massachusetts

Electrek

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Most of the materials required for batteries and other clean energy technology are dirty to mine. million in seed funding led by Boston-based clean energy venture capital company Clean Energy Ventures. more… The post Will this metal recycling startup revolutionize the battery and clean energy sectors?

Clean

Electrek

JULY 23, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Here are 3 ways clean energy is boosting grid resilience right now in the face of extreme weather. Massachusetts announces $1.6 more… The post EGEB: 3 ways clean energy is making US grids more resilient right now appeared first on Electrek.

Grid

Green Energy Consumers

JANUARY 10, 2024

Clean Energy Standard (CES), which sets a minimum percentage of electricity sales that must come from new clean energy sources. Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is taking comments on a discussion document about potential new rules to strengthen the Mass.

Massachusetts

Green Energy Consumers

JANUARY 10, 2022

If you’re a Massachusetts or Rhode Island resident, there is an opportunity for you to take action in February in support of heavy-duty vehicle electrification. Medium- and heavy-duty trucks not only contribute to climate change but also release nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter (PM) which are hazardous to human health.

Rhode Island

Green Energy Consumers

JULY 14, 2022

On June 30, 2022, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) released the final draft of the Clean Energy and Climate Plan (CECP) for 2025 and 2030.

Massachusetts

Green Car Reports

MARCH 4, 2025

Massachusetts will give residents free bidirectional electric vehicle chargers if they participate in a statewide bidirectional charging demonstration program.

Massachusetts

Green Energy Consumers

JUNE 30, 2021

As mayors representing a diverse group of communities across Massachusetts, we are in a unique position to be on the front lines of how the big global issues manifest from block to block in our neighborhoods. One of the many ways we see this is in how our residents want to power their homes and businesses.

Massachusetts

Electrek

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Massachusetts is launching a first-of-its-kind statewide vehicle-to-everything (V2X) pilot program. This two-year initiative, backed by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC), aims to deploy 100 bidirectional chargers to homes, school buses, municipal, and commercial fleet participants across the state.

Massachusetts