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EPA awards $8M in FY2014 clean diesel grants in 21 states, Puerto Rico

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $8 million to communities in 21 states and Puerto Rico to reduce emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of diesel engines through the agency’s Diesel Emission Reduction Act ( DERA ) program. Louis Clean Cities is replacing six school busses. Puerto Rico.

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US smashes solar records in 2023 – but 2024 will bring road bumps [Update]

Baua Electric

Every solar market segment saw year-over-year growth in 2023, bringing total installed solar capacity in the US to 177 GW. gigawatts (GW) – a 35% year-over-year increase – as federal clean energy policies begin to take hold. Fourteen states and Puerto Rico installed more than 100 MW of new solar capacity in Q3.

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Why the Next Microgrids Will Be Well Connected

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In September 2017 , Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico. Several factors combine to make Puerto Rico an ideal place for solar power and microgrids. Next year, we plan to install and further test our controller on-site in the central Puerto Rican community of Adjuntas.

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Volkswagen AG agrees to plead guilty and pay $4.3B in criminal and civil penalties; 6 execs and employees indicted

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The indictment also charges Dorenkamp, Neusser, Schmidt and Peter with Clean Air Act violations and charges Neusser, Gottweis, Schmidt and Peter with wire fraud counts. Oliver Schmidt: from 2012 through February 2015, Schmidt was the General Manager in charge of the Environment and Engineering Office, located in Auburn Hills, Michigan.