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PA Governor Wolf announces $8.5M from Volkswagen Settlement to reduce transportation pollution

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Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced that 34 cleaner energy transportation projects will receive $8,489,844 in Driving PA Forward grants and rebates. In this second set of awards, the following recipients will receive grants and rebates: Statewide. million settlement with Volkswagen. Multi-county. Allegheny County.

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A123 to Power Plug-in Hybrid Trouble Truck for Eaton Corporation

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The program is partially funded by a $45-million grant in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds from the Transportation Electrification Initiative administered by the US Department of Energy. Earlier post.).

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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Like the Recovery Act-funded projects, the annual Clean Cities projects include grants for vehicles, infrastructure, and education. Selected projects, by size of award, are: State of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Clean Transportation Program. Clean Fuels Ohio’s Ohio Advanced Transportation Partnership (OATP).

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LEED Certification and EV Charging Stations: What you need to know

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LEED can be applied to newly designed, built, or renovated commercial buildings, homes, neighborhoods, and even entire cities. According to its website, the LEED system gives points for certain building practices that address: carbon, energy, water, waste, transportation, materials, health, and. indoor environmental quality.

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ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

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The awarded grants will go to projects with lead researchers in 17 states. Waste Heat Capture (2 projects). DOE grant: $7,200,000). Electronville: High-Amperage Energy Storage Device-Energy Storage for the Neighborhood. DOE grant: $6,949,624). DOE grant:$5,349,932). DOE Grant: $4,000,000).

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As the off-road vehicle market rushes to electrify, standards are lagging behind

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And then there’s interoperability and all those standards that we take for granted in the 12- and 24-volt world. Case New Holland brought out a methane-powered tractor that [runs on methane] made from farm waste. California is shortly going to outlaw the use of diesel engines in transportation refrigeration units.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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If PHEVs became the major form of transportation, the use of fossil fuels would be cut dramatically. This is especially true in air, sea, and some ground transportation as well as in industrial processes. To ignore this potential is wasteful and foolish. Engineering Advantages of the PHEV.

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