Virginia could make almost $5B from this 3.5 GW offshore wind farm
Electrek
MARCH 8, 2024
gigawatt (GW) Kitty Hawk Wind could deliver around $5 billion in economic impact across Virginia – here’s where the project stands. Avangrid’s 3.5
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Electrek
MARCH 8, 2024
gigawatt (GW) Kitty Hawk Wind could deliver around $5 billion in economic impact across Virginia – here’s where the project stands. Avangrid’s 3.5
Green Car Congress
APRIL 18, 2022
The Commonwealth of Virginia recently hosted a live trial of a new driver and pedestrian safety concept that allows near-real-time notification of roadway hazards through 5G and edge technologies. The North American live trial was conducted on the Virginia Smart Road operated by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute in Blacksburg, VA.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 30, 2021
Virginia Ralph Governor Northam recently signed HB 1965 , legislation establishing a low-emission vehicle (LEV) and zero-emissions vehicle (ZEV) program in Virginia, making it the 15 th state to become a Clean Cars state.
Electrek
JANUARY 5, 2024
The first of five planned West Virginia solar farms just came online – here’s why that’s significant for the state. more… The post West Virginia brings first of 5 solar farms online – why that matters appeared first on Electrek.
Electrek
DECEMBER 12, 2023
GreenPower Motor Company is rolling out the first electric school buses manufactured at its new factory in West Virginia to school districts. more… The post GreenPower rolls out its first electric school buses in West Virginia appeared first on Electrek.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 29, 2019
The state of Virginia will allocate more than $12 million in state funding to deploy electric transit buses in three Virginia localities, using nearly $9 million from the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust (VW Trust) that the Commonwealth received as part of its settlement with Volkswagen. million in federal and local funds.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 23, 2020
Audi of America, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., The initial deployment is expected to take place on select roadways in Virginia beginning in the third quarter of 2020. GHz band that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed to allocate for C-V2X.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 10, 2022
Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney have signed a joint agreement with Virginia Tech for pre-competitive research focused on the impact of environmental contaminants on aeroengine operation and testing. —Changmin Son, the Rolls-Royce Commonwealth Professor at Virginia Tech.
Electrek
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Dominion Energy Virginia today proposed more than a dozen new solar projects that will power nearly 200,000 Virginia homes at peak output. more… The post Virginia is about to get a big 772 MW solar boost appeared first on Electrek.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 3, 2022
Virginia Tech researchers, in collaboration with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, have discovered that key parts of the global carbon cycle used to track movement of carbon dioxide in the environment are not correct, which could significantly alter conventional carbon cycle models. Dorheim, K.
CleanTechnica EVs
DECEMBER 21, 2023
continued] The post First 4 of 41 Electric School Buses Delivered in West Virginia appeared first on CleanTechnica. Electric vehicles can be quite useful as delivery vans and buses because they are energy efficient, and fleet vehicles in.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
At the end of last week, the Virginia State Senate passed HB 1965, which directs the State Air Pollution Control Board to implement a low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle program for motor vehicles with a model year of 2025 and later. This bill will go to Governor Northam’s desk to sign and enact into law.
Baua Electric
MARCH 8, 2024
gigawatt (GW) Kitty Hawk Wind could deliver around $5 billion in economic impact across Virginia – here’s where the project stands. The 180-turbine Kitty Hawk Wind is an offshore wind project proposed in federal waters over 36 miles from Virginia Beach. billion in economic impact across Virginia, including $1.2
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
and the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) are collaborating in an initial deployment of cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) communication technology in Virginia. Audi of America, American Tower Corporation, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.,
Green Car Congress
JUNE 10, 2020
After more than two years of preparation, Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia (TMMWV) produced Toyota’s first hybrid transaxle in North America this previous week.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 12, 2021
Toyota West Virginia (TMMWV) will invest $240 million to add a dedicated production line of hybrid transaxles. Toyota West Virginia is preparing for future market needs as demand increases in the area of vehicle electrification.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 23, 2018
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded Virginia Tech a $3 million grant for research on electric vehicle charging infrastructure cybersecurity as part of a larger $80 million investment by the department on advanced technologies research ( earlier post ). In June, Virginia Gov. —Ryan Gerdes.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 21, 2022
Sparkz, a battery startup with exclusive licenses from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to produce domestic cobalt-free lithium batteries ( earlier post ), will begin construction in 2022 of a Gigafactory in West Virginia to commercialize its zero-cobalt battery.
Electrek
JUNE 21, 2023
Electrification and automation giant ABB just launched a new factory in Virginia that will make batteries and other components for electric buses, heavy mining trucks, and trains. more… The post A new factory in Virginia will make batteries for electric buses and mining trucks appeared first on Electrek.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 25, 2020
Researchers at Virginia Tech have demonstrated a green and more sustainable manufacturing method for LIBs in which no hazardous organic solvent is used during electrode manufacturing and recycling. A paper on their work is published in the journal iScience.
Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
Virginia is the latest state to adopt California's emissions standards, creating more aggressive fuel-efficiency targets for vehicles sold in the state. However, Virginia hasn't adopted a California-style zero-emission vehicle.
Electrek
MARCH 8, 2023
Michigan-based Our Next Energy (ONE) is going to open a long-duration battery storage factory in West Virginia, next to a 420 MWh solar microgrid. more… The post West Virginia is getting a big new battery storage factory appeared first on Electrek.
CleanTechnica EVs
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
The City of Nitro, West Virginia, has joined other cities across the nation that have added a Tesla vehicle to their fleets. The city bought its Tesla Model 3 for around $40,000 and will invest another $10,000 to modify the vehicle for use by the police force — lights, sirens, and other equipment must be […].
InsideEVs
AUGUST 11, 2023
The agency suspects the Tesla was using Autopilot when it smashed into a tractor-trailer truck in Warrenton, Virginia, on July 19.
CleanTechnica EVs
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Richmond, Virginia — A new NRDC analysis shows that the Build Back Better Act, as it currently stands, has the potential to significantly accelerate clean energy investment, economic activity, and job growth in Virginia.
CleanTechnica EVs
MARCH 17, 2022
Tesla Insurance is expanding to two new states, Virginia and Oregon, Drive Tesla Canada reports. The article noted that the policies in both states will be underwritten by Tesla General Insurance for the first time.
Baua Electric
JANUARY 5, 2024
The first of five planned West Virginia solar farms just came online – here’s why that’s significant for the state. 1 out of 5 new West Virginia solar farms FirstEnergy subsidiaries Mon Power and Potomac Edison have launched a solar farm on 80 acres at Fort Martin Power Station in Maidsville, West Virginia, north of Morgantown.
Teslarati
JULY 30, 2021
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles has approved Tesla to sell its cars and will open three new locations in the State. Tuesday, Virginia DMV Commissioner Richard Holcomb stated Tesla is now eligible to open the three sales locations in the state. Tesla showroom in Century City mall, Los Angeles (Credit: Teslarati).
Baua Electric
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Murgado Automobile Crew adopted up a March acquire with a two-store luxurious acquisition in Virginia. The post Murgado Automobile buys pair of Mercedes-Benz dealerships in Virginia appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.
Electrek
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): There are currently more than $127 million in clean energy projects in West Virginia. Dominion Energy proposes the largest solar and storage expansion in Virginia’s history. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. appeared first on Electrek.
Electrek
AUGUST 18, 2022
which serves most of northern West Virginia, is going to repurpose a former coal ash landfill for a utility-scale solar farm. The post A former West Virginia coal ash landfill is going to be replaced by a solar farm appeared first on Electrek. Electric utility FirstEnergy Corp.,
Electrek
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
Calhoun County Public Schools in West Virginia is going to install rooftop solar at two public schools – a state first. more… The post In a first, rooftop solar is installed on West Virginia public schools – why that’s a big deal appeared first on Electrek.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 13, 2013
Virginia Clean Cities announced that 1,000 vehicles have been successfully converted to run on propane autogas through the Southeast Propane Autogas Development Program (SPADP). The Program is supported by funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and the US Department of Energy’s Clean Cities Program.
Electrek
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Global sustainable energy giant Hitachi Energy today announced that it will spend more than $37 million to expand and upgrade its power transformer factory in South Boston, Virginia. The post Hitachi Energy will expand its Virginia power transformer factory to meet soaring US demand appeared first on Electrek.
Baua Electric
JUNE 12, 2023
within the southeast a part of the condition similar Newport Information, Hampton, Chesapeake and Norfolk, in addition to Roanoke within the southwest a part of Virginia. Lithia first entered Virginia with the acquisition of Sterling Motorized vehicles in Sterling in 2020. Precedence Auto, of Chesapeake, Va., ranks Negative.
CleanTechnica EVs
MARCH 25, 2021
By Kathy Harris, Walton Shepherd Virginia Governor Northam signed into law a bill to join 17 other states that have adopted or are considering adoption of a “Clean Cars” program — setting the Commonwealth up to become the leader in electric vehicles in the South. Originally published on the NRDC Expert Blog.
Teslarati
MARCH 14, 2022
Fortunately, it appears that Tesla has been busy in its efforts to grow its insurance service to more states, with recent insurance filings revealing that the company is looking to start selling vehicle insurance in Oregon and Virginia. So far, Tesla Insurance has been expanded to California, Arizona, Ohio, Illinois, and Texas.
CleanTechnica EVs
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
GreenPower Motor Company, the leading manufacturer and distributor of zero-emission, electric-powered medium and heavy-duty vehicles, has deployed the first purpose-built Type A, all-electric, zero-emission, ADA-compliant school bus in Clay County, West Virginia. The all-electric school bus called […].
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 14, 2014
The Virginia Tech institute has been building connected-vehicle technology since 2001. The institute, in coordination with the Virginia Department of Transportation, has a $14-million connected-vehicle test bed along Interstates 66 and 495 near Fairfax, Va.,
CleanTechnica EVs
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
West Virginia wants to ban Tesla and other automakers from sending out over-the-air updates, among other things, to vehicle owners. The […].
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 5, 2012
Vehicles are testing connected vehicle systems on two instrumented test beds in Virginia—one in Northern Virginia and one in Southwestern Virginia. The Northern Virginia test bed is a tremendous asset with respect to testing and deployment of research findings.
Teslarati
MARCH 3, 2022
Neutron’s Virginia manufacturing complex will be in close proximity to Rocket Lab’s lone American Electron launch pad (LC-2), which is also located at Wallops. That support is one of the primary reasons Rocket Lab selected Virginia of all places to build its first Neutron hub. hia Peninsula.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 31, 2015
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, recently delivered three hybrid shuttle carriers ordered by The Port of Virginia in late 2014 to Virginia International Gateway terminal (VIG) in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA.
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