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Pennsylvania has awarded more than $3 million in Fuel Incentive Grants (AFIG) to 33 companies, counties and organizations making the switch to compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied natural gas (LNG), or propane for medium to light-weight fleet vehicles. This year, AFIG grants focused on medium- to light-weight vehicles.
These projects put more than 9,000 alternativefuel and energy-efficient light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles on the road, and establish 542 refueling locations across the country. Like the Recovery Act-funded projects, the annual Clean Cities projects include grants for vehicles, infrastructure, and education.
million in grants to eligible individuals, businesses, governmental entities, and school districts, to replace older diesel vehicles with new alternativefuel and hybrid vehicles. Grants are awarded on a competitive basis with projects ranked according to the cost per ton of NO x reduced by the project.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is now accepting applications through the state’s $6 million AlternativeFuel Incentive Grant program (AFIG) for fuel or fuel-saving projects throughout the state.
Southwest Airlines has signed an agreement with Red Rock Biofuels LLC ( RRB ) to purchase low carbon renewable jet fuel, made using forest residues that will help reduce the risk of destructive wildfires in the Western United States. The airline’s agreement with RRB covers the purchase of approximately three million gallons per year.
million in AlternativeFuels Incentive Grants to 12 projects across the state. The grants, funded by a portion of the state’s annual utilities gross receipts tax, are intended to encourage new markets for alternativefuels, fleets and technologies across Pennsylvania. The projects are: Natural Gas.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has opened its AlternativeFuels Incentive Grant (AFIG) Natural Gas Vehicle program. The program will provide an estimated $10 million in grants to help companies and organizations purchase or convert medium to light-weight natural gas vehicles.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is accepting grant applications for innovative, advanced fuel, and vehicle technology projects that will result in cleaner advanced alternative transportation within the commonwealth. Grant applications will be accepted through 13 July 2018.
The Agency will also launch a grant competition later this year. Eligible recipients are: State or local governmental entities responsible for providing school bus service to one or more public school systems; or for the purchase of school buses. Further Clean School Bus competitions will be run every year over the next five years.
A team from Iowa State University and ConocoPhillips, Biofuels R&D performed a techno-economic study examining the fast pyrolysis of corn stover to bio-oil with subsequent upgrading of the bio-oil to naphtha and diesel range fuels. Fuel product value estimates are $3.09 Capital costs for these plants are $287 and $200 million.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) awarded $516,637 in clean diesel grants to four organizations. Recent monitoring indicates these counties’ particulate matter levels are meeting the standards, but continuous compliance must occur before EPA will grant an attainment designation.
The National AlternativeFuels Training Consortium at West Virginia University (WVU) has received a $1.15-million million grant to develop the state’s second hydrogen production-fueling station. The program is part of the WVU’s Advanced Energy Initiative.
Our goal is to put 1,000 alternativefuel trucks into service through our 2009 Clean Truck Incentive Program, and the funding our board just approved is a major step in that direction. Through this program we will help truck operators purchasealternativefuel trucks and continue our aggressive efforts to reduce port truck emissions.
US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has directed the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to acquire alternativefueled vehicles (AFV) when replacing conventionally fueled vehicles. Earlier post.). Where biofuels are available, the USDA fleet is directed to use biofuels.
In two packages of awards, the California Energy Commission approved more than $44 million to expand the hydrogen fueling infrastructure and increase the number of alter alternativefuel vehicles on the road in the state. Expanding hydrogen fueling stations in California. Alternativefuel vehicles awards.
The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced $55 million in grant selections through the Low or No Emission (Low-No) Vehicle program, which funds the development of transit buses and infrastructure that use advanced fuel technologies. million for hydrogen fuel cell buses. Description.
The California Energy Commission approved funding of $505,329 for alternative-fuel vehicles and the installation of fueling stations that dispense alternative and renewable fuels. Buy-down incentives, totaling $122,000, will be awarded for 15 alternative-fuel vehicles.
Big Blue Bus will use the grant approved by the MSRC partially to fund the purchase of 58 new Cummins-Westport 8.9L million from the Federal Transit Administration, to purchase nine new CNG buses. ISL G Near-Zero (NZ) 0.02 NO x engines. g/bhp-hr optional Near Zero NO x Emissions standards. Earlier post.).
Before plugging in to one of the Tollway’s fast-chargers, drivers must purchase a payment card from 350Green. capital plan and Clean Cities Grant funds that the city of Chicago received through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. The $21 card includes three 15-minute sessions at fast-charging stations.
will purchase 51 additional gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles from Azure Dynamics Corporation. Overall, FedEx currently operates 274 hybrid electric and electric vehicles around the globe, and 1,780 alternativefuel vehicles and equipment. FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp.,
Funding comes from DOE’s Clean Cities Program, designed to assist the development of alternativefuel technologies, leading to decreased greenhouse gas emissions and reduced petroleum use in the transportation sector. This is in addition to $2,500 from the statewide Clean Vehicle Rebate Project.
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The utility is participating in a national consortium that recently was awarded a federal stimulus grant to purchase plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and the company is buying more trucks to run on compressed natural gas (CNG) as well. The matching stimulus grant will provide up to $2.5
The state of Texas is now offering rebates on select electric vehicle (EV) purchases including some Tesla models, as made available through a limited-time grant program. The state is accepting applications for grant rebates until March 22, 2024, according to its website, though only 2,000 grants will be awarded.
Vehicle and Infrastructure Incentives : Utilities pledge to work with federal, state and local stakeholders to help develop purchase and ownership incentives (monetary/non-monetary) supporting both vehicles and infrastructure deployment.
This project will build on SARTA’s successful, existing fuel cell bus program, which has already established hydrogen fuel cell infrastructure and will soon deploy five AFCBs in Stark County. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA).
Beginning this fall, Californians will be able to use these grants toward the purchase of zero-emission or hybrid engine technologies. All interested Californians can participate in the following funding assistance programs to purchase new commercially available technologies for the 2009-10 fiscal year by contacting ARB.
FedEx joins Southwest Airlines, which signed a purchase agreement with RedRock in November 2014 for about 3 million gallons per year, in purchasing Red Rock’s total planned available volume of jet fuel. Red Rock’s first refinery, funded in part by a $70-million Title III DPA grant from the U.S. Earlier post.).
Collaborate and share information to prepare the LA Region for adoption of PEVs as a major market for the automotive industry; apply for or administer grant funding for the Region, and implement best practices to support the deployment and use of PEVs.
There's a storm a-brewin' in Louisiana over alternative vehicle tax credits. In 2009, the state legislature passed Act 469 (PDF) which grants tax credits of up to $3,000 to anyone who purchases a low-emissions vehicle that runs on alternativefuel, "including but not limited to compressed.
These grants are provided through the Energy Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program. The Energy Commission is also awarding $1,074,000 in buy-down incentives for 46 alternative-fuel vehicles. Earlier post.)
The previous round of LoNo funding, announced in February 2015, awarded $55 million in grants to ten organizations nationwide. million available in LoNo grant funds, a minimum of $3.0 Transit agencies may also use a portion of their annual FTA formula funds to purchase additional vehicles. Earlier post.). Of the $22.5
has signed a definitive Memorandum of Understanding for a multi-year, global supply relationship with Alpharetta, GA-based Exide Technologies for the purchase of Axion PbC batteries—multi-celled asymmetrically supercapacitive lead-acid-carbon hybrid batteries ( earlier post )—and other Axion technologies. Axion Power International Inc.
The state is aggressively working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80% below 1990 levels by 2050, decrease petroleum fuel use to 15% below 2003 levels by 2020, and increase alternativefuel use to 20% by 2020. Vehicles are the major contributor to global warming pollution.
Bruno today announced a new $10 million State program to convert vehicles in the State fleet to plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) and plans for the construction of a state-of-the-art alternativefuel research laboratory at the Saratoga Technology + Energy Park (STEP).
The bill does not restrict who can hold an allowance, nor does it restrict the purchase, sale, or any other transactions involving allowances. Producers and importers of refined products will not participate in the carbon market, but will purchase allowances at a fixed price from the allowance auction. Blocking Market Manipulation.
The commitment came as part of a grant under the United States Department of Energy’s Clean Cities program and was funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Parker is the only supplier of the hydraulic hybrid systems for the vehicles.
Whether you are looking to purchase your first electric vehicle (EV), your next EV, or electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) for your home, the United States has incentives, rebates, grants, and programs to help. Must not have claimed another Used Clean Vehicle Credit in the three years prior to the purchase date.
The Detroit News has the alternativefuel breakdown in the president's budget request, and it isn't pretty. Increases for hydrogen fuel cell research from $289 million in FY 2007 to $309 million in FY 2008. Bush proposes $81 million, which includes $17 million for plug-in hybrid battery grants. We need cars.
Clean Energy has begun a major fueling infrastructure upgrade for trucks operating in the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach. The upgrade will increase the availability of Redeem at the nation’s largest alternativefuel station in America’s largest port complex. million in grant funding to expand and upgrade the station.
The plan as outlined also calls for further work on advanced biofuels, advanced batteries and fuel cell technologies in every transportation mode. In coming months, the plan notes, the Department of Transportation will work with other agencies to further explore strategies for integrating alternativefuel vessels into the US flag fleet.
You can find incentives such as: Tax credits – These incentives lessen the amount of taxes that must be paid to the government for specific purchases. Rebates – Incentives that return cash to you if you purchase a specified item. Grants – Lump sums of money for specific purposes that you do not have to repay.
As with any alternativefuel, be it CNG, LPG, electricity, hydrogen or E85, one of the challenges facing its adoption is both the availability of the fuel as well as the mechanics of refueling. We’ll set aside the business challenges facing alternativefuel providers.). Compressed Natural Gas Infrastructure , TIAX.
For more ways to make an EV purchase affordable, you can look to tax credits, grants and rebate programs in your state. For instance, Braintree Electric Light Department offers a $250 discount to customers who enroll in its Bring Your Own Charger program and purchase level 2 chargers.
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