A solar farm comes online on a coal ash landfill site in West Virginia
Electrek
OCTOBER 21, 2024
megawatt (MW) solar farm just came online in Rivesville, West Virginia, on a brownfield site near a shuttered coal-burning power station.
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Electrek
OCTOBER 21, 2024
megawatt (MW) solar farm just came online in Rivesville, West Virginia, on a brownfield site near a shuttered coal-burning power station.
CleanTechnica EVs
JUNE 28, 2024
GreenPower Delivers First BEAST Produced in West Virginia Manufacturing Facility and Provides Update on Order for 37 BEASTs to be Delivered in 2024 to School Districts in West Virginia South Charleston, West Virginia — GreenPower Motor Company Inc.
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.
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
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.
Baua Electric
OCTOBER 21, 2024
megawatt (MW) solar farm just came online in Rivesville, West Virginia, on a brownfield site near a shuttered coal-burning power station. West Virginia Legislature passed a law in 2020 that authorizes electric utilities to own and operate up to 200 MW to develop solar on brownfield sites to help meet the state’s electricity needs.
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.
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 […].
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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 […].
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
MAY 1, 2023
For example, the dominant source in Rhode Island is natural gas (90.9%), in West Virginia it is coal (90.8%), in Washington it is hydro (64.6%), and in New Hampshire it is nuclear (56.5%). Rank State Proportional amount of emissions relative to 100% hydro 1 West Virginia 163.9 Natural gas 87.9 Geothermal 16.5
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 6, 2009
It is a non-starter, and puts the entire state of West Virginia and the coal industry in a terrible light. ’ West Virginia would be much smarter to stay at the table.” West Virginia Chamber of Commerce President Steve Roberts immediately expressed disappointment with Byrd’s essay.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
SPARKZ, a battery startup with exclusive licenses from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to produce domestic cobalt-free lithium batteries, will begin manufacturing its zero-cobalt battery in Taylor County, West Virginia, eventually employing 350 workers. Earlier post.). of industrial space available.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 28, 2010
Ltd (SKE&C) leading to engineering, procurement and construction of its first US coal-to-gasoline plant—Adams Fork Energy—to be located in Mingo County, West Virginia. TransGas Development Systems, LLC announced an agreement with SK Engineering & Construction Co., Earlier post.) million liters).
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 22, 2010
The National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium at West Virginia University (WVU) has received a $1.15-million By building and operating a new hydrogen fueling station in Morgantown, West Virginia University will demonstrate running automobiles on hydrogen fuel made from coal-powered electricity.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
West Virginia. West Virginia. West Virginia. The table below shows the top 10 states in terms of the percentage of electricity generated from coal in 2008, 2018, and 2020. from coal. North Dakota.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 12, 2022
Toyota will invest an additional $90 million in two of its US manufacturing facilities to boost hybrid transaxle and engine capacity: Toyota West Virginia (TMMWV) – $73 million. With the new investment, Toyota has put more than $2 billion in its West Virginia plant. Toyota Tennessee (TMMTN) – $17 million.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 26, 2009
The fuel will be used by the airport’s operations and the 130 th Air Wing of the West Virginia Air National Guard. Two similar facilities are being planned for West Virginia and Pennsylvania. The facility will use grid electricity to split water to produce pure hydrogen fuel. million, with industry contributing $625,000.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 6, 2023
Ramaco Carbon is a carbon technology company, based in Sheridan, Wyoming, with operations in both Wyoming and West Virginia. It has focused on the use of coal to create advanced carbon products and materials, such as carbon fibers, building products, rare earth minerals, and graphene-based life science products.
Green Car Congress
MAY 25, 2022
Sparkz announced in March it will begin construction in 2022 of a Gigafactory in West Virginia to commercialize their zero-cobalt battery which will initially employ 350 workers and could grow to as many as 3,000. We have lost thousands of mining jobs over the last decade in West Virginia. Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 6, 2022
Through subsidiaries, UGI operates natural gas and electric utilities in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, distributes LPG both domestically (through AmeriGas) and internationally (through UGI International), manages midstream energy assets in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia and electric generation assets in Pennsylvania, and engages in energy (..)
Green Car Congress
JULY 28, 2023
The conversion work will be done at CSX’s Huntington, West Virginia locomotive shop. As an initial step in the collaboration, CSX plans to convert one of its diesel locomotives using a hydrogen conversion kit developed by CPKC.
Green Car Congress
MAY 3, 2021
Other: West Virginia University Research Corporation aims to focus on the expansion and transformation of the use of coal and coal-based resources, including waste streams, to produce products of high value to the 21st century energy and manufacturing ecosystem. DOE Funding: $1,204,129. DOE Funding: $1,500,000.
Electrek
APRIL 6, 2022
West Virginia’s largest solar farm will sit on the site of the 5,800-acre Hobet Mine, one of the state’s largest former coal mines, which went bankrupt in 2015. The post West Virginia’s largest solar farm will sit on a former coal mining site appeared first on Electrek.
CleanTechnica EVs
MAY 26, 2022
In good green economic news, electric battery maker SPARKZ and the United Mine Workers coal union have announced a labor-management memorandum of understanding for a planned factory in West Virginia that intends to put out-of-work coal miners back to work.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 5, 2019
The study was conducted in 2018 by West Virginia University’s Center of Alternatives Fuels, Engines, and Emissions (CAFEE). West Virginia University’s Center for Alternative Fuels Engines and Emissions (CAFEE) completed two types of tests at different times of the year during 2018 on four Blue Bird school buses.
Green Car Reports
MARCH 3, 2022
Fossil fuel-producing states and coal companies, led by West Virginia, argued that the EPA does not have the authority to shift electricity generation from coal to renewable sources like wind and solar, according.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 28, 2022
Fifteen states will utilize Initial Grant funding to set up methane measuring capacity while 6 states—including California, Mississippi and West Virginia—have committed to measuring methane before and immediately after remediation. West Virginia. Mississippi. *. New Mexico. North Dakota. Pennsylvania.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 23, 2022
Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, VA). West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV) . University of California, Davis (Davis, CA). University of Texas, Austin (Austin, TX). University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada). Each year, winning teams will be awarded prize money from EcoCAR sponsors to further support the their program.
Green Car Congress
JULY 1, 2022
The Supreme Court of the US (SCOTUS) has ruled in West Virginia v. —Opinion in West Virginia v. EPA that the EPA lacks the authority to set emission standards for power plants so strict as to force a shift of power generation from fossil fuels.
Green Car Congress
MAY 28, 2023
West Virginia University took second place and University of Alabama finished third in the judged competition , which was held from 21–26 May 2023 in Orlando, Florida.
CleanTechnica EVs
JANUARY 23, 2022
GreenPower Motors recently announced its plans to manufacture zero-emission all-electric school buses in West Virginia, and CEO Fraser Atkinson took the time to sit down with me and share some details of this plan and also what inspired him to found GreenPower.
Green Car Congress
MAY 10, 2022
The company’s expert technicians will install the systems at its facilities in Charlotte and Statesville, North Carolina; Springfield, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Dublin, Virginia; and Mineral Wells, West Virginia.
CleanTechnica EVs
APRIL 7, 2022
It seems as if there have been a number of proposed anti-EV bills being put forth in many states, ranging from West Virginia to Oklahoma, while […]. However, it’s just a theory of mine, but I’d like to explore it and share it here.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 8, 2020
Constellium will supply Airbus with products from its plants in Issoire and Montreuil-Juigné, France, and Ravenswood, West Virginia, USA. The Constellium Technology Center in Voreppe, France, also has a new casting unit dedicated to the development of new Airware applications.
The Truth About Cars
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Check out this West Virginia-based car here. The car has a 305 under the hood, automatic transmission, rear-wheel drive, and 72,000 miles and change on the clock. It's quirky, it's cool, it needs work, and it's older than I am. Images: Seller] Become a& TTAC insider.
Electrek
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin – whose state’s banner industry, coal mining, has been largely unionized and been central to the US labor movement since soon after its inception – today called the proposed $4,500 union-made EV tax credit “wrong” and “not American.” more… The post Sen.
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