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Dec102018

U.S. Energy Department Seeks ‘Conceptual Designs’ for Next-Generation Coal Plants

December 10, 2018

The U.S. Energy Department issued a request for proposal for innovative designs to build coal-fired plants as part of its new “Coal FIRST” initiative which envisions future plants to be “Flexible, Innovative, Resilient, Small and Transformative.” As part of the solicitation, the department encourages teaming arrangements involving engineering companies, technology developers, equipment manufacturers, and end…

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Dec102018

U.S. Senate Confirms McNamee as FERC Commissioner, Draws Calls for Recusal From Fuel Security Matters

December 10, 2018

The U.S. Senate voted 50-49 on Dec. 6 to confirm Bernard McNamee as a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, restoring the agency’s Republican majority amid questions of McNamee’s support for fossil fuels over renewable energy. On the same day, the Harvard Electricity Law Initiative filed a brief with FERC saying that McNamee must…

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Dec102018

Massachusetts Extends Electric Car Rebate Program, Shifts Focus to Meet Industry Demand

December 10, 2018

The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources announced that the state’s electric vehicle rebate program, which has issued or reserved more than $23 million in rebates for over 11,000 cars since its launch in 2014, will be extended through June 30, 2019, according to a Dec. 6 press release. Starting next year, the program will support…

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Dec72018

Virginia to Invest $14 Million in Electric Buses From Volkswagen Settlement

December 7, 2018

Governor Ralph Northam, a Democrat, announced that 15 percent of the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust will be used to deploy electric transit buses across Virginia, according to an Oct. 31 press release. The Department of Environmental Quality which is tasked with implementing Virginia’s allocation of $93.6 million from the Volkswagen settlement will provide the funding…

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U.S. Energy Department Seeks ‘Conceptual Designs’ for Next-Generation Coal Plants

U.S. Senate Confirms McNamee as FERC Commissioner, Draws Calls for Recusal From Fuel Security Matters

Massachusetts Extends Electric Car Rebate Program, Shifts Focus to Meet Industry Demand

Virginia to Invest $14 Million in Electric Buses From Volkswagen Settlement

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