Governor Brown has signed six bills to boost the state’s EV market, including measures to increase EV affordability for low-income groups. On September 21, 2014, at the close of the National Drive Electric Week (September 15-21) commemorating all-electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (EVs), California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed six EV bills into…
The DOE has announced three new biorefineries capable of producing more than 100 million gallons of drop-in biofuels per year to supply the military and private sector. On September 19, 2014, the Departments of Navy, Energy, and Agriculture announced the award of three biorefinery construction contracts at Nevada, Oregon, and the Gulf Coast to produce…
SunEdison has completed a 1.8 MW solar power plant on a remediated Superfund site in New Bedford, Massachusetts. On September 19, 2014, global solar technology manufacturer SunEdison Inc. announced the completion of a 1.8 MW DC solar photovoltaic installation on the remediated Sullivan’s Ledge landfill site – and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Superfund site –…
NYC has committed to reduce emissions to 80 percent below 2005 levels by 2050, beginning with a comprehensive plan to retrofit all public buildings by 2025 and set target reductions and mandates for private buildings. On September 21, 2014, New York City (NYC) Mayor de Blasio announced a new goal of reducing emissions to 80…
