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Alternative fuels such as hydrogen and compressed natural gas are attracting interest from trucking companies as the federal government prepares to reduce emissions limits by 2027. The Environmental Protection Agency’s new rules on heavy-duty diesel engine standards starting with 2027 models includes stricter standards aimed at lowering air pollutant emissions. “As these emissions standard[...]
Electrolyzer manufacturer to build $400M plant in Chesterfield
Updated May 1, 2024 Topsoe, a Danish electrolyzer manufacturer, is planning to build a $400 million manufacturing facility in Chesterfield County after receiving $136 million in federal tax credits to help fund construction, the company announced Friday. The plant is expected to create about 150 jobs, according to a news release Friday from the offices […]
Hydrogen catches big air in Newport News
Already home to a nascent 176-turbine wind farm off the coast of Virginia Beach, Hampton Roads is expanding its foray into the clean energy industry with the creation of a green hydrogen production facility at Newport News‘ Tech Center Research Park. Last spring, the Blacksburg-based Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center, which operates the 40-acre park […]
Gathering power
While working on a cellular tower a few years back, Kyle Mullins got what he describes as the “call of a lifetime” — an invitation to work on the first two pilot wind turbines for Dominion Energy‘s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project. A Navy veteran who received a telecommunications technical certification from Texas A&M University, […]
