November 25, 2024

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)

Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority
‘Robust’ Legislation Likely Outcome of Hydrogen Study, Connecticut Rep. Says
Connecticut Green Bank President Brian Garcia will chair a 21-member hydrogen task force, which must hold its first meeting by July 22.
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DOE Launches $500M Project to Put Clean Energy on Mine Lands
The Department of Energy plans to use $500 million from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to put clean energy on former mine lands across the country.
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EV Charging Standards Leave Some Obstacles Untouched
EV stakeholders have largely praised the Biden administration’s standards for a network of fast chargers that promises to make it easy to find a charge.
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PJM PC/TEAC Briefs: June 7, 2022
PJM's stakeholders discussed reserve requirements, a new committee on interconnection processes, DOE's Transmission Facilitation Program and OSW transmission.
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Biden Administration to Order EV Charging Standards
The Biden administration will require that electric vehicle chargers installed with IIJA funding meet standards for charging speed and interoperability.
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The IIJA Challenge: Getting Money and Guidelines out the Door
According to an IIJA progress report, allocations to Maryland now total about $1.7 billion, with more than 80% earmarked for transportation infrastructure.
U.S. Sen. Jack Reed
Rhode Island Advocates: Fund State Transit Master Plan to Reduce VMTs
Fully funding Rhode Island’s Transit Master Plan could cut vehicle miles traveled by 8%, state officials updating the state's GHG reduction plan were told.
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Australian Company Eyes Wash. Coal Mine as Green Hydrogen Site
Fortescue Future Industries is exploring the potential of converting a disused coal mine in Washington state into a facility for producing green hydrogen.
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DOE Announces $3.1B to Build out US Battery Supply Chain
DOE is dedicating $3.1 billion to support development of new plants for battery material processing, focusing on materials such as lithium and graphite.
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DOE Briefs: Keeping up with Grants and Granholm
The U.S. Department of Energy issued new energy-efficiency standards for light bulbs that will effectively phase out incandescent bulbs by July 2023.

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