Port of NY and NJ secures funding for electrification initiatives March 9, 2021, by Naida Hakirevic
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, several port tenants, and other agencies and organizations across the state are set to receive more than $100 million for clean, equitable transportation projects.
This was unveiled by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy in February this year. The governor also established the Office of Climate Action and the Green Economy that will oversee the creation of the New Jersey Council on the Green Economy.
As informed, the funds were allocated from the state’s participation in the Regional Green House Gas Initiative (RGGI) and the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust, a legal settlement from the carmaker over emissions cheating claims.
Among Piers: South Carolina Ports COO Woman of the Year
Berthing announcements and other good news from ports coast to coast
0 1,056 8 minutes read Two ship-to-shore cranes arrived at the Port of Charleston in late February. (Photo: English Purcell/South Carolina Ports Authority)
Barbara Melvin, the South Carolina Ports Authority’s chief operating officer, has been named the South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance’s 2021 Woman of the Year.
Melvin is one of the few female port COOs. She manages such critical infrastructure projects as the Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal, set to open this month, as well as the deepening of Charleston Harbor to 52 feet.
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Greener rides are on tap for schoolchildren and commuters as Dominion Energy Inc. accelerates efforts to increase the number of electric vehicles on Virginia roads.
Electric transportation is a key component of the Richmond-based utility s 10-year Grid Transformation Plan, which sets targets for reducing carbon, adding renewable energy sources and transforming the electric grid for greater reliability. The utility announced the plan in 2018 in response to the General Assembly s Grid Transformation & Security Act, which outlines Virginia s energy future.
Additionally, as part of Virginia s Clean Economy Act passed in 2020, Dominion is working to achieve net zero carbon dioxide and methane emissions by 2050. The utility plans to add 24 gigawatts of renewable energy during the next 15 years, including 16.1 gigawatts of solar and onshore wind, 5.2 gigawatts of offshore wind and