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Department of Energy Announces Nearly $300 Million for Sustainable Transportation Research

January 24, 2020 - in Financial, News

WASHINGTON, D.C. â€“ Today at the Washington Auto Show, Under Secretary of Energy Mark W. Menezes announced the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) investment of nearly $300 million in funding for research and development of sustainable transportation resources…

USDOT Announces $87.4 Million for Division Transit Project in Portland, Oregon

January 24, 2020 - in Financial, News

PORTLAND, Ore. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a $87.4 million grant to the…

USDOT Announces $53.4 Million for Central City Line BRT Project in Spokane

January 23, 2020 - in Financial, News

SPOKANE, Wash. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a $53.4 million grant to the…

FHWA Awards $8 Million to 10 States for Innovative Highway Projects

January 23, 2020 - in Financial, News

WASHINGTON – The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced more than $8 million in Accelerated Innovation Deployment (AID) Demonstration program grants to state departments of transportation (DOTs) and local governments in Alabama, Arkansas,…

USDOT Preps $906M Worth of INFRA Funding for FY 2020

January 22, 2020 - in Financial, News

The U.S. Department of Transportation issued a notice of funding opportunity on January 13 for a pool of $906 million worth of Infrastructure for Rebuilding America or INFRA discretionary grants. Applications are due by February 25, the agency said. [Above…

New Investments and Research Indicate Multi-Trillion Dollar Market for Climate Restoration Through Carbon-Capture

January 22, 2020 - in Featured, Financial, News

Thunderbird Convenes Global Leaders Across Sectors to Advance Climate Action Davos, Switzerland -  Thunderbird School of Global Management released a new report today projecting that the world can realize at least $1trillion - $3trillion dollars in market…

Lords LB Asset Management Fund to Finalize Largest Solar Power Project in Poland by Mid-2020

January 21, 2020 - in Financial, News

Energy and Infrastructure SME Fund, managed by Lords LB Asset Management, will add 65.5 MW to the country’s current solar power capacity of 1,300MW by its projected completion in mid-2020. Energy and Infrastructure SME Fund, managed by Lords LB Asset Management,…

Battery Storage, Smart Grid, and Energy Efficiency Companies Bring in $2.3 Billion in VC Funding in 2019

January 21, 2020 - in Financial, News

Battery Storage companies raise $1.7 billion; Smart Grid companies raise $300 million; Energy Efficiency companies raise $298 million AUSTIN, Texas— Mercom Capital Group, llc, a global clean energy research and communications firm, released its report on…

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $5 Million in Grants to Improve Public Transportation on Tribal Lands

January 17, 2020 - in Financial, News

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced projects selected to receive approximately $5 million in grants to American Indian and Alaska Native tribal governments under FTA’s Tribal Transit…

Federal Transit Administration Launches $11 Million Innovation Initiative

January 16, 2020 - in Financial, News

WASHINGTON – Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Acting Administrator K. Jane Williams today announced the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Accelerating Innovative Mobility (AIM) initiative, which supports and advances innovation in the transit…