Eastern Pennsylvania Alliance for Clean Transportation

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced up to $100 million in funding for transformative clean energy technology research and development via its Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) OPEN 2021 funding opportunity. This funding announcement is anticipated to support the Biden Administration’s climate innovation agenda by helping to identify cutting-edge, disruptive clean energy technologies to address the climate crisis. Concept papers are due April 6. Contact Tony with project ideas: [email protected].

Interested in $100 off the registration fee for the virtual Energy Independence Summit? Members can contact [email protected] to receive the discount for the virtual summit. If you are not a member, now is the perfect time to join our coalition and support clean air for our community! The $100 discount offsets the cost to join our coalition at the partner level. For more info: http://ow.ly/vv6350DU9SH The virtual Energy Independence Summit will run from March 17-19 and March 22-26, offering the opportunity to roundtable with Administration and Congressional Leaders.

Take a quick and easy survey about your fleet’s alternative fuel usage! One of our most critical roles is to help determine alternative fuel usage within our region. Our annual alternative fuel data collection helps EP-ACT and the Department of Energy demonstrate the effectiveness of our work and your commitment to diversify your fleets fuel consumption usage. Take the survey: http://ow.ly/UvDs50DCE7l

Do you have a school bus fleet in Eastern Pennsylvania interested in testing electric school buses at no cost to you? The Mid-Atlantic Electric School Bus Experience Project (MEEP) is providing free 6-8 week electric school bus demos with no long-term commitment. If interested, please complete this form below and email to [email protected]... http://ow.ly/C12I50DCDFS

Please welcome Tom Bonner of PECO to the EP-ACT Board of Directors! Tom serves as Manager, State Government Affairs for PECO. He is primarily responsible for analyzing the impact of federal, state and local policy challenges on the company and leading internal teams to develop its Advancing Smart Energy policy and business solutions. We’re excited to have Tom’s support and experience moving forward. To read more about Tom: http://ow.ly/IX3N50DcLvy