The most recent project is the $5.4 million Virginia Tech Network for Engineering Transfer Students (VT-NETS), led by principal investigator Bevlee Watford and supported by co-principal investigators Knight and Walter Lee. This research hub builds on prior experience with the NSF Scholarships in STEM program for Virginia Tech - a grant system for funding low-income student scholarships as well as research and activities that support recruitment, retention, transfer, student success and more. “We want to help enhance partnerships within institutions and their networks so procedures, collaborations, and arrangements can work better together.” “We have students who are just stuck in this web of campus offices,” Knight said in a statement. David Knight, associate professor in engineering education, will serve as lead principal investigator for the collaborative research effort. Thanks to a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation, an academic team from the Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education is building a research hub headquartered at Tech to help untangle the network of systems that low-income engineering students face at four-year universities and community colleges. New effort to connect college support networks for low-income engineering studentsĬan enrollment problems be treated as an engineering challenge? Under the RFP, all RECs purchased must be produced from eligible energy resources as defined in Subsection C of the Virginia Code.īusinesses seeking to submit a proposal can access criteria, required forms, and other specifics online at conditional upon and subject to approval by the required regulatory authorities.

A REC is a market-based instrument issued when one megawatt-hour of electricity is generated and delivered to the electricity grid from a renewable energy resource. Projects must be operational by December 31, 2025. Agreements must be for 20 or 30 years.Īppalachian also issued a second RFP for for unbundled renewable energy certificates. Projects must be located in Virginia and provide power directly to the company’s distribution system or be interconnected to PJM, the independent regional transmission organization that manages the electric grid in 13 states, including Virginia. The minimum bid size for solar projects is 5 MWs and 50 MWs for wind.

Under the VCEA, Appalachian Power must meet annual interim requirements as it works toward 100 percent carbon-free energy in its Virginia service territory by 2050. With a PPA, the company enters into an agreement for the energy, capacity, ancillary services, and environmental attributes including renewable energy certificates (RECs) from the facility to help the company meet its goals under the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA). Send yours for possible inclusion to * *Īppalachian Power issues RFP for renewable energyĪppalachian Power issued a Request for Proposals for up to 100 megawatts of solar and/or wind resources via one or more long- term power purchase agreements (PPAs). Here’s a round-up of news briefs from around Southwest and Southside.

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