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Public Policy Virginia is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation focused on changing the energy culture of the Commonwealth through grass-roots communication to promote policy change. PPV recognizes climate change as the single most important issue we face today, and to address that issue, we research, analyze, and communicate the facts about energy issues to policymakers and their constituents to influence the institution of progressive, beneficial ordinances, laws, and standards which will help us to make the changes necessary to deal with this issue.

We are ready to provide speakers for your group on any of our issues and related matters. Please e-mail info@ppvir.org further information and scheduling. If you are not sure whether we have an expert in your area of interest, you can reach us using our form or the information on our contact page and we will be happy to talk with you about it.

New at PPV

PPV will be guiding three UVA engineering students, Brian Leary, Ann Deakyne and Katherine Brown, who have chosen to investigate the viability of using waste biomass to power types of agricultural equipment as their thesis project.

The challenge is to create an economically viable solution for the use of biomass as a fuel source to replace the present diesel fueled equipment. The research will delve into the areas of energy demands, engines and prime movers, transportation and logistical systems, and economic analysis. From this analysis they intend to evaluate a new system focused on the utilization of alternative energy sources and the social impacts it may entail. They plan on starting with a model system and analyze every component of the selected environment.

Through this project we hope to spur research in this field and open up many new possibilities to help with the current economic and energy crisis.