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Lux: frack water market to grow nine-fold to $9B in 2020

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The market for water treatment for hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) to produce previously inaccessible shale gas will grow nine-fold to $9 billion in 2020, according to a new report from Lux Research. GasFrac, with technology licensed from Chevron, uses high-pressure propane, rather than high-pressure water, to fracture gas wells.

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Argonne releases new cradle-to-grave lifecycle analysis of US LDV vehicle-fuel pathways

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The 2022 report accounts for a broader range of vehicle technologies and considers both current (2020) and expected future (2030-2035) conditions. The GHG emissions evaluation was carried out by expanding and modifying Argonne’s GREET model suite (2020 version) with inputs from industrial experts. Fuel production pathways considered.

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Tesla Model S update, Model Y decision, Nissan Leaf ad, Nio delays: Today's Car News

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beyond 2020. Chevron staged a campaign to lobby against new EV chargers in Arizona. A new ad likens the Nissan Leaf to a wingsuit. Chinese startup automaker Nio will delay introducing a car in the U.S. Reports claim Tesla's made a decision about where to make Model Y. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Navy tests 100-percent CHCJ advanced biofuel in EA-18G

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CHCJ-5, the 100% drop-in renewable jet fuel tested, is produced by Florida-based Applied Research Associates (ARA) and Chevron Lummus Global. ARA and Chevron Lummus Global (CLG) developed the Biofuels ISOCONVERSION (BIC) process based on ARA’s patented, novel Catalytic Hydrothermolysis (CH) process and CLG’s hydroprocessing technology.

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BP approves revamped $9B Mad Dog Phase 2 project in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico; down from original $20B cost

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working interest) and co-owners, BHP Billiton (23.9%) and Union Oil Company of California, an affiliate of Chevron USA Inc (15.6%), decided to re-evaluate the Mad Dog Phase 2 project after an initial design—pegged at some $20 billion—proved too complex and costly. Oil production is expected to begin in late 2021.

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Is Toyota’s chairman losing it? says EVs will only reach 30% share, ignoring Norway, China

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As a result, Toyota ranks among the world’s top obstructive companies with Chevron and ExxonMobil. EVs represented under 6% of total auto sales in China in 2020. Under Toyoda’s control, the Japanese automaker has consistently lobbied against electric vehicles, asking for easier government regulations to slow the rollout.

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NASA Administrator Bolden Highlights Importance of Green Aviation to Future of NASA

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Examples of green technology NASA has developed in the past include winglets and chevrons. Chevrons are the scalloped edges on the engine nozzles of some models of commercial and cargo aircraft just now entering the market, and are designed to reduce noise.

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