Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2012

Chevron Lummus Global (CLG), a 50-50 joint venture between Chevron Products Company and Lummus Technology, has joined ARA’s ReadiJet Alternative Fuel Initiative to develop drop-in biofuels. —Ed Coppola, ARA Fuels Principal Engineer. ARA has developed a catalytic hydrothermolysis (CH) process to convert triglycerides (e.g.,

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AUGUST 9, 2016

A Navy ship has, for the first time, operated on a 100% drop-in renewable diesel fuel. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division’s (NSWC PHD) Self Defense Test Ship (SDTS) completed final-phase testing of a 100% drop-in renewable diesel fuel as part of the Navy’s MILSPEC qualification program. Earlier post.). The ex- Paul F.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2013

Furthermore, additional tests performed on a static engine showed a significant reduction in particles (up to 25%) and in black carbon emissions (up to 49%) compared to conventional fuel. These tests also show a comparable engine performance, but an improvement of 1.5% in fuel consumption during the steady state operations.

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Emissions Chevron Engine Fuel 225

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Participating investors included CTTV Investments LLC, the venture capital arm of Chevron Technology Ventures LLC; Flagship Ventures; Khosla Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners. LS9 has engineered a one-step process using to convert fatty acid intermediates into petroleum replacement products via fermentation of renewable sugars.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2011

a synthetic biology company producing renewable fuels and chemicals directly by microbes, has begun a collaboration with MAN Latin America, a leading Brazilian engineering and vehicles manufacturing company, to test LS9’s renewable diesel in both stationary engines and operational fleet vehicles in Brazil. LS9, Inc.,

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Brazil Renewable Diesel America 218

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2013

We hope the project will advance CTL and CBTL processes by demonstrating a cost-effective, novel FT catalyst that selectively converts syngas derived from the gasification of coal and coal-biomass mixtures predominantly to gasoline and diesel range hydrocarbons, thereby eliminating expensive upgrading operations.

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Coal North Carolina Chevron Alabama 231

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2018

The ranges of the levelized cost of driving (LCD) and cost of avoided carbon are narrower for the future technology pathways, reflecting the expected economic competitiveness of these alternative vehicles and fuels. Fuels or energy carriers in the study included gasoline, ethanol, diesel, CNG, LPG, hydrogen, and electricity.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

A 12-month test of a B20 (20% biodiesel and 80% diesel) biodiesel fuel blend to power the daily Amtrak Heartland Flyer train has made TIME magazine’s list of “The 50 Best Inventions of 2010.” The trial has received support on fuel and engine component evaluation from Chevron Oronite. ( A hat-tip to R.M.! ).

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JUNE 13, 2015

Compared with burning coal, natural gas emits about half the carbon dioxide and substantially less soot, mercury and sulfur. Brandt, in Energy Resources Engineering, led a national study last year on methane leaks in the US natural gas system. Ritts, most recently with Chevron Asia Pacific Exploration & Production Co.,

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Gas Asia Mercury Chevron 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

The Model Fuel Library is a subscription-based library which includes more than 40 fully validated, self-consistent components that can be used to simulate fuel effects in virtually all types of automotive and aircraft engines, as well as engines used for electric power generation. Additive components such as ETBE.

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Fuel Design Engine Emissions 225

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

In a report comparing advances in combustion engines, biofuels, electrification and other technologies, Accenture warns that the commercial viability of those disruptive technologies will be delayed unless regulators more proactively support the transformation of science into applied technologies. Next-generation agriculture.

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JUNE 19, 2011

The second NABC insertion point (insertion point 3 on the diagram) is where the biomass is processed to a point where it is acceptable as a neat fuel or as a blendstock component to be blended with existing petroleum-based gasoline or diesel. Fermentation of Lignocellulosic Sugars. During this testing, approximately 2.5 Click to enlarge.

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Production Fuel Oil-Sands Oil 218

Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2015

During the late innings of the ICE-age (as in the Internal Combustion Engine age) it has become clear that feeding gasoline and diesel to the next billion new cars is not going to be easy, or cheap. Chevron, ExxonMobil and Shell cannot stop this; they will begin to bleed trillions of miles per year.

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Solar Miles Gasoline-Electric MPG 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

Dr. Don Paul is the Executive Director, University of Southern California Energy Institute and a former vice president and chief technology officer of Chevron. Attendees believe that renewable energy needs two elements to be successful: technical progress leading to lower costs and a price on carbon. Earlier post.). Is tax equity dead?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Think Global managers want to develop the car plant and launch an engineering center, perhaps alongside. The customer will only pay a monthly fee about $240 (US Dollars) which includes a full maintenance service agreement; carbon offset payments and in some countries even all electricity used, and insurance.

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MARCH 16, 2016

Values normalized to standard naturally-aspirated gasoline engine vehicle. Other major regions likely to have similar evolution: diesel in Europe currently about 50% of the ICE sales, but that fraction is slowly decreasing. —John Heywood. Includes vehicle weight reduction: at constant acceleration capability.

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