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SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

The catalytic hydrothermal conversion-to-jet (CHCJ) process 100% alternative fuel performed as expected during a ground test 30 August at NAWCAD’s Aircraft Test and Evaluation Facility (ATEF), followed by the first test flight 1 September, said Rick Kamin, energy and fuels lead for Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR). Earlier post.)

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Alternative Fuels Chevron Maryland Fuel 150

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NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Lux charted the investment counts (rather than invested companies) of the seven most active oil majors in its database: Shell, BP, Total, Valero, Chevron, Petrobras and Reliance. It also partnered with Virent on biomass catalytic conversion to produce renewable gasoline, and Cellana (HR BioPetroleum) on algae biofuel.

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Alternative Fuels Oil Chevron Fuel 225

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AUGUST 9, 2016

ReadiDiesel was developed by Applied Research Associates (ARA) and Chevron Lummus Global, as a drop-in replacement for petroleum F-76 marine diesel. The Biofuel ISOCONVERSION Process comprises: ARA’s Catalytic Hydrothermolysis (CH) process for the conversion of plant oils into a high quality crude oil intermediate. Earlier post.).

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Renewable Diesel San Diego Fuel 150

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

There are two listings for the butanol isomer n -butanol in the directory, from Chevron Oronite and Cobalt Technologies.). Gevo’s isobutanol can be used directly as a specialty chemical, as a gasoline and jet fuel blendstock, and through conversion into plastics, fibers, rubber and other polymers. Earlier post.).

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EPA Fuel Chevron Gasoline 236

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

OTC BB: BFRE.OB), has signed agreements with GS Caltex—a joint venture between GS Holdings and Chevron, and a leading Korea-based petroleum company—to build a cellulose to sugar plant in Korea. SucreSource, a wholly owned subsidiary of BlueFire Renewables, Inc. BlueFire Renewables, Inc.

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Renewable Building Chevron Convert 316

The Truth About Cars

JUNE 9, 2023

In a conversation with Elon Musk yesterday on Twitter, GM boss Mary Barra explained her company will begin to integrate the North American Charging Standard (NACS) connector design into its EVs beginning in 2025. As unlikely as it sounds, that’s pretty much what is happening with EV charging ports in 2025.

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Standards GM Plug Charging 81

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MAY 3, 2011

KiOR combines a proprietary catalyst system with a biomass-to-renewable crude conversion technology to produce a high-quality oil called Re-Crude using a process similar to Fluid Catalytic Cracking used in the oil industry. Earlier post.) KiOR expects to begin production at its Columbus facility in the second half of 2012.

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Gasoline Renewable Columbus Diesel 170

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OCTOBER 22, 2019

Other members of the study consortium are Alfa, Aramco, BP, Chevron, Equinor, Ferrovial, General Motors, Shell, and the Toyota Mobility Foundation. The future of personal mobility in urban areas, with a focus on the potentially disruptive role of autonomous vehicles and ride-hailing services.

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MIT Carbon Future Energy 150

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Ensyn and UOP have established a joint venture known as Envergent Technologies LLC ( earlier post ) that supplies Ensyn’s biomass conversion technology (RTP), with performance guarantees, to RFO projects that Ensyn and its partners are developing worldwide.

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MARCH 20, 2012

Both Shell and BP—almost tying for top place—are pursuing strategies based on rapid scale-up in Brazil, where the efficient sugarcane market represents one of the most attractive biofuels markets over the next decade, with potential to supply sugar for advanced conversion technologies producing “drop-in” fuels as well.

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Oil Commercial Brazil Chevron 246

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JUNE 19, 2011

NABC’s primary objective is to develop to a near pilot-ready state one or more advanced biofuel conversion pathways to produce drop-in biofuels that will be economically competitive with current petroleum-based fuels. Catalytic conversion of lignocellulosic sugars. Catalytic Conversion of Lignocellulosic Sugars.

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Production Fuel Oil-Sands Oil 218

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DECEMBER 18, 2015

Ensyn, Tesoro and Chevron are designing a commercial process to produce renewable gasoline and diesel from the co-processing of Renewable Fuel Oil (bio-oil) obtained via pyrolysis of tree residues. Ensyn, Tesoro and Chevron expect to produce a combined total of 2 million gallons per year of renewable diesel and gasoline.

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Gasoline Hydrogen Diesel California 150

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JANUARY 16, 2015

These volumes do not include Petrobras’ share of the output of the FPSOs Frade and Fluminense, installed in the Frade and Bijupirá-Salema fields, in Campos Basin, whose respective operators are Chevron and Shell, and in which Petrobras holds minority stakes. First offshore systems. The result was a significant saving of time and resources.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Chevron Natural Gas Carbon Capture Technology Testing Project. Chevron USA. DOE Funding: $1,499,954; Non-DOE Funding: $375,000; Total: $1,874,954. AOI 2 (Subtopic 2.1): Carbon Capture Testing on Natural Gas Flue Gas.

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Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

The Exxon/Mobil refinery in Torrance and the Chevron refinery in El Segundo are both located in the South Bay and are each a big part of the carbon-based economy that causes the majority of climate change - although you’ll never get either of these corporations to admit this truth or take responsibility for it.

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Los Angeles Climate Change Climate Obama 199

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OCTOBER 18, 2020

Iowa State University (Ames, IA) - Modular Catalytic Reactors for Single-Use Polyolefin Conversion to Lubricating Oils from Upcycled Plastics (LOUPs) – DOE Funding: $2,500,000. Partners include Argonne National Laboratory, ChemStation, Chevron Phillips, and Texas A&M.

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San Diego San Jose Iowa Oklahoma 321

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

There are many players, and the oil industry (including Shell, ExxonMobil, BP, Valero and Chevron) is looking at a range of methods to eliminate steps in the process to reduce complexity and cost. As companies try to find the lowest cost option, several different operating models are emerging.

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Transportation Supplies Emissions Fuel 262

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JANUARY 24, 2014

LS9 has also discovered and engineered a new class of enzymes and their associated genes for the efficient conversion of fatty acids into hydrocarbons. Investors in LS9 included CTTV Investments LLC, the venture capital arm of Chevron Technology Ventures LLC; Flagship Ventures; Khosla Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

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Renewable Companies Energy San Francisco 199

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JANUARY 28, 2019

Natron Energy , a developer of new battery cell technology based on Prussian Blue analogue electrodes and a sodium-ion electrolyte, has closed a strategic investment by Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV) to support the development of stationary energy storage systems for demand charge management at electric vehicle (EV) charging stations.

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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. Energy Markets in a State of Change. Dr. Paul addressed a positive change—the days of increasing US oil consumption may be over. “

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Financing Renewable Stimulus Package Energy 150

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

In most conversions cost is about the same because of needless weight. Chevron owns the NiMH patents and have not allowed EV size batts to be built. But that cost in a built as an EV is much less than an ICE’s costs by about 1/2.

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Oregon Green Electric Cars Lead Acid 58