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Chevron New Energies, Crowley invest in marine hydrogen tech company Zero Emission Industries

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The round is led by Chevron New Energies with additional investment from US-based shipping and logistics company Crowley. The investments from Chevron and Crowley create an integrated value chain from hydrogen production to power systems to vessels.

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Chevron invests in nuclear fusion start-up Zap Energy

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Chevron Corporation made a Series A investment in Zap Energy Inc. , It is now backed by an energy and technology-focused investor base, including Chevron. We see fusion technology as a promising low-carbon future energy source. —Barbara Burger, president of Chevron Technology Ventures. Resources. “

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TAE Technologies exceeds fusion reactor performance goals by 250% as company closes $250M round; $1.2B to date

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TAE says that its non-radioactive approach represents the fastest, most practical, and economically competitive solution to bring abundant carbon-free energy to the grid. TAE’s fifth-generation reactor, Norman, was unveiled in 2017 and was designed to keep plasma stable at 30 million degrees Celsius.

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Shell completes divestment of oil sand interests in Canada; retains Scotford refinery and plants

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billion was taken in Q1, 2017 with a further $0.4 billion expected in Q2, 2017 based on final closing adjustments. As previously announced, the transactions were estimated to result in a post-tax impairment of $1.3 billion of which $1.1

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Gevo joins SFO consortium to advance sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)

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SFO is positioning for increased interest in the California market for SAF producers and suppliers, given the additional incentives likely to be made available, through a California Air Resources Board ruling allowing the opt-in inclusion of SAF in the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS).

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It’s 2010 – Are YOU Ready for The Greenius Decade?

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It’s time for every one of them to become carbon neutral and during the Greenius Decade that’s exactly what they’re going to do. By 2020 Torrance, having closed down the ExxonMobil refinery in 2017 will proudly declare it has reached carbon neutral status.

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EPA proposes renewable fuel volume obligations for 2020

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Unless EPA restores demand destroyed through secret handouts to oil giants like Exxon and Chevron, these targets offer nothing but another year of lost opportunity and rural hardship. Making matters worse, EPA chose to flout the 2017 court ruling requiring the agency to revisit 500 million gallons of biofuel that were inappropriately waived.

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