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Lux Research provides snapshot of oil majors’ investments in alternative fuels; BP leads investment frequency

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Lux Research has investigated the trends of corporate financing of alternative fuels from oil majors, based on a non-exhaustive database of more than 1,000 deals and partnership engagements from 2000 through September, 2014. Total and Chevron are the most active corporate investors in the fermentation domain.

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NREL/Chevron team characterizes chemical composition and properties of renewable diesels derived from FT, hydrotreating, and fermentation of sugar

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A team from the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Chevron Corporation has examined the chemical composition and properties of several diesel fuels and blendstocks derived from Fischer?Tropsch coal to liquid by Fischer?Tropsch. terpenoid hydrocarbon from sugar fermentation. hydroisomerized camelina oil.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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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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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Even if you charge your EV with electricity made from coal fired generators you reduce your car’s pollution by half. We need to stop BURNING fuel in our cars. Chevron owns the NiMH patents and have not allowed EV size batts to be built. nk Related Posts From Green Inc. electric car race with i MiEV in Oregon?

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