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Mascoma Announces Feedstock Processing and Lignin Supply Agreement with Chevron Technology Ventures; Chevron Working on Converting Lignin to Hydrocarbon Fuel Components

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Mascoma Corporation has entered into a feedstock processing and lignin supply agreement with Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV), a division of Chevron USA, Inc. Chevron and lignin for fuels. Chevron says tests have shown that this produced water does not inhibit the lignin conversion. Earlier post.)

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Stanford launches major new natural gas research initiative

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Compared with burning coal, natural gas emits about half the carbon dioxide and substantially less soot, mercury and sulfur. Ritts, most recently with Chevron Asia Pacific Exploration & Production Co., —Mark Zoback, a professor of geophysics and NGI’s director. US emissions of CO 2 have declined to the level of the mid-1990s.

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Opinion: Why Buffett Bet A Billion On Solar: Miles Per Acre Per Year

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Coal still supplies more power in the US than anything else, with natural gas next. However, building more coal and gas power plants to make miles for transport is counter-productive if the game plan is to reduce carbon output. Chevron, ExxonMobil and Shell cannot stop this; they will begin to bleed trillions of miles per year.

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Greentech Media | ECOtality CEO: Fast Charging and Why Battery Swapping Is Doomed

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By “quickly,” I mean in 10 to 15 minutes while shopping or eating – not sitting at a Chevron station somewhere). by: Jonathan Read, President and CEO, ECOtality June 24, 2008 ECOtality CEO Jonathan Read. Customer convenience will be predicated on the ability to charge quickly while on the road in many locations. (By