Chevron backs California waste-to-hydrogen project
US oil major to target local transport markets with hydrogen produced from landfill waste in ‘first of its kind’ joint venture project
Chevron is investing in a waste-to-hydrogen project aimed at supplying transport markets in northern California from the first quarter of next year. The US oil major’s Chevron New Energies unit has become a 50pc shareholder in the project in Richmond, with the balance of the shares held by Wyoming-based renewable fuels producer Raven SR (30pc) and fuel-cell vehicle manufacturer Hyzon (20pc). Chevron and Hyzon are already strategic investors in Raven SR. “We are excited about this collaboration and our expanded commitment to Raven and its waste-to-hydrogen technology,” says Austin Knight, vice-president of hydrogen for Chevron New Energies. 2,400t/yr – Projected output of project “Not
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