Chevron VP: Linking Gulf Coast hydrogen efforts with Bayou Bend CCS ‘makes a lot of sense’

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Chevron is exploring integrating the Bayou Bend carbon capture project with the HyVelocity hydrogen hub. With Texas' abundant resources, both projects can add dispatchable power to Texas’ electric grid operator, ERCOT.

Chevron VP: Linking Gulf Coast hydrogen efforts with Bayou Bend CCS ‘makes a lot of sense’

Houston Business Journal, May 1, 2024

Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX), a partner in both the Bayou Bend carbon capture and storage project near Beaumont and Port Arthur and the massive HyVelocity hydrogen hub collaboration across the Texas Gulf Coast, is eyeing potential to integrate its hydrogen efforts with its CCS efforts.

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