New Chevron technology centre to advance biofuel development

State and local leaders along with company leaders at Chevron Corporation celebrated the grand opening of the Ames Technology Centre on the Chevron Renewable Energy Group (CREG) Campus.
The 45,000 square foot facility, which sits on the Chevron Campus in Ames, Iowa, will expand the company’s lower carbon fuels technology development and advanced technical support capabilities by adding new analytical laboratory and R&D space, along with new offices.
“It’s inspiring to see so many people from all corners of the Iowa innovation ecosystem – industry, academia, government – join us as we demonstrate how the Ames Technology Centre will help lead Chevron into the future with innovation,” said Jim Gable, vice-president, innovation and president of technology ventures at Chevron.
“The capabilities we advance here will be applied to other parts of Chevron in the renewable energy space and could be deployed at some of our biorefineries across the globe.”
Chevron operates nine biorefineries around the world, including two in Iowa, and is pursuing opportunities that generate a competitive return in biodiesel, renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel, renewable natural gas and other biofuels.
To rapidly scale and commercialise these products, Chevron is advancing new catalytic technologies, partnering to develop lower carbon feedstocks, and leveraging its world-class fuel production expertise at existing facilities.
An example of how the work at the state-of-the-art Ames Technology Centre can drive innovation in future fuels development includes the expansion project at Chevron’s Geismar, Louisiana, renewable diesel production facility that is increasing site production capacity from 90 million gallons per year to 340 million gallons per year.