Chevron plans concentrating solar power plant for process heat at Hawaii refinery

Chevron USA Inc. will to construct and operate a concentrating solar thermal power plant (CSP) at the Chevron Kapolei Refinery in Oahu, Hawaii.

The project will be utilized to offset burning of fossil fuels used to generate heat and steam for internal use. U.S. oil major Chevron Corporation is planning to build a solar thermal demonstration project at its Kapolei refinery. The project, led by Chevron