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Does the richmond chevron refinery have solar panels.
The chevron richmond refinery is a 2 900 acre 1 200 ha petroleum refinery in richmond california on san francisco bay.
As solar technology advances ctv is studying the latest methods.
Approximately 175 solar panels are installed.
A sharply divided richmond city council approved on thursday chevron s controversial plan for a major upgrade of its century old refinery and accepted 61 million from the oil company for.
Chevron depends on richmond for so much but richmond does not need chevron.
For more than a century some of the world s most significant energy innovations have been developed here in richmond at chevron s richmond technology center rtc a unique research and development facility located adjacent to the refinery.
Partnership and innovation are helping chevron develop more energy at a lower carbon intensity.
It is owned and operated by chevron corporation and employs more than 1 200 workers making it the city s largest employer.
The refinery processes approximately 240 000 barrels 38 000 m 3 of crude oil a day in the manufacture of petroleum products and other chemicals.