Chevron Launches Largest Solar Enhanced-Oil-Recovery Project with BrightSource
Chevron Technology Ventures launched an enhanced oil recovery (EOR) demonstration project to test using solar energy to produce oil. The 29MW project uses BrightSource technology including 7,644 mirrors to focus the sun’s energy onto a solar boiler. The steam produced is injected into oil reservoirs to increase oil production. The project is the largest of its kind in the world.