雪佛龙投资碳捕获初创企业

　　中国石化新闻网讯 据天然气加工网站1月14日报道 美国石油巨头雪佛龙公司表示，该公司已投资于蓝星系统公司（Blue Planet Systems）。蓝星系统公司是一家制造和开发碳捕获技术以减少碳足迹的初创公司。

　　雪佛龙风险投资部门雪佛龙科技风险投资公司总裁Barbara Burger表示：“这项投资是通过我们的未来能源基金进行，该基金专注于采用低碳技术的初创企业，这些技术可以实现商业规模。”

　　雪佛龙和总部位于圣何塞的蓝星系统公司也签署了一份意向书，就一些地区的潜在试点项目和商业开发进行合作。

　　去年，雪佛龙表示，正投资于初创公司Zap能源，因为能源公司面临着越来越大的来自投资者的压力，要求他们减少排放，增加在低碳能源上的支出，并披露其化石燃料生产对气候变化的影响。

　　王磊 摘译自 天然气加工

　　原文如下：

Oil major invests in carbon capture startup

U.S. oil major Chevron Corp said it has invested in Blue Planet Systems Corp, a startup that manufactures and develops carbon capture technology to reduce carbon footprint.

"This investment is made through our Future Energy Fund which focuses on startups with lower-carbon technologies that can scale commercially," said Barbara Burger, president of Chevron Technology Ventures, the venture capital division of the company.

Chevron and San Jose-based Blue Planet also signed a letter of intent to collaborate on potential pilot projects and commercial development in some geographies.

Last year, Chevron said it was investing in nuclear fusion start up Zap Energy Inc as energy companies face increasing pressure from investors to reduce emissions, spend more on low-carbon energy and disclose the impact of their fossil fuel production on climate change.