For those who don't know, Esso is what the rest of world calls Exxon.
I don't know how you found this forum, but it's a topic so wholey unrelated to the subject of this site, you'll be lucky if this post goes otherwise unnoticed or ignored.
Truly, what you present is nothing new. Oil companies have been holding back and buying out non-poluting energy technologies for decades, and naturally the largest such company would be doing the same.
So, naturally, gl in your escapade, but I doubt you find people here who care.