Shell turns focus to wind power with new energy division

CleanTechnica

Royal Dutch Shell is reported to have created a new division which will focus solely on investing in renewable and low-carbon energies.

According to reports in the news, and a new report published by Shell, the oil and gas company will bring together its existing hydrogen, biofuels, and electrical activities, and will go further, using it as a base by which the company can begin stepping into the wind industry sector.

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Shell published a new report, Shell: Energy transitions and portfolio resilience, which addresses an oft-raised question, “how is the company positioned for the changes that are to come” in a low-carbon future. Shell’s CEO, Ben van Beuden, in his introduction to the report, highlighted Shell’s “track record of successfully adapting our business model, and delivering profitable growth, over more than 100 years.” Van Beuden added that his company’s assessment of the current energy climate is that “there will continue to be commercial opportunities for Shell in oil and gas for decades to come, providing a foundation to position the company successfully for the energy transition to a lower-carbon system.”



Shell’s New Energies division “is actively exploring opportunities where commercial value is clear.” The new division covers a variety of different avenues, including “new fuels for mobility, such as biofuels and hydrogen; integrated energy solutions, that combine, for example wind and solar energy; and connecting customers with new business models for energy, enabled by digitalisation, and the decentralisation of energy systems.”

Shell already has $1.7 billion attached to its new energies endeavors, and is currently spending approximately $200 million annually to explore and develop the above avenues. Specifically, Shell is focusing on biofuels, hydrogen, wind, and solar.

This article was originally published CleanTechnica. Reproduced here with permission

Joshua S. Hill is a Melbourne-based journalist who has been writing about climate change, clean technology, and electric vehicles for over 15 years. He has been reporting on electric vehicles and clean technologies for Renew Economy and The Driven since 2012. His preferred mode of transport is his feet.

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One response to “Shell turns focus to wind power with new energy division”

  1. trackdaze Avatar
    trackdaze

    Lets hope its honest endevour.

    So its forecast capital expenditure on core business is in the 20billion range for 2016.

    With plans to spend 200million the casual observer might suggest its. lipstick on a pig

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