shell Archives - Renew Economy

Battery

Home battery visionary sold for a loss as oil giant gets out of clean energy
Oil giant has sold home battery maker that was one of the early players in Australian market, but missed out on the federal rebate boom.
Rachel Williamson

Aug 26, 2026

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Battery

Edify trucks in 100 Tesla Megapacks for final leg of landmark battery project
One hundred Tesla Megapacks trucked in for installation at landmark battery project in north-west Victoria.
Rachel Williamson

Jul 24, 2024

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Solar

Solar giants produce more useful energy than Big Oil, and fossil fuel spending is going to waste
The world’s biggest solar panel makers now produce vastly more useful energy than Big Oil.
Rachel Williamson

Jun 27, 2024

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Battery

Thermal storage hopeful raises funds to get back on track after “dangerous heat incident”
MGA Thermal says it has learned a lot from the pilot plant problems last year, and is on track to reach the next milestone to commercialisation.
Rachel Williamson

Apr 17, 2024

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Shell’s about-face on green energy continues, with battery maker sonnen tipped next to go
German home battery maker sonnen looks to be the next sale item as Shell fades back to black and unwinds its interests in clean green electricity.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 11, 2023

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“I’m out:” Shell solar employee praised for quitting after oil giant’s climate backflip
An employee of a Shell owned solar and battery group has won praise after publicly declaring his disgust at the oil giant’s business strategy and quitting the business.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 23, 2023

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Solar

Floating solar developer lands first commercial install – at an offshore wind farm
Dutch offshore solar start-up wins contract to install and operate a floating solar system at the 759MW Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm.
Joshua S Hill

Apr 27, 2023

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Australia’s methane pollution problem is outsized – and probably underestimated
Australia already produces five times as much methane as our population should warrant – but what if some of the biggest emitters are fudging their numbers?
Rachel Williamson

Feb 22, 2023

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Storage

Australian experimental storage play MGA wins grant from oil giant Shell
MGA founders spent a decade on the tech and now they’re launching the first pilot to see what it can do in the real world.
Rachel Williamson

Feb 20, 2023

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Storage

Location, location: Battery storage projects jostle for position to back up wind and solar
The competition among battery storage projects for connection points in intense, with many proposing batteries right next door to rival projects.
Rachel Williamson

Jan 30, 2023

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Scotland awards mammoth 25GW of offshore and floating offshore wind
Scotland has awarded 17 leases for the development of nearly 25GW of offshore wind energy projects – roughly half of which will result in floating wind farms.
Joshua S Hill

Jan 19, 2022

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Hydrogen

Shell to power 200MW hydrogen plant with offshore wind farm
Shell lays plans for a “major hydrogen hub” in Europe, starting with construction of an offshore wind powered electrolysis plant in the Port of Rotterdam.
Joshua S Hill

Jan 13, 2022

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