Shell
Strategic Development
Shell acquires Next Kraftwerke to strengthen position in renewables trading
Subject to approval by the regulatory authorities, Shell will acquire 100% of Next Kraftwerke’s shares.
Wind
Shell partners with Simply Blue Energy to develop Irish floating wind...
Shell has acquired a 51% share of the Simply Blue Energy Kinsale venture, which was set up to develop the Emerald Project.
Solar
Anesco and Shell New Energies plan 30MW solar farm in Netherlands
The solar farm will cover an area of 24.7 hectares and consist of over 55,000 modules.
Hydrogen
Shell, Mitsubishi and Vattenfall partner on Hamburg hydrogen project
Shell, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Vattenfall and Wärme Hamburg are exploring a plan to jointly produce hydrogen from renewables at the Hamburg-Moorburg power plant.
Solar
EDF Renewables solar farms go online in California
One plant delivers 125 MW to utility Edison while the other supplies 100 MW to Shell Energy North America.
Strategic Development
Programme to decarbonise Scottish industry gets £1.23m from government
NECCUS has had a £1.23 million programme approved by the UK Government for plans to decarbonise large sections of Scotland’s industry.
Emissions & Environment
Oil & gas majors unite to agree energy transition principles
bp, Eni, Equinor, Galp, Occidental, Repsol, Royal Dutch Shell and Total have agreed to apply six Energy Transition Principles to drive their participation in the energy transition.
Hydrogen
RWE and Equinor join Shell in Europe’s biggest green hydrogen project
RWE and Equinor have joined the NortH2 consortium of companies, launched to produce green hydrogen using renewable electricity from offshore wind off the coast of Netherlands.
Emissions & Environment
Oil giants and utilities pressure federal leaders to strengthen GHG rules
Three major oil companies are pushing for a reversal of the Trump Administration’s rollback on methane emissions from natural gas operations.
Hydrogen
Evonik’s new tech: A step towards cheaper green hydrogen?
Evonik has developed a novel anion exchange membrane, which should contribute to the breakthrough of electrolytic production of hydrogen.
