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Shell Signs Deals to Develop Solar PV Projects in the UK
By Jaime Llinares Taboada:
Royal Dutch Shell PLC said Monday that it has signed deals with Island Green Power and Clearstone Energy to develop solar photovoltaic projects in the U.K.
Both deals would be subject to a future final investment decision, Shell said.
Write to Jaime Llinares Taboada at jaime.llinares@wsj.com; @JaimeLlinaresT
Shell Outlines Plans for Reducing Its Own Carbon Footprint
The energy giant has high hopes for sustainable aviation fuel
While energy giant Shell may not be the first name that comes to mind when you think of sustainability, it’s looking to change that by “reduc[ing] the carbon intensity of all the energy that we sell by 2050.”
That’s according to Dean Aragón, CEO of Shell Brands International AG, who said the company has set milestones toward becoming a net-zero emissions energy business for the years 2023, 2030 and 2035 that are “very clear, measurable and quantifiable targets on the decarbonization journey.” He did not provide specifics.
Shell to pilot faster-charging, solar-powered stations for EVs in Singapore
: Thu, Mar 04 2021
THREE Shell service stations in Tampines, Pasir Ris and Lakeview will soon be powered by solar energy and offer significantly faster charging services for electric vehicles (EVs). The Energy Market Authority (EMA) and Shell have jointly awarded a research grant to a consortium led by local solar company Eigen Energy, to pilot the stations by early 2022.
The new stations will add to Shell’s network of 18 stations with EV charging services across the island. However, they will offer much shorter charging times – up to three times faster – than the 50 kilowatt rapid direct current chargers deployed at the existing stations. The latter typically provide up to an 80 per cent charge in about 30 minutes, depending on the EV model.
Shell puts electric charge into green energy future
Emily Gosden, Energy Editor The Times
Royal Dutch Shell plans to operate as many as 2.5 million electric vehicle charging points globally by 2030 under a new emissions-reduction strategy that will see its oil output decline.
The Anglo-Dutch oil giant sought to flesh out its 2050 net zero emissions goal with a plan to focus on customer-facing business such as electricity sales, rather than power generation like its peers. It intends to operate half a million charging points by 2025, up from 60,000 today, and could increase this to 2.5 million by the end of the decade.
Work stops at Shell solar project after contractor dispute leads to stand-downs
Work has stopped on the 120MW Gangarri solar project near Wandoan in Queensland – the first major solar farm to be built in Australia by global oil giant Shell – after an alleged dispute over payments between contractors led to the standing down of up to 230 workers on Monday. Shell confirmed there were issues at the solar project which it hoped would be resolved soon.
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Shell signs its first German solar PPA
Bonn: 02 Feb 2021: 12:17 CET
(Montel) Shell Energy Europe has signed its first power purchase agreement with a solar project developer in Germany, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.
It has contracted for 9 GWh of power annually with Seac Invest, the developer of a 9 MW site in Fuerstenwalde in the eastern state of Brandenburg. The project has been delivering power since the start of the year.
“This solar power deal will help us to expand the range of low-carbon energy choices we offer to our customers in Germany,” said the head of European power at Shell Energ…
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Shell to install Dutch solar park (30 MW) by November
HERMAN MOESTUE: Oslo: 19 Jan 2021 15:52 CET
(Montel) Anglo-Dutch energy giant Royal Dutch Shell plans to begin construction of its 30 MW Sas van Gent-Zuid solar park in southern Netherlands in March, with completion due in November, it said on Tuesday.
The solar installation in the province of Zeerland would be erected on a former industrial site, which is “one of the sunniest places” in the country, the firm added.
Shell seals 300MW Spanish solar power play
Solaria to deliver electricity from six projects under a 10-year power purchase agreement
15 JAN 2021
Shell Energy Europe is to buy power from Solaria from solar farms in Spain totalling 300MW under a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA).
The energy will be supplied from six solar projects that will produce around 570 gigawatt hours of electricity per year.
The projects will be connected to the grid progressively through 2021.
The duration of the PPA is 10 years, with power deliveries starting upon commissioning of the facilities.
Shell and Eneco’s offshore wind farm to include floating solar and hydrogen production
PUBLISHED THU, JUL 30 20209:19 AM EDT
Anmar Frangoul
A consortium made up of Shell and Eneco is to develop an offshore wind farm that will incorporate a range of “technology demonstrations” including floating solar and hydrogen produced by electrolysis.
The 759 megawatt (MW) Hollandse Kust (noord) facility will be subsidy free and able to produce at least 3.3 terawatt hours annually, according to Eneco, a Rotterdam-headquartered firm whose shareholders are the Mitsubishi Corporation and Chubu Electric Power Co. The project will use 69 turbines from Siemens Gamesa, which will have a capacity of 11 MW each.
Shell Energy has launched a new Solar Storage tariff as part of its partnership with German battery manufacturer sonnen.
Customers with solar panels installed on their homes will be able to earn solar credits in the summer, when they are generating excess power that can be exported to the grid. These credits can then be used come winter to save money on bills.
Iris Lacorn, Energy Marketing Strategy & Innovation manager at Shell said on LinkedIn: “We have been bringing together the best in Shell to the benefit of the customers, the intelligent solar storage batteries from our subsidiary sonnen and the perfectly matching new Solar Storage tariff from Shell Energy.
Shell turns to NextEnergy Capital for US solar PPA
NextEnergy Capital (NEC) has entered into two separate ten-year power purchase agreements with Shell Energy North America for the power from two US-based solar farms.
The deal will see Shell Energy North America, the US and Canada-facing utility and energy solutions arm of the oil and gas major, procure around 62GWh of solar each year – equivalent to approximately 90% of the portfolio’s output – from two solar farms with a combined generation capacity of 45MW.
By Sam Morgan | EURACTIV.com
Oil and gas giant Shell has plans for a 100-megawatt grid storage battery in the west of England. It is slated to be the biggest battery in Europe once it is completed later this year and will be crucial to the UK’s quest to remain the continent’s top wind power player.
The battery project in the county of Wiltshire aims to store renewable power in two 50MW cells and then sell it to consumers when demand and prices are high.
“Projects like this will be vital for balancing the UK’s electricity demand and supply as wind and solar power play bigger roles in powering our lives,” said Shell Energy Europe vice president David Wells.
By Ron Bousso: 9 January 2020
LONDON (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell’s <RDSa.L> New Energies boss Mark Gainsborough will step down in April and be replaced by Elisabeth Brinton, who joined the business in 2018 and will oversee the company’s plans to expand its low-carbon and power business.
Gainsborough, a 39-year Shell veteran, set up Shell’s New Energies four years ago as the oil and gas company faces heavy investor pressure to meet the 2015 Paris climate agreement to limit global warming.
Shell’s green spending plans were dealt a blow earlier this year when the company missed out on a multibillion dollar race to buy Dutch utility Eneco, which has a large renewable energy portfolio. Shell and its pension fund partner lost out to a consortium of investors led by Japan’s Mitsubishi, which paid $4.5bn for the company.
The deal might have pushed Shell’s green investment towards its planned spending range. Shell said it was disappointed it lost the bid, and said that it would continue to invest growing gas and electricity generation from renewable sources.
First Utility were rebranded as Shell Energy in March 2019, more than a year after Shell purchased the supplier, and announced they were switching to 100% renewable energy. They later announced they were purchasing fellow small supplier Green Star Energy, another renewables specialist.
By Lucy Brown: 3 January 2020
Extracts
Wind and solar both saw record generation peaks, plus a day in August has been labelled as the ‘greenest’ ever.
Energy supplier moves tariff from 0.001p per kWh to 3.5p per kWh, insisting first price was a ‘pilot’ tariff
Shell Energy has significantly bumped the price it will pay for solar energy produced by domestic customers, after attracting criticism from climate campaigners for initially having the lowest rates on the market.
Under the new Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) launched on Wednesday large suppliers must pay for energy provided to the grid by small scale producers, including people with rooftop solar panels.
Jeroen van Hoof: 2 January 2020
Oil and gas companies are entering the utilities market—aiming to take advantage of rapid market transformation
In the last few years, an increasing number of International Oil Companies (IOCs) have entered the utilities sector—especially those with headquarters in Europe.
Shell, for example, has taken a series of strategic decisions to grab a share of this market. The company has now installed more than 10GW of generating capacity in North America, of which one-third is from renewable resources. It has also invested in offshore wind near the Netherlands, acquired First Utility in the UK to supply gas and energy services to domestic consumers, and entered the US supply market through MP2 Energy, while also buying into US and Asian solar power generation through EV vehicle charging and battery technology…
Published: 2 Jan 2020, 12:03
By: Alice Grundy: Junior reporter, Solar Power Portal
Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) tariffs have been unveiled after the legislation came into full effect yesterday (1 January 2020), with pricing ranging wildly from Social Energy’s 5.6p per kWh down to the barely-compliant 0.001p per kWh that Shell Energy is offering.
Under the SEG, suppliers with over 150,000 domestic customers were required to launch an export tariff on or before 1 January 2020. Social isn’t required to launch a tariff due to the supplier having less than 150,000 domestic customers, but already offers export payments of 5.6p per kWh to its customers, making its offering top of the league table for export payments. Likewise, Green Network Energy is also offering its tariff on a voluntary basis.
EDF Renewables North America and Shell Energy North America have signed a 15-year power purchase agreement for 132 MW of solar output in Riverside County, California.
The Maverick 7 project is part of the Palen Solar site to be built on 3,140 acres of federal lands. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management completed the federal permitting process approving the project in October 2018.
The project is expected to be completed and operational by the end of 2021.
“Palen Solar, with a total of 500 MW of solar capacity, demonstrates EDF Renewables’ long-term commitment to solar development in California,” said Dai Owen, vice president of power marketing for EDF Renewables. “The project uniquely positions the company to help load-serving entities meet their long-term carbon goals and obligations under California’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) by offering smaller tranches at industry-leading prices.”
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