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Shell to install 800 EV chargers at Waitrose shops by 2025
Project will increase the total number of Shell Recharge points in the UK eight-fold
Multinational energy company Shell will install 800 electric vehicle chargers at Waitrose shops in by 2025, increasing its number of chargers almost eight-fold in the UK. Around 100 Waitrose shops will gain Shell Recharge stations, with each site expected to receive six 22kW chargers and two 50kW rapid chargers.
Extracts from Shell Energy customer reviews posted during the past few days on Trustpilot: “absolutely abysmal speeds, even on a wired connection with only 1 device connected, i get between 0.5 to 1.5mps… has made working from home almost impossible and getting in touch with support has been a nightmare”: Misled into taking Shell internet, when with Plusnet no problem went with Shell all as gone downhill, just about the worst company i have ever been with…”: Upload speeds are truly terrible”
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Shell to Appeal Dutch Court Ruling on Emissions Cuts
By Sarah McFarlane: July 20, 2021 8:24 am ET
Royal Dutch Shell PLC on Tuesday confirmed it would appeal against a Dutch court ruling calling for the oil major to reduce its carbon emissions at a faster pace, saying it was being unfairly singled out.
The energy giant said it was working toward increasing the scale and speed of its plans for cutting carbon emissions, but that the court ruling didn’t take into account the commitments it set out earlier this year to shift away from fossil fuels toward lower-carbon energy due to the timing of the hearings.
RTTNews
Shell To Appeal Court Ruling In Netherlands Climate Case
RTTNews: Jul. 20, 2021, 07:48 AM(RTTNews) – Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDS-B, RDSB.L, RDSA.L, RDS-A) confirmed that it will appeal a ruling issued by the District Court in The Hague, in May 2021, that Shell must reduce its global net carbon emissions by 45% by 2030 compared to 2019 levels.
Shell said it agrees urgent action is needed and it will accelerate its transition to net zero emissions by 2050. But it will appeal because a court judgment, against a single company, is not effective. Climate change is a challenge that requires both urgent action and an approach that is global, collaborative and encourages coordination between all parties.
The Guardian
How a powerful US lobby group helps big oil to block climate action
Chris McGreal: Mon 19 Jul 2021 11.00 BST
When Royal Dutch Shell published its annual environmental report in April, it boasted that it was investing heavily in renewable energy. The oil giant committed to installing hundreds of thousands of charging stations for electric vehicles around the world to help offset the harm caused by burning fossil fuels.
On the same day, Shell issued a separate report revealing that its single largest donation to political lobby groups last year was made to the American Petroleum Institute, one of the US’s most powerful trade organizations, which drives the oil industry’s relationship with Congress.
energynewsbulletin.net
Sleep-deprived Prelude workers complain to offshore regulator
19 JULY 2021
OPERATIONAL managers of Shell’s Prelude facility are being accused of blatantly ignoring serious work safety occupational health and safety breaches as workers complain they’re being forced to work on only two to three hours’ sleep.
Shell’s FLNG facility moored offshore Western Australian has become notorious for the poor conditions faced by workers onboard.
Members of the union group The Offshore Alliance have made an official complaint to the offshore regulator, NOPSEMA, urging it to investigate alleged breaches of fatigue management standards.
Bloomberg: Quint
Tainted Money Is Better Than None for Struggling Charities
Max Hastings Jul 18 2021, 12:30 PM Jul 19 2021, 1:46 PM
In Britain, the actor Mark Rylance is among prominent lobbyists for Extinction Rebellion, a green advocacy group demanding, among much else, that Sadler’s Wells ballet company cease accepting money from Barclays Bank, which it describes as Europe’s largest financier of “fossil fuel extraction.”
Likewise, the British Museum is targeted for its partnership with oil company BP Plc., and the London Science Museum faces criticism for allowing Royal Dutch Shell Plc. to sponsor an exhibition on climate change.
Extracts from Shell Energy customer reviews posted during the past few days on Trustpilot: “I was told when I moved to Shell broadband it would be as good as what I had with my last provider, very disappointed it’s terrible”: “very poor connection keeps disconnecting everyone in the house wish I’d never have changed”: “A shambles is the politest way to put it.”: “A bunch of crooks. At least Dick Turpin wore a mask.”: “Staff we had the pleasure of speaking to were incredibly rude and disinterested…”
BBC NEWS
Shell and Scottish Power bid to build floating wind farm
16 JULY 2021: Energy giant Shell has teamed up with Scottish Power to bid to develop large floating wind farms off the coast of north east Scotland.
They have joined an auction for the next generation of wind farms at 15 seabed areas.
Crown Estate Scotland, which manages the seabed, is closing submissions for the ScotWind Leasing process on Friday.
Italian oil giant Eni was already among other companies interested in the leasing round.
The Guardian
Shell and Scottish Power submit plans for floating offshore windfarms
Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent: Fri 16 Jul 2021 00.01 BST
Royal Dutch Shell has joined forces with Scottish Power to develop the world’s first large-scale floating offshore windfarms in the north-east of Scotland.
The energy companies have submitted multiple plans for a string of large floating offshore windfarms to Crown Estate Scotland as part of the property manager’s latest leasing round for access to the coastline.
The Telegraph
Shell starts selling power from giant battery in Wiltshire
Britain’s electricity grid is now balancing supply and demand with the help of a giant battery in Wiltshire funded by Chinese investment.
The 100 megawatt system has been developed by UK company Penso Power with funding from China’s state-owned Huaneng Group utility and CNIC Corporation.
Shell, the FTSE 100 oil and gas giant, has a deal to trade all of the power from the battery, which is now fully operational.
Extracts from Shell Energy customer reviews posted during the past few days on Trustpilot: “Avoid if the internet is important to you. Broadband has been down for 76 hours and counting. Still waiting for the engineer to turn up…”: “Customer Service stinks! Kept having outages for the Broadband provided by Shell.”
Visit the Shell Energy page on Trustpilot to view all reviews in their entirety, positive and negative (and Shell Energy responses). Watch out for any fake reviews. Note the reoccurring themes in the negative reviews, including difficulty in communicating with the company. This article was posted on 15 July 2021.
WebWire
Shell and Deutsche Telekom agree to advance digital innovation in pursuit of climate goals
WEBWIRE – Monday, July 12, 2021
Shell Gas & Power Developments BV (Shell) and T-Systems International GmbH (T-Systems), Deutsche Telekom’s corporate customers arm, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to advance digital innovation as both companies accelerate their transitions to net-zero emissions.
The MOU builds on an existing technological relationship between Shell and T-Systems. Under the terms of the agreement the two companies will:
Shell proposes large-scale CCS facility in Alberta
Tuesday, July 13, 2021, 12 AM MDT
CALGARY, AB, July 13, 2021 /CNW/ – Today, Shell announced a proposal to build a large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at its Scotford Complex near Edmonton. This would be a key step in transforming Scotford into one of five energy and chemicals parks for Shell around the world, providing customers with lower-carbon fuels and products into the future, such as hydrogen.
The proposed Polaris CCS project, the largest in a series of low-carbon opportunities Shell is exploring at Scotford, would capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from the Shell-owned Scotford refinery and chemicals plant. The initial phase is expected to start operations around the middle of the decade, subject to a final investment decision by Shell expected in 2023. Polaris would have storage capacity of about 300 million tonnes of CO2 over the life of the project.
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Reuters
Shell to join clean hydrogen project in Norway
OSLO, July 12 (Reuters) – Shell (RDSa.L) will join a project in Norway to produce hydrogen from natural gas while capturing the emissions, Aker Clean Hydrogen (ACH) (ACH-ME.OL) said on Monday.
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