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Shell’s Green Dream Goes Bust: Battery Pioneer Sonnen Files for Insolvency Just Two Months After Oil Giant Sells It

Oct 24th, 2026
by John Donovan.
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How a German clean-energy champion became an expensive casualty of Shell’s changing priorities — while the oil giant continued pursuing LNG growth and shareholder returns.

24 October 2026

There are corporate embarrassments. There are expensive strategic miscalculations. And then there is Shell’s remarkable ability to make a much-celebrated clean-energy investment disappear from its portfolio just before the insolvency headlines arrive.

In 2019, Sonnen represented the future.

In August 2026, Sonnen represented an asset disposal.

On 22 October 2026, Sonnen represented an insolvency filing.

Welcome to Shell’s energy transition, where yesterday’s pioneering technology can become tomorrow’s discontinued business strategy, apparently without disturbing the oil and gas growth projections.

The immediate news is dramatic.

German battery-storage pioneer Sonnen GmbH, once a flagship investment in Shell’s ambitions beyond fossil fuels, has filed for insolvency barely two months after Shell sold the business to investment vehicle Tiven. read more

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Shell’s Tiny Electric Car Sermon: Saint Shell of the 10-Minute Charge Preaches Salvation from the Petrol Pump

Jun 24th, 2026
by John Donovan.
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ChatGPT image: A tiny futuristic electric city car plugged into a giant Shell-branded charger, while an enormous LNG tanker and offshore oil rig loom in the background like awkward relatives at a green wedding. The car glows angelically; the fossil-fuel machinery casts a long black shadow. Caption: “Now with 10km/kWh of moral air freshener.”
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PART ONE: THE FACT-BASED TABLOID DEEP DIVE

Shell, previously known as Forthdeal Limited, subsequently as Royal Dutch Shell plc, and now hiding in plain sight as Shell plc after ditching the disgraced Royal Dutch moniker, has reportedly marched back into the electric-vehicle conversation with the sort of corporate flourish normally reserved for glossy sustainability brochures and very expensive conscience management.

The latest exhibit is Shell’s Triple10 Challenge concept car: a small, ultra-efficient electric vehicle designed to show off three neat little “10s” — a 10-minute charge from 10% to 80%, energy efficiency of 10km per kWh, and lifecycle emissions of 10 tonnes of CO₂. It is compact, clever, lightweight, fast-charging and, on the face of it, exactly the sort of thing an overheated transport system badly needs. read more

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When the Arsonist Buys the Fire Station: Shell Acquires the UK’s Largest EV Charging Network

Nov 7th, 2025
by John Donovan.
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In the latest episode of Shell: The Rebrand Nobody Asked For, the oil giant has announced plans to acquire the UK’s largest electric vehicle charging network, according to Reuters.

If you’re getting déjà vu, that’s because every fossil fuel company eventually tries to cosplay as a green energy pioneer. Usually this occurs right around the moment the public begins to notice the oil spills, refinery emissions, bribery scandals, and possible involvement in militarised oil enforcement zones.

So now, Shell — historically known for:

  • Toxic flaring in the Niger Delta,

  • Lobbying against emissions reduction,

  • And leaving the North Sea decommissioning bill on the bar midway through the meal —

…is ready to reinvent itself as Britain’s new eco-friend on wheels.

A “Green Transition,” Or A Hostile Takeover of The Future?

Reuters reported:

“Shell said the deal will expand its ability to offer fast and convenient charging to UK drivers.”

Yes, the same Shell that spent decades discouraging the transition to electric vehicles now claims to be the champion of convenient charging. read more

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Shell’s Secret Charger Elixir: From Black Gold to Battery Soup?

Oct 2nd, 2025
by John Donovan.
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Oil giant Shell has rolled out a new thermal management fluid for electric vehicles—yes, you read that right. The same company whose raison d’être once was pumping crude into the ground now says it can accelerate EV charging from 10% to 80% in 10 minutes. Inevitable? Maybe. Credible? Let’s dig in.

The Tech They’re Pushing

Shell’s Lubricants division claims it has developed a “high-performance EV thermal management fluid” that enables faster charging times “without compromise to battery safety, thermal stability or lifespan.” (Source: The Cool Down / New Atlas via The Cool Down) read more

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Shell’s Chemicals Unit Is Drowning

Aug 1st, 2025
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Wael Sawan pledges to save Shell’s chemical disaster by doing what Shell does best: selling off assets, cutting jobs, and blaming China.

If there’s one thing Shell loves more than raking in billions from polluting the planet, it’s failing upward with a straight face. And this week, CEO Wael Sawan has bravely stepped forward to announce that—surprise!—Shell’s chemicals division is a flaming trainwreck. But don’t worry, folks, they’ve got a plan: shut things down, blame Europe, and “explore partnerships.” read more

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Shell—the quintessential poster child for the “Sin Stocks Hall of Fame”

Aug 12th, 2024
by John Donovan.
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Posted by John Donovan: 12 Aug 2024

Ah, Shell—the quintessential poster child for the “Sin Stocks Hall of Fame” and the company that never misses an opportunity to remind us why it’s the reigning champion of environmental malpractice. Shell’s Latest Masterstroke: Closing 1,000 Gas Stations to “Embrace the Future”—Aka, Screw the Planet and Pocket the Cash

In their latest act of cosmic irony, Shell has decided to close 1,000 gas stations. Yes, that’s right, the same company that’s been unapologetically fuelling climate change and decimating our planet’s future will now close a thousand of its pit stops in an effort to “reallocate resources” and “embrace” the electric vehicle (EV) era. Because, apparently, the best way to show you’re serious about EVs is to make sure drivers have a few fewer places to refuel their gas-guzzling monsters before they transition. read more

*This website and sisters royaldutchshellgroup.com, shellnazihistory.com, royaldutchshell.website, johndonovan.website, shellnews.net, and shellwikipedia.com, are owned by John Donovan - more information here. There is also a Wikipedia segment, the Shell DPA Files, "Shell and the Spies", the Shell Leaks files, the Independent Shell Archive, as well as books written and published by John Donovan - Kindle eBooks. Timeline of the Donovan Shell Feud. Toxic History of Royal Dutch Shell Group. Shell and the Donovans: The Full Media Record — 550+ Articles, 110 Books, 40 Years. *All conjured up by internet wizz, Nick Gill.