In the Netherlands, Offshore Energy reports that Shell said it became the first in the Netherlands to offer bio-LNG to all of its customers, following the launch of Nordsol’s bio-LNG installation at Amsterdam Westpoort. The plant opened in late 2021 and is the first bio-LNG installation in the country. Customers can now fill up with […]
In the Netherlands, Tank Storage Magazine reports that Vopak is building 16 new tanks at its Vlaardingen site to support the implementation of Shell’s new 820,000 tpa biorefinery at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam. With Vopak set to store and supply feedstock for Shell under their new long-term agreement, the new tank farm […]
In Germany, thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers has signed a supply contract with Shell for the large-scale project ‘Hydrogen Holland I’ in the port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Under the contract, thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers will engineer, procure and fabricate a 200 MW electrolysis plant based on their large-scale 20 MW alkaline water electrolysis module. First […]
In the Netherlands, shipping and logistics company CMA CGM Group and Shell have performed the first Bio-LNG bunkering trial in Rotterdam. The CONTAINERSHIPS AURORA, a 1,400 TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units) LNG-powered vessel, was bunkered by Shell with a nearly 10% blend of low carbon Bio-LNG while calling at Rotterdam. The vessel received around 483 m3 […]
In Singapore, Shell will build a new pyrolysis oil upgrader unit that improves the quality of pyrolysis oil, a liquid made from hard-to-recycle plastic waste that would have gone into a landfill, and turns it into chemical feedstock for its plant. Slated to start production in 2023, the unit at Shell’s manufacturing site on Pulau […]
In Sweden, Vattenfall, SAS, Shell and LanzaTech will together investigate the production of the world’s first synthetic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) using the LanzaJetTM “Alcohol to Jet” technology on a large scale in Sweden. Instead of using virgin fossil material in the production process, the synthetic SAF will be produced from fossil free electricity and […]
In Brazil, Volkswagen do Brasil, Raízen and Shell announced a partnership to decarbonize the automotive sector. The agreement includes a series of initiatives, mainly encouraging the use of ethanol, combined with a complementary strategy between electric, hybrid and flex cars, the installation of charging stations for the brand’s electric cars, and the supply of renewable […]
In the Netherlands, Worley is providing detailed design and procurement services to support the development of a low-carbon fuels facility at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The facility is expected to be one of the biggest of its kind in Europe and will produce 820,000 metric tons of sustainable aviation fuel […]
In Oregon, Shell Oil Products US, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, has successfully achieved startup and production of renewable natural gas (RNG) at its first US biomethane facility, Shell New Energies Junction City in Oregon. The facility utilizes locally sourced cow manure and excess agricultural residues to produce an expected 736,000 MMBtu a […]
In the Netherlands, Royal Dutch Shell said it will produce around 2 million tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel a year by 2025. That’s around 600 million gallons per year — dwarfing any other SAF production either in production or on the boards. Shell also aims to have at least 10% of its global aviation fuel […]
