The energy future
How will the world produce more, cleaner energy to power our homes and cities, and fuel our vehicles in decades to come?
Energy is vital to our daily lives. Over the coming decades, more people will gain access to energy and enjoy higher standards of living. At the same time, climate change remains a serious concern. We use human ingenuity, innovation and technology to unlock more, cleaner energy for the years ahead.
How will the world produce more, cleaner energy to power our homes and cities, and fuel our vehicles in decades to come?
Shell Scenarios ask “what if?” questions about the future. They help us, governments and academia understand possibilities and uncertainties ahead.
We are helping to power lives around the world with natural gas, the cleanest-burning hydrocarbon.
Shell has a long history of developing energy projects using its knowledge, experience and proven deep-water technologies to unlock new resources safely and efficiently. Read more about Shell’s deep-water work around the world.
We develop innovative technologies to find and safely unlock more, and affordable, energy from ever harder-to-reach places.
Do you have a great idea or innovative technology? We look for creative people, companies and organisations to partner with.
Shell’s New Energies business builds on our experience in lower-carbon technology and explores new commercial models focused on the world’s energy transition.
The Global Energy Resource database is our tool for exploring the world’s fossil and renewable energy resources. Do you know how energy resources are distributed around the world?
The world needs urgent investment in innovation, says Robert Armstrong, Director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Energy Initiative.
Read the interview on Inside EnergyCT scanning has already revolutionised medicine, now it is driving innovation deep beneath the waves.
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The Batak people light their homes.The Shell pilot plant that will turn rubbish into fuel for cars.
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Shell is committed to helping women reach senior roles in engineering and technology. We aim to #makethefuture by closing the gender gap.
Shell’s GameChanger programme works with start-ups and businesses on unproven early-stage ideas with the potential to impact the future of energy.