Blockchain: hype or hope?
It’s the headline-grabbing technology that powers virtual currency and is making inroads into banking, shipping and retail. But what is blockchain and can it change the energy industry?
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Digitalisation
Digital technologies are transforming our lives in ways unimaginable even a decade ago. Digitalisation is also transforming the energy industry, improving efficiency, safety and advancing the use of renewable energy.
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What will transport look like in 2040
Digitalisation and the energy transition are two fundamental transformations that are changing the world and the energy industry
Digital transformation
Digitalisation is one of the key levers the energy industry has to create new sources of revenue, increase productivity and lower costs.
Digital technologies
Shell is a pioneer in the development and deployment of many digital technologies.
Digitalisation in action
Digital technologies are improving the experience of our customers and making Shell a more efficient business.
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What will transport look like in 2040
It is estimated that digital technologies across all industries have the potential to enable a 20% reduction of global mtCO2 emissions by 2030, holding emissions at 2015 levels.
Source: The Smarter 2030 report produced by the Global E sustainability initiative.
How 3d printing could change our world
The latest manufacturing technology combines computing power and agile machines to build almost any object, one layer at a time. How could it shape the future?
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The rise of intelligent oil fields
Digitalisation is transforming how energy companies like Shell operate. Engineers are increasingly using big data and digital technology to improve efficiency and boost production.
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The age of digital disruption
A new smartphone-based service that delivers fuel to your door is among Shell's latest innovations. It is part of the growing rise of digitalisation across the global economy.
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Smooth operators in space
How supercomputers help to overcome the technical challenge of keeping satellites working smoothly hundreds of kilometres above earth.
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From hospital bed to seabed
CT scanning has already revolutionised medicine, now it is driving innovation deep beneath the waves.
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Sketch: The Digitalisation of Society
Digital technologies are changing the way we live, work and think – and in the Shell Scenarios team we’ve explored how they could affect the world in the years ahead.
Innovating Together
Do you have an idea or technology that could transform the energy industry? Shell's open innovation programmes seek to partner with creative people, companies and organisations from diverse backgrounds to innovate new and better ways to unlock energy sources and meet the growing world demand.