Wind power
Shell is building a global interconnected power business that will span electricity generation, trading and supply. We see offshore wind as a critical way of generating renewable electricity for our customers and moving Shell towards its target of being a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050 or sooner.
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Shell’s offshore wind business - YouTube
Title: WINDSHOWREEL - MASTER
Duration: 1:54 minutes
Description:
This video showcases Shell’s wind project developments across the USA, Europe and Asia, aimed at helping customers to reduce their emissions by providing more renewable and low-carbon energy.
WINDSHOWREEL - MASTER Transcript
[Background music plays]
We begin with dramatic, fast-paced music with synthesised effects.
Narrator
How much wind energy would it take to power every household in…
[Text displays]
How much wind energy would it take to power every household in
[Video footage]
We open on a video montage of an offshore wind farm, including close-ups of the big turbine blades turning against blue sea and sky. Text displays at frame centre.
Narrator
Los Angeles, Paris and Singapore?
[Text displays]
Los Angeles - Paris - & Singapore?
[Split-screen footage]
We transition to a bird’s eye view of the city of Los Angeles. The frame then successively splits into two and then three screens, one above the other, as each city is mentioned. The middle screen show’s a bird’s eye view of the city of Paris and the lower screen shows a bird’s eye view of the city of Singapore. Text displays at the centre of each screen.
Narrator
Six gigawatts.
[Text displays]
6 Gigawatts
[Video footage]
We transition to close-up footage of a burning filament in a lightbulb, then to time-lapse footage of an illuminated cityscape by night, as text displays at frame centre.
Narrator
The same as Shell is developing in wind projects…
[Text displays]
The same as Shell is developing in wind projects
[Video footage]
Transition to aerial footage of an illuminated city by night.
Narrator
Across the USA, Europe and Asia.
[Text displays]
across the USA - Europe - & Asia
[Split-screen footage]
We transition to a panning bird’s eye view of Liberty Island with New York City in the background. The frame then successively splits into two and then three screens, one above the other, as each territory is mentioned. The middle screen shows a bird’s eye view of the Cologne skyline and the lower screen shows a hazy bird’s eye view of a dense collection of tall buildings in an industrial city. Text displays at the centre of each screen.
[Video footage]
We see high-angle footage of an Asian woman, seen from behind, reaching up to flick a light switch. We cut to a close-up of a bulb lighting up, shown mounted against a rough wall with exposed wiring.
Narrator
To help customers reduce their emissions…
[Text displays]
To help customers reduce their emissions
[Video footage]
Close-up of a hand slowly turning a dial down on a wall-mounted thermostat. Text displays in lower frame.
Narrator
Shell is building an integrated power business…
[Text displays]
Shell is building an integrated power business
[Video footage]
We see panning aerial footage of an onshore substation, then a panning bird’s eye view of power lines and Wintrack pylons running alongside a highway. Text displays in lower frame.
Narrator
To provide more renewable and low-carbon energy through…
[Text displays]
to provide more renewable and low-carbon energy through
[Video footage and animated sequence]
Close-up of the rotating blades of a wind turbine, seen against the background of a deep-water wind farm. Overlaying this, graphics animate on-screen, where the blades, drivetrain housing and tower of the turbine are outlined in white, while flow of energy through the drivetrain is indicated with yellow lines and arrows, and the flow of energy from the generator and down the tower is indicated by green lines along which white pulses move. Text displays in lower frame.
Narrator
Generation, trading and supply.
[Text displays]
Generation - Trading - Supply
[Split-screen footage and animated sequence]
We see a bird’s eye view of a row of offshore wind turbines. Graphical devices appear and animate onscreen. Green lines with white pulses move down each wind turbine’s tower successively, and extend out across the ocean, denoting the movement of energy. The frame then successively splits into two and then three screens, one above the other, as each step in the process is mentioned. The middle screen shows close-up footage of data and graphs displaying on side-by-side screens and the lower screen shows an aerial view of an illuminated city by night. Text displays at the centre of each screen.
Narrator
Wind power is crucial to this future.
[Text displays]
Wind power is crucial to this future
[Video footage]
Low-angle close-up of the blades of a wind turbine turning slowly against the background of a cloudy, blue sky.
[Background music plays]
We switch to dramatic, fast-paced music with an orchestral style.
Narrator
Shell’s wind story starts in 2000…
[Text displays]
2000
Shell’s wind story starts in 2000
[Video footage]
We pull back on footage of an offshore wind farm seen below cloudy blue skies. The year mentioned displays in a white-outlined text box at top of frame, and additional text displays in lower frame.
Narrator
With 50 years of offshore expertise helping construct the UK’s first offshore wind turbines.
[Text displays]
2000
with 50 years of offshore expertise helping construct the UK’s first offshore wind turbines
[Video footage]
We see side-view footage of the Aeolus moving across the surface of the ocean, seen from the point of view of an onlooker who is partially visible in the foreground. This cuts to a bird’s eye view of an offshore wind farm, and the camera zooms in on the turbines with a staccato effect. Over this series of footage, the year mentioned continues to display in a white-outlined text box at top of frame, and successive text displays below that.
Narrator
In 2007, Shell partners in Noordzeewind…
[Text displays]
2007
In 2007, Shell partners in Noordzeewind
[Video footage]
Transition to a slightly panning bird’s eye view of the Noordzeewind offshore wind farm in the North Sea with its distinctive yellow substructures. The year mentioned displays in a white-outlined text box at top of frame, and additional text displays at frame centre.
Narrator
To build the first 100+ megawatt Netherlands offshore wind farm.
[Text displays]
2007
To build the first 100+ Megawatt Netherlands offshore wind farm
[Video footage]
We again see a panning bird’s eye view of the Noordzeewind offshore wind farm in the North Sea with its yellow substructures. The year mentioned continues to display in a white-outlined text box at top of frame, and additional text displays at frame centre
Narrator
2016 is the launch of what is now Shell’s Renewables and Energy Solutions business…
[Text displays]
2016
2016 is the launch of what is now Shell’s Renewables and Energy Solutions business
[Video footage and animated sequence]
Transition to a bird’s eye view and then aerial footage of a vast area of open land alongside a highway, with electricity pylons seen in the foreground. Overlaying this, graphics animate on-screen, showing row upon row of photovoltaic panels filling the empty land either side of the highway. The year mentioned displays in a white-outlined text box at top of frame, and additional text displays at frame centre.
Narrator
To find new ways to help customers decarbonise.
[Text displays]
2016
to find new ways to help customers decarbonise
[Video footage]
We see close-up footage of a Shell Recharge charging station, with a car moving off in the background. This cuts to close-up footage of the left panels of a vehicle displaying Shell Hydrogen branding. The year mentioned continues to display in a white-outlined text box at top of frame, and additional text displays at frame centre
Narrator
In 2020, to develop two of the largest offshore wind farms in the USA…
[Text displays]
2020
In 2020, to develop two of the largest offshore wind farms in the USA
[Video footage]
We see footage of clouds, as seen from above, with blue sky in the background. The year mentioned displays in a white-outlined text box at top of frame, and additional text displays at frame centre.
Narrator
Shell partners in Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind and Mayflower Wind.
[Text displays]
2020
Shell partners in ‘Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind’ and ‘Mayflower Wind’
[Video footage]
We see panning footage of the glistening surface of the ocean. The year mentioned continues to display in a white-outlined text box at top of frame, and additional text displays at frame centre
Narrator
And in the Netherlands, Shell and Eneco win the Hollandse Kust Noord tender.
[Text displays]
2020
In The Netherlands, Shell & Eneco win the Hollandse Kust (Noord) tender
[Video footage and animated sequence]
Transition to aerial footage of a small vessel, surrounded by white water, moving through the ocean. This cuts to panning footage of a shoreline with short wooden poles in the foreground. Overlaying this, graphics animate on-screen, showing rows of white-outlined rotating wind turbines at the horizon. Over this series of footage, the year mentioned continues to display in a white-outlined text box at top of frame, and additional text displays below that.
Narrator
Today, Borssele III and BL in the Dutch North Sea are fully operational…
[Text displays]
2021
Today, Borssele III and BL in the Dutch North Sea are fully operational
[Video footage]
Transition to close and then wider-angle bird’s eye views of the Aeolus out in the ocean during the installation of the yellow substructures of the wind farm. This cuts to a wide-angle view of the wind farm during installation, with installed wind turbines seen at the horizon and a yellow substructure seen in close-up in the foreground. Over this series of footage, the year mentioned displays in a white-outlined text box at top of frame, and additional text displays at frame centre.
Narrator
Built with Shell’s expertise as part of the Blauwwind Consortium.
[Text displays]
2021
Built with Shell’s expertise as part of the Blauwwind Consortium
[Video footage]
We see high-angle footage of the wind farm, with the wind turbines seen in silhouette as their blades turn against the background of a glistening ocean surface. This cuts to low-angle footage of drivetrain components and turbine pipes standing tall against a blue sky in a shipyard, with team members engaged in discussion in the foreground, both seen from behind. Over this series of footage, the year mentioned continues to display in a white-outlined text box at top of frame, and additional text displays below that.
Narrator
Shell’s target is to be a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050 in step with society.
[Text displays]
Shell’s target is to be a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050 in step with society
[Video footage]
We transition to a series of footage showing the following. Time-lapse footage of a busy city interchange by night, light streaking across the highways at all levels. A low-angle close-up of the Shell Pecten on a Pylon sign at a service station, seen against the evening sky. Tilting close-up footage of rooftop photovoltaic panels, showing a vast and illuminated cityscape in the background. Time-lapse footage of a busy, illuminated city street, where pedestrian traffic is shown as just a blur and where a portrait street billboard shows footage of an operational wind turbine at an offshore wind farm. Slow-motion footage of pedestrians’ legs and feet moving in both directions as they cross a street by night while cars with burning headlights wait in the background for them to cross. Over this series of footage, text displays at frame centre.
[Audio]
Shell brand mnemonic played on keys.
[Text displays]
Join us shell.com/wind
© Shell International Limited 2021
[Video footage]
Text displays in lower frame over a panning bird’s eye view of the deep-water wind farm, and the Shell Pecten displays above the text.
How does wind power work? | Electricity - YouTube
Title: How can trading renewable power benefit us all? | Electricity
Duration: 3:04 minutes
Description:
In this video, we see how NoordzeeWind, a joint venture between Shell and Vattenfall, is making it possible for TenneT, a major European grid operator, to supply clean energy to the grid through the supply of wind power.
How can trading renewable power benefit us all? Transcript
[Background music plays]
The Sound of Shell adaptation.
[Video footage]
Bird’s-eye-view footage of a shimmering sea surface.
[Text displays]
NoordzeeWind Park The North Sea
[Voiceover]
How does wind power work?
[Video footage]
Wide-angle footage of a deep sea wind farm, the turbine blades turning against a blue and pink-hued sky.
[Text displays]
How does wind power work?
[Voiceover]
Located off the Dutch coast, NoordzeeWind, a 50/50 joint venture between Shell and Vattenfall, operates 36 wind turbines.
[Video footage]
A series of footage shows Anil Kisoensingh and Roos Knulst walking along a wooden jetty and stepping up onto one of several boats moored at the jetty. Bird’s eye view of a boat, the Wavecat Express, leaving the Marina Seaport at Ijmuiden. A series of footage shows Anil and Roos travelling over the ocean on the Wavecat Express and arriving at the NoordzeeWind wind farm; we see also a series of shots of the wind turbines against the background of the ocean.
Interview with Anil Kisoensingh
[Title]
NoordzeeWind Operations Manager
[Video footage]
Close-up of Anil smiling into the camera, seen against the background of the wind farm. Title text displays over this.
[Text displays]
Anil Kisoensingh NoordzeeWind Operations Manager
[Anil Kisoensingh]
These turbines are huge. They’re 70m tall and they’re supported by a 45m, 230 tonne monopile.
[Video footage]
Aerial footage of a wind turbine, the blades turning against the background of the ocean. Talking head footage of Anil speaking to the off-camera interviewer, seen against the background of the ocean.
[Anil Kisoensingh]
Our maintenance crews come out every year to service and inspect the turbines, to keep them running smoothly.
[Video footage]
Close-up shots of the turning blades of a wind turbine. More talking head footage of Anil speaking to the off-camera interviewer, seen against the background of the ocean. Low angle footage of a crew member climbing a ladder to a work platform at the base of the tower of one of the turbines.
[Anil Kisoensingh]
The service of a turbine is not unlike the service of a car. We change the oil, we change the filters and we check all the electrical components. After the service, we expect the turbine to run about 9,000 hours a year.
[Video footage]
Wide-angle footage of the wind farm, showing the work platform and tower of a turbine in the foreground. Panning aerial footage of the turbine with the Wavecat Express anchored in the background. Close-up footage of the turning blade of a turbine seen against the shimmering surface of the ocean. Aerial footage of a wind turbine, the blades turning against the background of the ocean.
[Background music plays]
Rhythmic instrumental music.
[Video footage]
Transition to aerial footage of the swirling water of the ocean.
Interview with Roos Knulst
[Title]
NoordzeeWind Commercial Manager
[Video footage]
Close-up of Roos smiling into the camera, seen against the background of the wind farm. Title text displays over this.
[Text displays]
Roos Knulst NoordzeeWind Commercial Manager
[Roos Knulst]
Driven by the wind, the 45m blade rotates up to 12 times a minute.
[Video footage]
Talking head footage of Roos speaking to the off-camera interviewer, seen against the background of the ocean.
[Voiceover]
The blades turn a low-speed shaft inside the turbine that’s connected to a gearbox. Its gearing then rotates a high-speed shaft up to 1,500 revolutions a minute. A generator converts this increase in kinetic energy into electricity.
[Video footage and animated sequence]
Transition to bird’s eye view footage of the turning blades of a turbine, set against the background of the deep water wind farm. Graphical devices appear and animate onscreen, as we zoom in on the turning blades, and white lines outline the blades and working components. Yellow shading denotes first the low-speed shaft behind the blade, next the gearbox, and then the high-speed shaft, with circling yellow arrows denoting direction of movement. Finally, green shading denotes the generator, and a green line with white pulses denotes the movement of energy from the generator down the tower.
[Voiceover]
Each turbine generates three megawatts, enough to power the equivalent of 3,000 homes.
[Video footage]
A series of close-ups from various angles of the rotating blades of turbines. Time-lapse footage of a city at dusk, where we see the lights of traffic streaking along the city streets and sections of several buildings illuminated with coloured light.
[Roos Knulst]
Producing renewable energy out here is one thing. Getting it to shore is another. That’s why we’ve got three cables like this that transfer the electricity from here 15km to the shore.
[Video footage]
Transition to panning aerial footage of a wind turbine, the blades turning against the background of the ocean. Talking head footage of Roos speaking to the off-camera interviewer, seen against the background of the ocean, with a brief cutaway to a close-up of the thick cable held in her hands.
[Background music plays]
The Sound of Shell adaptation.
[Voiceover]
Carried along the subsea cables, the electricity generated by the wind park travels to a high-voltage onshore substation owned by TenneT, a major European grid operator.
[Video footage and animated sequence]
Bird’s eye view of a line of wind turbines, set against the background of the deep water wind farm. Graphical devices appear and animate onscreen. Green lines with white pulses move down each wind turbine’s tower successively, and extend out across the ocean, denoting the movement of energy. Next, we see aerial footage of the ocean’s surface and then shore, with three parallel green lines with white pulses moving across the ocean then shore. Then, we see bird’s eye footage of the onshore substation and the three parallel green lines with white pulses enter at frame-left and travel into the substation where the transformers are briefly outlined in yellow, before blue lines outline all elements of the substation. Finally, we cut to a panning bird’s eye view of the onshore substation.
Interview with Jasper Vis
[Title]
Offshore Development - Tennet
[Video footage]
Close-up of Jasper smiling into the camera, seen against the background of the substation. Title text displays over this.
[Text displays]
Jasper Vis Offshore Development - Tennet
[Jasper Vis]
Across Europe, more and more people are switching to renewable electricity, and our role at TenneT is to transport that electricity and to ensure that everyone has a safe and reliable supply.
[Video footage]
Talking head footage of Jasper speaking to the off-camera interviewer, seen against the background of the substation. High-angle footage of substation infrastructure reflected in the water below; also reflected in the water, we see an airplane flying in the cloudy sky.
[Jasper Vis]
Historically, electricity production has relied on large power plants, but that’s changing. And by 2030, countries in Europe will have to get 30% of their energy from renewable sources.
[Video footage]
We see a series of footage of a Wintrack pylon and other substation infrastructure. Time-lapse footage of a power plant, smoke rising into a bright blue sky. Panning aerial footage of the onshore substation. Time-lapse low-angle footage of bi-pole Wintrack pylons seen against a cloudy grey sky.
[Voiceover]
Using electricity generated from NoordzeeWind’s offshore turbines, TenneT is making this energy transition possible.
[Video footage]
We see a series of footage of Wintrack pylons and their overhead lines stretching across the countryside. High-angle close-up of the rotating blades of a deep water turbine. Bird’s eye view of a boat crossing the shimmering surface of the ocean while the blades of the wind farm’s turbines rotate against the blue and pink-hued sky in the background.
[Jasper Vis]
The electricity comes into the station here. We transform it and then use those overhead lines to transport it to households and businesses across Europe.
[Video footage]
Wide-angle footage of Jasper at the offshore substation, speaking to the off-camera interviewer while he points to the infrastructure. Aerial footage of the offshore substation. Close-up profile-view footage of Jared speaking to the off-camera interviewer. Tilting footage of a pair of Wintrack pylons with overhead lines. Bird’s eye view of the offshore substation with overhead lines stretching from the substation across the highway in midground, to another pair of pylons in the foreground.
[Video footage]
Aerial tracking footage of overhead lines stretched over a green landscape. Panning footage of a picturesque urban residential area. We transition to night-time satellite imagery of the earth, where we see the yellow glow of city lights.
[Jasper Vis]
Electricity from wind power will bring us to a cleaner and more sustainable future.
[Video footage]
Talking head footage of Jasper speaking to the off-camera interviewer, seen against the background of the substation. Aerial footage of a wind turbine, the blades turning against the background of the ocean.
[Audio]
Shell brand mnemonic played on keys.
[Graphic]
Shell Pecten centred over the aerial footage of the deep water wind turbine, with text displaying below.
[Text displays]
Shell.com/electricity
© Shell International Limited 2019
How Shell helped build the Borssele III&IV windfarm
Title: Wind clean Master
Duration: 1:43 minutes
Description:
This video showcases Shell’s Blauwwind partners, whose expertise and collaboration on the Borssele III & IV wind project in the Dutch North Sea made it a reality.
Wind clean Master Transcript
[Background music plays]
We begin with dramatic, fast-paced music with synthesised effects, smoothing to a more orchestral style in less dramatic moments throughout the video.
[Text displays]
Borssele III & IV Wind Project
Dutch North Sea
[Video footage]
Bird’s eye view of a deep-water wind farm below a blue sky. A white text displays in upper frame.
Roeland Borsboom
We have such a fantastic group.
[Text displays]
Installation complete
[Video footage]
Transition to a closer bird’s eye view of a deep-water wind farm below a blue sky. A white text displays at frame centre.
[Text displays]
Achieved with Shell Expertise
[Video footage]
Transition to low-angle footage of pipe components in a storage facility, and a team member walking along a paved area below the pipes. A white text displays in upper frame, and continues to display over low-angle close-up footage of the team member looking up at the enormous pipes.
Maria Kalogera
That was really a major milestone.
[Text displays]
5 Years in the making
[Video footage]
We transition to low-angle close-up footage of a lowbed trailer moving slowly over a paved area with its heavy load. A white text displays at frame centre.
Unidentified Team Member
It’s a great job.
[Text displays]
1000’s of work hours
[Video footage]
We transition to footage of a welder working inside the large pipes. A white text displays in upper frame.
[Text displays]
5 Partners working in collaboration
[Video footage]
We transition to footage of a supply vessel, the Aeolus, moored at the shipyard. A white text displays in upper frame.
Interview with Roeland Borsboom
Title
Project Director, Blauwwind Shell secondee
Roeland Borsboom
In Blauwwind, we have a joint venture of five shareholders.
[Text displays]
Roeland Borsboom
Project Director, Blauwwind Shell secondee
[Split-screen footage]
The frame is split into two screens, one in frame-left and one in lower frame-right, with a dark blue text box displaying at upper frame-right. In frame-left, we see talking-head footage of Roeland. In lower frame-right, we see profile-view footage of the same.
Roeland Borsboom
There is Shell, Partners Group, Eneco, Van Oord and DGE.
[Text displays]
Shell
Partners Group
Eneco
Van Oord
DGE
[Video footage]
We transition to a bird’s eye view of the deep-water wind farm, with a yellow text box displaying at frame-right.
[Video footage]
We see successive footage of a welder working inside the dark interior of large pipes.
Interview with Maria Kalogera
Title
Electrical Package Manager, Shell secondee, Blauwwind
Maria Kalogera
Each of the companies are bringing their own expertise to the table.
[Text displays]
Maria Kalogera
Electrical Package Manager, Shell secondee, Blauwwind
[Video footage]
Talking-head footage of Maria Kalogera fills the frame.
[Split-screen footage]
The frame is split into two screens, one in frame-left and one in lower frame-right, with a dark blue text box displaying at upper frame-right. In frame-left, we continue to see talking-head footage of Maria. In lower frame-right, we see profile-view footage of the same.
[Video footage]
We rapid zoom in on a bird’s eye view of a side-view of the Aeolus out in the ocean. We cut to side-view footage of the Aeolus moving across the surface of the ocean, seen from the point of view of an onlooker who is partially visible in the foreground. We cut to footage of crew members, seen from behind, on board a vessel and engaged in discussion, and we see the deep-water wind farm in the distance.
Interview with Dorine Bosman
Title
Vice President, Offshore Wind, Shell
Dorine Bosman
For Shell, it’s an easy step in, if you will. Right? This is offshore technology that we can transfer…
[Text displays]
Dorine Bosman
Vice President, Offshore Wind, Shell
[Split-screen footage]
The frame is split into two screens, one in frame-left and one in lower frame-right, with a dark blue text box displaying at upper frame-right. In frame-left, we see talking-head footage of Dorine. In lower frame-right, we see profile-view footage of the same.
Dorine Bosman
From oil and gas into offshore wind. Then that tends to be a very nice combination.
[Video footage]
We transition to a close-up of the rotating blades of a wind turbine, seen against the background of the deep-water wind farm. We cut to a slightly panning bird’s eye view of the wind farm below blue skies.
Interview with Stefan Hartman
Title
Wind Turbine Generator Engineer, Shell secondee, Blauwwind
Stefan Hartman
You take a concept from the drawing board…
[Text displays]
Stefan Hartman
Wind Turbine Generator Engineer, Shell secondee, Blauwwind
[Split-screen footage]
The frame is split into two screens, one in frame-left and one in lower frame-right, with a dark blue text box displaying at upper frame-right. In frame-left, we see talking-head footage of Stefan. In lower frame-right, we see profile-view footage of the same.
Stefan Hartman
All the way to 77 turbines in production.
[Text displays]
77 turbines
22 km offshore
731.5 megawatts
[Video footage]
We transition to a bird’s eye view of the deep-water wind farm at sunset, with a yellow text box displaying at frame-right
Stefan Hartman
That’s something I love.
[Video footage]
Talking-head footage of Stefan fills the frame. We transition to low-angle footage of turbine pipes standing tall against a blue sky, then to footage of pipe and drivetrain components stored at the shipyard.
Interview with Sieuwerd Ladde
Title
Project Services Manager, Shell secondee, Blauwwind
Sieuwerd Ladde
It comes to delivering the project on time, on budget.
[Text displays]
Sieuwerd Ladde
Project Services Manager, Shell secondee, Blauwwind
[Split-screen footage]
The frame is split into two screens, one in frame-left and one in lower frame-right, with a dark blue text box displaying at upper frame-right. In frame-left, we see talking-head footage of Sieuwerd. In lower frame-right, we see profile-view footage of the same.
[Video footage]
Rapid zoom in on an aerial view of drivetrain components stored at the shipyard.
Interview with Sil Draaisma
Title
Construction Manager, Shell secondee, Blauwwind
Sil Draaisma
Shell brought to the table specific expertise.
[Text displays]
Sil Draaisma
Construction Manager, Blauwwind
[Split-screen footage]
The frame is split into two screens, one in frame-left and one in lower frame-right, with a dark blue text box displaying at upper frame-right. In frame-left, we see talking-head footage of Sil. In lower frame-right, we see profile-view footage of the same.
[Text displays]
Delivered by Shell specialists
[Video footage]
Rapid pan across to the open end of a large pipe as we look down its interior length. The shot then begins to pan across to pipe lying next to it. A white text displays at frame centre.
Interview with Roeland Borsboom continued
Roeland Borsboom
We had specialists around high voltage cables. We had specialists on materials and corrosion.
[Video footage]
We see miscellaneous footage of the installation of the wind turbine substructures and towers in the ocean.
Roeland Borsboom
Specialists on survey and geomatics.
[Video footage]
We see talking-head footage of Roeland.
Roeland Borsboom
All very important components in our project.
[Video footage]
We see successive shots of team members working on installation, with the ocean forming the background.
[Text displays]
An exemplary safety record
[Video footage]
We transition to a series of shots showing team members meeting and engaging in discussion in the shipyard, followed by a bird’s eye view of the Aeolus supply vessel moored at the shipyard. A white text displays in upper frame.
Interview with Ronald van Dijk
Title
Balance of Plant Package Manager, Shell secondee, Blauwwind
Ronald van Dijk
Safety by design is not only looking at construction and the design phase, but it’s looking to the full lifecycle of the project.
[Text displays]
Ronald van Dijk
Balance of Plant Package Manager, Shell secondee, Blauwwind
[Split-screen footage]
The frame is split into two screens, one in frame-left and one in lower frame-right, with a dark blue text box displaying at upper frame-right. In frame-left, we see talking-head footage of Ronald. In lower frame-right, we see successive footage of pipe components stored in the shipyard, with team members working on them, coating the pipes, etc.
[Text displays]
Despite COVID
[Video footage]
We see wide-angle footage of a crew member disembarking from the Aeolus vessel and approaching a small container office in the shipyard. We cut to a closer view of the crew member checking in at the small office before proceeding on his way, and we see social distancing signage below the window of the office. A white text displays in frame centre.
Interview with Roeland Borsboom continued
Roeland Borsboom
When the COVID pandemic just started, we were actually astonished that within three or four days, we had found a new rhythm.
[Video footage]
Wide-angle footage of a crew member, seen in silhouette, walking in the shipyard, and we see cylindrical components and the harbour waters in the background. We cut to talking-head footage of Roeland, then to panning high-angle footage of lengths of coated pipe components stored in the shipyard.
Roeland Borsboom
And we have not slipped a day because of COVID.
[Video footage]
Panning aerial footage of the coated pipes stored in the shipyard, with the harbour waters visible in the background.
[Text displays]
To supply electricity
[Video footage]
We transition to close-up footage of a cloudy sky and power lines reflected on the surface of water, then to low-angle close-up footage of overhead power lines and insulators attached to a substation building. A white text displays in frame centre.
Interview with Maria Kalogera continued
Maria Kalogera
When fully operational, we will have sufficient power for 825,000 households.
[Text displays]
Equivalent to powering 825,000 homes
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Across the Netherlands
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Maria Kalogera
We’re contributing towards creating better energy solutions for the future.
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In 2021
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Here’s to the next chapter together.
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Big congratulations from Shell to all our Blauwwind partners
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Shell's involvement in offshore wind
Shell entered the offshore wind business in 2000 as part of a consortium that installed the first offshore wind turbine in UK waters. Offshore wind is once again a key growth area for Shell. Today, we have more than six gigawatts (GW) of wind projects either in our portfolio or in the development. We see great potential in offshore wind as one of the main ways to generate cleaner power for our customers.
Shell's offshore wind projects include:
CrossWind (in development)
In July 2020 Shell and Eneco were awarded the tender for the subsidy-free offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust (noord). The 759-megawatt (MW) wind farm will help to meet the objectives of the Dutch Climate Agreement and the European Union’s Green Deal. Both companies have already taken their final investment decisions on the project. Shell is a 79.9% shareholder in the CrossWind consortium.
Blauwwind (operational)
Shell is also a 20% shareholder in the Blauwwind Consortium that has built and operates the Borssele III & IV wind farm off the Dutch coast. The wind farm has a total installed capacity of 731.5MW and produces the equivalent of 2.5% of Dutch electricity demand. First power was achieved in August 2020 and the wind farm was completed in February 2021. Click here to learn more about Borssele III & IV.
NoordzeeWind (operational)
The Egmond aan Zee wind farm off the Dutch coast was set up as a 50-50 joint venture between European utility company Nuon/Vattenfall and Shell. It was the first wind farm over 100MW to be built in the Dutch North Sea and comprises 36 wind turbines that produce enough renewable electricity to cover 0.3% of Dutch electricity demand. In March 2021 Shell agreed to take over Vattenfall's share in NoordzeeWind and became the wind farm's sole owner.
Offshore US (in development)
Shell is a 50% shareholder in Atlantic Shores in New Jersey that is working to develop an offshore lease area capable of generating 2.5 gigawatts (GW) of power.
Shell is also a 50% shareholder in the Mayflower consortium, which is working to develop a lease area off the coast of Massachusetts, USA. That site will have the potential to generate 1.6GW of power that will power more than 680,000 US homes. In 2019, the Mayflower Wind project was chosen to supply 804MW of offshore wind capacity to Massachusetts, with the expected start-up in 2025.
Floating and kite wind
Shell is investing in the next generation of wind technology. Floating wind turbines can be installed in deeper waters than bottom fixed turbines and can open up new areas. Shell are partners in the Tetraspar Demo with Stiesdal Offshore Technology, RWE and TEPCO – developing a floating turbine foundation. The demo has been towed safely from Greena, Denmark to its destination at the MET-center in Norway. The project now awaits installation of the dynamic cable and turbine commissioning, after which it will start generating energy, after which the technology will be tested.
In 2019 we partnered with Makani, an independent company within Alphabet, to bring their airborne wind power system to offshore environments which resulted in the world’s first flight of an energy kite from a floating platform. In 2020 this project concluded, and the lessons learnt were shared with the world as part of the energy kite collection.
Shell acquired Eolfi in 2019, a French renewable energies developer specialising in floating offshore wind projects. Alongside the addition of floating wind expertise to the team, the acquisition added the Groix & Belle-Île pilot wind farm to our portfolio, which is being developed off the coast of Brittany with an expected installed capacity of 28.5 megawatts once complete.
Shell is an 80% shareholder in MunmuBaram, a floating wind development in South Korea. In 2019 Shell and Coenshexicon signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Ulsan, aiming to build and maintain floating wind farms in the region. In 2020 we deployed a FLiDAR (floating light detection and ranging) system to assess the feasibility for the project.
In 2021 Shell signed an agreement with Irish developer Simply Blue Energy to acquire a 51% share of their Simply Blue Energy Kinsale venture, which was set up to develop the Emerald Project, a floating wind farm in the Celtic Sea, off the south coast of Ireland. The initial planned capacity of the project is 400MW, with the potential to scale up to a total installed capacity of 1.3GW.
Shell's involvement in onshore wind
Shell first invested in US onshore wind in 2001. Today we have four operating wind farms onshore in the USA. These are:
Rock River (Wyoming)
Shell has been delivering renewable wind power from the Rock River windfarm in Wyoming, USA, since 2001. Rock River, which Shell co-owns with US renewables company, Terra-Gen, produces enough electricity to power 25,000 US homes.
Brazos (Texas)
The Brazos windfarm in Fluvanna, Texas, sits south east of Lubbock, on the Caprock of the Llano Estacado and is fully operated by Shell. The 160-megawatt site consists of 160 Mitsubishi turbines and can provide enough energy to power around 48,000 US homes.
Whitewater Hill (California)
Shell co-owns Whitewater Hill with US renewables company Terra-Gen. The 61.5-megawatt wind farm, located north-west of Palm Springs, California, has more than 1,400 turbines and generates over 520 megawatts. Each year, the project is estimated to produce enough energy to power around 12,000 US homes.
Cabazon (California)
Cabazon is also co-owned with Terra-Gen and features 62 turbines that can produce 660 kilowatts. The 41-megawatt wind farm is located in the San Gorgonio Pass west of Palm Springs, California. Each year, the project is estimated to produce enough electricity to power around 12,000 US homes.
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Hydrogen
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Biofuels
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Nature-based solutions
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