Our people and locations in technology
Shell’s technology community is a global network colleagues, spread across more than 90 locations. Our three major technology development hubs are in the USA, the Netherlands and India, with additional sites in countries such as China and Germany. At our technology hubs, Shell continually innovates, by taking ideas from concept to customer thus enabling those customers to transition faster.
We are developing cutting-edge technologies that aim to compete an ever-changing and challenging context, such as our CANSOLV technology to capture CO₂, as well as advanced energy storage, hydrogen and e-mobility solutions.
Additionally, we leverage capabilities such as high-performance cloud computing and digital solutions in our oil and gas businesses, for example by doubling the speed of seismic data processing.
In 2023, Shell allocated around 49% of the total R&D spend to proving and scaling low-carbon products and services, demonstrating our commitment to transition to a lower-carbon future.
Shell’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO) collaborates closely with our Chief Scientists to deliver innovative technologies that support project development and business growth. Through the Shell Science Council, our CTO and Chief Scientists come together with leading external scientists and technology experts from top universities and institutes to help Shell stay at the forefront of energy technology innovation.
Shell Technology Centres
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Energy Transition Campus Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Shell founded its first laboratory in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in 1914. In 2022, over a century later, we opened our Energy Transition Campus Amsterdam, formerly the Shell Technology Centre Amsterdam. The new and redesigned open campus provides offices and testing facilities for start-ups, research institutions, academia, and companies to collaborate on solutions for lower-carbon energy. This large complex houses around 1,000 people from 50 countries, yet its efficient design means that it is a carbon neutral building.
Research in Amsterdam has created technology turning natural gas into liquids for lower-emissions transport fuel and other products; concrete which uses sulphur for stronger, more environmentally friendly roads; and a more efficient chemical process for making raw materials for everyday items from pillows to plastic bottles. Learn more about this innovative campus where great minds come together to tackle the world’s biggest energy challenges.
Houston, Texas, USA
Houston, Texas, USA
Shell Technology Center Houston, Texas, USA
More than 2,000 Shell scientists and engineers work at Shell Technology Center Houston in Texas, USA, a laboratory and office complex of more than 90,000 square metres (one million square feet). Three Shell Chief Scientists have their base there, each an expert in fields ranging from catalyst technology to reservoir engineering.
Our world-class researchers are developing and advancing technologies to unlock tightly trapped natural gas, catalysts to speed up chemical reactions, and researching opportunities to make liquefied natural gas (LNG) into a transport fuel. Specialised equipment at the centre includes a wave tank for testing the design of deep-water structures.
Bangalore, India
Bangalore, India
Shell Technology Centre Bangalore, India
The Shell Technology Centre in Bangalore (STCB) is the latest addition to Shell’s global network of technology hubs and smaller technical centres. The 52-acre, custom-built technology centre can house up to 1,500 experts, who will collaboratively work on global innovative energy projects.
The Bangalore technology centre is home to a wide spectrum of technical disciplines and specific expertise in fields such as liquefied natural gas, subsurface modelling, data analysis, engineering design, bitumen, distillation and enhanced computational research.
Specialists at STCB also work closely with external industrial partners, universities and institutes. These collaborations help to speed up the development and deployment of energy technologies.
Technical Centres and offices
Technical Centres and offices
Network of technical centres and offices
Several smaller technical centres in our network are located close to our customers and other partners, and provide tailored services. Our technical centre in Hamburg, Germany, specialises in engine, gearbox and vehicle technology. Other centres are located in Canada, China, Norway, Oman and Qatar.
We also have a network of offices across the world to support our research and operational projects.
Innovate with Shell
For more than 100 years, Shell has been shaping the energy industry. Today we continue to invest in innovation and entrepreneurship, both inside and outside Shell.