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Research partnerships, internship programmes and other forms of collaboration create a powerful synergy, amplifying and accelerating this process and illuminating the path towards future breakthroughs.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n","image":{"src":"https://www.shell.com/what-we-do/technology-and-innovation/shell-techxplorer-digest/2026-techxplorer-digest/_jcr_content/root/main/section/page_header.shellimg.png/1768406112487/techxplorer-2026-blue-planet-francois-pellegrini-32new.png","alt":"A glassy ball against a blue background (Photo: Francois Pelligrini)","width":1195,"height":797},"date":"2026-01-23T18:24:00Z"},"id":"/content/shell/corporate/global/en_gb/what-we-do/technology-and-innovation/shell-techxplorer-digest/2026-techxplorer-digest/jcr_content/root/main/section/page_header"},{"organism":"Quote.Small","color":"inherited","colspan":4,"id":"/content/shell/corporate/global/en_gb/what-we-do/technology-and-innovation/shell-techxplorer-digest/2026-techxplorer-digest/jcr_content/root/main/section/quote","model":{"title":"Evren Unsal, Executive Editor Shell TechXplorer","text":"\u003Cp\u003E\"Read on to find out more about how Shell’s scientists, engineers, technicians and interns are working to meet the challenges of a changing energy landscape\"\u003C/p\u003E\r\n"}},{"organism":"CallToAction","color":"inherited","id":"/content/shell/corporate/global/en_gb/what-we-do/technology-and-innovation/shell-techxplorer-digest/2026-techxplorer-digest/jcr_content/root/main/section/call_to_action","model":{"links":[{"name":"Download TechXplorer Digest 2026","value":"https://www.shell.com/what-we-do/technology-and-innovation/shell-techxplorer-digest/2026-techxplorer-digest/_jcr_content/root/main/section/call_to_action/links/item0.stream/1769775758112/999074361bbaa6f6e64067f47646502f03bf0284/techxplorer_2026_digest.pdf"},{"name":"Check earlier editions of TechXplorer","value":"https://www.shell.com/what-we-do/technology-and-innovation/shell-techxplorer-digest.html"}]}},{"organism":"Container.List","colspan":10,"colstart":2,"children":[{"organism":"AccordionItem","color":"inherited","id":"/content/shell/corporate/global/en_gb/what-we-do/technology-and-innovation/shell-techxplorer-digest/2026-techxplorer-digest/jcr_content/root/main/section/list/list_item","model":{"title":"Cautionary note","text":"\u003Cp\u003EShell TechXplorer Digest showcases the breadth and depth of scientifi c research and technology applications within Shell. Most of the articles presented here are written by the Shell scientists, engineers and technicians who have worked on the development and deployment of these technologies, the partners who help make this possible, and the support staff who enable their real-world application. In the spirit of open innovation, Shell TechXplorer Digest provides a medium through which these authors can communicate their achievements to a wider readership.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch3\u003ECAUTIONARY NOTE\u003C/h3\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe companies in which Shell plc directly and indirectly owns investments are separate legal entities. In this announcement “Shell”, “Shell Group” and “Group” are sometimes used for convenience where references are made to Shell plc and its subsidiaries in general. Likewise, the words “we”, “us” and “our” are also used to refer to Shell plc and its subsidiaries in general or to those who work for them. These terms are also used where no useful purpose is served by identifying the particular entity or entities. ‘‘Subsidiaries’’, “Shell subsidiaries” and “Shell companies” as used in this announcement refer to entities over which Shell plc either directly or indirectly has control. 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These risk factors also expressly qualify all forward-looking statements contained in this announcement and should be considered by the reader.  Each forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of this announcement, January 23, 2026. Neither Shell plc nor any of its subsidiaries undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or other information. In light of these risks, results could differ materially from those stated, implied or inferred from the forward-looking statements contained in this announcement.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EShell’s Net Carbon Intensity\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlso, in this announcement we may refer to Shell’s “Net Carbon Intensity” (NCI), which includes Shell’s carbon emissions from the production of our energy products, our suppliers’ carbon emissions in supplying energy for that production and our customers’ carbon emissions associated with their use of the energy products we sell. Shell’s NCI also includes the emissions associated with the production and use of energy products produced by others which Shell purchases for resale. Shell only controls its own emissions. The use of the terms Shell’s “Net Carbon Intensity” or NCI are for convenience only and not intended to suggest these emissions are those of Shell plc or its subsidiaries.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EShell’s net-zero emissions target\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShell’s operating plan, outlook and budgets are forecasted for a ten-year period and are updated every year. They reflect the current economic environment and what we can reasonably expect to see over the next ten years. Accordingly, they reflect our Scope 1, Scope 2 and NCI targets over the next ten years. However, Shell’s operating plans cannot reflect our 2050 net-zero emissions target, as this target is currently outside our planning period. In the future, as society moves towards net-zero emissions, we expect Shell’s operating plans to reflect this movement. However, if society is not net zero in 2050, as of today, there would be significant risk that Shell may not meet this target. \u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EForward-looking non-GAAP measures\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis announcement may contain certain forward-looking non-GAAP measures such as cash capital expenditure and divestments. We are unable to provide a reconciliation of these forward-looking non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP financial measures because certain information needed to reconcile those non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP financial measures is dependent on future events some of which are outside the control of Shell, such as oil and gas prices, interest rates and exchange rates. Moreover, estimating such GAAP measures with the required precision necessary to provide a meaningful reconciliation is extremely difficult and could not be accomplished without unreasonable effort. Non-GAAP measures in respect of future periods which cannot be reconciled to the most comparable GAAP financial measure are calculated in a manner which is consistent with the accounting policies applied in Shell plc’s consolidated financial statements.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe contents of websites referred to in this announcement do not form part of this announcement.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe may have used certain terms, such as resources, in this announcement that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) strictly prohibits us from including in our filings with the SEC. Investors are urged to consider closely the disclosure in our Form 20-F, File No 1-32575, available on the SEC website \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https://www.sec.gov/\"\u003Ewww.sec.gov\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n"}}],"id":"/content/shell/corporate/global/en_gb/what-we-do/technology-and-innovation/shell-techxplorer-digest/2026-techxplorer-digest/jcr_content/root/main/section/list","model":{}},{"organism":"Container","colspan":4,"children":[{"organism":"PromoSimple.Text","color":"brand1-solid","id":"/content/shell/corporate/global/en_gb/what-we-do/technology-and-innovation/shell-techxplorer-digest/2026-techxplorer-digest/jcr_content/root/main/section/simple/text","model":{"text":"\u003Ch2\u003ERegular features\u003C/h2\u003E\r\n"}},{"organism":"PromoSimple.Text","color":"brand1-solid","id":"/content/shell/corporate/global/en_gb/what-we-do/technology-and-innovation/shell-techxplorer-digest/2026-techxplorer-digest/jcr_content/root/main/section/simple/text_954694392","model":{"text":"\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENote from Evren Unsal\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/h4\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003EWelcome to the latest edition of Shell TechXplorer Digest. This issue’s theme is “shaping technical solutions” – but how are emerging trends shaping the future research landscape? What will be the influence of external collaborations, including those that work across borders? How are internal collaborations, such as internships, benefiting the participants and their hosts? How are Shell’s New Energy Challenge (now in its 10th year), Shell GameChanger and Shell Ventures influencing developments, and what is the role of innovation hubs? In the pages that follow, our authors will seek to answer these questions.\u003C/i\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003EEvren Unsal\u003Cbr\u003E\r\n Executive Editor, Shell TechXplorer\u003C/i\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca title=\"Forward by Evren Unsal\" href=\"https://www.shell.com/what-we-do/technology-and-innovation/shell-techxplorer-digest/2026-techxplorer-digest/_jcr_content/root/main/section/simple/text_954694392.multi.stream/1769775757676/ca80b1a3fb109a72716af144e4105f7421f8deaf/techxplorer_2026_foreword.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ERead the entire message from the editor\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cb\u003EXplore: the New Energy Challenge\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/h4\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA decade of competition and open innovation. Past winners and finalists discuss 10 years of the NEC and how it could benefit the transition to a low-carbon future.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca title=\"New Energy Challenge\" href=\"https://www.shell.com/what-we-do/technology-and-innovation/shell-techxplorer-digest/2026-techxplorer-digest/_jcr_content/root/main/section/simple/text_954694392.multi.stream/1769775759338/68d00d3ce2890b83dadbc5b0abd833eb933ebfdb/techxplorer_2026_new-energy-challenge_xplore.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ERead about the New Energy Challenge\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EInterview: the value of internships for corporates\u003C/h4\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe asked four recent graduates of Shell’s internship programme at Energy Transition Campus Amsterdam about the experience and their plans for the future.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca title=\"The value of internships\" href=\"/content/dam/shell/assets/en/business-functions/energy-and-innovation/shell-techxplorer-digest/techxplorer_2026_value-of-internships-for%20corporates_interview.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ERead about ETCA internships\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EPerfect Partners: LeapSprong\u003C/h4\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAccelerating innovation: LeapSprong is stepping up to Amsterdam’s industrial energy transition LeapSprong organisers Silke von Solinge, Roy de Weerd and Kirsten Gesink discuss the programme’s mission.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca title=\"LeapSprong\" href=\"https://www.shell.com/what-we-do/technology-and-innovation/shell-techxplorer-digest/2026-techxplorer-digest/_jcr_content/root/main/section/simple/text_954694392.multi.stream/1769775758795/a9ca44b3c3d24adc4e101e664cf96d6affbe5a26/techxplorer_2026_leapsprong_perfectpartners.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ERead about LeapSprong\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EPhotography at Shell\u003C/h4\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShowcasing the work of the Shell Photographers Viva Engage group: going against the current.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca title=\"Photography at Shell\" href=\"https://www.shell.com/what-we-do/technology-and-innovation/shell-techxplorer-digest/2026-techxplorer-digest/_jcr_content/root/main/section/simple/text_954694392.multi.stream/1769775760897/34bed2fa269d0d783b8cf8c9df153f7a4751649c/techxplorer_2026_photography-at-Shell-clown-fish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ERead about Shell photography\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EAward from AGH University Kraków\u003C/h4\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003ETechXplorer Digest\u003C/i\u003E Executive Editor Evren Unsal received the award for Best Industrial Partner on behalf of Energy Transition Campus Amsterdam and Shell.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca title=\"Award from AGH Kraków\" href=\"https://www.shell.com/what-we-do/technology-and-innovation/shell-techxplorer-digest/2026-techxplorer-digest/_jcr_content/root/main/section/simple/text_954694392.multi.stream/1769775761513/08ac38d894cdb242d34189ff90fee8d7dd88d804/techxplorer_2026_award-from-agh-university-krakow.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ERead about the AGH Kraków award\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E \u003C/p\u003E\r\n"}}],"id":"/content/shell/corporate/global/en_gb/what-we-do/technology-and-innovation/shell-techxplorer-digest/2026-techxplorer-digest/jcr_content/root/main/section/simple","model":{}},{"organism":"Container","colspan":8,"children":[{"organism":"PromoSimple.Text","color":"brand4-solid","id":"/content/shell/corporate/global/en_gb/what-we-do/technology-and-innovation/shell-techxplorer-digest/2026-techxplorer-digest/jcr_content/root/main/section/simple_1276183915/text","model":{"title":"Transition"}},{"organism":"PromoSimple.Text","color":"inherited","colspan":4,"id":"/content/shell/corporate/global/en_gb/what-we-do/technology-and-innovation/shell-techxplorer-digest/2026-techxplorer-digest/jcr_content/root/main/section/simple_1276183915/text_310508198","model":{"text":"\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cb\u003EExploring the Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Innovation in Brazil\u003Cbr\u003E\r\n\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/h4\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe University of São Paulo, the São Paulo Research Foundation and Shell Brasil are collaborating in a joint initiative.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca title=\"Green House Gas Innovation in Brazil\" href=\"https://www.shell.com/what-we-do/technology-and-innovation/shell-techxplorer-digest/2026-techxplorer-digest/_jcr_content/root/main/section/simple_1276183915/text_310508198.multi.stream/1769775758118/9e3e6b41a12affc62a427a48935bb5e4e1ad3b96/techxplorer_2026_greenhouse-gas-innovation-brazil_picelli.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ERead about Brazil\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECarbon credibility: transforming soil measurement\u003Cbr\u003E\r\n\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/h4\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShell’s Nature Based Solutions team is advancing the next generation of measurement and modelling technologies for monitoring soil carbon and land management.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca title=\"Carbon credibility and soil measurement\" href=\"/content/dam/shell/assets/en/business-functions/energy-and-innovation/shell-techxplorer-digest/techxplorer_2026_carbon-%20credibility_mateeva.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ERead about next generation soil measurement\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cb\u003EA more efficient DC–DC converter: improving EV charging and more\u003Cbr\u003E\r\n\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/h3\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA team from Shell Technology has demonstrated the capabilities and potential of a new 20-kW prototype DC–DC converter for charging electric vehicles.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca title=\"A new DC-DC converter\" href=\"/content/dam/shell/assets/en/business-functions/energy-and-innovation/shell-techxplorer-digest/techxplorer_2026_dc%E2%80%93dc-converter-improving-ev-charging_golombok.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ERead about the new DC-DC converter\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOverpressure in hydrogen vents: towards a reliable methodology\u003Cbr\u003E\r\n\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/h3\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHydrogen is gaining popularity as an alternative fuel, but its potential explosion hazard poses specific challenges.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca title=\"Overpressure in hydrogen vents\" href=\"https://www.shell.com/what-we-do/technology-and-innovation/shell-techxplorer-digest/2026-techxplorer-digest/_jcr_content/root/main/section/simple_1276183915/text_310508198.multi.stream/1769775759482/b5dadae95327e77e52b22e2bf2ba70329a4bb883/techxplorer_2026_overpressure-hydrogen-vents_melguizo.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ERead about hydrogen overpressure\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cb\u003EProject Fleming: an open-source discovery tool\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/h4\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShell’s inner source enablement team has created the AI-Powered Discovery Tool and an open-source variant.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca title=\"Project Fleming\" href=\"https://www.shell.com/what-we-do/technology-and-innovation/shell-techxplorer-digest/2026-techxplorer-digest/_jcr_content/root/main/section/simple_1276183915/text_310508198.multi.stream/1769775759932/0a6b08eb6c6dfc058e91c3d4f6e7389ded23036e/techxplorer_2026_project-fleming_defeo.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ERead about AI-powered discovery\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDirect air capture using a hybrid approach\u003Cbr\u003E\r\n\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/h4\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA circular and scalable route to decarbonisation in support of the energy transition.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca title=\"Direct Air Capture Hybrid Approach\" 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