Cleaner Transport

Cleaner Transport

Shell UK wants to be a leading player in the transport system of tomorrow. That is why we are taking action today, investing in a range of new transport fuels with lower or no carbon emissions.

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Future Transport

Domestic transport is the largest emitting sector of the UK economy, accounting for 35% of UK greenhouse gas emissions.

There is a vital need to improve air quality by reducing emissions, both local emissions that cause air pollution in our towns and cities, and the CO2 that contributes to global climate change.

These include biofuels, electric vehicle charging and hydrogen. Some options are suited to short journeys within urban areas, while others will perform better on longer journeys between cities.

Shell Recharge the Netherlands

Electric Vehicles

In the UK, Shell is encouraging the uptake of Electric Vehicles (EVs) by investing in charging infrastructure at home, at work and on the go.

For customers on the go, we have an on forecourt charging offer, Shell Recharge, and have installed more than 30 EV charging points at our Shell retail sites to date, with plans to install hundreds more as the market grows. These Shell Recharge points allow drivers to charge their cars in as little as half an hour.

For customers who prefer to charge their vehicles at home or at work, we acquired the company NewMotion, one of the biggest charging point operators in Europe.

Our plan is to increase access to a choice of recharging options that meet different customer needs as the number of electric vehicles increases.

We have also started to install super-fast charge points in partnership with IONITY at strategic sites in Europe. These will take less than 10 minutes to charge the next generation of electric vehicles.

Electric Vehicles - 5 things to know about charging

Title: Electric Vehicles - 5 things to know about charging

{Sian}

{When charging your electric vehicle or EV there’s a few different options.

You can charge from home which tends to be slower so it’s the sort of thing you can do overnight.

Then there are the public charging posts that you might have seen on the streets.

These are faster and can charge most EVs in about three to four hours.

Or roughly the time it takes a good amateur to run a marathon.

And then there’s the rapid 50 kilowatt charger.

This’ll charge most EVs in around 30 minutes.

About the same time as a very pleasant coffee break.}

{Marek}:

{READY!}

{Sian }

{Sometimes you don’t want a full meal you just need a little snack to keep you going.

It’s the same with electric vehicles.

Rapid charges mean you can get that quick little top-up to help you get where you’re going.

When you charge an electric vehicle the car is in control.

So once the charge reaches 80% the car itself slows the charge down because it’s better for the battery}

{Marek}

{79...80…That’ll do.}

{Sian}

{Different cars use different charging connectors.

At the moment the three main types are CHAdeMO(,) CCS and AC.

And Shell Recharge offer all three.

Here you go.}

{Marek}

{Thank you}

{Sian}

{When a traditional internal combustion engine car or ICE car parks in an electric vehicle parking space stopping the EV driver from charging their car it’s known as “Getting ICE’d”.

So when it comes to EVs, ladies and gentlemen… it’s not nice to ICE.

So these are the top things to know about EV charging.

And let’s face it, if we’re going to make the move to a lower-carbon UK we’re going to need more *CLEANER ENERGY SOLUTIONS* Like this.

Happy Charging!}

5 things to know about hydrogen fuel

Title: 5 Things to Know About Hydrogen Fuel – with Sian Welby

Duration: 1.54

Description:

A short video describing how Hydrogen fuel works and how it’s more beneficial.

[Background music plays]

Uplifting, guitar and drums track

[Video footage]

Marek stands in front of pump, pointing at Shell logo. Sian comes in from the right.

[Text] Whoosh’ sound effect as text comes on screen

5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT

HYDROGEN FUEL

With Sian Welby

Video blurs as title screen comes on. Sound effects as text appears.

1 – HI TO HYDROGEN

Frame slides off to the right

[Video footage]

Sian is centre frame holding a bottle of water. As she speaks, an animation occurs on screen showing us how H2 and O2 combine in fuel cells.

[Sian]

Hydrogen cars are electric cars powered by Hydrogen. Which reacts to the oxygen from the air in what are called fuel cells to produce electricity.

[Video footage]

Zooms out to a shot of Sian and Marek, who is peddling on a bike.

Sian passes Marek the bottle and he drinks from it.

[Sian]

So as long as you keep the hydrogen topped up you’ll keep going.

[Video footage]

Short shot of Malek as he continues peddling. It pauses and blurs.

[Text and sound effect]

2 – NO EMISSION ACCOMPLISHED

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[Video footage]

Sian standing in front of a blue car. She is holding a glass of water.

[Sian]

Hydrogen-powered cars are great for the environment because they don’t produce any harmful emissions. The only emission is H20 – water. Hit it!

[Video footage]

Sian turns as she says ‘hit it!’ to the car. The frame slides to the right and is replaced by a shot of the steering wheel and a ‘H2O’ button which Marek presses.

Sian begins to speak. The frame slides off again, replaced by shot of glass of water under the car.

[Sian]

Also, in the UK Shell uses electricity from 100% renewable sources to make its hydrogen.

[Video footage]

Sian crouching in front of the back of the car. Glass of water can be seen under it.

[Sian]

It’s all part of Shell developing cleaner ways to help people get around.

[Video footage]

Sian reaches for the glass. Cuts to glass of water and Sian grabbing it and then back to Sian, closer than before. She holds up the glass and smiles.

It pauses and blurs

[Text and sound effect]

3 – NO FUSS FILL UP

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[Video footage]

Marek stands with three scientists next to the car. They are dressed in lab coats and glasses, and are holding clipboards. Cut to Sian – she looks at them confused. Quick shot of the four again, then back to Sian. She looks confused but then talks to the camera. She is standing in front of a pump.

[Sian]

Refuelling with hydrogen fuel is as easy and as safe as conventional fuel.

Sian grabs the pump from behind her and passes it to Marek

Just pop the nozzle in and away you go.

[Video footage]

Quick shot of Marek with the three scientists. Cut to behind the scientists. Marek turns to talk to them. Sian is in the back but blurred.

[Marek]

I’m alright actually.

[Video footage]

Shot from over Sian’s shoulder. The scientists turn and walk away. Marek goes to take the pump from Sian.

It pauses and blurs

[Text and sound effect]

4 – H2OW IT’S MADE

Frame slides off to the right

[Video footage]

Marek standing in between car and pump. He is putting the pump into the car and smiling.

[Sian voice over]

The hydrogen here is made and stored on site…

[Marek motions upwards with his head. Camera zooms up to the tall Hydrogen tank with the Shell logo.]

[Sian voice over]

In this tank electricity is used to split water into hydrogen and oxygen.

Animation plays on screen next to the tank, showing H2O, electricity, H2 and O2.

The hydrogen is then stored until you need it.

[Video footage]

Zooms back to Marek. He points to the pump in the car.

It pauses and blurs

[Text and sound effect]

5 – GOING THE DISTANCE

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[Video footage]

Sian and Marek stand side by side. Behind them, we can see the pump and Shell logo. Marek is holding a cardboard sign that says ‘LEEDS’

[Sian]

You can go over 300 miles in a hydrogen car without refuelling. Which is enough to get you from London to Leeds.

Marek switches the sign to ‘LIVERPOOL’

Or Liverpool.

A car drives past behind them as Marek switches the sign to ‘NEWCASTLE’

Or Newcastle. I mean who even hitchhikes these days, come on.

Another car or two drive past behind them.

Marek switches the sign to ‘ME’

Sian tuts and shakes her head

Frame slides off to the right

[Video footage]

Sian stands in front of the car again. The door is open this time.

[Sian]

Those are the main things to know about hydrogen fuel

Cut to a medium shot of Sian

It’s already being used in cars, taxis, trucks, buses even trains. And the more we spread the word the more hydrogen-powered vehicles we’re likely to see.

[Video footage]

Camera follows Sian as she gets inside the car. We see her through the open window.

[Sian]

Because if we’re going to make the move to a lower-carbon UK

She shuts the door. Her arm rests out of the window

We’re going to need more cleaner energy solutions like this.

She pats the side of the car

[Video footage]

Zoom out to watch Sian buckle her seatbelt. Marek is in the driver’s seat. The pump can be seen behind the car.

[Sian]

Ready?

[Marek]

Ready.

[Video footage]

The car slowly starts to drive away

End frame with Shell logo and ‘#MakeTheFuture’ slides on from the top of the screen

Music ends on a twinkling tune

Customer refuels at Shell UK Future Fuels

The Future of Hydrogen

We believe hydrogen has the potential to be an important low-carbon transport fuel, particularly for heavy-duty transport such as trucks and trains.

Hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles produce no greenhouse gases from the exhaust pipe – the only emission is water vapour. And when renewable electricity is used to make the hydrogen, the vehicle can effectively be powered without generating any emissions.

To date, we have opened two UK hydrogen refuelling stations with our partners ITM Power and Toyota, with one more to open shortly. We have government funding for three more.

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Driving into a hydrogen future

Watch: Producing hydrogen fuel for the road

Title:  Hydrogen Film

Duration: 2:11 minutes

Description: 

The viewer is taken on a journey to learn how hydrogen is created, transported to fuel stations, and ultimately utilised to power cars available to consumers today.  The viewer also learns how hydrogen is contributing to our lower carbon future.

Hydrogen Film Transcript

[Sound effects play]

Sounds of wind turbines spinning lightly in the wind.

[Animated footage]

Footage of wind turbines turning in the country is shown in the foreground, whilst we approach a city skyline shown in the distance.

[Male VO]

“The journey to a lower carbon future is underway.  Shell is exploring how cleaner fuels can help deliver lower carbon transport. One, in particular, does not produce any harmful emissions from the tailpipe – only water vapour. Hydrogen.

And if the hydrogen is produced using electricity from renewable energy sources then fuel cell cars have practically no emissions at all. ”

[Animated footage]

The viewer is thrust inside the mechanical workings of a wind turbine.  We see cogs turning and lightening-like flashes of electric currents.   The hydrogen then passes through an electrolyser, and we see many hydrogen molecules gathering together in a compressed state.

[Male VO]

“Hydrogen is produced in an electrolyser by passing an electric current through water, which splits the water into hydrogen and oxygen.

The hydrogen is captured, compressed and transported to a Shell filling station…”

[Animated footage]

The viewer is looking down the barrel of a fuel pump at the outside of a Shell filling station, looking specifically at the Shell Hydrogen pump.

[Male VO]

“… where it takes a motorist a matter of minutes to fill up their tank.”

[Animated footage]

The viewer is turned round toward the car and is then plunged back in through the fuel tank, following the hydrogen molecules inside the car.  The viewer then passes over top and through the many elements of the hydrogen fuel within the car.

[Male VO]

“Hydrogen fuel cell cars offer the performance, acceleration and range of conventional automobiles and the quiet driving experience of battery powered vehicles.

The fuel cell generates power for the motor by using the hydrogen in the tank and oxygen from the outside air.”

 [Animated footage]

The screen fades to black, opening again on an evening at sunset.  The viewer is looking out through the windshield from the inside of a car powered by hydrogen.  The car is going round a bend, driving past wind turbines and approaching a big city in the distance.

[Male VO]

“Shell has been researching the potential of hydrogen since the 90s and is drawing on its technical expertise and the support of car makers and government partners.

Success relies on everyone playing their part.

Shell already has hydrogen filling stations in California, the UK and in Germany; where it is working with 5 other partners to create a nationwide refueling network.

Delivering clean and convenient driving to motorists.”

[Text displays]

www.shell.com/hydrogen

Shell logo : Pecten

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