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Meeting demand
The world is using more and more energy. Smart technology thinking is helping meet that demand by finding ways to get more from what we’ve got, to developing new and alternative energy sources to power our future.
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What is the issue?
The world is using more and more energy. Energy use in 2050 is expected to be double what it is today
Getting more
Today’s world needs lots of energy. To make sure we achieve this Shell technology is extending the lives of wells and maximising our existing resources.
Finding new and unconventional resources
As the world’s energy needs rise, so does the ingenuity of scientists and engineers to develop and implement techniques and technologies that will access new forms of fossil fuels.
Creating alternatives
A wealth of activity is taking place to harness the power of nature from sunlight to wind and from water to plant life.
Sustainable development
For us contributing to sustainable development means helping meet the world’s growing need for energy in economically, socially and environmentally responsible ways.
The energy challenge
World energy demand is expected to double by 2050 to improve living standards. Meeting that demand is a challenge facing all of us.
Technology Futures
Will it be bio, nuclear or wind that will be helping to power our lives 20-30 years from now?
Climate change
We have stepped up our appeals to government for urgent and wide-ranging policies, and our own efforts to develop the technologies needed to reduce CO2 emissions from our operations and products.
Shell energy scenarios
We have developed two scenarios describing the future of energy.