Re:Shell buys UK’s largest electric vehicle charging network
by albrewer on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @12:29PM
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I graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering. One of the projects available to me was the Shell Eco Car marathon[0] challenge, where they sponsored teams and gave prizes to contest winners (I didn't choose that as my project, sadly).
They've been active in green/alternative energy research for decades and have made some huge bets on hydrogen. Sure, they're in oil and gas which makes them somewhat inherently slimy, but as far as I can tell they're the energy company making the best efforts to stop (or greatly reduce) their production and extraction of fossil fuels, and TFA only reinforces my opinion on that.
They've been active in green/alternative energy research for decades and have made some huge bets on hydrogen. Sure, they're in oil and gas which makes them somewhat inherently slimy, but as far as I can tell they're the energy company making the best efforts to stop (or greatly reduce) their production and extraction of fossil fuels, and TFA only reinforces my opinion on that.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_Eco-marathon