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Title: How can renewable electricity help fight climate change? | Electricity

Duration: 3:56 minutes

Description:

In this video, we see how Shell and their partners are making it possible for homes, businesses and communities to receive clean energy and curb CO2 emissions.

How can renewable electricity help fight climate change?’ MASTER Transcript

[Background music plays]

The Sound of Shell adaptations play throughout.

[Video footage]

We pull back on aerial footage of an electricity pylon set amidst green landscape.

[Narrator]

How can renewable electricity help fight climate change?

[Text displays]

How can renewable electricity help fight climate change?

[Video footage]

Transition to rotating aerial footage of a residential house with solar panels on its roof, set against the background of the picturesque village of Wildpoldsried. Transition to close-up of a hand flipping off a wall-mounted switch.

[Narrator]

By investing in the electricity system from renewable generation to trading, business supply to home storage, Shell is working to help meet the world’s increasing energy demands and lower CO2 emissions.

[Video footage and animated sequence]

High-angle footage of a countertop against which graphical devices appear and animate onscreen. Against the surface of the countertop, white line drawings depict first a pair of wind turbines rising from a blue-shaded platform, then the following successive animated icons rising from yellow-shaded platforms: chimneys with clouds of smoke rising from them, rows of solar panels, a substation, batteries, electricity pylons, a grid, houses, shops, an industrial complex, office buildings, a car at a charging station. A network of blue lines runs through, from or to each icon, and white pulses along the lines denote the flow of energy.

[Narrator]

This is the energy transition in action.

[Video footage]

Bird’s eye view of a boat crossing the surface of the ocean, heading towards the array of wind turbines making up a deep sea wind farm. Aerial footage of a wind turbine, the blades turning against the background of the ocean. Aerial footage of the screw turbines of a hydro power plant churning water. Another aerial shot of the residential house with solar panels on its roof. Medium footage shows a cab driver holding an EV charging plug to his cab’s charging port while the cab is parked next to the Yellow Cab of Columbus charging station. Aerial footage of a wind turbine, blades turning high above a background of green vegetation. A close-up and then a wider shot of rows of photovoltaic panels on a solar farm. Low angle footage and then a bird’s eye view of a bi-pole Wintrack pylon. Low-angle footage of a wind farm in the country, the wind turbines’ blades turning against a blue and pink-hued sky.

Interview with Matt Beasley

[Matt Beasley]

The energy transition that’s happening across the globe today is happening at a rapid scale.

[Video footage]

Interior talking head footage of Matt speaking to the off-camera interviewer.

[Video footage]

We transition to panning satellite imagery of the earth and the rising sun, then transitioning to low-angle footage of the sun glaring down from a cloudless blue sky.

[Narrator]

In the USA, Shell owns over 43% of Silicon Ranch, a company leading the way in renewable electricity generation from solar power.

[Text displays]

Renewable electricity generation

[Video footage and animated sequence]

We see a series of footage, taken from various angles, of the rows of photovoltaic panels on a vast solar farm. At one point, text displays over this footage, along with an animated white-line icon shown against a yellow background, depicting a solar panel and the sun moving across the sky above it.

Interview with Matt Beasley continued

[Title]

Silicon Ranch Chief Commercial Officer

[Matt Beasley]

We own and operate more than 125 solar facilities in 14 states from New York to California.

[Video footage]

Interior talking head footage of Matt speaking to the off-camera interviewer. Panning close-up of map imagery and data displayed on wall-mounted screens. Wide-angle footage of glass partitioning in midground and an office in the background, with two staff members sitting at desks and Matt standing behind them, their attention on the map imagery and data displayed on the wall-mounted screens in front of them.

[Matt Beasley]

We’re providing low-cost renewable power, we’re enhancing energy security and we’re transforming the energy infrastructure and boosting economic development for the local community and the local region.

[Video footage and animated sequence]

Side-view footage of rows of photovoltaic panels, with the sun glaring down from a cloudless blue sky. Graphical devices appear and animate onscreen. Yellow arrows shoot down through the sky in the direction of the rows of photovoltaic panels. As the yellow arrows reach the nearest panel, we see yellow shading slowly cover the surface of panel and extend along the row of panels. We again see a series of footage, taken from various angles, of the rows of photovoltaic panels on the vast solar farm.

[Video footage]

Transition to aerial footage of the swirling water of the ocean, slowing at points to slow-motion footage of a wave breaking.

[Narrator]

In Europe, off the Dutch coast, Shell is investing in renewable electricity generation from wind power.

[Text displays]

Renewable electricity generation

[Video footage and animated sequence]

We see a series of footage of a deep sea wind farm and turbine blades rotating against sea and sky in various weather conditions. At one point, text displays over this footage, along with an animated white-line icon shown against a yellow background, depicting a rotating turbine.

Interview with Jasper Vis

[Title]

Tennet Offshore Development

[Jasper Vis]

By 2030, countries in Europe will have to get 30% of their energy from renewable sources.

[Video footage]

Talking head footage of Jasper speaking to the off-camera interviewer, seen against the background of a substation. We see another series of a deep sea wind farm and turbine blades rotating against sea and sky in various weather conditions.

[Jasper Vis]

Electricity from wind power will bring us to a cleaner and more sustainable future.

[Video footage and animated sequence]

We see more talking head footage of Jasper speaking to the off-camera interviewer, seen against the background of a substation. We transition to bird’s eye view footage of the wind farm as graphical devices appear and animate onscreen. Parallel green lines with white pulses move down each wind turbine’s tower successively, and extend out across the ocean, denoting the movement of energy. Next, we see aerial footage of the ocean’s surface and then shore, with three parallel green lines with white pulses moving across the ocean then shore. Then, we see bird’s eye footage of the onshore substation and the three parallel green lines with white pulses enter at frame-left and travel into the substation where blue lines outline all elements of the substation.

[Video footage and animated sequence]

We transition to a side view of a black countertop above which graphical devices appear and animate onscreen. White line drawings depict a row of three electricity pylons with parallel blue lines with white pulses connecting one to the other, denoting the flow of energy along overhead lines. A white-line house graphic appears at frame-right, and the blue line extends from the final pylon towards and into the home.

[Narrator]

By trading renewable electricity, Shell is changing the way energy reaches homes and factories across countries.

[Text displays]

Trading renewable electricity

[Video footage and animated sequence]

The animated sequence continues as we see a high-angle view of the black countertop, with a string of white-line graphics, a wind turbine, a photovoltaic panel, the three pylons and the house, as well as an industrial complex, shops, office buildings and more houses, all connected by a network of blue lines with white pulses denoting flow of energy. At one point, text displays over this footage, along with an animated white-line icon shown against a yellow background, depicting an energy grid.

Interview with Erik Nygard

[Title]

Limejump CEO

[Erik Nygard]

Our vision is to trade 100% renewable electricity alongside batteries and providing this electricity in real time, second by second, 24-seven.

[Video footage]

Talking head footage of Erik, speaking to the off-camera interviewer, seen against the background of an office environment. We see a series of footage of the rotating screw turbines of a hydro power plant, returning to talking head footage of Erik speaking to the off-camera interviewer. Close-up of a digital display with time, date and temperature displayed. Wider angle footage of the digital display set above large wall-mounted screens displaying data and graphics. High-angle footage of Genna, seen from behind, working at her desk.

Interview with Genna B

[Title]

Limejump Trader

[Genna B]

Batteries can respond within a second, so these units can respond instantly, and that keeps the grid really stable.

[Video footage]

We see a series of footage of Genna, a Limejump trader, sitting and working at her desk, then we see talking head footage of Genna, speaking to the off-camera interviewer from her desk. We then see a series of footage showing the activity taking place in the Limejump office, including footage of members of the team working at their desks, and screens displaying data and graphics.

Interview with Erik Nygard continued

[Erik Nygard]

Today, we manage about a gigawatt of power.

[Video footage]

Talking head footage of Erik, speaking to the off-camera interviewer.

[Erik Nygard]

That is enough to supply electricity to about 2.5 million homes.

[Video footage and animated sequence]

Aerial footage of the Thrybergh hydro power station. Graphical devices appear and animate onscreen. Yellow lines outline the infrastructure of the Thrybergh plant. Blue lines outline the battery unit. A green line with white pulses extends from the powerhouse to the battery unit, and then a blue line with white pulses extends from the battery unit and moves away from the power plant, across the green landscape at frame-left. We transition to satellite imagery of the United Kingdom by night. The UK is outlined in yellow and shaded in green, and the country is covered by a network of interconnected pulsing blue lines, indicating the flow of energy.

[Narrator]

Greenlots, another Shell company, provides infrastructure for electric vehicle charging, to help the switch to cleaner vehicles.

[Video footage]

We transition to a series of footage in which a cab driver walks to a Yellow Cab-branded charging station next to which his cab is parked, picking up the charging plug and connecting it to his cab’s charging port. Wide-angle footage of members of the Greenlots team working at various workstations in their office. Close-up of a page from the Greenlots software platform displayed on a computer screen.

[Text displays]

Electric-vehicle charging

[Video footage and animated sequence]

We see the cab driver pull up and park his cab next to the Yellow Cab of Columbus charging station. Text displays over this footage, along with an animated white-line icon shown against a yellow background, depicting a vehicle recharging at a charging station.

Interview with Idine Ghoreishian

[Title]

Greenlots Senior Manager

[Idine Ghoreishian]

We are committed to advancing the more reliable, smarter and cleaner way for transportation. So we look at each customer’s needs in order to be able to help solve the promise of electrification.

[Video footage]

Profile-view close-up of Idine talking to the off-camera interviewer. We see a close-up of a computer monitor displaying a page from the Greenlots software platform. Medium footage of the cab driver standing at the rear of his charging cab, looking down at his cell phone. Medium footage of a man and woman, seen from behind, engaged in discussion in front of a large wall-mounted display screen, both pointing to various text and graphics displayed on the screen. Side-view footage of the white EV cab moving along a city street Medium footage of a passenger waiting at the side of a city street, looking down at his cell phone. Close-up of the young man looking up and peering down the road, after which we see the white EV cab pulling up next to the waiting passenger.

[Narrator]

Shell is also helping households generate and store their own electricity.

[Text displays]

Home generation and storage

[Video footage and animated sequence]

Transition to rotating aerial footage of the residential house with solar panels on its roof, set against the background of a picturesque village. We cut to a bird’s eye view of the same, and the time lapse technique shows darkness quickly fall and graphical devices appear and animate onscreen. Yellow shading appears over the solar panels on the roof and yellow lines briefly outline the exterior of the house. Green lines extend from the solar panels, across the roof and down to the Sonnen battery in the home. Blue shading rises over the outline of the Sonnen battery in the home, and blue lines extend outwards, showing the flow of energy to the car and to other appliances within the home. As time passes, the yellow shading recedes from the solar panels and the blue shading and lines continue to indicate the Sonnen battery powering the car and home at night. At one point, text displays over this footage, along with an animated white-line icon shown against a yellow background, depicting a house powered by a battery.

Interview with Christoph Ostermann

[Title]

Sonnen CEO

[Christoph Ostermann]

The great thing about the Sonnen battery is that it’s fully automatic. It simply stores excess solar power when available and releases it when you need it.

[Video footage]

Medium footage of Christoph walking through a white corridor, gesturing to Sonnen battery cabinets set against the wall as he talks into the camera, with alternating cutaways to panning close-ups of the “Sonnen” wording and logo on the front surface of a battery cabinet.

[Christoph Ostermann]

This is the energy future and we are extremely proud to be part of the energy transition

[Video footage]

Bird’s eye view of the picturesque village of Wildpoldsried surrounded by green landscape. Zooming aerial footage of solar panels on the roof of a building in the city of Berlin.

[Narrator]

To help fight climate change, the world faces critical choices about how electricity is generated and supplied to vehicles, homes and businesses across the planet.

[Video footage]

Low-angle footage of the sun shining in a blue sky, with rays of sunshine radiating down as the sun breaks through the passing clouds. Panning bird’s eye view of a cityscape with tall skyscraper buildings. Aerial footage of a busy city interchange.

[Video footage and animated sequence]

We transition to the high-angle view of the countertop against which graphical devices appear and animate onscreen, as previously described. Against the surface of the countertop, white line drawings depict first a pair of wind turbines rising from a blue-shaded platform, then the following successive animated icons rising from yellow-shaded platforms: chimneys with clouds of smoke rising from them, rows of solar panels, a substation, batteries, electricity pylons, a grid, houses, shops, an industrial complex, office buildings, a car at a charging station. A network of blue lines runs through, from or to each icon, and white pulses along the lines denote the flow of energy.

[Video footage]

We transition to panning night-time satellite imagery of the earth, where we see the yellow glow of city lights across the earth’s surface with some white spots of light appearing sporadically.

[Narrator]

Shell is investing to make access to lower carbon electricity easier for everyone.

[Video footage]

Aerial footage of a wind turbine, the blades turning against the background of the ocean. High-angle close-up of a photovoltaic panel on a solar farm. Aerial footage of the Thrybergh hydro power station. Bird’s eye view of a deep sea wind farm, a turbine’s blades turning in the foreground. Wide-angle footage of one of the houses in the village of Wildpoldsried where we see a BMW parked in front of the garage door and a charger connected to the vehicle.

Interview with Erik Nygard continued

[Erik Nygard]

We are at an exciting moment in the history of the world where we are moving to the world of renewable energy. And this has never been more important than it is today.

[Video footage]

Time-lapse footage, from day to illuminated at night, of a section of London city skyline with the Thames River in the foreground. Talking head footage of Erik, speaking to the off-camera interviewer, seen against the background of the Limejump office. Close-up of the rotating blades of a deep sea wind turbine. Aerial footage of a solar farm set across rolling green hills. Aerial footage of the screw turbines of a hydro power plant churning water. Wide-angle footage of wind turbines scattered across a flat grassy landscape with an array of photovoltaic panels in the foreground. Wide-angle footage of a line of wind turbines on the shoreline, with mountains in the background. We tilt up past a close up of rooftop photovoltaic panels, showing a vast cityscape in the background.

[Audio]

Shell brand mnemonic played on keys.

[Split-screen footage]

Shell Pecten and text centred over split-screen footage showing six screens in two rows of three. They show footage of a wind turbine, the hydro power plant, rows of photovoltaic panels on a solar farm, the village of Wildpoldsried, the EV cab parked alongside the charging station, and the wind farm set on rolling green hills.

[Text displays]

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