A Global Energy GameChanger: Shell and NREL are Teaming Up to Deliver Startup Technology to a Rapidly Transforming Energy Market
NREL: As demand for renewable energy increases worldwide, energy companies are taking aggressive steps to meet it.
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New Approaches to Energy Hardware Innovation and Incubation
Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis: This study compares and contrasts many of the leaders in cleantech incubation and acceleration, including Shell GameChanger Accelerator Powered by NREL (GCxN).
NREL Researcher Ying Shi Tests a New Diagnostic for Sick Batteries
NREL Battery Control Engineer Ying Shi is one of the four lead researchers working on the inaugural cohort of GCxN. As a battery-system engineer, Shi was excited to help Feasible test out its diagnosis system, which uses acoustics to detect battery degradation.
Shell’s Electric Mobility Strategy for North America: Focus on Fleets
GreenTech Media: The oil giant’s e-mobility strategy “will be about putting charge points on Shell gas stations, but it’s a lot bigger than that,” says the VP for new fuels.
Shell New Energies Director on Investing in Clean Energy: ‘It’s About Survival’
GreenTech Media: Oil major has been on a clean-energy acquisition spree, and “absolutely” intends to become a regional electric utility in the U.S.
NREL Researcher Santosh Veda Has His “Eyes on the Grid”
Santosh Veda is leading an NREL research team to test Electrical Grid Monitoring’s (EGM’s) Meta-Alert™ system, also known as “Eyes on the Grid.”
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Shell Energy: First Utility rebranded as over 700,000 customers are switched to renewable power
BusinessGreen: Shell-owned utility promises to announce a “string of exciting services” in the coming months, as it seeks to burnish green credentials.
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Shell GameChanger Accelerator™ Powered by NREL (GCxN) Recognized as Top NREL Partnership in 2018
On March 20, 2019, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) announced that it has selected the Shell GameChanger Accelerator Powered by NREL (GCxN) as the most outstanding partnership of its 2018 fiscal year.
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Where Can Cleantech Startups Find Funding in 2019?
Confronted with a collapse in early-stage cleantech VC and uncertain support from the Department of Energy, more alternative energy startups are relying on corporate-funded incubators and accelerators. Shell’s cleantech accelerator (managed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory) announced its inaugural class last month — with a focus on advanced grid technologies and long-term energy storage. Read more >
Climate Concerns Are Pushing Oil Majors to Look beyond Fossil Fuels
Scientific American: This article from Scientific American details why climate concerns are forcing massive oil corporations to look beyond fossil fuels. The piece examines how Shell is leading the way, evolving beyond oil and gas, and how several other companies are diversifying their businesses, from biofuels to electric vehicles.
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