SINGAPORE, May 18 /Xinhua-PRNewswire / --
-- Two-prong strategy to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon
emissions
-- First roll-out of the integrated programme in the Asia Pacific for
its customers
Shell Global Solutions launched its Asia Pacific Carbon and Energy Management programme at the Asia Pacific Media Technology Day here today. The launch was officiated by Bob Frith, President, Shell Technology India and Oscar Piepers, Regional Discipline Leader, Carbon & Energy Management, Asia Pacific, Shell Global Solutions.
The Asia Pacific Media Technology Day 2007 is designed to educate and inform members from the regional media on cutting edge technologies and innovations being developed by Shell Global Solutions to meet the energy challenge in the Asia Pacific while promoting efficient energy usage and reduction of C02 emissions significantly around the world.
"The International Energy Agency has forecast a 50% rise in energy demand over the first 30 years of this century and believes that most of this increase will be met by hydrocarbons. The ability to manage C02 is therefore a priority for the future development and growth of our business -- we aim to have a reputation for responsible C02 management. We are well-placed to participate in the search for and deploy solutions because of our experience and our know-how. We don't have all of the answers, but we are constantly working to find them," said Frith.
Shell is pursuing numerous C02 mitigation and technology development activities in order to improve its ability to manage C02 emissions from the hydrocarbon businesses. Examples would be energy efficiency projects, potential large-scale C02 sequestration demonstration projects and alternative fuels.
Frith points out that Shell has launched an initiative several years ago to improve the energy efficiencies of refineries and chemical plants. The energy efficiency programme being undertaken at the liquefied natural gas plant in Malaysia is named as a relevant example. Malaysia LNG expects an overall LNG production increase of up to 1% as a result of improvements made with minimal capital expenditure.
The energy efficiency programme is helping Shell facilities and plants to cut energy consumption, reduce emissions and is also being implemented by clients in the manufacturing and processing industries. In 2004, the Deer Park chemical complex in Texas, USA, reduced its energy consumption by 2.1% to give annual savings of 90,000 tons of associated C02 emissions.
"Typically, we see the savings made in our energy efficiency programmes are through the effective application of successful practices, technology and economics. For example, capturing carbon dioxide means it can be stored (sequestered). This comes at a cost. However, there are novel ways you can 'recycle' carbon dioxide, for example, the Shell Pernis refinery in The Netherlands is capturing part of the carbon dioxide it produces and provides it to a third party, who then supplies it for horticultural use. Before, Shell supplied the C02 that growers used to burn natural gas all through the summer for the same effect. This natural gas is now saved," adds Frith.
"There is a significant amount of hydrocarbon resource available to us over the next number of decades. If we continue to exploit that and also meet the energy challenge responsibly, we have to look at managing the resulting C02 emissions. We are actually developing a number of alternative energy sources, placing Shell as the largest distributor of bio-fuels and one of the biggest investors in wind energy and investing in new technology such as second generation bio-fuels, thin film solar and hydrogen," said Frith.
"Addressing the world's energy challenge through technology-based strategies is essential. The regime post 2012 and when the current Kyoto protocol expires will be critical for determining how the world responds to all these large opportunities. All of us, scientists, technologists, engineers, media and the consumer have a vital role to play in creating a responsible energy future."
ENQUIRIES:
Soo-Hoo Siew Kheng, Shell Global Solutions (Malaysia)
Telephone: +603-2170-3466
MEDIA RELATIONS:
Raymond Siva, GCI International Sdn Bhd
Telephone: +60-3-2178-0062
Mobile: +60-12-217-9378
Email: raymondGCI@grey.com.my
