Companies Shell unveils 21ha, high-tech research lab in India BL PREMIUM

New Delhi — On Friday, oil giant Shell opened a high-tech research hub in southern India that hopes to pioneer the green energy of the future, including ways to transform farm and city waste into clean fuel. The sprawling facility in the Indian tech capital Bangalore will house 1,500 experts under one roof as Shell expands its research and development operations in Asia. The 21ha hub will host labs and demonstration centres where new ideas can be pursued and tested, and will push efforts to transform waste products into low-carbon fuels for transport. "Innovation and technology are vital to providing more and cleaner energy solutions for a growing world population," Shell’s projects and technology director Harry Brekelmans said in a statement. India has ambitious targets for clean energy use but still relies heavily on coal to produce power in the vast nation of 1.25-billion where blackouts are common and many still lack access to electricity. The Bangalore facility is the first of ...