Shell revealed that it has partnered with six different academic institutions in order to both research and expand biofuel development. The partnerships are expected to last between two and five years, and will be conducted at the actual institutions. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the participants, along with the University of Campinas (Brazil), and the Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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Shell Oil Aims to Develop Better Biofuels within 2 Years
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Submitted by jerryjamesstone on Sun, 2008-09-21 04:11. | Tags: transportation | biofuel | MIT | royal dutch shell | shell oil
Shell Oil Company to Open 1 GigaWatt Solar Power Plant
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Showa Shell Sekiyu, a Royal Dutch Shell subsidiary, the one of Japan largest oil company will invest 100 billion yen($938 mil) in a giant solar panel powered plant, AFP says.
Submitted by sweet_andra87 on Fri, 2008-07-04 13:26. | Tags: technology | shell company | shell japan | shell oil | shell solar | shell solar panels | sun power