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Wind

We have wind power interests in several countries, including onshore in the USA and off the coasts of the USA and the Netherlands. We are expanding our wind power activities to make more renewable electricity available to our customers. This includes developing wind projects on floating platforms in deeper waters off the coasts of Ireland, Scotland, France, Norway and South Korea.

At the end of 2021, the Shell share of total installed capacity combined from onshore and offshore wind was 466 megawatts alternating current (MWac), with a further Shell share of 838 MWac under construction. 

Read more about wind power at www.shell.com/wind.

Wind projects at the end of 2021

Project

Theme

Country

Shell
interest

Total capacity (100%), MWac

Shell-operated

Wind projects in operation [A]

Brazos, TX

Onshore

USA

100%

160

Yes

Whitewater Hill, CA

Onshore

USA

50%

61.5

No

Cabazon Pass, CA

Onshore

USA

50%

41

No

Blauwwind [B]

Offshore

Netherlands

20%

731.5

JV-operated

NoordzeeWind [C]

Offshore

Netherlands

100%

108

JV-operated

Wind projects under construction

Brazos Repower [D]

Onshore

USA

100%

182

Yes

CrossWind [E]

Offshore

Netherlands

80%

759

JV-operated

Pottendijk (wind)

Onshore

Netherlands

100%

50

Yes

Wind projects pre-FID options (including seabed licences)

25+ projects [F]

Onshore and offshore

4+ countries [G]

Varies

More than 8 GWac [E] [F]

Shell- and JV-operated options

[A]

Rock River wind farm in the USA (50 MW, Shell interest 50%) closed down at the end of 2021 and is not included.

[B]

Brazos Repower represents the complete replacement of the Brazos turbines, increasing capacity from 160 MW to 182 MW.

[C]

Offshore options include GBI, Mayflower, Atlantic Shores and MunmuBaram pre-FID seabed licenses.

[D]

Including France, South Korea, the USA and now the UK.

[E]

In addition, in January 2022, Shell and ScottishPower secured joint offers for seabed rights to develop MarramWind and CampionWind, large-scale floating wind farms representing a total of 5 gigawatts (GW) off the east and north-east coast of Scotland.

[F]

Also, in February 2022, the proposed total capacity for the Atlantic Shores project was increased from 3,000 MW to 4,500 MW."