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Shell halts wind and solar spending in favour of biofuels

James S Murray
James S Murray
clock 18 March 2009 •

Oil company confirms it has invested just over one per cent of budget in renewables over the last five years

Oil giant Shell has announced it is to focus its future renewable energy strategy on biofuels and halt investment in technologies such as wind and solar, which it maintains are failing to offer sufficient...

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