Shell focuses energy on green fuels, car charging

London

ROYAL Dutch Shell wants 20 per cent of income from its retail forecourts to come from vehicles that don't burn diesel or petrol, as the company anticipates an accelerating transition to clean energy over the coming decade.

Shell set up its first hydrogen refuelling station in the UK earlier this year and will install its first electric car charging point later this month, said John Abbott, the top executive of its downstream business, which includes refining, marketing, retail, trading and chemicals.