"It’s the ultimate recycling" – Mette Smedegaard Hansen

 Marine LNG - Bio-LNG - Transcript

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A subdued, oscillating synth tone alternates largely between two notes in a steady pattern, creating a low-level sense of suspense beneath the scene, after which a brief synthesised fanfare leads into a rhythmic, funk-infused groove punctuated by stylised record scratches and vocalisations.

Dallas Campbell

Did you know that coffee…

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A close-up shot shows Dallas Campbell addressing the camera from a kitchen, dressed in a casual shirt over a white undershirt, with shelves of white mugs visible behind him. 

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Coffee-making sounds

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Close-up shots show Dallas making coffee: filling a portafilter, locking it into a stainless steel espresso machine and frothing milk in a metal jug. 

Dallas Campbell

Is being used to power ocean-going ships? 

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The scene shifts back to close-up footage of Dallas speaking to camera from the kitchen. 

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Ship’s horn sounding

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Views of a large cargo ship cutting through water: an aerial view shows white waves along its bow; a front view shows the ship with land and industrial structures behind; a top-down view shows the bow and submerged hull through clear water.

Dallas Campbell

Well, not the actual coffee itself, but this stuff, the coffee grounds, the waste. It’s used to make bio-LNG. 

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A wider shot shows Dallas speaking and gesturing with both hands beside the stainless steel espresso machine in the kitchen. He turns to unlock and remove the portafilter, shown in a close-up filled with compacted coffee grounds. He then knocks the grounds into the sink before turning back to the camera. 

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Coffee pouring into a cup

Dallas Campbell

A fuel that can help decarbonise shipping. So there you go, something to think about that next time you sip on a latte. 

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Close-up and low-angle shots show espresso pouring in two thin streams from a portafilter into a metal cup. A wider shot shows Dallas turning to take his coffee from the machine and then facing the camera.

Dallas Campbell

I’m Dallas Campbell, science reporter and journalist.

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A close-up shows Dallas wearing a white lab coat, blue gloves, and safety goggles, holding a clear container of dark liquid in a laboratory with shelves of equipment and bottles behind him. The frame then splits: the left panel shows Dallas in the lab, while the right panel shows him on a ship deck near cranes and containers, wearing a yellow hard hat and red safety gear. A low-angle tracking shot shows Dallas, wearing a black leather jacket, walking through a sleek, modern corridor framed by horizontal beams overhead and vertical grids interrupted by glass windows. Profile-view footage follows, showing Dallas riding an electric scooter across a Parisian bridge, dressed in a blue shirt, brown pants, and helmet, against the Seine River dotted with boats, the Eiffel Tower rising behind him and classic Parisian buildings lining the horizon. Finally, from a low foreground angle aboard a smaller vessel, Dallas, clad in a red jacket, stands near ropes and railings, turning his gaze toward the towering Queen Mary 2 cruise ship dominating the calm, softly lit waters.

Dallas Campbell

I’ll be looking at how agricultural waste, manure, food waste, and yes, even spent coffee grounds are being transformed by Shell in Denmark into biomethane, a renewable fuel that when liquefied into bio-LNG can play an increasingly important role for shipping.

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A panning wide-angle view shows rows of black-and-white cows eating from hay-filled troughs on either side of a central walkway in a covered barn. A close-up shows several cows feeding under the railings. A ground-level view shows manure being funnelled through grated channels toward a collection area beneath a metal barrier. A top-down view shows a green container receiving assorted food scraps, including watermelon rinds, carrot peels, and vegetable remnants. A close-up shows used coffee grounds being tapped from a portafilter. Low-angle tracking shot shows Dallas, wearing a yellow safety vest and hard hat, looking up while standing between large corrugated industrial tanks. A wide-angle view shows Dallas striding through a laboratory toward the camera, wearing a white lab coat, safety goggles, and gloves. A side view shows a woman in a white lab coat and blue gloves working with stainless steel laboratory equipment on a long bench in the brightly lit facility.

Split-screen footage

The scene transitions to a split-screen divided into three sections by white and yellow lines. The left panel shows an aerial view of a large container ship sailing through deep blue water, leaving a white wake, with multi-coloured containers stacked on its deck. The top right panel shows a top-down view of a red vessel moving through the ocean, with visible piping and hatches on its deck and white water turbulence along both sides of the hull. The bottom right panel shows a bird’s-eye view of a white cruise ship sailing through calm blue waters near a coastal city, with a smaller vessel in the distance and urban buildings along the shoreline under a clear sky.

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Hamburg Germany

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Time-lapse wide-angle footage shows a port at dusk, with large container ships docked on both sides of a calm waterway. The ships are lit by artificial lights, and tall cranes line the docks, their reflections visible on the water.

Dallas Campbell

The number of LNG fuelled vessels in operation globally is increasing as fleets aim to decarbonise. 

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An aerial view shows two container ships docked at parallel piers, with multi-coloured shipping containers and blue and red cranes along the quayside. A close-up then shows Dallas speaking to the camera, wearing a yellow hard hat, clear safety glasses, and a red Shell-branded coverall, standing outdoors with industrial structures blurred behind him.

Split-screen footage

The frame splits into three panels separated by white and yellow lines, all showing bird’s-eye views of vessels at sea. The left panel shows a large LNG tanker moving through open water, leaving a visible wake under clear skies. The top right panel shows a large LNG carrier with a red hull and green funnel sailing in calm waters, with land faintly visible in the background. The bottom right panel shows numerous cargo ships anchored across a wide expanse of water under a hazy sunset sky, with soft pink clouds and distant light on the horizon.

Dallas Campbell

And if you can make that LNG out of food waste or agricultural waste, then suddenly, you’ve got bio-LNG…

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The scene returns to a close-up of Dallas speaking to the camera on a ship deck near cranes and containers, wearing the same safety gear as before. 

Dallas Campbell

A renewable alternative that can significantly reduce emissions, helping shipping companies to achieve their climate ambitions.

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Aerial footage shows a small green LNG vessel owned by Fratelli Cosulich LNG docked next to a large container ship loaded with multi-coloured containers, including Hapag-Lloyd containers. A wide-angle rear view shows Dallas walking along a port terminal beside large red cargo-handling equipment and a docked ship, with cranes and stacked steel structures in the background under a clear sky. A tighter shot shows Dallas looking up to his right, followed by a low-angle shot of stacks of Hapag-Lloyd containers secured on a large vessel’s deck, with the ship’s dark hull visible in the foreground.

Dallas Campbell

This is something that companies like Hapag-Lloyd, one of the world’s largest fleets, is already taking advantage of, by blending in bio-LNG, or liquefied bio-methane, to help meet their decarbonisation targets.

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Sphera (2021). 2nd Life Cycle GHG Emission Study on the Use of LNG as Marine Fuel.

Split-screen footage

The frame splits into three panels separated by white and yellow lines, all showing bird’s-eye views of vessels at sea. The top left panel shows a large container ship loaded with cargo sailing away from a port, leaving a wake in calm waters under a clear sky. The bottom left panel shows a large Hapag-Lloyd container ship sailing near a busy port, with multiple cranes and stacked containers onshore, while a small pilot boat travels alongside. The scene then shifts to show the small green Fratelli Cosulich LNG vessel docked beside the Hapag-Lloyd container ship. The right panel shows the stern of a loaded container ship in calm water, with the slogan ‘A cleaner future for shipping’ displayed in white across its bright orange structure.

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Aerial views show the small green Fratelli Cosulich LNG vessel docked beside the Hapag-Lloyd container ship in port waters. Next, the Leverkusen Express, a container ship, is shown from a low front angle as it moves through calm water under a clear sky.

Dallas Campbell

This also benefits their customers, reducing the carbon footprint tied to the transportation of goods we all use every day. 

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Against a dim, misty background, a bird’s-eye view shows a large container ship docked at a port terminal, with multiple cranes overhead and stacks of shipping containers on the vessel and along the quay. Low-angle footage shows a yellow crane lifting a Hapag-Lloyd container above stacked red containers at the port. The scene then shifts to retail shots: first, an individual moves her hand over a laptop on a display counter, with several open laptops arranged in a row inside a brightly lit electronics store. Next, a woman and a salesman holding a tablet stand beside white appliances in a brightly lit store, with the woman gesturing towards one of the units.

Interview with Ilyas Muhammad

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Hapag-Lloyd, Head of Green Fuels

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Ilyas Muhammad
Hapag-Lloyd, Head of Green Fuels

Ilyas Muhammad

The shipping sector consumes more than 250 million tonnes of fuels. 

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A close-up shows Ilyas Muhammad, wearing a white shirt, speaking to Dallas in a bridge area with large windows overlooking an industrial port. His name and title briefly display in the lower left corner. 

Ilyas Muhammad

And if we want to decarbonize the whole shipping sector, we need large amounts of biofuel.

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An aerial view captures a large container ship sailing through deep blue water, leaving a white wake, with multi-coloured containers stacked on its deck.

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The frame splits into three panels separated by white and yellow lines. The left panel shows a tight aerial view of a container ship at sea, with multi-coloured containers stacked on its deck and a white wake trailing behind. The top right panel shows time-lapse footage of multiple yellow gantry cranes above densely stacked multi-coloured containers at a busy port, with cargo ships docked in the background. The bottom right panel shows a long pipeline stretching to the horizon through a rural landscape, with green fields on both sides under a clear sky. The scene then shifts to a low-angle close-up of a silhouetted pipeline installation, with multiple valves and vertical pipe segments mounted on a raised concrete platform in an open landscape, the sun low in the sky behind it and scattered clouds overhead.

Ilyas Muhammad

Right now, we are relying on biofuels for the decarbonisation of our existing fleet, which run on single fuel engines. 

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Another close-up shows Ilyas speaking to Dallas in the bridge area.

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The frame splits into three panels separated by white and yellow lines. The top left panel shows multiple cargo ships spaced across calm, expansive waters under a partly cloudy sky, with distant vessels near the horizon. The bottom left panel shows time-lapse overhead footage of a busy container port, with multiple cranes over a docked cargo ship loaded with colourful containers, and rows of containers stacked on the dock. The right panel shows the camera panning over green metal biofuel barrels stacked closely together, each labelled ‘Biofuel 4’ with a leaf symbol. The scene then shifts to time-lapse footage of a large loaded cargo ship docked at a port under illuminated cranes at twilight, with reflections visible on the water.

Ilyas Muhammad

But we are also now moving towards biomethane for our dual-fuel LNG vessels.

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Aerial shots show a red-hulled Hapag-Lloyd Hamburg Express class cargo ship loaded with containers, guided by a small tugboat through calm waters, with other waiting and docked vessels visible in the background under a clear sky.

Ilyas Muhammad

And I think biomethane will play a significant role in decarbonizing LNG fleets.

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A close-up shows Ilyas speaking to Dallas in the bridge area, followed by a shot of the Hamburg Express class cargo ship being guided into port. 

Dallas Campbell

And it’s not just emissions reduction that is driving this shift. Feedstock for liquid biofuels such as vegetable oils and animal fats are in limited supply. 

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A high-angle side view shows a Hapag-Lloyd cargo ship loaded with containers sailing past a coastal landscape of steep green hills and a prominent rocky peak under a partly cloudy sky. An aerial view captures a large container port, with a Hapag-Lloyd cargo ship docked beside a green LNG bunker, and rows of multi-coloured containers stacked on the ships and across the port. A close-up shows a translucent brown liquid being poured into a large red plastic bucket. Another close-up shows a golden-yellow liquid swirling into a glossy pool of the same colour, creating ripples and reflections.

Ilyas Muhammad

For biomethane, we can rely on organic waste feedstocks, which are available in good quantities as compared to the feedstocks for liquid biofuels, which have a very restricted quantity available.

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A close-up shows Ilyas speaking to Dallas in the bridge area once again. Intercut with this, a wide shot shows a large pile of assorted gourds and squashes, shifting to a close-up of decomposing fruit and vegetables, tomatoes, apples, potatoes and peels, showing rot and mould, with flies buzzing around.

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Dallas Campbell

One of the more abundant feedstocks for making biomethane is agricultural waste. It’s the reason Shell is now working with over 700 farmers here in Denmark. 

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An aerial view shows a rural landscape with green fields, grazing cattle, and a cluster of red-roofed brick buildings surrounded by trees under a cloudy sky. A close-up shows the lower bodies and legs of cows standing on a wet, dirty concrete floor inside a barn. A top-down view shows a circular white tank with a thick brown liquid being stirred by a long metal rod on a mechanical arm. A close-up shows manure funnelled through grated channels. An eye-level view captures black-and-white dairy cows standing in a row inside the barn, heads over hay-filled feeding troughs. 

Dallas Campbell

At this farm 1,500 cows produce around a 1,000 tonnes of manure per week.

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A wide shot shows Dallas, dressed casually with rubber boots, walking down the central barn aisle, flanked by rows of cows feeding from the troughs. Another wide shot shows cows standing and lying behind metal railings, with large windows revealing green fields outside. A wide shot shows a circular automated milking platform with cows in individual stalls, surrounded by railings and hoses. Another close-up shows their manure being funnelled through grated channels. A wider shot shows Dallas standing beside the barn entrance, looking down at the manure being funnelled into a collection area below. 

Interview with Jesper Egegaard-Nielsen

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Dairy Farmer

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Jesper Egegaard Nielsen

Jesper Egegaard Nielsen

Five days a week, they come to pick up manure here and bring it to the biogas plant in Holsted.

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A close-up shows Jesper Egegaard Nielsen, wearing a green T-shirt, speaking to Dallas in the barn, with his name and title briefly displayed in the lower left corner. Intercut with this, a close-up shows several cows curiously extending their noses towards the camera. Another close-up shot captures a cow leaning against a large rotating brush mounted on a metal frame inside the barn.

Dallas Campbell

But you get something back from it as well? You get…

Jesper Egegaard Nielsen

We get the manure back when they have taken the gas.

Dallas Campbell

And is that manure better…

Jesper Egegaard Nielsen

Yeah. 

Dallas Campbell

Than the raw manure you start with?

Jesper Egegaard Nielsen

Yeah, it’s much better for the plants. 

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Wide and close-up views show Dallas and Jesper standing in the centre aisle of the large barn as Dallas interviews Jesper.

Dallas Campbell

In fact, the whole process has advantages, not just for the crops, the farmers and the local economy, but for the environment too. 

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A wide shot shows multiple dairy cows grazing in a grassy pasture under a clear blue sky, with one cow in profile in the foreground. An aerial view captures a rural landscape of green and yellow crop fields, a cluster of red-roofed buildings near a road, and scattered trees. Close-up and wide shots show Dallas using a shovel to manage manure flowing from the barn through the grated channel.

Dallas Campbell

So, not so long ago, raw cow manure would just be spread, as it is, all over the field as a fertiliser. But of course, it would give off methane, which is a really potent greenhouse gas. Now it’s taken to the gas plant, that methane is taken off, purified into biomethane, and the waste product of the farmer gets back…

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A close-up shot shows Dallas holding a shovel loaded with thick cow manure. Aerial views, from various angles, show tractors towing a slurry spreaders across grassy fields, with the spreader releasing a steady stream of material as it goes. An extreme close-up captures flies flitting over dark, wet manure. Intercut with these scenes, close-up shots show Dallas speaking to camera, followed by wide and medium views of Dallas leaning on the shovel outside the barn as he speaks. 

Dallas Campbell

Called digestate, is a really high-quality organic fertiliser. This helps farmers reduce cost and emissions compared to using synthetic fertilisers.

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A series of shots shows a liquid manure tanker parked beside a concrete structure as its transfer arm extends towards the structure, its movement reflected on the tanker's steel surface. A flexible black nozzle attaches to the concrete structure to allow transfer.

Dallas Campbell

It’s a win-win. And there’s more good news.

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A close-up shows Dallas speaking to the camera outside the barn, followed by a wider view of him resuming shovelling, and a close-up of his shovel lifting manure. 

Dallas Campbell

Bio-LNG made from manure can achieve negative carbon intensity values, because the capturing of methane from manure counts towards avoided emissions in European Union regulations.

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A close-up captures the slow movement of the thick slurry as it moves towards the grated channels. A series of shots capture the rows of cows feeding inside the barn, several curious cows stretching their noses towards the camera.

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Cow lowing

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Korskro Denmark

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A bird's-eye view captures the Korskro Biogas plant in Denmark, where a dark grey building and massive grey cylindrical tanks and industrial infrastructure are situated in a tranquil green landscape. Text is overlaid at the centre of the frame. 

Dallas Campbell

To find out more, I’ve come to the nearby Korskro biogas plant. It’s just one of 13 owned and operated by Shell in Denmark.

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A series of shots shows Dallas, wearing a yellow safety vest and hard hat, walking across the paved area outside the facility, passing a white tanker truck parked in front of a grey building. The camera then focuses on Shell-branded signage on the cab door reading: ‘Shell Low Carbon Solutions, Biogas.’ A wide side view shows the liquid manure tanker truck pulling into the facility, with a green signal light glowing at the dark grey entrance. A wide low-angle view shows a person in high-vis washing down the truck inside the facility. 

Dallas Campbell

This is absolutely amazing, the scale of it. It’s like a giant industrial digestion system. And these are the stomachs. 

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A top-down view shows Dallas as a small figure walking between vast grey corrugated tanks. Following this, a low-angle view of Dallas walking over the gravel surface between the tanks again emphasises their massive size. A close-up shot captures Dallas speaking to camera. A high-angle shot showcases the massive tanks set amidst the green landscape. 

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Dallas Campbell

And inside these giant stomachs, it’s warm, heated to 50°C to create the perfect environment for bacteria to thrive and break down the biowaste. As that happens, gas is produced. That gas is then filtered, removing CO2 and impurities, so the remaining biomethane can then be injected directly into the Danish gas grid. 

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A grayscale digital rendering zooms in on five large cylindrical tanks with conical roofs connected by a network of horizontal pipes and structural supports. A cross-section of one of the tanks reveals the brown substance stored inside. We move to a top-down view, where green highlighting indicates the flow path of the gas coming from the tanks. The view changes to show semi-transparent cylindrical tanks which begin to fill with the green highlighting. As the tanks fill, yellow highlighting indicates one flow path leaving the tank, while blue highlighting indicates another. The view changes to show two rectangular buildings. The blue flow path flows into one, the yellow flow path into another. The view shifts with the movement of the yellow flow path as it exits the rectangular building and moves belowground. 

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Interview with Smedegaard Hansen

[Title]

Head of Corporate Relations, Shell Biogas

Mette Smedegaard Hansen

Almost 40% of the gas in the Danish grid is produced at places like this one. 

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A bird's-eye view captures the biogas plant’s multiple grey and white cylindrical tanks, dome-shaped structures and paved areas, surrounded by grassy fields and distant trees. A rear view captures Dallas and Mette Smedegaard Hansen walking along the gravel paths between the massive tanks, with Mette wearing a red hard hat and a neon yellow safety vest.

Mette Smedegaard Hansen

You can use it just for heating houses in the neighbourhood. 

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Mette Smedegaard Hansen
Head of Corporate Relations, Shell Biogas

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A close-up shot captures Mette speaking to Dallas against the background of a dark corrugated tank. Her name and title briefly display in the lower left. 

Mette Smedegaard Hansen

But you can also take it out, liquefy it.

Dallas Campbell

Use it for shipping?

Mette Smedegaard Hansen

You can even have a ship running…

Dallas Campbell

Yeah. 

Mette Smedegaard Hansen

On bio-LNG.

Dallas Campbell

Why is this important, do you think? Where does it fit into the big picture?

Mette Smedegaard Hansen

It fits in because it’s taking the waste that we already have, instead of putting it just in landfills or whatever, we can use it and we can reduce emissions from it. 

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Close-up shots show a hand adjusting a wall-mounted thermostat and a gas burner igniting with a blue flame. Medium shots capture Dallas and Mette in conversation. A sequence of shots follows waste processes: a large yellow industrial claw dropping organic material into a green container inside a white-walled facility; a black truck bed tipping mixed green and reddish organic waste onto a larger heap; and a top-down view of an oval pit filled with dark fibrous organic matter. The sequence ends with a high-angle view of the circular metal platform atop one of the grey tanks, set against green fields and a tree-lined horizon.

Dallas Campbell

It’s the ultimate recycling, isn’t it?

Mette Smedegaard Hansen

It’s the ultimate recycling, yes, exactly.

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Medium shots capture Dallas and Mette in conversation. A high-angle shot showcases the massive tanks set amidst the green landscape.

Dallas Campbell

And this is what makes bio-LNG so attractive, because it’s a circular fuel. The carbon it contains circulates within the environment. 

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Carbon Cycle
Plants – cow – biogas – ship 

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Beneath a title, an animated flowchart comprises four simplified blue line drawings: a ship with spherical tanks on the ocean, plants in the ground, a cow grazing and a biogas facility. CO2 symbols rise from the plants and the ship. The four elements move in a clockwise direction. As each element moves to the foreground, a label appears to its left, and a dashed arrow connects it to the next drawing. 

Dallas Campbell

In the laboratory, Shell scientists are refining the production process. Today, they’re mixing grated straw, potato starch, pig and cow manure and coffee grounds, testing which blend of feedstock produces the most gas, giving the highest production efficiency.

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A series of shots show activity within a laboratory: a mechanical arm holds a small vial and places it into a tray containing multiple capped vials with various coloured liquids, arranged in rows; several scientists cross the laboratory floor in different directions; a scientist shakes a substance from a small container into a tray of glass vials; a wider view of her workspace shows multiple electronic devices and tubing systems mounted on metal racks; blue liquid swirls as it is mixed inside of sets of large transparent graduated containers; gloved hands hold and shake a beaker containing starch; a scientist pours a dark, viscous liquid from a large blue container into a beaker on a laboratory counter; he adds a spoon of coffee to a glass container filled with dark material; a row of spherical containers are shown being lowered into a metal tray with circular slots; a dark liquid swirls inside a set of conical glass flasks with red and green caps; a laboratory device with a metal probe is inserted into a glass container with a green cap. A high-angle shot showcases the massive tanks set amidst the green landscape.

Dallas Campbell

All that biomethane comes down to this pipe here. And because it’s chemically very similar to natural gas, it can go straight into the Danish gas system right below my feet. 

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As Dallas speaks, a medium profile shot shows him gesturing towards a large black pipe connected to a blue industrial valve outdoors, then turning to face the camera while gesturing downwards. 

Dallas Campbell

Once liquefied, it can be supplied as bio-LNG to power ships, wherever it’s needed.

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An overhead view shows multiple parallel pipelines with valves and connectors casting shadows on the light ground, as two workers in red protective clothing walk along a platform. A second overhead shot captures two large white cylindrical tanks linked by metal piping, with two workers in red protective clothing walking nearby. The scene then shifts to show the small green Fratelli Cosulich LNG vessel docked beside the Hapag-Lloyd container ship.

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A subdued, oscillating synth tone alternates primarily between two notes in a steady pattern, generating a subtle undercurrent of suspense beneath the scene.

Dallas Campbell

So how do I know I’ve actually bought bio-LNG as opposed to regular LNG? Well, we use a certification system called mass balancing. And to demonstrate, we’ve got an analogy here.

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Medium low-angle footage captures Dallas speaking directly to camera against the background of the dark grey tanks and structures at the biogas plant. A wider view shows Dallas gesturing to a white table that holds an empty glass jug and glasses, and two bottles filled with orange juice. 

Dallas Campbell

The orange juice on the right represents ordinary LNG. The bottle on the left is bio-LNG. And I know that because my receipt tells me everything about the product that I bought, including the quality and the quantity. In the grid, bio-LNG and ordinary LNG are mixed. So, obviously they can’t be separated now, but I can transport them all the way over here, through the gas pipeline, liquefy it and put it in my shipping fleet, ready to be used.

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The camera zooms in on the bottles holding the orange juice, and we see one is labelled organic, and the other, regular. A glass holds down a printed receipt. Dallas’ hands move to each bottle in turn and then hold up the printed receipt as he explains. Wider and tighter shots show Dallas holding and discussing the relevance of the printed receipt. A series of shots show Dallas pouring orange juice from each bottle in turn into the glass jug, then taking the jug to the other end of the table, where a glass awaits. He fills the glass with orange juice.

Dallas Campbell

How do I know that I’ve used bio-LNG in here? Because I’ve got my certificate to prove it. This guarantees that the bio-LNG I bought is sold only to me. 

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As Dallas continues speaking to camera, a series of shots show him placing the jug back down on the table, lifting the glass and pointing to it, then placing it on the table as he lifts his printed receipt, after which he picks up the glass of orange juice, holds it up to the camera in a silent toast and then drinks it. The camera pulls back on a high-angle shot showcasing the massive tanks set amidst the green landscape.

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The music shifts into orchestral tones, guided by a low string instrument playing an oscillating motif that supports the melody. Gradually, it merges with soft ambient orchestral layers, as subtle keyboard accents weave in the Shell brand mnemonic.

Dallas Campbell

A key strength of mass balancing is delivering renewable fuels through widely developed infrastructure, meaning it’s more cost effective, efficient, and investments can focus on scaling up production. 

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Aerial views showcase an industrial complex with multiple cylindrical storage tanks, interconnected piping systems and buildings, bordered by green fields and water, with ships docked at a pier. A low-angle close-up view captures a network of large metallic pipes and valves with supporting structures, including blue and yellow steel platforms and ladders. A low-angle shot features four tall blue loading arms with articulated joints stand beside a multi-level steel structure with staircases and platforms, set against a blue sky with scattered clouds. The scene then shifts to show the small green Fratelli Cosulich LNG vessel docked beside the Hapag-Lloyd container ship.

Dallas Campbell

And, as of 2025, Shell has more than 20 bunkering locations across Europe and the US, offering bio-LNG.

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A luminous Earth is shown surrounded by the blackness of space, its curved surface initially centring on Europe, with pulsating yellow rings marking key locations beneath a soft cloud cover. The globe continues its rotation, smoothly centring on the US, where additional yellow rings flash in a rhythmic sequence. 

Dallas Campbell

But regulation still needs to be widely adopted. 

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A bird’s eye view captures a large Hapag-Lloyd container ship loaded with multi-coloured shipping containers being guided by a small yellow tugboat in a busy port area with cranes, docked vessels and a distant shoreline. Another high-angle view shows Hapag-Lloyd’s Berlin Express sailing through open water, flanked by tugboats.

Ilyas Muhammad

I think mass balancing is very important for the success of biomethane. So that system, right now, it’s operational within EU only. But for example, in the United States, there is also a grid…

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A close-up shows Ilyas speaking to Dallas in the bridge area once again.

Ilyas Muhammad

But that grid is not certified yet for EU regulations.

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The frame splits into three screens separated by white and yellow lines. The left panel shows a waterfront industrial facility with tall loading arms on a platform extending into the water, connected by a bridge, with large blue cylindrical storage tanks and surrounding roads in the background. The top right panel captures a wide aerial view of a large industrial complex featuring multiple rows of white processing units, vertical towers and piping systems, bordered by water channels and green vegetation, with a distant horizon line under a partly cloudy sky. The bottom right panel features four tall blue loading arms with articulated joints stand beside a multi-level steel structure with staircases and platforms, set against a blue sky with scattered clouds.

Dallas Campbell

If you could wave a magic wand, how would you solve the regulatory issue? 

Ilyas Muhammad

So we are expecting that the International Maritime Organisation will streamline all the rules across the globe, where we should be able to use mass balancing, and we should be able to use the maximum benefit which biomethane provides us because of its avoided emissions and negative carbon intensity potential.

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Medium and close-up footage captures Ilyas and Dallas in conversation on the bridge.

Split-screen footage

The frame splits into three screens separated by white and yellow lines. The top left panel shows the small green Fratelli Cosulich LNG vessel docked beside the Hapag-Lloyd container ship. The bottom left panel shows a high-angle view of a large container ship carrying multi-coloured cargo containers, flanked by two small tugboats, navigating through a wide harbour with cranes and port infrastructure visible in the distant background. The right panel shows a top-down view of the stern section of a container ship showing stacked cargo containers, with the ship’s white superstructure and green deck that houses antennas and equipment positioned centrally.

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A high-angle view showcases a large container ship sailing through calm waters, carrying stacked red cargo containers, with a hazy shoreline and port infrastructure visible in the distant background under a clear sky. Once more, bird’s-eye views show the Fratelli Cosulich LNG vessel docked beside a Hapag-Lloyd container ship in port.

Dallas Campbell

What’s the appeal for the customers? 

Ilyas Muhammad

So our customers, like cargo owners, they are big brands…

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Close-up and medium footage captures Ilyas and Dallas in conversation on the bridge.

Ilyas Muhammad

So they have their Scope 3 emission reduction targets. And in order to achieve those targets, they rely on us, that the container services we provide to them should run on biomethane. 

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The frame splits into three screens separated by white and yellow lines. The left panel captures time-lapse footage of activity at a docked container ship, with multiple yellow terminal trucks and trailers positioned alongside to receive the containers as large gantry cranes overhead offload the ship. The top right panel shows a close-up of a person entering details with a blue credit card above a laptop keyboard, a close-up of a hand placing a sealed cardboard box on a doorstep, and a front view of a customer opening the box on her lap while seated on a sofa in a softly lit room. The bottom right panel shows profile-view footage of a woman reaching for an item on a grocery store shelf, front-view footage of a man placing an item into his orange basket in a brightly lit aisle, a wide shot of a clothing store with racks of assorted dresses, and a person’s hand interacting with a touchscreen device on display, with several similar devices arranged in a row on white stands.

Ilyas Muhammad

It gives them brand strength. It helps us achieve our decarbonisation goals. So it’s a win-win.

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A high-angle view captures a busy container terminal with multiple gantry cranes positioned over a docked cargo ship loaded with multi-coloured shipping containers, surrounded by additional containers and port infrastructure under a clear sky. Medium footage captures Ilyas and Dallas in conversation on the bridge

Split-screen footage

The frame splits into three screens separated by white and yellow lines. The top left panel shows high-angle views of a large Hapag-Lloyd container ship carrying multi-coloured cargo containers, flanked by tugboats. The top right panel shows a top-down view of Dallas as a small figure walking between vast grey corrugated tanks. The bottom panel shows a wide-angle view of rows of black-and-white cows eating from hay-filled troughs on either side of a central walkway in a covered barn. The split-screen finally transitions out in the shape of a contracting Pecten, revealing a white background.

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Shell brand mnemonic played on keys

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Find out more on shell.com/marine/LNG
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The small, iconic red and yellow Pecten appears at the centre of the white background, with text displaying below it and along lower frame.