據能源全球3月1日消息稱，殼牌旗下全資子公司殼牌能源運營有限公司宣布已簽署協議，收購澳大利亞風電場開發商西風能源開發有限公司49% 的股份，該公司擁有橫跨維多利亞州、新南威爾士州(NSW)和澳大利亞昆士蘭州的3吉瓦項目管道。

殼牌澳大利亞地區主席Tony Nunan表示:“通過開發可再生能源滿足客戶當前和未來的能源需求是殼牌戰略的核心。”

“西風擁有令人印象深刻的澳大利亞風能項目管道，并通過其母公司在海外開發陸上風能。我們在澳大利亞的第一筆風能投資是我們實現在澳大利亞建立低碳綜合電力業務目標的重要一步，這符合我們客戶不斷變化的能源需求。”

Nunan表示：“與西風的戰略合作伙伴關系補充了殼牌近年來在更大規模的太陽能、碳交易和電力零售、發電和交易領域的投資。這表明我們致力于為住宅和商業客戶提供廣泛的低碳產品和服務。”

西風能源董事總經理Tobias Geiger說:“這是西風能源令人興奮的一天，更重要的是，對澳大利亞向清潔能源經濟的過渡來說。”

Geiger表示：“通過與殼牌的合作，我們可以加快在維多利亞州的風能項目開發，并擴展到新南威爾士州和昆士蘭州。我們將能夠擴大我們的團隊，承擔更多的項目，并以更快的速度推進這些項目。” 

該投資預計將于2022年完成，并有待監管部門批準。

曹海斌 摘譯自 能源全球

原文如下：

Shell Australia and WestWind form strategic partnership

Shell Energy Operations Pty Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shell plc (Shell), announced it has signed an agreement to acquire 49% of Australian wind farm developer, WestWind Energy Development Pty Ltd (WestWind), which has a 3 GW project pipeline across Victoria, New South Wales (NSW), and Queensland, Australia.

Shell Australia Country Chair, Tony Nunan, said “Meeting our customers’ energy needs today and into the future by developing renewable energy is core to Shell’s strategy.”

“WestWind has an impressive pipeline of Australian wind projects and proven capability in the development of onshore wind here and, via its parent company, overseas. Our first wind investment in Australia is a significant step in our goal to build a low-carbon integrated power business in Australia in line with our customers’ evolving energy needs.

“This strategic partnership with WestWind complements Shell’s investments over recent years across larger scale solar, carbon trading and power retailing, generation, and trading. It demonstrates our commitment to delivering a broad range of low-carbon products and services to residential and commercial customers,” Mr Nunan said.

WestWind Energy Managing Director, Tobias Geiger, said: “This is an exciting day for WestWind Energy and, more importantly, for Australia’s transition to a clean energy economy.”

“In partnership with Shell, we can accelerate our development of wind energy projects in Victoria and expand into NSW, and Queensland. We will be able to grow our team to undertake a larger number of projects, and progress them much faster,” Mr Geiger said.

The investment is expected to complete in 2022 and is subject to regulatory approvals.