In addition to constantly improving its products through technological innovation, Shell & Turcas plays an active role in the fight against climate change by providing cleaner energy solutions, which contributes to increased efficiency and performance. A number of projects have been launched by the Company to date, including electric charging units, waste management, LNG stations, and solar-powered stations.
There are currently 38 stations across the country that use 30% of their electricity from solar power. The "digital energy management" system, which was piloted in 2020, allows users to monitor the energy consumption of a wide range of station components, including air conditioners, refrigerators, and canopies. Up to 10% of energy can be saved with digital energy management.
In addition, Shell Lubricants and Grease Production Facility in Derince, where products are exported to 70 countries, has received the Zero Waste Certificate, awarded by the Provincial Directorate of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change of Kocaeli, after establishing the Zero Waste Management System. By separately collecting, labeling, recycling, or recovering waste across the facility at their source, the company was able to contribute significantly to its sustainability and carbon emission reduction goals, reducing the amount of waste disposed of, as well as raising employee awareness. Solar panels have been installed on the roof of Derince Lubricant and Grease Production Facility, enabling the facility to generate its own electricity. With its 1MW installed power, it is expected that the solar panel structure will provide approximately 25% of the facility's annual power consumption, thus preventing approximately 500 tons of carbon emissions annually.
Shell offers the widest service network for vehicle maintenance in Türkiye. For the first time in the industry, Super Ionized Water technology is being used in car washers to allow thousands of vehicles to be washed without wasting any water. Every station saves an average of more than 2,000,000 liters of water each year as a result of this technology.
A Shell & Turcas Forest has been established on an area of 5 hectares on the Istanbul Northern Ring Motorway that is expected to neutralize approximately 105 tons of carbon dioxide released by more than 1,300 automobiles every year. A total of 3,100 trees of eight varieties, blue cypress, pyramid cypress, umbrella pine, lime, ash-leaved maple, sycamore, red oak, and acacia catechu, were planted in the Shell & Turcas Forest, which were planned, accredited, and planted by two distinguished professors from Istanbul University's Faculty of Forestry.
