Shell Diaries

Title: Shell Diaries - NBS

Duration: 04:30 minutes

Description:   

Vlog on things about Shell, this time about Nature Based Solutions.

 

Shell_Diaries_NBS_Transcript

[Video footage]

Lindy and Babette walking together, intro of Shell Diaries

[Voice of Lindy]

We are Lindy and Babette. We both work at Shell. We make Shell Diaries to give you a look behind the scenes.

[Music plays]

Rhythmic medium-tempo music fades in.

[Video footage]

Lindy and Babette sitting in a car.

[Voice of babette]

Hi, welcome to Shell Diaries. Today we are going to talk about NBS:

Nature Based Solutions. And Lindy, you know more about this.

[Voice of Lindy]

Yes. Nature based solutions are a direct

contribution to CO2 reduction in the world. NBS are projects that protect or redevelop natural eco systems. This way NBS projects generate CO2 credits.

[Voice of babette]

Sounds cool. We are going on the road, but first we have to pump gas.

 

[Voice of Lindy]

Yes, let's go.

[Video footage]

Babette is fueling her car.

[Voice of Lindy]

While you are pumping gas, I have something more. Did you know that with one cent per litre, you can drive CO2 neutral at Shell?! You compensate your own usage.

[Video footage]
Co2 neutral flag at Shell station.

[Voice of Lindy]
And Shell will pay the compensation from the delving of the oil up

until the pump.

[Video footage]
A picture forrest with maps of Peru and Indonesia with project titles: Cordillera Azul and Katingan Mentaya.

 

[Voice of Lindy]
And the contribution will go to international certified CO2

compensation projects. Like in Peru or Indonesia. In the Netherlands we do not have this certified system yet.

[Video footage]

Picture of a forest with the on top: Research by Shell, Staatsbosbeheer and others

[Voice of Lindy]
But Shell, Staatsbosbeheer and other partners are looking into this.

[Video footage]

Babette sitting at the pump still fueling her car.

[Voice of Lindy]
Currently, 1 out of 6 fuel sessions are CO2 neutral.

[Video footage]

Babette and Lindy sit in the car.

[Voice of Babette]
We are now in the car. Lindy is driving and focussed on the road, so

I will speak. We are going into the woods with Staatsbosbeheer and a few

colleagues to lend a hand. That's what we are going to do.

[Text displays]

Together we plant trees.
[Video footage]
A forest with 2 man walking into it.

[Text displays]

Trees sometimes suffer from tendrils, when they get less light.

We’re helping out to remove the tendrils.

[Video footage]
A group of people walking into the woods.

[Voice of Babette]
Madam, what are you doing?

[Voice of Lindy]
I am killing the flow of juices. At least that is what I heard him say…sort of.

[Video footage]
Lindy is chopping off parts of a tree.

[Voice of Babette]
You are doing a good job.

[Video footage]
Babette interviews Johan, forester from Staatsbosbeheer, in the forest.

[Voice of Babette]
I am here with Johan from Staatsbosbeheer.

We have a cooperation between Staatsbosbeheer and Shell. I heard something about an ash wood disease

and planting 5 million trees in the next 12 years. All important and interesting matters, can you tell more about it?

 

[Voice of Johan]
- For sure. The disease Essentaksterfte is a fungal infection that damages the

Ash. It originates from South-East Asia. It slowly entered Europe and became visible in 2020.  At this moment it is so bad that we have to chop down a lot of

trees. Here in Flevoland we will lose at least 25% of our woods on this

Essentaksterfte. Shell supported us financially so that we don't have to plant a new

forrest. With the help of Shell, we can provide

these forests with new trees within the next 12 years.

[Voice of Babette]
Are we putting the same trees back, or other types?

[Voice of Johan]
Other types. We have learned from different locations. Not just with

the Ash. You should not plant a mono culture;

So not a single type tree forest. Stronger forests have many types of wood. So in case anything happens you still keep your forest’s climate.

[Video footage]
Babette chopping branches.

[Voice of Lindy]
How does it feel to liberate a tree?

[Voice of Babette]
- It is nice! Save a tree! Save lives. That is what we are doing here.

[Voice of Lindy]
Hey Babette, did you know that on average a tree converts 1 ton CO2

per 1,1 m3. So, how many tonnes of CO2 is contained in 1 m3?

[Voice of Babette]
Uhm, 0,9?!

[Voice of Lindy]
Yes

[Voice of Babette]
I continue sawing...I continue sawing.

[Video footage]
Lindy and Babette facing the camera standing next to each other.

[Voice of Lindy]
This was it again and we have learned a lot.

[Voice of Babette]
We have done a lot, very interesting.

[Voice of Lindy]
Definitely! This was our diary and we will see you next time.

[Video footage]
Lindy and Babette walking away in the distance.

[Text displays]

Shell Diaries

[Voice of Lindy and Babette]
Until the next one!

Bye!

00:00

We are Lindy and Babette and we both work at Shell.

00:05

We also created 'Shell Diaries’, where we show you a glimpse behind the scenes of Shell.

00:14

We are very excited because today we will follow Marjan van Loon.

00:18

And you of course have some interesting facts, Lin.

00:20

Yes, I did some research ...

00:22

Marjan van Loon studied Chemical Engineering in Eindhoven.

00:27

This year she’ll have been working for Shell for thirty years,

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and has been the President Director Shell Nederland since 2016.

00:36

Supercool!

00:38

This is the place. Let's see...

00:40

Hi!

00:41

Hi, how are you? - Very well!

00:43

Yes, nice to see you!

00:44

We are here to follow you today!

00:46

How nice! I hope you like it.

00:48

Do you want to sit down for a minute? -Yes, please!

00:51

A day as President Director Shell Nederland... What does that look like?

00:56

What does that look like...?

00:58

Well, occasionally I start the day exercising and after that I go into the office,

01:03

where I have a wide range of subjects to deal with.

01:06

The fun thing about Shell Nederland is that we have a lot of business components:

01:11

from refineries to wind parks. We deal with a wide range.

01:15

A lot of external work also...

01:16

I leave the office regularly to represent Shell.

01:22

That's also what I am doing this afternoon.. - Oh!

01:24

So if you girls want to come with me you are most welcome!

01:28

Are you coming with me? -For sure! Yes, let's do it!

01:30

So what is it that we will be doing exactly?

01:32

Today we will be doing something very nice!

01:35

We will announce a new partnership...

01:37

We will be sponsoring the olympic water team... - Wow!

01:42

with a few other companies.

01:43

How cool!

01:44

That's what we will announce today and it is linked to drawing attention for the Dutch hydrogen agenda.

01:50

Ah, hydrogen. - That's gonna be a lot of fun!

01:52

So, energy transition and olympic games and you get to come with me!

01:56

How cool is that? And your car is also running on hydrogen, right?

01:58

That's true, we are crossing the country on hydrogen.

02:01

And why hydrogen?

02:02

Well, a hydrogen car is like an electric car but it is creating it's own electricity.

02:07

It's nice to have such a car in my role because people then ask me these sort of questions,

02:12

and then you can have discussions about the energy transition and the importance of electricity and hydrogen.

02:20

Then we are right where we want to be - On topic!

02:22

Yes! Indeed!

02:23

Supercool! Well, let's go then!

02:25

But I won't need all this then? - No, that's all unnecessary indeed.

02:28

That's a bit of a disappointment, but okay… - Is it?

02:30

We have arrived at Kinderdijk where it all happens today.

02:34

Yep, Marjan had to excuse herself and we are going to have a look inside if we can be of help.

02:39

Yes, let's go!

02:40

Just in case Marjan get's thirsty...

02:45

Of course we will need to check thoroughly if everything is ready and working properly.

02:50

Hydrogen is an energy carrier and can be used for mobility among other things.

02:56

The Shell Rheinland refinery in Germany will be building the biggest electrolysis factory in the world.

03:01

The installation will be using green power to create hydrogen for their own use and that of others.

03:08

Working together..

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is accomplished by bringing components together and steering it in the right direction.

03:16

From figuratively to literally.

03:17

Over here we have some components which we will be combined to become a beautiful surfboard,

03:25

this will symbolise the collaboration between NOC-NSF and Mission H2.

03:30

As a partner of team NL, Mission H2 will commit to letting the whole country get acquainted with hydrogen,

03:37

and its possibilities as a sustainable energy carrier.

03:40

Well, this is beginning to look like a surfboard right?

03:43

Almost! -Almost, right?

03:45

What are we still missing?

03:51

And with the completion of the surfboard we hereby confirm the partnership between NOS-NSF and Mission H2!

04:01

I think we have come to the end of the day. -Yes! Super nice!

04:04

Did you enjoy it? - Yes.

04:05

I have a tough job, don't you think?

04:07

A very, very tough job, yes! - Very tough, right?

04:09

No, but it was seriously very interesting.

04:11

And what we thought was really nice is that you especially dressed for the occasion.

04:16

Did you notice?

04:17

A bit of a water theme and a bit of Shell, see?

04:22

Really nice! Can't we accompany you more often?

04:26

Well, you are most welcome! - If you have a nice topic we will be there!

04:30

Good! - Super!

04:31

See you next time!

04:32

Bye!

04:42

I am really well prepared! I have my helmet, my overall and safety shoes and...

04:46

I can see that, yes. It looks like you really need it too!

00:00

Hi all! Welcome from warm sunny beautiful Mumbai.

00:04

And it's good that the sun is shining because that's what this D.I.D.O.S is all about!

00:09

We are Lindy and Babette.

00:10

We both work for Shell and together we make vlogs

00:13

called D.I.D.O.S.

00:20

We are here with Rajeev.

00:22

Where are we?

00:24

Yeah, first of all I welcome you to Mumbai, India.

00:26

Thank you!

00:27

We are at Shell's lubricant oil blending plant in Taloja,

00:30

which is near Mumbai.

00:31

I'll show you around the complete plant

00:34

and...I may request your help when we process the lube oil.

00:38

- To work! - OK!

00:39

And finally we can see the 'new' thing which is over there; our Solar project.

00:43

Aaaah! -Oh wow!

00:44

That is a big thing coming up, so it would be good to see.

00:46

I say... LET'S GO! -LET'S GO!

01:02

Doing a good job there, Lindy!

01:05

Yeah?

01:20

So tell us, what do you do here?

01:22

He's been a filling line operator for the last 15 years.

01:26

Ah!

01:26

The Care factor in Shell is very much alive

01:31

and it has helped him and his family to grow.

01:41

What is it that we see here?

01:43

This is solar. This is a PPA model

01:46

which we are implementing first in India.

01:49

Tell us a little bit about the solar panels?

01:53

Ok.

01:53

So this is very unique and the first time that India implements a subsidy-free PPA model

01:59

So when you get the solar energy all the lubricants will be cleaner produced?

02:04

Yes, of course. Anything we produce is green energy.

02:08

Wow, really amazing! Also to see it...

02:10

yeah, you can see there the entire roof

02:14

We are in the construction phase.

02:16

The panel is already constructed,

02:18

We are ready to commission it and very soon we can charge and generate energy

02:26

And it is really warm, so it will get a lot of energy! Yeah, yeah, yeah, in fact yes. Lots of sun!

02:49

I'm here with Sandeep from Cleantech. So Sandeep, what do we see?

02:53

What is this?

02:54

This is an inverter, so whatever power (solar) modules produces in form of DC power comes to this inverter,

02:59

it converts it into an AC power and sends it to the ACDB panel

03:11

Hi Pheroze!

03:11

Hi.

03:12

Can you tell us a bit about CleanTech?

03:13

Sure! So, we are a supplier of solar energy to corporate customers,

03:17

Shell being one of them,

03:19

and we are very proud because we recently entered into a strategic partnership with Shell New Energies

03:24

and we have just build their first solar project in all of Asia.

03:29

And that is what we just witnessed on the roof?

03:31

Yes, so it's a 550 kilowatt solar project.

03:35

It's going to deliver about half the facility's energy,

03:39

which is about a million units a year.

03:41

Oh, great!

03:42

I am here with Parag from New Energy. Can you tell us a bit more?

03:45

As you all know, power is a key pillar for our energy transition.

03:51

As New Energies we are trying to build the New Energies portfolio in power in Asia and the wider South-East Asia and India.

03:59

The other part that we do is help Shell sites solarize themselves

04:04

and reduce their carbon footprint.

04:06

Rajeev, thank you for showing us around. It's really appreciated.

04:09

What does solar mean to this facility?

04:12

So, in India the sun is a good source of energy.

04:16

The solar project, which is going to be installed will generate green energy

04:21

which is equivalent to 1 tree planted for every vehicle dispatched from this plant

04:25

We are doing some energy efficiency initiatives:

04:30

The CO2 footprint has been reduced

04:32

And one more is that we will be doing the tree plantation and we will request you also, to help us.

04:37

We can plant a tree?!

04:38

Yes, sure!

04:39

Ooo How nice! Let's plant a tree!

04:42

Ok!

04:51

Very good!

05:01

This was the end unfortunately, but really, it was such an amazing experience for us.

05:07

Thank you to all our colleagues!

05:09

Yeah, it is really great to see the cleaner energy solutions from so close by.

05:14

Don't forget to watch our other India video.

05:17

And see you next time!

05:20

Bye!

05:25

I feel like a solar panel right now...

05:29

That was really warm!

05:30

We had a lot of warmth and sun!

00:00

Hey! Welcome to another D.I.D.O.S.

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from the airport in Bangalore, India.

00:05

We are going to check out the Shell Technology Centre Bangalore

00:09

to see how it is energised and what powerful stuff comes out of it.

00:17

We are Lindy and Babette.

00:19

We both work for Shell and together we make vlogs

00:22

called D.I.D.O.S.

00:24

What else? -Maybe we can get our hands dirty...

00:27

but first let's explore the city of Bangalore.

00:48

You wouldn't know it, but we are actually now at the Shell Technology Centre in Bangalore.

00:52

So I say, let's go and find out how the office gets their energy.

00:57

STCB runs for 70% solar power

01:00

through a supplier that has a large solar power capacity.

01:05

That's a CO2 reduction of 160,000 tons over 10 years.

01:10

So now we know where the energy is generated, let's see what they do with it.

01:14

We are here with Digvijay and he knows all about E4.

01:18

Tell us a bit more. What is E4?

01:20

It stands for Energising and Enabling Energy Entrepreneurs

01:24

and it is focussed on developing energy entrepreneurship here in India.

01:28

We want to help develop technologies which can help our energy-transition

01:33

for a more and cleaner energy future.

01:36

Alright! And it is right here in the office?

01:38

Yes! You have start-ups working here, we help them at the lab as well

01:41

and what really helps is that they can really accelerate their product development.

01:45

Can we take a look? - Yeah?

01:46

Yes, we can!

01:48

So this is where it all happens?

01:49

So this is really the start-up hub

01:51

and here we have a small snapshot of the start-ups that we worked with over the last 2 years.

01:58

We are going to the lab, so that means one thing...

02:01

There we go...

02:02

Taadaa!

02:03

Yes!

02:07

So this is the dedicated space that we created for our start-ups.

02:10

And I would like to introduce you to Kumar and Shyamal.

02:14

What are we seeing here?

02:15

Yeah! So, we have here the 3d printing capabilities.

02:18

Is it printing right now?

02:19

Yes, it is printing right now.

02:23

Very few start-ups will be born with, they may have an idea.

02:26

Depending on the application...

02:27

You can make anything?

02:29

Yes, almost anything.

02:30

Almost anything!

02:32

So you make the magic?

02:34

We try to support it.

02:36

Making the magic...

02:38

Right!

02:47

I'm here with Nivedha from Trashcon.

02:50

Can you tell us what is happening actually? What do we see?

02:53

Yes! So, let me take you through the entire journey.

02:55

So, what happens in India is that waste comes from the households,

02:59

the streets, the canteens, the hotels and almost every other place where municipal waste is being generated.

03:05

There's lots of tons of waste every day getting dumped and burnt.

03:09

We realised that the biggest root cause of the problem is that waste looks something like this.

03:14

This is called mixed waste.

03:16

And when waste is in this form nobody can recycle it.

03:20

We decided that there needs to be a solution.

03:22

So what we created is a technology that takes this waste

03:26

and segregates it automatically into biodegradable waste and non-biodegradable waste.

03:31

Show us! I'm going to switch on the machine.

03:39

Waste is first put into the dumping bin.

03:43

In this magnetic shoot metals, batteries and contaminants are removed.

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The rest of the waste goes into the loading conveyer.

03:52

Now I dislodge the biodegradable from the cover

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and I make this cover into small pieces.

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This biodegradable material that is sticking onto it does not have a surface to sit on

04:02

And the biodegradable, which is there, which is extremely heavy and has a high moisture content

04:06

falls in these crates. -Ah, it falls down.

04:09

And out of this we generate this

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Used in lawns, parks everywhere

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and has really good C/N Carbon to Nitrogen ratio as well

04:17

The non-biodegradable, which is there pushed to the other end.

04:21

See how beautiful it is right?

04:24

This is magic!

04:26

So at the moment we recovered the plastics out of it.

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It is then washed, cured, palletized and pressed to create these boards.

04:35

So these boards,

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we use them in a number of applications. We use it for making tables and chairs

04:40

and making partition walls.

04:42

So, how does it link you to Shell?

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First of all, we started our entire humble journey with Shell supporting us.

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Our R&D was supported a lot by Shell.

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They gave us the seed investment to start the entire workings. -ok...

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They believed in our idea at a time when it was an impossible, you know, thought.

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That was the start,

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but however, we have a very strategic relationship with Shell.

05:03

I'm really genuinely impressed. Thank you for having us.

05:07

Wow!

05:08

Seriously, what an adventure...

05:10

Yes! This was really amazing!

05:11

So we've gone through the complete energy cycle

05:14

and have seen the amazing things that are happening with energy here in India.

05:30

Don't forget to check out our other vlog on India.

05:33

And we will see you soon again!

05:35

Bye bye!

05:35

Bye!

00:00

Hi! Welcome to another DIDOS.

00:03

We are at a location where they are making a parking area.

00:08

I think about asphalt in that case. Lindy, do you have some fun facts?

00:12

For sure! I think about Bitumen.

00:14

In the Netherlands, 300 million kg Bitumen is sold each year.

00:21

Bitumen is the glue that makes the stone and sand into asphalt.

00:28

What is Bitumen?

00:29

It is a residue after processing crude oil.

00:34

Cool! So we don't throw that away? - No!

00:37

Wow, paving a road, do you think we can do that?

00:42

Hey! We are Lindy and Babette,

00:44

we both work at Shell and we make vlogs: D.I.D.O.S.

00:49

I am here with Audny

00:54

Why are we here?

00:56

We are here at Lelystad Airport. Shell is doing a pilot project with Dura Vermeer.

01:03

We are testing Bitumen FreshAir and GTL fuel.

01:07

To contribute together to a cleaner air quality.

01:11

And why is that important for Shell?

01:12

Well, Shell wants to contribute to more sustainability in the Netherlands.

01:17

Dura wants the same, and we can already do this with existing technology.

01:22

So we do not have to wait for later. But do it right now.

01:25

When you use this there a lot less particulate matter in the air.

01:30

And it smells a lot less. Improved smell.

01:32

Top! We can start.

01:35

Yes, roll up your sleeves. And smell for yourself.

01:39

I am very curious. Let's go!

01:40

I sit on the roller.

01:42

We are going to pave a road.

02:04

This was a very stressful moment.

02:08

We are checking now if the joint is done correctly.

02:13

The roller is now on top of it.

02:20

Maybe I have done it all wrong.

02:23

Look! What a beautiful joint!

02:27

It is beautful, isn't it? - Yes?

02:28

Don't you think so?

02:30

Yes, I think it is a nice joint.

02:31

I'm sitting here with Ruud.

02:36

I am curious, why is this important to you?

02:40

These developments are important to us, because they add to one of our most important goals.

02:48

Sustainability.

02:50

I can also imagine that it has impact for people as well.

02:53

Yes, it creates a cleaner workplace for safety and health of our people.

03:00

That is ideal for all, win-win.

03:05

Can you tell something about the collaboration with Shell?

03:08

Working together with Shell is a bundle of knowledge and know-how.

03:14

That we've built up over the last few years.

03:18

This is taken into advantage to develop these kind of ideas.

03:24

Being more innovative with better products.

03:28

We can see this coming to life here. - Yes, that is true.

03:33

We just helped to pave a road!

03:36

This is one of five tests in the world.

03:41

And as you are used from us: We were there!

03:45

After 2,500 tests in the lab and 5 on location.

03:49

The results are in and Babette has them.

03:54

Shell Bitumen FreshAir reduces on average the emission of specific gases and particulates

03:59

of the asphalt mix, by 40%.

04:02

This means, 1 km asphalt with Shell Bitumen FreshAir

04:08

equals planting 16 trees or taking 40 cars off the road.

04:12

I would say, mission accomplished. - Sounds super!

04:15

We are moving on, and we will see you at the next DIDOS.

04:23

I see another text within the results. - Did I miss something?

04:27

Dear Babette, your joint was so good...

04:32

that we would like to offer you a job.

04:34

my joint, my joint, my joint

00:00

-Hi. -Hello.

00:02

-Welcome to a new D.I.D.O.S. -From the STC-KNRM training centre.

00:06

We're partaking in off-shore safety training.

00:09

-Do you have any info on safety? -Yes.

00:11

If you add up all the trainings within Shell,

00:17

there are more than ten thousand training days per year,

00:21

and that's just the helicopter trainings.

00:24

And all of these trainings, such as water survival and HUET,

00:28

are mandatory, with no exceptions.

00:32

So, we're not the only participants. Who are the others?

00:37

Hi, we're Lindy and Babette. We both work at Shell.

00:40

We make vlogs called D.I.D.O.S.

00:43

We're here with Harry Brekelmans, P & T director at Shell.

00:48

Really high up the ladder.

00:49

-Great guy. -So, Harry.

00:51

Many of our viewers don't work at Shell.

00:53

Could you explain to them what it is you do?

00:57

Shell sells energy products that are of great importance to humanity.

01:03

These products are made in factories, using certain technologies.

01:07

My people build those factories and develop those technologies.

01:10

-Is that clear? -Yes, I think so.

01:13

We're about to get to work. How do you feel?

01:18

I feel pretty good. It's a nice diversion from sitting in the office all day.

01:23

But I'm a bit nervous as well. It's quite exciting.

01:27

We also can't wait.

01:29

Does Harry receive the same training as everyone else?

01:33

Of course he does - there are no exceptions.

01:36

Right. So, what's going to happen exactly?

01:39

We're going to do some sea survival.

01:42

It's about how to survive should you end up in the water.

01:46

HUET stands for Helicopter Underwater Escape Training.

01:50

It's about how to escape from a sinking helicopter in case of an accident.

01:55

Why don't you join the sea survival training while you're here?

01:59

That'll give you an idea.

02:02

-Very gladly. -Super cool.

02:04

Do we get a bathing suit?

02:08

Yes, we have special suits for you.

02:09

OK, that's great.

02:12

It's not easy to breathe.

02:18

Here we go.

03:28

It's almost real.

03:30

This is the most exciting part.

03:33

The helicopter is lowered into the water, turns upside down, and then they get out.

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This is this morning's highlight.

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Give it your best, Harry.

04:04

And yes, there's Harry.

04:07

Well done, Harry.

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-How was it? -Quite exciting. But it went well.

04:19

Imagine... this could really happen.

04:23

-Yes, it's pretty intense. -Yeah.

04:27

-Fortunately, I've practised it. -Yeah.

04:29

-OK. This was so awesome. -I have no words for it.

04:33

-We'll see you at the next D.I.D.O.S. -Thanks for watching. Bye.

04:42

Babette will do anything for this vlog -

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ready position, phone at the right angle, she's focussed.

04:49

And now she's on to me.

00:00

Hi, welcome to a new D.I.D.O.S. Today, we discuss LNG. What is LNG?

00:05

-Lindy knows these things. -LNG stands for Liquefied Natural Gas.

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It's the gas we use for cooking, which liquefies at a very low temperature.

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At minus 160 degrees Celsius, the volume shrinks some 600 times.

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And that's it.

00:24

Hey, we're Lindy and Babette. We both work for Shell.

00:27

We create vlogs: D.I.D.O.S.

00:30

You know we like action.

00:32

We don't just talk, we're going to refuel with LNG.

00:36

For that, we needed to be trained. Let's go back in time.

00:53

Yes, we're on location.

00:56

-First, we'll have to... -Change.

01:01

This is our expert for today, Mathijs.

01:06

You had an urgent question. Ask it.

01:08

This is my question: We've learned that LNG is very safe.

01:13

Why do we need all this, when we are just refuelling?

01:17

It mainly protects you against the cold

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and because we work with large volumes of gas here.

01:24

-That makes sense. -That sounds logical.

01:26

Where do we actually make LNG?

01:30

It's being made at various locations.

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But the largest suppliers for the Netherlands

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are Norway, Qatar, Algeria and Nigeria.

01:38

It's a little warmer there.

01:40

Can we use it to refuel our own vehicles?

01:43

No, LNG is meant as an alternative for heavy transport,

01:47

for shipping and road transport.

01:48

For passenger cars, there are other alternatives

01:51

like hydrogen, electric vehicles and so on.

01:55

-Great. -Wonderful.

01:58

I'd like to see how that works.

02:00

-Let's do it. -Let's go.

02:04

This man is expert number two. He is our trainer, Albert.

02:09

-Please show us what happens here. -Follow me, ladies.

02:27

Albert, help.

02:53

Bettie, are you alright?

02:55

My arm is cramping up, but we're not giving up.

03:19

We're witnessing an important moment. What's going to happen, Albert?

03:24

Babette is being presented with a certificate.

03:28

She has successfully completed the course.

03:32

Great!

03:34

-Show us. -Take a look.

03:36

"Driver."

03:38

It's been a great adventure, but we have one more question.

03:43

An urgent question. Marco, we've filled up the tank.

03:49

-Can you give us a lift? -Of course. Any time.

03:59

Seriously, I've never sat in a cabin before.

04:02

Here's Lindy.

04:08

And here's Marco.

04:12

There we are.

04:23

INTELLIGENT REMARKS

04:24

Bettie, tell him that you can't smell a thing.

04:28

I can't smell anything. Is that right?

04:37

We'll edit this in.

04:39

-That's pretty cold. -It's very cold.

04:42

Can I touch it or not?

04:44

Yes, you can. With your gloves on, of course.

04:49

I can't feel a thing.

00:00

You're watching a new D.I.D.O.S., this time from the Mauritshuis.

00:04

We're Lindy and Babette. We both work for Shell and we make vlogs: D.I.D.O.S.

00:11

The Mauritshuis, and we're here with Sabrina.

00:16

What exactly is your role here? -I'm a restorer.

00:20

What does the Mauritshuis have to do with Shell?

00:23

Together with Shell, we're trying to date Jan Steen's paintings more accurately...

00:28

through scientific research, by analysing paint samples in the lab in Amsterdam.

00:34

You can have a look... -We will.

00:36

...in the workshop and the lab. -Cool.

00:39

So this is a real Jan Steen? -Yes.

00:42

I'm taking a paint sample from a green area near the edge.

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There it goes.

00:50

This is the paint sample.

00:52

Now we'll take it to Ralph? -Yes, after it has been embedded.

01:01

It's cured. I'll put it in this container, so it can be ground with this machine.

01:06

Leave that Jan Steen to me.

01:12

Now it can go to Shell. -We'll see you in the lab?

01:15

We're off to Amsterdam. -But not like this. We'll have to go...

01:19

Incognito.

01:24

Here we go. Are you ready?

01:26

Where shall we put it? -In your pocket.

01:29

We're unrecognisable.

01:47

A gruelling journey. -But we've made it.

01:55

We can't go in dressed like this.

02:00

We're wearing lab outfits again.

02:03

And... -We've safely transferred it.

02:07

Ralph and Sabrina should be in the lab. -They are.

02:16

Thank you.

02:17

What will happen here?

02:20

We'll look at the composition of this sample with this very nice microscope.

02:25

I hope it will be interesting. -Throw him in, that Jan Steen.

02:34

This is a normal light microscope photo.

02:37

These blue particles are smalt: small pieces of blue glass.

02:42

They tend to lose their colour.

02:45

But it's also a good marker to find out in which period Jan Steen painted this.

02:52

We've zoomed in with the electron microscope.

02:56

In this image, all these green silicon particles are smalt.

03:01

Only a few are still blue, the rest is discoloured.

03:05

Behind us, the experts continue. Hopefully they can date the sample.

03:11

And we're off again. -See you in the next D.I.D.O.S.

03:20

It looks like a piece of stone. -It is.

03:24

Yes, a Jan stone. Smarty-pants.