Clearing the Air

Independent Films, Technology, Documentaries

“Clearing the Air”, dramatizes the true story of the development of GTL technology from a laboratory technique to a global scale innovation.

The storyline of the docudrama focuses on the journeys of two Shell interns who both want to make a difference in the world but take different paths – one continuing to work as a chemist with Shell, the other choosing a different career. The female protagonist represents the voice of Shell’s stakeholders and challenges the chemist to show that he has stayed true to his youthful convictions.

The film shows how the persistence and creative problem-solving of Shell’s team perfected the technology for clean-burning GTL Fuel, which produces significantly lower levels of black smoke and particulates, nitrogen oxides and other local emissions than conventional refinery diesel fuel.

In perfecting the technology they had to overcome many challenges. The GTL plant in Southeast Asia had to be shut down temporarily after forest fires caused a disruption, nearly bringing the entire project to a halt. But GTL Fuel was delivered to Athens in time for the 2004 Olympics.

For more information about Clearing the Air and to see "The making of..." the film, please visit http://www.shell.com/realenergy

Tags

• shell
• Athens
• GTL technology
• docudrama
• Energy
• energy solutions