
Shell StartUp Engine
The Shell StartUp Engine is a global innovation programme for early to mid-stage energy start-ups looking to develop their capabilities and power business growth within the smart, clean energy landscape.
Our aim is to deliver more and cleaner energy solutions to help meet Singapore and Asia’s growing needs. Leading this transition to a low carbon future, Shell Startup Engine’s objective is to help grow and stimulate the smart, clean energy startup ecosystem in Singapore, creating value for both entrepreneurs and the society.
What can Shell StartUp Engine offer you?
A six-month programme that can help you to build the expertise you need and connect you to a wider community, in order to better position your startup for success:

Gain insights about the energy sector through curated sessions, and access a global network of opportunities

Build up your start-up capacity via tailored workshops and access to exclusive programme curriculum.

Engage directly with representatives from Shell, external industry experts that can help you to frame your start-up’s value proposition

Connect to a wider community of mentors, subject matter experts, community of energy start-ups, industry network of corporates, investors, academia and government agencies etc.

Showcase your start-up at highly relevant platforms and build up your credibility needed to build trust with customers, partners and investors globally

Seize opportunities to meet and pitch to potential investors and industry audience, with potential chance to secure post-programme funding from programme partner, Energy Market Authority (EMA)
Experience Demo Day 2020
Meet five innovative Singapore start-ups and their solutions for a cleaner energy future.
Check out our 2020 start-up cohort
Clean energy start-ups benefitting through the expertise of Shell StartUp Engine.
Meet the start-ups who graduated from our programme
Shell Start-Up Engine was previously known as Shell IdeaRefinery
Feel the experience from the previous programme
Shell StartUp Engine – Demo Day Highlights
Title: StartUp Engine – Demo Day Highlights
Duration: 2 minutes 19 seconds
Description:
A compilation of what happened during the StartUp Engine Demo Day.
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Ambition
Innovation
Collaboration
Transformation
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Video wall of guests presenting and networking
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Shell StartUp Engine Singapore Demo Day
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Our Common Goal: A Net-Zero Emissions Energy Future
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Corporates, governments, and the community are all driving towards a lower carbon future.
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Emily Tan speaking on stage
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Emily Tan
General Manager
City Solutions
Shell New Energies
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Audience listening
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It has become increasingly important for us to set ambition to lower our carbon footprint and it sets an even greater need for us to have energy start-ups.
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Emily Tan speaking on stage
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Emily Tan speaking on stage
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Greater need for us to have energy start-ups
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A start-up listening
[Ngiam Shih Chun]
This is a decade for opportunity, for new start-ups to come forth, and find solutions which will help us transit towards a much cleaner energy system.
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Shih Chun sitting on stage talking.
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Ngiam Shih Chun
Chief Executive
Energy Market Authority
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Audience listening
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A start-up listening
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Shih Chun sitting on stage talking.
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Transit towards a much cleaner energy system
[Kah Peng]
We believe that partnership is key, we can’t do everything alone. We don’t have all the best ideas, we believe all the best ideas are out there.
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Kah Peng talking to a start-up
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Kah Peng sitting on stage talking.
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Aw Kah Peng
Chairman
Shell Companies in Singapore
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Emily networking with guests
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Kah Peng talking to Shih Chun
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Kah Peng sitting on stage talking.
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We believe all the best ideas are out there.
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Near 500 physical and virtual attendees from Governments, Corporations, Investors, Partners, Start-ups
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across the globe joined us
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Celebrating 5 innovative start-ups creating real, sustainable, meaningful change
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for our cleaner energy future
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Virtual livestream view of Meng Seng presenting on stage
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Duralite Power will like to welcome you to the new age with hydrogen fuel cell with us.
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Meng Seng presenting on stage.
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Tan Meng Seng
R&D Lead
Duralite Power
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Meng Seng presenting on stage.
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Our fuel cell is one of the lightest and most compact in the world allowing you to pack in more power for your application increasing its efficiency.
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Fuel cell being powered on a Shell Eco-Marathon car.
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Meng Seng presenting on stage.
[Yong Sheng]
Solar PV is the cheapest source of electricity today with tremendous growth potential.
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Virtual livestream view of Yong Sheng presenting on stage
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Yong Sheng presenting on stage.
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Yong Sheng presenting on stage.
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At QE labs, we developed the world’s only full-site drone electroluminescene (EL) inspection.
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Dr. Khoo Yong Sheng
Co-Founder
Quantified Energy Labs
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Audience listening to the presentation
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Drone flying over EL solar panels
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Drone in the air
[Fook Hoong]
Singapore is going to install 60,000 chargers by 2030, and this can only serve 60,000 cars a time.
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Virtual livestream view of Fook Hoong presenting on stage
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Choo Fook Hoong
Founder & Executive Director
Vortec
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Fook Hoong presenting on stage.
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Kah Peng and Emily nodding.
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We can extend this to 400,000 cars per day.
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Fook Hoong presenting on stage.
[Ishaan]
Vigti has evolved to become an end-to-end AI based pipeline asset management platform
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Virtual livestream view of Ishaan presenting on stage
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Ishaan Gupta
CEO
Vigti
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Ishaan presenting virtually over his laptop.
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that helps utilities to remotely monitor the health of the pipeline network, just like how Apple watch does it for us.
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Vigti’s software system on a laptop
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Vigti talking to a man while gesturing to his laptop
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Virtual livestream view of Ishaan presenting on stage
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Meet the OPP PTF unit, or plastic to fuel unit
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Mathilda presenting on stage
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Mathilda D’Silva
Founder & CEO
Ocean Purpose Project
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Virtual livestream view of Mathilda presenting on stage
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that converts 730 tonnes of ocean plastic into high profit products.
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Audience listening to the Mathilda presenting.
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Mathilda pulling a blue barrel from the sand.
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Two ladies are picking up trash
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Kah Peng speaking on stage
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If we can all come together, we can all tackle climate change, tackle the issue of energy transition and create not just opportunities for all of us, but the momentum that we need to get us there.
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An audience watching Vigti’s pitch live on screen
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Mathilda presenting on stage
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Yong Sheng presenting on stage
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Fook Hoong presenting on stage
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Kah Peng speaking on stage
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Kah Peng and Shih Chun networking while smiling
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Yong Sheng smiling to someone off camera
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A group of people gathered in a circle in discussion
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Fook Hoong at Vortec’s booth talking to potential investors
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Yong Sheng talking to potential investors
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Kah Peng speaking on stage
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Kah Peng speaking on stage
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Meng Seng talking to potential investors while nodding
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Mathilda talking to potential investors while gesturing
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Fook Hoong talking to potential investors while gesturing
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Join us in creating our shared energy future
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