REUTERS/Stephane MaheSummarySummary Companies TotalEnergies has largest renewables operationsBut European energy giants' shares trail U.S. rivalsLONDON, Nov 7 (Reuters) - French energy giant TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) has pulled ahead of rivals Shell (SHEL.L) and BP in the race to build up a renewables business, data collected by Reuters shows.
BP, Shell and TotalEnergies have all set out ambitious plans to shift towards low-carbon and renewable energies in the coming decades in an effort to slash greenhouse emissions to net zero.
BP, by comparison, has so far built 2GW of operating renewables capacity, partly through its 50% stake in Lightsource BP, one of the world's top solar producers.
Shell's net capacity is slightly higher at 2.2GW, with acquisitions including U.S. producer Savion and Indian renewables platform Sprng Energy earlier this year.
TotalEnergies aims to have 100GW of gross renewables capacity by 2030 while BP targets 50GW of net renewables.