Starting in June, Ecopetrol and six international companies will work to strengthen the strategic plan for hydrogen generation (both green, blue and gray). To achieve this, the oil company selected these allies from the application of 80 companies from 16 countries.
Those selected were Total Eren and EDF from France, Siemens Energy from Germany, H2B2 from Spain, Empati from the United Kingdom and Mitsui from Japan.
The objective of this plan is to develop low-emission projects that allow the decarbonisation of hydrogen production in the company, as well as to generate industrial and sustainable mobility initiatives. It also intends to structure financing and investment opportunities.
“We have 18 opportunities and studies underway to achieve this, and these alliances with specialized companies will strengthen our plan to achieve the objectives that we have set for ourselves in our 2040 Energy that Transforms strategy,” said the president of Ecopetrol, Felipe Bayón.
By 2040, the company expects to produce one million tons of hydrogen, for which it will allocate nearly US$140 million a year until 2024. Additionally, they assured that it will contribute between 9% and 11% to the goal of halving greenhouse gas emissions. the oil company to 2050.