2023-06-15 06:55:49
In the fight against climate change, the European Union wants to promote the production of green hydrogen in Chile. During the visit of EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to the South American country, the contracts for two initiatives for financing and technical support for the growth sector were signed on Wednesday. “The demand for green hydrogen is through the roof.
The EU wants to import ten million tons of green hydrogen per year in the future. And for that we are looking for reliable partners,” von der Leyen said after talks with Chile’s President Gabriel Boric.
Green hydrogen is produced by the electrolysis of water with electricity generated from renewable energy sources and is therefore CO2-free. In the future, green hydrogen will serve as a transportable storage medium for energy from renewable sources and replace fossil fuels in industry, for example.
Especially in the south of Chile, the wind blows almost constantly, which makes the region very attractive for the operation of wind turbines and the production of green hydrogen. At the end of last year, Porsche and Siemens opened a pilot plant for the production of synthetic fuel there.
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