2024-03-23 00:44:36
In 2021, Juan Carlos Bolcich warned that the demand for electricity in the world is not covered by 50%, given the increased consumption unleashed to mitigate climate change. Now, the tycoon CEO of Tesla warned of the same problem and advocated the development of clean energy sources.
Since the late 90s and early 2000s, Doctor in Physics Juan Carlos Bolich, president of the Argentine Hydrogen Association and a reference at the continental level, began to regularly visit the San Jorge Gulf region, with its epicenter in Comodoro Rivadavia. and Pico Truncado, based on the high potential in natural resources such as wind and its possible conversion into wind energy and, in a second step, hydrogen.
“The other 50% of the demand can be covered with hydrogenwhich in turn also needs electricity, but you in Patagonia have a great abundance of wind resources for your production“, indicated Bolcich, in dialogue with Actualidad 2.0, responding to one of the journalistic requirements that was generated throughout the country from the coincidence that Elon Musk had.
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BOLCICH SAW IT BEFORE ELON
Previously, in 2021, Bolich had predicted the same problem, due to the growing demand for electrical energy generated, the world’s electrical networks would not be able to transport it. “That is why – he had warned – the electric car is not going to be the definitive solution.”
The specialistas throughout the last 30 years, proposed to advance the development of hydrogenwhich based on its variants could be the ideal alternative for replacing fossil fuels, either through the hydrogen cell or the direct injection of hydrogen into the engines, in addition to an eventual mixture with gas (something that is being done in the Pico Truncado experimental plant, also developed from the influence of Bolcich in this region).
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“In addition to satisfying demand, other premises must be met such as the decarbonization of energy systems, because if not, carbon dioxide will continue to increase, which produces the greenhouse effect and this, in turn, causes the climate change.
“WE HAVE ALREADY LOST THE LEAD WE HAD IN LATIN AMERICA”
Bolcich valued the Hychico experimental plant in Diadema, considering that it is necessary to create the conditions to attract the necessary investments for the development of this type of projects on an industrial scale.
Faced with these achievements, which at the time were pioneers in the world, the question is the region may be missing the hydrogen and clean energy train, since there has not been a regulatory framework to develop it:
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“I would say that we lost part of the lead in Latin America, because we have been the pioneers and we have at the time been advisors for Uruguay, for Chile, which are countries that today are growing a lot in the issue of hydrogen. And we continue ‘rowing,’” he said.
The lack of a legal framework, that is, a specific law to develop the activity, is one of the main problems, despite the fact that there have been efforts from the region to advance in that direction:
“At the time, a law was approved in 2006, but it was not regulated. There was consensus among people from different political sectors, such as Corchuelo Blasco, Marcelo Guinle, Jorge Aubía and Gustavo Menna, but well, things have been delayed,” acknowledged Bolcich, who predicted that with the new project, presented last year, can advance in the regulatory framework.
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“After 25 years, we continue to navigate without completing that meeting of wills, of capacities that are essential to carry out the project, that is, that the knowledge sector, industries and politics define these goals and we use the enormous capacities that we have. in Argentina, particularly renewable resources and throughout Patagonia, from the wind.”
Finally, he left an optimistic message, estimating that the region has time to take advantage of the great capacities for the generation of clean energy:
“It is always the right time to get on the train, but the sooner we do it, the better,” he concluded, but not before leaving a greeting “for many friends I have in Comodoro and the north of Santa Cruz.”
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