Santiago – Affected by serious pollution due to coal use to generate electricity, Chile is currently seeking a new strategy to become a power in generating the so-called ‘green hydrogen’.
At the inauguration of the international conference ‘Chile 2020: Green Hydrogen Summit, President Sebastian Piñera pointed out that hydrogen will allow the country to bet on balanced development, promote the growth of human capital, and create an engine of ‘economic progress and reactivation’.
According to Piñera, green hydrogen will allow Chile to export renewable energies to a world that progresses rapidly to decarbonization and needs clean and affordable energies.
Hydrogen is considered the fuel of the future due to its abundance, high energy value and zero pollution. Still, its production demands large amounts of electricity, supplied by renewable sources, so Chile holds an advantageous position to have huge eolian and solar sources.
