Chile signed an agreement with the largest port in Europe to export green hydrogen

The Chilean government signed a memorandum of understanding with the authorities of the Port of Rotterdam, a city of the Netherlands to import and export green hydrogen Santiago authorities informed Efe news agency .

the Minister of Energy and Mining, Juan Carlos Jobet said, this is a excellent news for Chile and the world.

Chile, the world's main copper producer seeks to become a growing leader in the green hydrogen industry, a sustainable energy source that in recent years has gained great appreciation because it only releases water vapor and does not generate greenhouse gases. by producing electricity in contact with air.

According to the minister, the Port of Rotterdam, the largest in Europe and through which 13 percent of the goods imported by the continent enter will be the gateway for green hydrogen generated in Chile to European markets. Thus, Jobet pointed out, Chile would be contributing to decarbonize nations that have our same ambition to be carbon neutral, but that do not have the strategic and natural conditions of Chile to achieve it.

Chile has advantages for the generation of green hydrogen based on its geographical position and specific weather conditions, its production of solar and wind energy in the northern desert and with the strong winds from the south of the country respectively. These elements are a key that could position it as one of the largest exporters of this clean energy source in the future. The signing of the agreement is another step in the national green hydrogen strategy implemented by Chile, which has phases to consolidate local consumption and then make the leap towards exports.

Located in the Netherlands, the Port of Rotterdam, which until 2004 was the busiest pier in the world, later surpassed by Shanghai and Singapore, works with more than 3,000 commercial companies in the import of fuels and other materials, both to sustain its functioning as for consumption in other areas of the continent.

According to the CEO of the Port of Rotterdam, Allard Castelein, the agreement enables us to take important steps towards the realization of our ambitions as a hydrogen hub for Northeast Europe. At this stage, as explained by the Chilean authorities, the parties will now work on ways to enable commercial hydrogen corridors between Chile and Europe.

The agreement with the Port of Rotterdam joins the agreement already signed between the Singapore Ministry of Energy and Chile at the beginning of March, with a view to studying possibilities of opening green hydrogen export routes to Asian markets.

Jobet stressed that these two international agreements will be key for the Andean country. It sets an important precedent for us to reach markets around the world.