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Enagas, Acciona Energía, GNL Quintero
team up for green hydrogen project
ENERGY TWO Spanish companies are looking to build experience as an infrastructure company,” he
TRANSITION a green hydrogen production facility at Chile’s said. “We are convinced that Chile has unique
Quintero LNG import terminal. One of the com- competitive qualities that will allow it to play
panies is Enagas, which owns a 45.4% stake in the a key role in the development of green hydro-
terminal’s operator GNL Quintero, and the other gen, so our commitment to the project is at a
is Acciona Energía, a subsidiary of Acciona. maximum.”
According to a statement from Enagas, the Meanwhile, José Ignacio Escobar, Acciona
parties have joined forces for the project, which Energía’s director-general for South Amer-
envisions the construction of a hydrolysis facil- ica, expressed similar enthusiasm. “We are
ity at the LNG terminal at a cost of $30mn. The very excited about the joint work we are doing
hydrolysis plant will use electricity generated through this project,” he commented. “We have
from renewable sources to generate green hydro- the necessary strengths to turn this project into The project will
gen at the initial rate of about 500 tonnes per year a spearhead for launching green hydrogen pro-
(tpy). Its power unit will have a generating capac- duction in Chile, [and] we will contribute our provide Chile with
ity of 10 MW. international experience in the production of
Enagas said that the hydrolysis plant might sustainable energy and in the development of an alternative
increase production later, as demand for hydro- resilient infrastructure.”
gen fuel rises. The project will provide Chile with For his part, Antonio Bacigalupo, the gen- source of fuel and
an alternative source of fuel and energy that does eral manager of GNL Quintero, emphasised energy that does
not contribute to carbon dioxide (CO2) emis- the contributions the partners could make to
sions and support environmental remediation decarbonisation. “Today, to face the challenge not contribute to
efforts in Puchuncaví and Quintero, two towns of decarbonising the energy mix, we put our
in the central Valparaíso region, it stated. It is also experience with LNG and operational knowl- carbon dioxide
in line with the Chilean government’s National edge at the disposal of this new green hydrogen
Green Hydrogen Strategy, it added. project ... GNL Quintero’s operation is recog- (CO2) emissions.
The Spanish company did not say when work nised for its commitment to sustainability,
might begin on the hydrolysis plant. maintaining high environmental standards
José Antonio de las Heras, Enagas’ coun- and community development, and we believe
try manager in Chile, stressed his company’s that this initiative offers Quintero and Puchun-
determination to invest in low-carbon energy caví a chance to make progress toward solving
initiatives. “This project means taking a further the environmental challenges of the area, to
step in our commitment to renewable gases ensure that Quintero Bay can continue to con-
(green hydrogen and biomethane) as an energy tribute to the development of the country from
source for the future and takes account of our a sustainable perspective.”
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