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Giga-scale green hydrogen: ‘Developers are being unrealistic about levelized costs’
August 4, 2021
Recent announcements such as the $70bn, 28GW Western Green Energy Hub in Australia, the 15GW Oman project or the relatively meagre 4GW Helios project in Saudi Arabia and HNH in Chile have captured the headlines but there is one interesting point they all have in common. Each project’s estimated levelised cost of hydrogen works out […]
Four Things to Know About California’s Hydrogen Market – and Why Latin America Should Pay Attention

From our Editorial Team
July 21, 2021
California is getting serious about hydrogen. Governor Newsom’s recent executive order calling for the elimination of new internal combustion passenger vehicles by 2035 cited the state-wide target of 200 hydrogen stations by 2025. Various legislators are also pushing for $300 million of the state budget to be set aside to bolster hydrogen-related infrastructure. Against this […]
South Korea asks for Chile’s help in joining Latin America trade bloc, includes green hydrogen boost
July 21, 2021
Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong asked for Chile’s cooperation in South Korea’s bid to join a regional trade bloc in Latin America, the foreign ministry said Wednesday. Chung made the call during in-person bilateral talks with Chilean Foreign Minister Andrés Allamand in Seoul earlier in the day, as Seoul is seeking to become an associate member […]
Joint statement of Chile and The Netherlands on collaboration in the field of green hydrogen import and export
July 14, 2021
The Minister of Energy of Chile, Mr Juan Carlos Jobet Eluchans, and the State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy of the Netherlands, Ms Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius, met in The Hague on the 1st of July to exchange views on the role of hydrogen in the energy transition and on future collaboration. In the joint […]
Chile’s green lessons for emerging markets
July 5, 2021
According to the Editorial Board at the Financial Times, the dash for hydrogen shows that fossil fuels are not the only route to prosperity. They write, “there is, however, a notable exception to this climate-blind rush in Latin America towards hydrocarbons. Chile has put together one of the world’s most ambitious plans for renewable energy, […]
A new energy sector emerges in the LAC region
July 2, 2021
A growing number of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are gearing up to produce clean hydrogen, driven by their abundant renewable energy resources, the need to decarbonize their economies, and the huge potential for hydrogen exports. Just how far along is the region’s nascent hydrogen sector? A new Hydrogen Economy Index found a […]
Chile’s coal phase-out: opportunities for a just transition
June 28, 2021
As countries around the globe make the much-needed transition to zero carbon energy, the livelihoods of millions of coal and oil workers hang in the balance. Discussions surrounding the need for a “just transition”—a framework to protect workers’ rights in the shift to a more resilient, low-carbon economy—have begun in some parts of the world […]
Trammo, AustriaEnergy and Oekowind Sign Memorandum of Understanding for Exclusive Green Ammonia & Green Hydrogen Offtake in Chile
June 18, 2021
Trammo DMCC, a subsidiary of Trammo, Inc., a leading global commodities merchandising and trading company, and ASOE Chile Diez SpA, a company owned by AustriaEnergy Group which manages renewable projects from development through construction and operation, signed a Memorandum of Understanding for an exclusive green ammonia offtake of the entire output of a green hydrogen/green […]
World Clean Energy Summit: Chile will lead a new green hydrogen mission
June 15, 2021
Chile’s Biminister of Energy and Mines, Juan Carlos Jobet announced announced that Chile, along with Australia, the United Kingdom and the European Union, will lead the new clean hydrogen mission. According to Jobet the mission has three pillars, (1) foster research and development focused on the innovation of technologies and industrial processes. (2) Development of […]