RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote the production of green hydrogen was signed by the government as part of the strategy to make Chile a powerhouse in the so-called fuel of the future.
From Glasgow, where the COP26 is being held, the Minister of Energy, Juan Carlos Jobet, together with Tine Van der Straeten, Minister of Energy of Belgium, and representatives of the ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge, sealed the document where the interest in collaborating to establish a corridor between Chile and Belgium and thus send green hydrogen and/or its derivatives was expressed.
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In this way, the port of Antwerp, the port of Zeebrugge, and the Ministry of Chile will collaborate to exchange knowledge, experiences, and other information.
“Our potential in clean energy will allow us to be the cheapest producers of green hydrogen in the world, with which we can meet our demand, but also help other countries to advance their climate goals,” said the Minister of Energy, Juan Carlos Jobet.
The Port of Antwerp is Europe’s largest port in size and integrated chemical cluster activities. The Port of Zeebrugge is Belgium’s most important LNG and offshore wind energy hub. Both ports play a crucial role as fossil energy hubs for Western Europe, storing and shipping significant volumes of energy to the continent’s electricity, heat, and transport consumers.
This agreement is in addition to the agreements signed with the Singapore Ministry of Energy and the Port of Rotterdam earlier this year to study the technical and commercial feasibility of supply routes from Chile and Latin America to the Singapore and European markets.