Hydrogen Europe and H2Chile have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during the European H₂ Week, under the patronage of the Chilean Embassy to the European Union and the European Commission, and in presence of industry stakeholders from both the European Union and Chile. The MoU confirms the commitment between the two associations to work together for the deployment of the H₂ sector and to collaborate on the development of trade opportunities across both regions. With this initiative the two organizations expect to grow the long-standing cooperation between the European Commission and the Government of Chile and strengthen economic links in the H₂ sector.

The partnership will facilitate industry-to-industry and public-private exchanges between the European Union and Chile, with a view to strengthening cooperation on regulatory frameworks, trade and financing, and to exchange best practices on R&I, skills and value creation among others. While key COP negotiations are taking place on the future of climate financing, the collaboration also seeks to advance the role of H₂ for decarbonization in global climate and energy negotiations.

Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, CEO of Hydrogen Europe stated, “Today’s MoU is a tangible contribution of the H₂ industry to the deployment of clean energy technologies and value chains that are becoming increasingly important in the EU and Chile and are opening new opportunities for investments and trades. I am convinced that this cooperation will help address the challenges the sector, thus strengthening our economic ties and promoting clean H₂ trade globally.”

Marcos Kulka, Executive Director of H2Chile said, “Europe is a leading market in the move toward climate solutions, especially in H₂ and low- or zero-emission derivatives. With this agreement, H2Chile continues to drive the development of this key industry to reduce hard-to-abate emissions. Hydrogen Europe is an important player on the continent for collaboration on issues like regulation, standards, promoting international demand, investments, and early-stage financing. Chile is a key country for global decarbonization and a competitive supplier of ammonia with a green value chain.”

Felix Fernandez-Shaw, LAC Director, European Commission mentioned, “Chile is leading Latin America’s H₂ development, paving the way for the decarbonization and green industrialization of economies across the region. We are happy to support this MoU to strengthen H₂ business cooperation between Chile and the European Union and accelerate the H₂ market from start up to scale up”

HE Gloria Navarrete, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Head of the Mission of the Republic of Chile to the European Union concluded, “Today’s signature of the MoU between Hydrogen Europe and H2Chile is an important and timely milestone in the long-term road to developing the H₂ industry in Chile and Europe. Through concrete actions, it shows the spirit that sustains the bilateral relationship: collaboration, exchange of good practices, and working together in the H₂ sector for a sustainable future. This vision was also materialized in the new Advanced Framework Agreement (AFA) Chile-EU, which contains a dedicated chapter on Energy and Raw Materials that aims to support Chile in developing our green economy, particularly concerning renewable energy and H₂.”