Central/South America

Exploring Brazil's H2 potential: ABH2's contribution to H2 safety, standards and information dissemination

The H2 Tech Series technical presentations featured Marina Domingues, Director of Market and Regulations for the Brazilian Hydrogen Association (ABH2), and Danielle Vallois, Director of Institutional Relations for the ABH2’s presentation titled “The role of certification in defining Brazil’s hydrogen (H2) strategy.”

H2Tech: Global Projects Data

Not much has changed month-over-month (m-o-m) in terms of active project market share. Total active H2 projects increased slightly over 1% m-o-m, increasing to nearly 1,490, according to Gulf Energy Information’s Global Energy Infrastructure (GEI) database.

H2Tech: Global Projects Data

Total active H2 projects have increased month-over-month for every region around the world. At the time of this publication, Gulf Energy Information’s Global Energy Infrastructure (GEI) database was tracking more than 1,460 H2 projects around the world.

Walmart Chile to create green H2 production plant in Latin America

Walmart Inc. CEO, Doug McMillon attended the grand opening of a green H2 plant at Walmart’s Quilicura Distribution Center in Santiago, Chile, representing the company’s continued investment in and commitment to renewable energy.

The future of H2: A regional outlook—Part 2: Europe, Russia, the CIS and Latin America

Nations around the world are investing in new technologies and pathways to limit carbon emissions and adhere to ambitious net-zero goals. Part of this strategy includes the massive scale-up of H2 production capacity, primarily green routes that use renewable energy for production. 

EPM advances its first green H2 pilot in Colombia

EPM advances in a functional pilot that allows exploring technologies for obtaining and using green H2, from the biogas currently produced in the Aguas Claras wastewater treatment plant in Bello, north of Valle de Aburrá.

IDB approves $400-MM loan to boost Chile’s green H2 industry

The Inter-American Development Bank has approved a loan to support the development of the green H2 industry and its derivatives in Chile. This operation seeks to help decarbonize the economy and generate new opportunities for the country’s productive development.

CGN signs agreement with Quinto Energy for large-scale H2 production

The Chinese giant CGN Brazil Energy signed this a memorandum of understanding with the Brazilian company Quinto Energy aiming at the implementation of a mega complex of wind and solar energy, in the interior of Bahia, with a focus on the production of green H2 on a large scale.

H2Tech: Projects Update 

Fortescue Metals plans to develop a 300-MW green ammonia and fertilizer complex in Naivasha, Kenya. Once operational, the facility will increase domestic supplies of fertilizers and provide green H2 to the nation’s electric grid.

H2Tech: Global Projects Data

Total active H2 projects have increased by nearly 100 month-over-month (March–April), according to Gulf Energy Information’s Global Energy Infrastructure (GEI) database. With nearly 50% market share, Western Europe continues to account for most H2 projects under development, followed by the Asia-Pacific region (22%) and the U.S. (13%).

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