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A Hidden Hydrogen Champion Is Awakening

A notable player in the emerging global hydrogen trade is Chile, which is focusing on public-private partnerships as a key mechanism to accelerate the country's energy transition. Chile has signed several international agreements with foreign countries to strengthen its hydrogen industry. In 2021, Chile signed a joint agreement with Germany with the aim of enhancing co-operation in green hydrogen project development. The two countries will exchange experience and knowledge through the creation of a working group, and will also establish a regulatory framework. A further aim is to develop low-carbon certification systems.

A joint agreement between Chile and the Netherlands aims to establish green hydrogen import-export corridors. It also seeks to align the investment agenda and to improve the collaboration of private companies. In addition, Chile signed a memorandum of understanding with Belgium to enhance green hydrogen production in co-operation with the ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge, which aim to become the main hubs for hydrogen imports to Europe. In Asia, Chile signed a memorandum of understanding with the Republic of Korea to expand co-operation in the low-carbon hydrogen sector and to exchange technologies for producing, storing, transporting and using clean hydrogen.

Source: See endnote 47 for this section.