Southern Chile’s green hydrogen development has exposed the challenges in harmonising new energy sources with local communities and fauna.

Chile’s green hydrogen plans and renewable energy potential position it as a significant exporter of the fuel to markets including Europe.

Chile needs to accelerate legal, regulatory and marketing groundwork for green hydrogen if it hopes to meet ambitious production and export targets, executives in the fledgling industry say.

US investment giant EIG has acquired new assets in Chile including the crown jewel of Cerro Dominador, a solar complex comprising 110 MW of CSP and 100 MW of PV capacity, in the Atacama desert.