Anglo American produces Chile’s first green H2 for mining vehicles
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Mining giant Anglo American has produced Chile’s first green hydrogen dedicated for vehicles -- a first step towards achieving carbon neutral operations in the country by 2030, Kallanish reports.
The green hydrogen plant reuses water from Anglo’s Los Bronces copper mine and solar energy from Las Tórtolas plant to produce 2 kilograms/day of the fuel. This is then used to power Anglo’s mining vehicle fleet, starting with a 3-tonne forklift crane that will operate in Los Bronces. The goal is to eventually power large mining trucks.
“Chile is set to be a world leader in green hydrogen production and at Anglo American we are convinced that the country has all the attributes to achieve it. As a company we want to contribute to accelerating this agenda, with pioneering initiatives such as this hydrogen generator, which also encourage us to achieve our goal of carbon neutrality by 2030,” says Anglo’s Chile ceo Aaron Puna, at a ceremony event on Monday.
Chilean President Sebastián Piñera highlighted the country’s “gigantic potential” to become a global leader in green hydrogen production.
“The goal is to develop an industry that exports more than $30 billion a year, a level close to current copper exports...This is a clean, transportable, competitive and sustainable fuel, which will allow us a great reduction in CO2 emissions,” he says.
Energy minister Juan Carlos Jobet notes that hydrogen will be important for the mining sector, but also for cargo transport, industrial processes and residential use blended with natural gas. He said the country has identified over 40 green hydrogen projects, some to produce hydrogen, others to produce ammonia and some to produce synthetic fuels.
Gabriela Farhangi UK