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The Chilean Navy joined the Chilean Hydrogen Association “H2 Chile”, a trade association whose mission is to accelerate the adoption of renewable hydrogen and its derivatives in our society.
For this reason, the Director of Programs, Research and Development of the Navy, Rear Admiral Rodrigo Peñaranda, participated on January 10 of the sixth anniversary of this organization, interacting with its president, Hans Kulenkampff, the executive director, Marcos Kulka, in addition to different members of the board of directors and partners.
The Navy became an active partner of the association as of December 2023, with the objective of obtaining knowledge and tools to better understand the hydrogen industry, participating in instances that allow us to understand the different stakeholders, with those who are particularly of interest. They are related to the maritime industry; In addition to this organization being a platform that allows disseminating the institutional intention to promote the development of the maritime hydrogen industry in Chile.
Before this organization, 1st Lieutenant Rodolfo Martínez represents the Chilean Navy, who is the Project Manager of the “Center for Technological Development and Coordination of Green Hydrogen for the Maritime Industry.”
In this regard, the officer pointed out that "it is a very gratifying event, to receive such a pleasant reception from the attendees of the event and different members of the association, who believed that the role of the Navy, with regard to the industry Hydrogen in Chile has a quite relevant role.”
Among the needs that have been raised by different representatives of the industry, is the energy transition that the existing fleet and infrastructure must carry out, the processing times for different permits and the regulatory gap that still exists for the use of new energy sources. as fuels.
“Instances like these allow the Navy to better understand how to guide efforts in the development of the project that we are carrying out as an Institution, seeking to effectively contribute to national development and position the institution as pioneers in technological advancement for consumption and transportation. of new energy vectors in the maritime industry,” concluded Lieutenant Martínez.
It should be noted that the Navy, through the Directorate of Programs, Research and Development of the Navy (DIPRIDA), and as a result of an agreement with the Ministry of Energy within the framework of the “Sustainable Productive Development” program, is developing the capacity to articulate the maritime hydrogen industry.
This consists of a project to be executed between 2023 and 2026, whose purpose is the development of the “Center for Technological Development and Coordination of Green Hydrogen for the Maritime Industry.”
