Team Europe Project for Renewable Hydrogen Development in Chile (RH2)

The Team Europe Project for Renewable Hydrogen Development in Chile, co-funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) and implemented by GIZ, is the main vehicle for implementing the Team Europe Initiative for Renewable Hydrogen Development in Chile. This initiative is a joint effort by the European Union and its Member States to foster cooperation with Chile on developing its renewable hydrogen economy.

Areas of work

Strengthening the ecosystem for renewable hydrogen projects

This line of work seeks to improve the capacity to develop and implement a regulatory framework for building a sustainable, renewable hydrogen economy.

  • Action 1: Improve the regulatory framework for the sustainable production, storage, transport and export of renewable hydrogen and its derivatives.
  • Action 2: Implement a proposal for a certification scheme or mechanism for the sustainable production of renewable hydrogen.

Support for technological development

Strengthening the Chilean innovation ecosystem in the field of renewable hydrogen and Power-to-X.

  • Action 1: Develop a pilot project on the local use of renewable hydrogen.
  • Action 2: Develop innovative geospatial analysis tools that support the implementation and impact monitoring of renewable hydrogen projects.

Infrastructure and impact and sustainability assessments

Highlighting the potential of shared infrastructure for renewable hydrogen projects, as well as environmental and sustainability assessments.

  • Action 1: Establish mechanisms for developing shared infrastructure for nearby projects at national level.
  • Action 2: Propose a methodology for sustainable impact assessments that include social, economic and environmental dimensions.

Market, project development, business cooperation and finance

Strengthening business, technological, logistical and financial cooperation in the renewable hydrogen sector between Chile and the EU, including Germany and German companies.

  • Action 1: Create the first public-private learning network on renewable hydrogen.
  • Action 2: Improve and strengthen cooperation between public and private stakeholders from the EU, including Germany, and Chile, with a regional Latin American scope.
  • Action 3: Provide technical assistance to renewable hydrogen and derivatives projects to close technical gaps.
  • Action 4: Establish financial advisory services for renewable hydrogen projects.