$6 billion hydrogen production project sought by Island at tip of South America

The island best known for its location is hoping to play a role in the global effort to decarbonize.The Argentine province Tierra del Fuego, an island region best recognized for its location at the very tip of South America, is seeking to begin hydrogen production for economic diversification as the world moves away from fossil fuels and toward clean sources of energy.The province is working on drawing investments into its green H2 strategy powered by wind farms.For the local hydrogen production strategy, the area is seeking $6 billion in investments into wind farms and electrolyzers.“Tierra del Fuego has the potential with its resources to do this,” said the region’s governor Gustavo Melella a former Salesian priest who altered his life’s direction toward politics in the mid-2000s. The governor underscored the strong Patagonian winds in the province, in addition to the…

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