Chile, Brazil and India are among countries bidding to become green hydrogen hubs as demand grows for clean fuels
From Chile and Brazil to India, nations eye hydrogen boom
Fuel hailed for potential to cut oil, gas dependence
Challenges remain – from high costs to labor expertise
By Anastasia Moloney and Fabio Teixeira
BOGOTA/RIO DE JANEIRO, June 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – High in Chile’s sun-drenched Atacama desert, Gaston Caceres and five other engineers are working on plans for a huge solar-powered hydrogen project that reflects their country’s ambitions to become a leading exporter of the fuel.
“Green” hydrogen, which is extracted from water using electrolysis in a process powered by renewable energy, is touted as a potential game changer in the race for net-zero emissions by…