Colombia’s Ecopetrol starts green hydrogen project in Cartagena

The logo of Ecopetrol is pictured at its headquarters in Bogota, Colombia August 11, 2017. REUTERS/Jaime SaldarriagaRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comRegisterBOGOTA, March 18 (Reuters) – Colombia’s majority state-owned oil producer and energy company Ecopetrol (ECO.CN) on Friday launched its first green-hydrogen pilot project at its refinery in the Caribbean city of Cartagena, it said in a statement.Using a 50-kilowatt Proton Exchange Membrane electrolyzer, 270 solar panels, and water used by the refinery, Ecopetrol will produce 20 kg (44 lb) of high-purity green hydrogen — which is made by splitting water — each day during the three-month pilot project, it said.”We are announcing a robust portfolio of initiatives that seek to develop (the hydrogen) industry in this country,” Ecopetrol Chief Executive Felipe Bayon said in the statement.Register now for FREE…

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