In order to guarantee the production of fuels under the quality standards required by Colombia, The Cartagena Refinery began scheduled major maintenance on three of its units: Hydrocracking, Hydrogen and Sulfur. In the activities, the company will invest $243 billion.
Recognition Highlights Innovative Hydrogen Projects Across Participating Cities.
The entity assured that it is identifying the potential areas of the country, among which La Guajira, the Eastern and Central mountain ranges, and the Llanos stand out.
The regulation would make it possible to reduce electricity costs, which are between 50% and 70% of the cost of hydrogen.
The Ministry of Mines and Energy submitted for comments a draft resolution to give general guidelines on self-generation and marginal production of energy, which could have effects on the development of green hydrogen projects, for which it generates some facilities.
Seeking to contribute to Colombia’s energy transition and mitigate dependence on fossil fuels, researchers from Antioquia, Colombia, developed equipment capable of processing green, blue, and gray hydrogen, as well as residual cooking oils and animal fats to generate renewable diesel and jet fuel (biojet).
Demetrios Papathanasiou, Director of Energy at the World Bank, spoke about the green hydrogen industry.
Green hydrogen has emerged as an alternative to bet on the decarbonization of energy sources. Its potential to reduce emissions in transport and in the heavy industry sector (cement, steel and chemicals) has made it an attractive technological development for the future. However, it faces challenges related to financing and infrastructure, especially in emerging economies.
The ambassador of the United Kingdom, George Hodgson, explained that Colombia is part of a fund supported by his country with more than US$6,200 million for new energies.
BOGOTA– Colombian state energy company Ecopetrol (ECO.CN), and its Brazilian counterpart Petrobras (PETR4.SA), should work together on developing green hydrogen, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Wednesday after meeting Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
The country, which currently consumes around 150 kilotonnes of hydrogen per year, is in a unique position to increase its production and become a major player in the global market.
