Hy-Fi (Hydrogen Facility Initiative)

CORFO is preparing an international call to develop a mega facility in public land for the construction of a large scale project to produce hydrogen with dedicated solar energy power plant to accelerate the Hydrogen Economy in Chile.

LEAD DEVELOPER

CORFO (Corporación de Fomento de la Producción)

PROJECT PARTNERS

MAIN POLITICAL SPONSORS

Chilean Development Agency, Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Economy, Ministry of National Property, Regional Government of Antofagasta, Regional Government of Atacama

MAIN LOCATION

Chile

OTHER LOCATIONS

Yes

Project details

H2 PRODUCTION VOLUME

N.A.

INVESTMENT VOLUME

N.A.

FUNDING

VALUE CHAIN COVERAGE

PRIMARY ENERGY SOURCING

Electricity from solar PV

H2 PRODUCTION

Water electrolysis with PEM electrolyser

H2 STORAGE

Cylinder - Compressed H2
Cylinder - Liquid H2
Cylinder - Ammonia

H2 TRANSPORT

Pipeline - Ammonia
Trucking - Compressed H2
Trucking - Liquid H2

H2 DISTRIBUTION FOR MOBILITY

END USES

MOBILITY

Trucks

ENERGY

INDUSTRIAL FEEDSTOCK

Supply to chemical industry (e.g. fertilizer production)
Supply to other industries

Project timeline

CURRENT STATUS:

N.A.

2014

2020

Start of project development

2025

Project finalization

2035

KEY SUCCESS FACTORS

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT PHASE

Business model/business case development
Permitting and authorization procedures
Funding
Risk sharing mechanisms between project partners

COMMERCIAL AND FINANCING PHASE

Securing private investors
Putting a de-risking framework in place
Securing customer commitments to de-risk the financial model

Go back to Hydrogen Valleys Contact

N.A.: Not available. This is possible due to two reasons: a) the Hydrogen Valley chose to not publicly display the data or b) the Hydrogen Valley did not answer the specific question in the associated survey.