Siemens Energy and the automaker Porsche opened a factory for CO2-neutral fuel (e-fuel) near the city of Punta Arenas on Tuesday.
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Berlin Porsche’s hope for the future of the internal combustion engine rests on the power of the wind in the Patagonian steppes. About 40 kilometers north of the city of Punta Arenas at the southernmost tip of Latin America, the “Haru Oni” project is being built – a plant in which climate-neutral synthetic fuels (e-fuels) are to be produced under the direction of Siemens Energy. For the inauguration of the plant in December, the Chilean Economics Minister Nicolas Grau took a trip through the steppe in a Porsche.
The e-fuels production for the Stuttgart-based carmaker in South America is also being funded by the Federal Ministry of Economics. Since 2007, Germany has been running projects like this in over 25 countries around the world.
In addition to the Ministry, the Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) is also involved. The original goal: German know-how and German technology should help other countries with the energy transition.
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