H2 Green Mining and Ohmium Sign Agreement to Boost Green Hydrogen in Chile
April 19 2024 - 11:06AM
Business Wire
The collaboration will help promote
sustainable mining operations in Chile
Ohmium International (“Ohmium”), a leading green hydrogen
company that designs, manufactures, and deploys advanced Proton
Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolyzers, is pleased to announce a
collaboration with Chilean company H2 Green Mining to develop green
hydrogen projects to help decarbonize mining operations in the
country.
H2 Green Mining is a joint venture between Susterra, a
subsidiary of the engineering firm Pares&Alvarez, and Star
Energy Partners, a service consulting firm specializing in energy
and sustainable growth. The company develops green hydrogen
projects to advance sustainable mining practices throughout Chile.
H2 Green Mining and Ohmium will collaborate on developing a 20 MW
green hydrogen pilot project, with a potential to rapidly scale to
200 MW. The project is based in Northern Chile, in the town of
Calama in the Atacama Desert, a region well suited for renewable
energy production from solar and wind power. Ohmium’s electrolyzers
will be used to generate hydrogen for the copper smelting process
as well as other thermal processes within the mines. They may also
be used to fuel trucks transporting minerals to the nearby port in
Mejillones.
“This pioneering project will pair Chile’s excellent renewable
energy potential with the power of green hydrogen to help
decarbonize Chile’s mining industry,” said Arne Ballantine, Ohmium
CEO. “H2 Green Mining is leading the way in transforming the copper
mining sector for a sustainable future, and we are excited to
partner with them on this and future decarbonization projects.”
“Ohmium’s PEM electrolyzers are modular for scalability and
easily connect with renewable energy – making them an ideal and
cost-effective green hydrogen partner,” said Julio Bertrand,
founding partner in Star Energy Partners and former CEO of CAP,
Gasco, and ENAP. “H2 Green Mining has an exciting roadmap for the
future, and we are looking forward to collaborating with Ohmium to
leverage the power of fossil free energy and help decarbonize
Chile’s copper mining industry.”
About Ohmium: Ohmium designs, manufactures and
deploys modular, scalable proton exchange membrane (PEM)
electrolyzers that enable cost-competitive green hydrogen
production. The company’s suite of electrochemical products helps
customers achieve their sustainable energy goals for industrial,
transportation, and energy projects. Headquartered in the United
States, with manufacturing facilities in India and operations
worldwide, Ohmium has a global green hydrogen project pipeline of
more than 2 GW across three continents. In 2023, Ohmium raised $250
Million in Series C financing, led by TPG Rise Climate.
Ohmium’s Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM)
Electrolyzers Ohmium manufactures modular interlocking
PEM electrolyzers that integrate advanced power electronics,
delivering added value for a wide range of commercial and
industrial applications in terms of safety, installation cost and
speed, energy density, scalability, and ramp rate. Individual,
compact electrolyzers can be easily stacked to significantly reduce
installation and maintenance costs and the standardized design
enables rapid scaling from megawatts to gigawatts. Ohmium's
patented electrolyzer technology features dynamic ramping
capabilities, making it suitable to pair with renewable
electricity. For more information, please visit www.ohmium.com
About H2 Green Mining: We focus on the production
of green H2 to contribute to the decarbonization of the national
mining industry. We are a company created by Susterra, a subsidiary
of the engineering firm Pares&Alvarez, and Star Energy
Partners, a service consulting firm specialized in energy and
sustainable growth.
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