?? Reflections on the 2024 Energy Transformation Summit: Chile’s Path to a Sustainable Future
The 2024 Energy Transformation Summit, hosted by El Mercurio, recently concluded, bringing together energy sector leaders to discuss Chile’s progress and challenges in clean energy transition.
Electromobility: The Road to 2035 ??? Speakers highlighted Chile’s target for all new vehicles to be electric by 2035. Enel X’s Jean Paul Zalaquett stressed the need for expanded charging infrastructure and supportive regulation, opening opportunities in electric charging technology.
Green Hydrogen and Emerging Energies ?? Chile aims to lead in green hydrogen and ammonia, focusing on solid infrastructure and regulations, as noted by Enap’s Gloria Maldonado. This growing sector presents investment opportunities in production and storage technology.
Industrial Transformation: Clean Energy in Mining and Agriculture ???? Industries like mining and agriculture face regulatory and cost barriers in adopting clean energy. Marcelo Mena and Martín Benegas suggested incentives, paving the way for sustainable industrial innovations.
Regulatory Modernisation and Energy Distribution ??? Juan Meriches of Empresas Eléctricas AG highlighted the urgent need to modernise regulation to address climate-related disruptions and the demands of electrification. This underscores the critical need for distribution infrastructure investment.
Energy Generation and Transmission ?? Expanding renewable networks, essential for a sustainable energy matrix, poses challenges in transmission and environmental management, opening opportunities for the renewables sector.
The Summit showcased Chile’s progress in clean energy transition, highlighting investment prospects across emerging green technologies.