Latin America. Daily, the production will be 20 kg of high purity green hydrogen (99.999%). It will be produced with a 50 kW electrolyzer and solar panels. In addition, it will have a dual charging system for buses and cars.
Ecopetrol and Automotores Toyota Colombia S.A.S. signed a three-year agreement to conduct mobility tests on a vehicle with green hydrogen.
This pilot will be carried out in the first Mobility Park of the Caribbean Innovation and Technology Center, located in Cartagena (Colombia), which will focus on the energy transition and research around hydrogen and petrochemicals, which is part of the Science, Technology and Innovation strategy of the Ecopetrol Group.
The Toyota Mirai vehicle, which will be delivered to Ecopetrol as a commodity, will be used at Ecopetrol's facilities and at the Cartagena Refinery where the performance of hydrogen as a fuel, efficiency and autonomy will be evaluated. Likewise, the mobility business that allows the expansion of this application in the country will be analyzed.
The president of the Ecopetrol Group, Felipe Bayón, pointed out that this mobility test is part of the company's low-carbon hydrogen strategic plan, fundamental in its goal of achieving net zero CO2 emissions by 2050.
"Soon we will also start the mobility test in Bogotá. We continue in our plan to advance the energy transition and offer new clean energy alternatives to Colombians," Bayón added.
The executive indicated that today there are more than 18 opportunities for hydrogen development in four key applications: own operations, sustainable mobility, gas blending and development of new products.
With an average annual investment close to 140 million dollars by 2040 (about $600,000 million pesos), the Ecopetrol Group executes a robust plan for the production of green, blue and white, energetic hydrogen that will contribute between 9% and 11% to the goal of reducing scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions by 2050.
