Consortium advances power-to-liquids e-Fuel plant in Chile
INERATEC has begun collaborating with a consortium comprising ARAUCO, Abastible, Copec and its corporate venture capital arm, Copec Wind Ventures, that is advancing in the evaluation of a potential e-Fuel value chain at the Biobío region. The initiative aims to explore the viability of using CO₂ from industrial processes and green hydrogen to produce sustainable fuels. INERATEC contributes as a potential technology provider and has delivered the basic engineering study to support the project’s realization. This development phase builds on the initial concepts explored during the Energy Challenge 2023 and subsequent evaluations under the H2Uppp framework.
A new chapter for Chile’s PtX transformation. The planned PtL (Power to Liquids) plant would be located at ARAUCO’s Biobío industrial complex, one of Latin America’s most significant forestry hubs. The collaboration aims to demonstrate how industrial emitters and emerging hydrogen producers can work together to accelerate the deployment of sustainable e-Fuels in Chile. Within the current development framework, the project envisions utilizing biogenic CO₂ captured from ARAUCO’s operations, alongside locally produced green hydrogen installed by Abastible. For this phase, INERATEC is contributing their specific expertise on highly efficient plants for the two-step process of syngas formation and fuel synthesis within a PtL plant to the technical design. Meanwhile, Copec is providing its expertise in fuel logistics and potential downstream applications. Together, these companies are conducting the necessary engineering studies to assess the feasibility of linking existing industrial infrastructure with Power-to-X technology. The partners are shaping one of Chile’s most advanced PtL initiatives, linking existing industrial infrastructure with cutting-edge Power-to-X technology.
“We are excited to contribute our cutting-edge technologies to this evaluation phase. The studies at the Biobío site are an important step in showing how local industrial CO₂ sources could be combined with hydrogen.” said Tim Böltken, co-founder and CEO at INERATEC.
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