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eFuels Pilot Plant in Chile Officially Opened
Porsche and international partners working with the Chilean operating company Highly Innovative Fuels (HIF) have started the industrial production of synthetic fuels in December 2022. eFuels made from water and carbon dioxide using wind energy enable the nearly CO2-neutral operation of petrol engines. “The potential of eFuels is huge. There are currently more than 1.3 billion vehicles with combustion engines worldwide. Many of these will be on the roads for decades to come, and eFuels offer the owners of existing cars a nearly carbon-neutral alternative. As the manufacturer of high-performance, efficient engines, Porsche has a wide range of know-how in the field of fuels,” declared Michael Steiner, member of the executive board for Development and Research at Porsche AG. In the pilot phase, eFuel production of around 130,000 l/y is planned. After the pilot phase, the first scaling will take the project in Chile up to a projected 55 million l/y by the middle of the decade, then 550 million l/y a couple years later. The south of Chile offers ideal conditions for the production of eFuels, with the wind blowing for around 270 days a year and enabling the wind turbines to operate at full capacity. Punta Arenas is also located close to the Strait of Magellan. From the port of Cabo Negro, the synthetic eFuel can be transported just like traditional fuels all over the world, and be distributed using the existing infrastructure. Porsche is working towards a CO2-neutral balance sheet across the entire value chain by 2030. This also includes a CO2-neutral usage phase for future all-electric models. Synthetic fuels supplement electromobility and are part of the sports car manufacturer’s sustainability strategy. The company plans, builds and operates eFuel plants in Chile, the U.S. and Australia.
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