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The Chilean
Potential for
Exporting
Renewable Energy
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The Chilean Potential for
Exporting Renewable Energy
Co-authors
Rodrigo Abarca del Río, Claudio Agostini, Carlos
Alvear, Jorge Amaya, Paz Araya, Nelson Arellano,
Pedro Arriagada, Camilo Avilés, Carlos Barría, Alex Berg,
Daniela Buchuk, José Miguel Cardemil, Francisco Dall’Orso,
María Paz Domínguez, Cristian Escauriaza, Felipe Feijoo,
Alejandra Figueroa, Cristian Flores, Cristóbal Gamboni,
María José García, Alex Godoy Faúndez, Luis Gonzales,
Karen González, Francisco Gracia, Luis Gutiérrez,
Jannik Haas, Johanna Höhl, Cecilia Ibarra, Anita
Inguerzon, Alejandro Karelovic, Thomas Lindsay, Álvaro
Lorca, Jenny Mager, Roy Mackenzie, Marcia Montedonico,
Pilar Moraga, Rodrigo Moreno, Raúl O’Ryan, Juan
Carlos Osorio-Aravena, Mauricio Osses, Rodrigo Palma-
Behnke, Cristián Parker, Joel Pérez Osses, Carlos
Portillo, Ana Lucía Prieto, Verónica Puga, Soledad Quiroz,
Magdalena Radrigán, Luis Ramírez-Camargo, Carlos Ramírez-
Pascualli, Lorenzo Reyes-Chamorro, Lorenzo Reyes-Bozo,
Rodrigo Riquelme, Maisa Rojas, Hugo Romero-Toledo, Ana
María Ruz, Alex Santander, Rodrigo Sion, Juan Pedro Searle,
Hernán Sepúlveda, Carlos Silva Montes, Cristiane Silva de
Carvalho, Carolina Urmeneta, Anahí Urquiza, Javier Vargas,
Sebastián Vicuña
Collaborators
Pablo Isla Madariaga, Leonardo Muñoz, Matías Negrete , Diego
Valdivia, Camila Vásquez
The Chilean
Potential for
Exporting
Renewable
Energy
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Palma-Behnke, R., Abarca del Río, R., Agostini, C., Alvear, C., Amaya, J., Araya, P.,
Arellano, N., Arriagada, P., Avilés, C., Barría, C., Berg, A., Buchuk, D., Cardemil, J.
M., Dall’Orso, F., Domínguez, M. P., Escauriaza, C., Feijoo, F., Figueroa, A., Flores,
C. … Vicuña, S. (2021). The Chilean Potential for Exporting Renewable Energy
(Mitigation and Energy Working Group Report). Santiago: Comité Científico
de Cambio Climático; Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología, Conocimiento e
Innovación.
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Edition: Miguelángel Sánchez
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Front cover image: Cristina Dorador
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Government
1 Ministry of Energy, Government of Chile
2 Ministry of Finance, Government of Chile
3 Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and
Innovation, Government of Chile
4 Ministry of the Environment,
Government of Chile
5 CORFO, Government of Chile
Scientific Committee
6 Comité Científico de Cambio Climático, Chile
Universities in Chile
7 Universidad Academia de Humanismo Cristiano
8 Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez
9 Universidad Austral de Chile
10 Universidad Autónoma de Chile
11 Universidad de Antofagasta
12 Universidad de Chile
13 Universidad de Concepción
14 Universidad del Desarrollo
15 Universidad de Magallanes
16 Universidad de Santiago de Chile
17 Universidad Diego Portales
18 Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María
19 Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
20 Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
Research Centers in Chile
21 Center for Energy Transition (CEnTra),
Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez
22 Center for Solar Energy Technologies, Fraunhofer
Chile Research
23 Centro Avanzado para Tecnologías del Agua
(CAPTA)
24 Centro de Cambio Global, Pontificia Universidad
Católica de Chile
25 Centro de Ciencia del Clima y la Resiliencia (CR2),
Fondap Center
26 Centro de Ciencias Ambientales EULA,
Universidad de Concepción
27 Centro de Energía, Universidad de Chile
28 Centro de Excelencia de Geotermia de los Andes
(CEGA), Fondap Center
29 Centro de Investigación en Sustentabilidad
y Gestión Estratégica de Recursos (CiSGER),
Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad del Desarrollo
30 Centro de Modelamiento Matemático,
Universidad de Chile
31 Centro de Recursos Hídricos para la Agricultura y
la Minería (CRHIAM), Fondap Center
32 Centro Latinoamericano de Políticas Económicas
y Sociales (CLAPES), Pontificia Universidad
Católica de Chile
33 Centro Regional Fundación CEQUA
34 Heidelberg Center para América Latina
35 Innovative Energy Technologies Center,
Universidad Austral de Chile
36 Instituto de Estudios Avanzados, Universidad de
Santiago de Chile
37 Instituto Sistemas Complejos de Ingeniería (ISCI)
38 Marine Energy and Research and Innovation
Center (MERIC)
39 Solar Energy Research Center (SERC Chile),
Fondap Center
40 Unidad de Desarrollo Tecnológico (UDT),
Universidad de Concepción
Other Institutions
41 Department of Civil and Natural Resources
Engineering, University of Canterbury, New
Zealand
42 Electric Vehicle and Energy Research Group
(EVERGI), Mobility, Logistics and Automotive
Technology Research Centre (MOBI),
Department of Electrical Engineering and Energy
Technology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
43 Institute for Sustainable Economic Development,
University of Natural Resources and Life Science,
Vienna, Austria
44 Geography Department, Humboldt Universität
zu Berlin
45 Integrative Research Institute on Transformations
of Human-Environment Systems (IRI THESys),
Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
46 Corporación Capital Biodiversidad, non-for-profit
organisation
47 Independent Consultant
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Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2. Methodological approach . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
3. Export options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4. Cross-cutting issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
5. Synthesis and recommendations . . . . . . . . 50
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
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Glossary of abbreviations
AC Alternating current
AP Acidification potential
AWE Alkaline water electrolysis
COP Conference of the Parties
DGA General Directorate of Water (Dirección General de Aguas)
EIS Social Impact Study (Estudio de Impacto Social)
FLCC Framework Law on Climate Change
GWP Global warming potential
GEI Global energy interconnection
GEIDCO Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation Organization
GHG Greenhouse gas
GHI Global Horizontal Irradiance
HFO Heavy fuel oil
IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IEA International Energy Agency
IMO International maritime organization
IRENA International Renewable Energy Agency
ITMO International transfers of mitigation outcomes
LCA Life cycle assessment
LCO2Liquid carbon dioxide
LCOE Levelized cost of electricity
LCOH Levelized cost of hydrogen
LH2Liquid hydrogen
LNG Liquified natural gas
MASL Meters above sea level
MDO Marine diesel oil
MO Mitigation outcome
NCRE Non-conventional renewable energy
NDC Nationally determined contribution
PA Paris Agreement
PELP Long-term energy planning process (Planificación Energética de Largo Plazo)
PEMWE Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis
RCA Environmental Qualification Resolution (Resolución de Calificación Ambiental)
RE Renewable energy
SDG Sustainable development goals
SEIA Environmental Impact Assessment System(Sistema de Evaluación de Impacto Ambiental)
SMA Superintendency of the Environment (Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente)
SNG Synthetic natural gas
SOWE Solid oxide water electrolysis
TRL Technology readiness level
UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
WACC Weighted average cost of capital
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The Chilean Potential for
Exporting Renewable Energy
The Chilean Potential
for Exporting Renewable
Energy
Abstract
This document seeks to contribute to society and its decision-makers with the bestavailable scientific evidence on Chile’s Re-
newable Energy (RE) Export Potential and the opportunities and challenges that such potential opens for Chile’s commitment to
carbon neutrality . It also aims to provide a useful input for the dialogues that the country will hold in the framework of COP26.
A collaborative and interdisciplinary process was developed for this goal, involving 71 researchers and specialists. The work incor-
porates 299 references of scientific literature that support the different dimensions involved in the challenge of exporting renew-
able energy from Chile. It is confirmed that Chile has a considerable renewable energy potential that can be the basis for various
exports. The different energy export options identified are: renewable electricity using electrical transmission grids; hydrogen
and derivatives (synthetic fuels, fertilizers, other chemical products) through pipelines or maritime transport; local production or
manufacturing of products and services fed with RE; and knowledge and R&D capabilities. We conclude that the whole process of
renewable energy exports should be framed within the Chilean policy for climate change and the current local context. Moreover,
such a process must be consistent with the social and environmental principles set out in Chile’s NDCs, in the future Framework
Law for Climate Change, in its Long-Term Climate Strategy, and in the mitigation and adaptation plans of the energy sector. For
this purpose, recommendations were developed in the following areas: Art. 6 of the Paris Agreement, climate observatory, legit-
imacy and social licence, just climate action principle, energy literacy, new challenges for science and technology, partnerships,
and improvements of the current legislation.
Keywords
Mitigation, COP26, Chile, sustainable development, Paris Agreement, renewable energy, green hydrogen, climate change, climate
policy, export, sustainability.
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1. Introduction
Chile and the world are facing unprecedented challenges as a result of climate change and the associated energy transformations,
as affirmed by the Working Group I contribution to the IPCC’s 6th Assessment Report on the physical understanding of recent
climate change (IPCC, 2021). That is why COP 26, to be held in Glasgow in November 2021, has become especially relevant as a
space for the generation of agreements that will enable rapid progress in this transformation process. In this context, the Chilean
Ministries of Science and Energy have asked the Scientific Committee on Climate Change to analyse and synthesize the scientific
evidence regarding the export of clean energy from Chile and to connect this analysis with aspects associated with accounting
under the Paris Agreement (PA), including both the level of emission reduction efforts committed by Chile in its Nationally De-
termined Contribution (NDC) and the transfer of emission reduction certificates under Article 6. When a country exports clean
energy via electricity grids or fuels such as green hydrogen, it must ensure the environmental integrity of these transactions by en-
forcing standards and robust rules to avoid double-counting, and by considering ecological and social concerns. The analysis also
seeks to integrate a preliminary assessment of the region’s energy integration challenge while taking into account the potential
for renewable energy (RE) exports in Latin America to identify our region’s role in this area in the world by analysing the possible
dilemma between meeting national commitments (NDCs) versus exporting mitigation capacity to other countries.
The following subsections present relevant contextual elements that are discussed in greater depth in Chapters 3 and 4.
1.1. Chilean energy context and climate change
In the transformational context that the country is undergoing (social, political, institutional), environmental awareness, climate
change, biodiversity protection, increasing use of natural resources, local pollution, social concerns, territorial impacts, and energy
poverty have become particularly relevant affairs. For example, the first Framework Law on Climate Change (FLCC) is currently
being debated in the National Congress and is expected to become a Law of the Republic before the end of the year 2021. On the
other hand, the plan for the retirement and/or reconversion of coal-fired power plant units was announced by the end of 2019
as a result of a voluntary agreement between the private sector and the government (Ministerio de Energía, Gobierno de Chile,
2021a). Recently, in July 2021, the retirement of more coal-fired plants by 2025 was added to this announcement, adding 1,000
MW to the previously agreed plan. A specific law for the early phase-out of coal-fired generation plants by 2025 is also under
discussion in the Senate.
Despite the progress made, Chile remains highly dependent on fossil fuels, which account for 57% of its final energy consump-
tion. In this context, RE has had an unprecedented development since 2015. Figure 1 exemplifies this evolution in terms of solar
energy.
1 https://www.senado.cl/appsenado/templates/tramitacion/index.php?boletin_ini=13191-12
2 https://www.efe.com/efe/america/economia/chile-anuncia-el-retiro-anticipado-de-cuatro-centrales-carbon-pa-
ra-2025/20000011-4580216
3 https://www.latercera.com/pulso/noticia/la-salida-del-carbon-de-la-matriz-electrica-chilena-se-acelera/22GKFYRWMFAEVNGXQ-
BAUSLWA7Y/
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Figure 1
Evolution of installed solar capacity in Chile since 2013
Source: Developed by the authors based on the monthly RE report, National Energy Commission.
5,000
Jan 13 Jan 14 Jan 15 Jan 16 Jan 17 Jan 18 Jan 19 Jan 20 Jan 21 Sep 21
4,500
4,000
3,500
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
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Installed Capacity [MW]
Furthermore, the first 110 MW concentrated solar power tower plant in Latin America came into operation in Chile in 2021.
Renewable technologies now account for 53% (14,221 out of 26,737 MW) of the country’s total installed capacity of electricity gen-
eration. Solar, wind, biomass, and mini-hydropower account for 28% (8,006 MW) of installed Capacity and have already exceeded
20% of the annual energy generation. Although RE development has been impressive, it still represents a very small percentage
of Chile’s estimated potential of 2,375,000 MW (Ministerio de Energía, Gobierno de Chile, 2021b). This potential offers excellent
options for RE to play a central role in the required energy transformation, but it needs to be addressed within ecosystem limits
and under an energy justice concept. Also, an energy efficiency law has been enacted, which is expected to reduce energy intensity
by 10% at a national level, in addition to producing significant monetary savings and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
As evidenced in the actions mentioned above, Chile advanced significantly in the fight against climate change, following the
adoption of the Kyoto Protocol, the presidency of COP 25, and the NDC update of last year. In fact, in April 2020, Chile was one
of the first countries to officially submit an update of its NDC target to the UNFCCC (Ministerio del Medio Ambiente, Gobierno
de Chile, 2020). Consortiums like The Climate Action Tracker recognize that Chile has increased its climate ambition. In fact, the
rating moved from “Highly Insufficient” to “Insufficient”. On the other hand, the “Insufficient” rating indicates that Chile’s climate
policies and commitments need substantial improvements to be consistent with the 1.5°C temperature limit goal.
1.2. Historical perspective
1.2.1. Trajectory
In the area of technological developments, Chile is usually perceived as a country with low innovation levels that has never de-
veloped heavy (railways, mining, forestry, machinery, among others) and technology-based industry. However, as we will show
in this section, there is evidence that there have been actions and activities in the country that show the innovative use of solar
resources. The available information reveals that Chile was a part of the global trajectory of industrial capitalism, which became
translated into commerce of artifacts and production appropriate for the local level. Although industrialization models are cur-
rently questioned, it is convenient to review and weigh such a general assessment by different means (Kallis & Norgaard, 2010).
For instance, the Chilean industrial census of 1895 (SOFOFA, 1897) allows an appreciation for the growth of mining and other
industrial projects. Led by the President of the Republic, José Manuel Balmaceda, industrialization was the visible face of the proj-
ect that sought to consciously transform Chile into a modern country (Sagredo-Baeza, 2012).
4 http://energiaabierta.cl/visualizaciones/capacidad-instalada/
5 https://energia.gob.cl/ley-y-plan-de-eficiencia-energetica
6 Spanish version: https://mma.gob.cl/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Espanol-21-julio.pdf; English version: https://mma.gob.cl/wp-con-
tent/uploads/2020/07/Ingles-21-julio.pdf
7 https://climateactiontracker.org/countries/chile/
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At those transitional times (last quarter XIX c., first-quarter XX c.), Chile had a fruitful production of propositions of inventions
able to use RE (Escobar Andrae & Arellano Escudero, 2019). Also, inside the Atacama Desert –former Bolivian territory– at least
three solar desalination industrial projects were built and developed between 1872 and 1908 (Arellano Escudero, 2019). This early
development of solar-energy harvesting had a significant role in producing nitrates and the exports of soil (salts and minerals)
from Chile to the world. The narrative, which considers Chile an early laboratory for RE, can be strengthened thanks to Basalla’s
(1988) theoretical model about the evolution of the technology, explaining that the Chilean case is primarily a history of intermit-
tent duration of the solar energy techniques.
The evidence shows that the nitrates industry has used solar energy intensively for harvesting magnesium and potassium since
the 1940s, and later, for lithium in the 1970s through solar-pond technologies. All these processes are still working nowadays.
This environmental technology history constitutes a model of the historical trajectory of technology which has four eras: a)
1872-1908 for solar desalination continental waters, b) 1933-1950 for the beginning of solar ponds which are still functioning, c)
the 1960s-1970s for the academic research headed by Julio Hirschmann Recht from Universidad Santa María de Valparaíso, and
d) the XXI century in which RE are increasingly integrated to the national energy matrix.
Nevertheless, the lock-in of the techno-institutional complex of energy in Chile (Unruh, 2000, 2002; Unruh & Carrillo-Her-
mosilla, 2006) has considered multi-level users inconsistently: academic engineering research and development since the 1960s
for domiciliary scale was discontinued for decades (Osses etal., 2019).
Nonetheless, the historical trajectory of RE in Chile demonstrates the persistence and endurance of researchers and institu-
tions, reveals the unknown industrial heritage, and helps to cherish a local productive capacity to develop a RE techno-institutional
complex in the foreseeable future.
1.2.2. Contemporary context
In the current context, “we should not foret tht not only does climte chne represent risk fctor in ccelertin, strenth-
enin, mplifyin nd multiplyin situtions of uncertinty, conflict, violence nd politicl crisis in the future, but proposed con-
trol nd mitition mesures my lso enerte conditions of instbility. Climte risks will be excerbted by the locl conditions
of poverty nd inequlity, but they my be mitited throuh dequte investments in institutionl response nd dpttion
cpcities, which implies structurl trnsformtions tht strenthen the socil fbric, the preprtion of the popultion nd
overnnce conditions. On the contrry, the doption of inpproprite policies my ccelerte or even mplify uncertinty nd
conflict. The current socil crisis in Chile is strk reminder of these two types of enblin conditions tht we need to consider”
(Palma Behnke etal., 2019).
In a certain way, the energy sector landscape in Chile could be another expression of the extreme social inequality represented
by the extreme concentration of income in the country (De La Maza etal., 2021).
On the other hand, we believe that the fundamental reason behind the qualitative step forward in the level of ambition is
the growing conviction among Chilean society, regardless of the political sector, about the need for stronger environmental
protection. The growing environmental awareness is observed in that 88% of the citizens who responded to the 2018 National
Environmental Survey (Ministerio del Medio Ambiente, Gobierno de Chile, 2018) believe that the main cause of climate change is
human activity; 93% consider that this change is already occurring and 93% of the respondents state that climate change is very
important or quite important for themselves, and 67% perceive it as important for Chileans. Indeed, it is a more empowered soci-
ety that has managed to stop emblematic projects such as the Hidroaysén hydroelectric dam, Barrancones coal plant, and nuclear
energy in 2010. The issues of air pollution in the capital city of Santiago since the 1980s, the largest and most severe drought in the
last 700 years (Garreaud etal., 2015; Muñoz etal., 2020), and the country’s vulnerability to climate change have also contributed
to this awareness.
Research conducted on the predisposition of elites and citizens towards the energy transition shows that, although there is
a favourable predisposition towards renewable energies in general, we are still far from knowledge, awareness, and proactive ca-
pacity adequate to the technological and cultural changes required for this transition to become a massive phenomenon (Parker
etal., 2013; Parker, 2018, 2020). Thus, the acceptance of the RE projects may be controversial in some cases (Bronfman etal., 2012,
2015).
In the current context of the country’s deepening democracy, any investment project promoted by the state and the private
sector must take into account the society, its social and economic capital, and the history of the territories where it is to be
developed, with the goal of ensuring that the investment contributes to social well-being, to the recovery and maintainance of
ecosystems, and to environmental sustainability, rather than becoming a factor of conflict or conflict resolution.
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1.3. Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and the challenges for the energy transition in Chile
Rapid and large-scale emission reductions are needed to cope with current and future climate impacts (IPCC, 2021). Strong politi-
cal will, robust policies, and enabling instruments should shorten the mitigation gap to control the 1.5 °C increase before 2050. To
this means, Article 6 of the PA was included to help the Parties achieve their targets cost-effectively, either bilaterally or through
multiparty arrangements that would derive into different cooperation options among countries. Article 6 established three key
elements of the international carbon markets: two instruments, the cooperative approaches (Art. 6.2-6.3), and the sustainable
development mechanism (Art. 6.4-6.7); different types of tradable units such as International Transfers of Mitigation Outcomes
(ITMOs) or Emission Reduction Credits; and finally, the governance structure, centralized under COP or decentralized under bilat-
eral-multilateral agreements. More specifically, the following instruments conform to the backbone of this ar ticle (Gao etal., 2019):
› Article 6.2: opens the possibility for ITMOs, for compliance with NDCs or other purposes, under contractual rules to
be defined by the countries but following agreed, multilateral guidelines. It is more decentralized and dependent on
bilateral or multilateral arrangements to be defined by the parties.
› Article 6.4: establishes a centralized mechanism operated and supervised by the United Nations, similar to the Clean
Development Mechanism (CDM) under the Kyoto Protocol, through which projects or activities may be developed
to generate reductions, which would be used to meet the NDCs or could be transferred for other purposes of the
acquiring party.
› Article 6.8: the so-called “non-market mechanism”, which promotes cooperation options to mitigate emissions with-
out a transfer associated to the mitigation asset, i.e., emissions are reduced, but emissions are not transferred, nor a
price is given to the asset (the ton of COeq).
On the other hand, Chile’s NDC, which reckons the mitigation potential that Article 6 could bring for its achievement, commits
to a GHG emission budget not exceeding 1,100 MtCOeq between 2020 and 2030, with GHG emissions maximum (peak) by 2025,
and a maximum GHG emissions level of 95 MtCOeq by 2030, and to a reduction of at least 25% of total black carbon emissions
by 2030 compared to 2016. Emission reduction targets cannot be discounted by other mechanisms. This means that any transfers
from Article 6 would not count towards Chile’s NDC compliance: a corresponding adjustment procedure would be required to
ensure the country is not double-counting its mitigation efforts. Additionally, as mentioned before, Chile is currently discussing
the first FLCC that includes the net-zero commitment by 2050 and makes it legally binding. This law includes provisions for a base-
line-&-credit system (Art. 14) wherein the authority sets an emissions limit to regulated entities (ranging from individual sources,
groups of sources, or sectors) which could reduce their emissions below their baseline or implement emission-reduction projects
that meet certain standards to earn credits. These reductions (or absorptions) need to demonstrate that they are: dditionl,
mesurble, verifible, permnent, have environmental and social benefits, and comply with the NDC and the sustainable devel-
opment goals. These credits could then be sold to other regulated entities to use for compliance. In the case of short-lived climate
forcers (SCLF) that are local pollutants, certificates from emission reduction or absorption projects need to be performed in the
area declared as saturated or latent. In addition, Article 29 regulates a system of voluntary certificates of GHG or SLCF reductions
for the public and private sectors.
As per Art. 6, the authority will regulate emission reduction and removals certificates, in line with the Paris Agreement rule-
book in this respect (Art. 15 of the FLCC). A dedicated registry would track the projects and the transfers. Therefore, according
to the identified complexities of mechanisms of Art. 6 for the local context, an exporting’s strategy of RE whose mitigation out-
comes wish to be recognized as tradable certificates (ITMOs), creates a context of uncertainty regarding its structure and relation
between economic benefits, capacity building, and forms of allocation of reduction in emissions through the time as well as the
trade-off between exporters and importers accounting. Though challenging, this uncertainty can be reduced by exploring robust
accounting methodologies that can reconcile the exporting of RE as ITMOs, without jeopardizing the committed carbon budget,
and ultimately, the NDC.
1.4. Objectives and scope
This document seeks to contribute to society and its decision-makers with the best-available scientific evidence on Chile’s Renew-
able Energy Export Potential and the opportunities and challenges that such potential opens for Chile’s carbon neutrality commit-
ment. It also aims to provide helpful input for the dialogues that the country will hold in the framework of COP26. The content
and support of the document seek to comply with high standards of scientific rigor. It is beyond the scope of the document to
generate a roadmap on the subject.
8 English version: https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/english_paris_agreement.pdf; Spanish version: https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/
spanish_paris_agreement.pdf.
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In the context of the scope of this work, it is essential to state that energy transitions involve technological and infrastruc-
tural changes in the energy sector, and inherently imply political processes that can transform social and cultural relations and
structures. This process can also be a possibility to move towards more democratic and fairer energy development models, but
it can also reflect and reinforce existing power relations against these objectives. As part of the scope of this work, whose main
focus is energy exports, it is necessary to incorporate in addition to the economic efficiency standards (allocative, productive,
and dynamic efficiency), the dimensions linked to sustainable development goals and climate justice, considering the implications
of justice and equity, which are part of Chile’s NDC commitment to a social pillar of just transition and sustainable development.
Furthermore, the analysis of Chile’s potential to take advantage of renewable energies includes the governance of the so-
cio-ecological and innovation systems and processes that will allow the production of these energies in the country and eventual
exporting. We understand governance as the way in which societies make decisions, i.e., the process that leads to collective action
in pursuit of common goals (Ansell & Torfing, 2016; Sapiains etal., 2021).
1.5. Structure
The document is organized into four thematic sections. Based on the background and context presented in the introduction,
section 2 summarizes the participatory process, and the thematic dimensions addressed. Sections 3 and 4 present the background
analysis in each of the relevant dimensions, seeking to follow the value-added chain of the export options analysed and cross-cut-
ting issues. Finally, section 5 corresponds to the stage of synthesis and recommendations based on the analyses presented.
2. Methodological approach
2.1. Collaborative process
In order to develop the present investigation, the scientific community was invited to join the collaborative process that sought
to gather and synthesize the scientific evidence available in this area. Figure 2 summarizes the main stages of the construction
process of this document. The process began with a formal request from the Ministry of Energy to the Ministry of Science,
Technology, Knowledge, and Innovation. Next, the Scientific Committee issued a call where nearly 700 researchers were invited.
Figure 2
Collaborative process
Source: Developed by the authors.
Invitation to
scientific community
Support and participation
Formal request
Meetings and coordination
Background + Evidence + Analysis
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In the plenary coordination meeting, several dimensions were identified and highlighted as relevant to the main topic (see
next section). Seven thematic groups, one for each dimension, were organized and coordinated voluntarily by researchers who
accepted to participate in the process. These groups generated the content and evidence that constitute the different sections
of the document.
The document and its background were handed openly to all participants in order to maximize their contributions, and at the
same time, to inform them about the progress of the process. Although the document seeks to portray a shared analysis, the final
version documents the evidence of conflicting views that arise from the analyses that were carried out.
2.2. Relevant dimensions
Based on the first outcomes of the collaborative process, the seven dimensions that were identified as relevant and that are stud-
ied in this report are: social, environmental, technological, economic, institutional, building of interactive and dynamic capacities,
and political. In order to organize the content, first, we identify and define different export options. These export options are then
analysed, considering the seven dimensions that were previously mentioned. Cross-cutting issues that are relevant to all export
options are included in a separate section. Such analysis is the basic input for the synthesis and recommendations section. An
analysis of the uncertainties is also carried out, so that the recommendations allow the identified vulnerabilities to be recognized
in order to promote robust solutions.
Additionally, it was agreed that the production and export processes could not be analysed independently, as they are deeply
related, e.g., appropriate technologies for the required scale of production, and regulatory standards to be met. Production needs
technological capabilities, which can be basic capabilities to operate processes, where innovation can be passive and incremental;
sufficient capabilities to develop improvements, such as adaptation of infrastructures to local conditions and preventive mainte-
nance; or innovative capabilities, which allow the creation of new technologies and substantive changes in process design (Viotti,
2002).
3. Export options
This section presents the central elements of analysis of this study. First, it defines what is to be considered an export in order
to delimit and organize the information to be analysed. Subsequently, Chile’s renewable-energy production potential is charac-
terized, followed by an analysis of the different renewable-energy export options: electricity interconnections, green hydrogen,
hydrogen derivatives, and other value-added products, and finally, the export of RE embedded in products and services produced
through local productive development or attracting international industry. The evidence that refers to the cross-cutting aspects
of the above-mentioned export options is incorporated in the final section of this chapter.
3.1. Definition of renewable energies exports from Chile
Although it may seem obvious, it is necessary to define what is meant by an export of RE from Chile. Exports of goods and services
consist of transactions in goods and services (sales, barter, and gifts) from residents to non-residents. Exports of goods occur
when the economic ownership of goods changes between residents and non-residents. This applies irrespective of corresponding
physical movements of goods across frontiers.
On the other hand, according to the European Environmental Agency, RE sources are defined as renewable non-fossil energy
sources: wind, solar, geothermal, wave, tidal, hydropower, biomass, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas, and biogases. The
basic and more developed process required for RE sources (mainly geothermal, solar, wind, hydro, biomass) is the conversion to
electrical energy, allowing its subsequent use for any alternative use.
Based on the definition of export and RE, it is feasible to identify four primary forms of renewable-energy exports from Chile.
Figure 3 summarizes the four options.
9 European System of Accounts (ESA 2010).
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Figure 3
Export options
Source: Developed by the authors.
a. Direct export of electricity from renewable sources using electrical transmission networks.
b. Direct export of hydrogen and by-products (synthetic fuels, fertilizers, other chemical products) through maritime transport
or pipelines.
c. Production or manufacturing by Chilean or international companies of products and services locally (an energy-intensive
industry with low carbon footprint requirements) with RE and then export their products to the rest of the world through
maritime transport.
d. Export of knowledge and research and development (R&D) capabilities, resulting from the activities and developments related
to the options described in the previous points.
Each of these export options is discussed in depth in Sections 3.3 to 3.7.
3.2. Renewable energy potential
Based on different studies and statistics developed during the last few years, it is possible to characterize Chile’s RE potential
according to the following criteria:
› Technically and economically feasible volume expressed as capacity.
› Quality of the resource in terms of performance of existing generation plants (plant factors, variability).
› Cost performance based on supply bidding results and market competitiveness.
› Future resource projection under climate change scenarios.
It is worth mentioning the importance of the role of the State in producing and keeping updated the relevant information
associated with the potential of renewable energies in the aforementioned dimensions. This is especially important from the
perspective of the principle of sovereignty of the associated resources, a topic that will be discussed in the following sections.
3.2.1. Resource Capacity
To quantify the renewable-energy potential, recently, the Information Management Unit of the Sustainable Energy Division of the
Ministry of Energy developed a methodology for identifying renewable potentials through the combined use of geospatial infor-
mation and the application of criteria by selection tools in geographic information software (ArcGIS 10.5.1).
Figures 4 and 5, and Table 1 summarize Chile’s RE potential for electricity generation through the most recent analysis con-
ducted by the Ministry of Energy in the Long-Term Energy Planning process (PELP), carried out by the Energy Planning and New
Technologies Unit of the Energy and Environmental Policy and Studies Division of the Ministry of Energy. This translates into the
potential by type of technology summarized in Table 1.
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Figure 4
RE potential for electricity generation
Source: Ministerio de Energía, Gobierno de Chile (2021a)
Wind
Geothermal
Solar CSP
Solar PV
Hydroelectric Run-of-River
Pumped-Storage
Atlantic
Ocean
Punta Arenas
Coyhaique
Concepción
Santiago
La Serena
Antofagasta
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Table 1
RE potential for electricity generation by zone and type of RE
Source: Ministerio de Energía, Gobierno de Chile (2021b)
Technology
Country location PELP Technical
Potential
(GW) Total
Northern North Central Central-
South Aysén Magallanes
On-shore wind 14 2 0 42 11 12 81
Geothermal 3 0 0 1 0 0 4
Solar CSP 145 7 0 0 0 0 152
Solar PV 1,326 264 118 363 13 2 2,086
Hydroelectric
Run-of-River 0 0 1 8 1 0 10
Pumped storage 34 4 0 4 0 0 42
Total 1,521 276 120 419 25 14 2,375
Figure 5
RE potential for electricity generation by zone and type of RE
Source: Ministerio de Energía, Gobierno de Chile (2021b)
Northern
0200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600
North
Center
Center-
South
Aysén
Magallanes
Country location
PELP Technical Renewable Potencial (GW)
Pumped storageSolar CSPHydroelectric Run-of-River
On-shore windGeothermalSolar PV
This potential does not include small-scale distributed generation or decentralized energy solutions (Ministerio de Energía,
Gobierno de Chile, 2021b), from residential and small commercial/productive sectors, which can enable, together with energy effi-
ciency measures, better conditions for utility-scale plants to export renewable electricity or produce hydrogen and its derivatives.
In fact, small-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) systems can supply a significant part of the electricity demand within a country, re-
leasing transmission network capacity at given times and reducing the need for energy from new utility-scale power plants (Child
etal., 2019), which can be used for exporting. Although the current installed capacity of small-scale distributed PV generation in
Chile (up to 300 kW) is only about 56 MW, it is expected to grow significantly in the next 20 years, reaching between 3,500 and
6,300 MW in 2040, depending on the scenario (E2BIZ, 2021). In some scenarios, distributed generation can even represent about
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40% of the new installed capacity until 2040 (Lobos etal., 2021), and small-scale distributed PV generation can supply about 40%
of the total electricity demand from the power sector by 2050 (Osorio-Aravena etal., 2021). In the case of PV solar energy, the
development of large generating plants helps to reduce costs in low-scale applications. Panels, structures, inverters, and control
systems can be the same, opening great options for the competitive development of productive decentralized energy solutions.
It should also be noted that in the case of having more distributed generation than demand at given times, the corresponding
export potential should be calculated considering the need of ensuring distribution network integrity (operating within technical
limits) (Petrou etal., 2021; Gutierrez-Lagos etal., 2021).
The identification of areas that meet favourable conditions for the installation of RE projects is based on the selection and
superimposition of geo-referenced factors that require restriction thresholds in order to establish in which locations it is desirable
to develop energy projects, to the extent that they comply with the proposed limits. Table 2 summarizes the thresholds (con-
straints) and criteria used for the most recent PELP study.
Table 2
Factors and thresholds for the evaluation of RE potential
Source: Ministerio de Energía, Gobierno de Chile (2021b)
Onshore
Wind Solar
Photovoltaic Concentrated
Solar Power CSP Hydroelectric
Run-of-River Geothermal
Technical factors
Plant factor < 30% < 21% - < 50% No restr.
Direct Normal Irradiation - - No restr. - -
Slope > 15°
>10° north
orientation;
> 4° other
> 7° - -
Altitude > 3,000 MASL > 4,000 MASL - - -
Percentage of cloudiness - - < 20% - -
Percentage of hours with wind
speed > 15 m/s at 5.5 m height - - < 0.5% - -
Project areas OPC ZEP ZEP ZEP - -
Distributor Tender Project Areas - - ZEP - -
National Assets for Energy
Purposes - - ZEP - -
Taltal Reserve Area - - ZEP - -
Wind Power Potential 2021 - - ZEP - -
Environmental factors
SNASPE ZEP ZEP ZEP ZEP -
Ramsar sites ZEP ZEP ZEP ZEP -
Salt flats ZC300 ZC300 ZC300 - -
Water bodies inventory ZC300 ZC300 ZC300 - -
Glacier inventory ZC300 ZC300 ZC300 - -
Active volcanoes ZEP ZEP ZEP - -
11 See, for example, www.ayllusolar.cl.
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Table 2 (Continuation)
Territorial factors
Territorial planning instruments
boundaries (urban boundaries
and consolidated urban areas)
ZC1000 ZC1000 ZC1000 - -
Inventory of anthropized water
bodies ZC300 ZC300 ZC300 - -
Rivers/hydrographic network
inventory ZC300 ZC300 ZC300 - -
Road network ZC60 ZC60 ZC60 - -
Coastal line ZC100 ZC100 ZC100 - -
Land use capacity classes - - ZEP - -
Mine tailings ZEP ZEP ZEP - -
Minimum continuous area (ha)
or minimum power (MW)
112 ha Z1;
168 ha Z2 12 ha
(equiv. to 3 MW)
700 ha
(equiv. to 100 MW) min. 3 MW -
OPC: Projects in operation, in testing or in construction.
ZEP: Exclusion zone due to presence.
ZC300: Nearby areas up to 300 m.
ZC1000: Nearby areas up to 1000 m.
ZC60: Nearby areas up to 60 m.
ZC100: Nearby areas up to 100 m.
Z1: between Arica and Coquimbo.
Z2: between Valparaíso and Magallanes
(equiv. to 5.6 MW).
Chile has great renewable resource potential, with a clear predominance of solar energy, followed by wind and geothermal
energy. This potential can be compared with the country’s total electricity generation capacity of around 27 GW, of which about
14 GW are from renewable generation sources (approximately 1% of the potential mentioned above).
The available ocean energy potential, estimated at an additional 160 GW (Cruz etal., 2009), is not included in the Ministry’s
study. However, the potential indicated for hydraulic pumping, does not correspond to a primary energy source, strictly speaking,
so it should be considered as generation capacity at the service of energy storage systems for the energy provided by the rest of
the energy sources. With these considerations, the estimated potential would be around 2,493 GW, which does not change the
conclusions presented.
Nevertheless, it is essential to highlight that the study of applicable thresholds in the technical, environmental and territorial
dimensions presents significant challenges to include additional restrictions associated with impacts on biodiversity, specific eco-
systems, sociocultural aspects, and climate change projections. Some of these issues are crucial to identifying territorial limits
(ecosystemic and sociocultural) of the potential that cannot be visualized and that can play a key role in implementing an export
strategy. For example, large marine mammals and birds play a key role in the biological transport of materials between land and
ocean in the Magallanes region (Rozzi et al., 2021). Bats and migratory birds could be affected by a massive development of wind
energy fields, even in off-shore plants, due to three types of risks: collisions, electrocution, and barotrauma (SAG, Gobierno de
Chile, 2015). Migratory birds are especially affected because of the magnitude of their populations arriving during the austral
summer, and because the funnel-shape of the South American continent forces all of the migratory species from the northern
hemisphere and tropical latitudes to go through common migratory routes that end at the Magallanes region, at the southern-
most tip of America (Rozzi & Jiménez, 2014). Additionally, some impacts are common to all types of projects, such as habitat loss,
the introduction of invasive species, and habitat fragmentation through power line corridors. Power transmission lines could
also generate electromagnetic impacts; however, this has not been sufficiently studied to date (SAG, Gobierno de Chile, 2015).
Moreover, under current regulation mechanisms, infrastructure projects have been identified among the largest threats to the
ecosystem in this area (Rozzi et al., 2021).
Although the environmental impact evaluation in Chile considers the synergic effect of wind power fields, planning tools for
wind energy projects such as the Soaring Bird Sensitivity Mapping Tool are not integrated into the analyses, and there is not
enough historical data in order to understand the different migratory dynamics of bird species in the south. To achieve effective
planning, there is a need to identify species, ecosystems and areas of particular sensitivity, through the mapping of potentially
unsuitable sites for wind energy development based on nature conservation principles, e.g., avoiding impacts on peatlands, for-
12 https://maps.birdlife.org/MSBtool/.
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ests, coastal zones and migratory routes. This requires increasing information available, especially for offshore wind plants. The
impact of associated infrastructure, such as power lines, roads, maintenance activities, etc., should also be taken into account and
assessed together. Bladeless windmills are an alternative for wind power generation, minimizing the impact of these structures
on birds (migratory and resident) and bat populations, However, there are concerns related to its design and efficiency of power
production, and it may take some time to gain popularity within the industry (May etal., 2015).
It is also relevant to consider that RE projects introduce elements that affect local coexistence and culture. These projects
may occupy territories inhabited by rural or indigenous populations accustomed to practices, landscapes, and habitats, so their
introduction may modify their technical and daily routines, generating resistance to them, as has happened in the cases of wind
turbines in Chiloé (Baigorrotegui & Parker, 2018). The situation described above suggests that it is necessary to take up the local
community’s previous learning and encourage participatory renewable projects.
Another example is the release of GHGs from hydroelectric reservoirs due to the decomposition process of the organic mat-
ter that is flooded beneath the waterline. While this issue has received broad attention for tropical reservoirs, the contribution of
temperate and boreal systems may have been overlooked, especially in a global warming scenario. With the exception of Adams
etal. (2000), to the best of our knowledge, no studies have measured GHG diffusion in Chilean reservoirs. Efforts to standardize
measurements and calculations have been underway (IHA, 2010; Kumar etal., 2012), and a recent review still reports a consider-
able lack of adequate data (Lu etal., 2020). DelSontro etal. (2010) suggests that GHG budgets should give further consideration to
temperate and boreal reservoirs and Mar (2009) recommends the development of sampling strategies to collect country-specific
data in Chile.
In addition to these uncertainties, it should be noted that the estimated potentials cited above do not consider the possible
effects of future climate scenarios.
Finally, it is worth mentioning that the export scenarios outlined in the National Green Hydrogen Strategy involve a combined
use of around 300 GW of solar and wind energy (Ministerio de Energía, Gobierno de Chile, 2020). This amount would not exceed
12% of the estimated potential. Still, as already mentioned, implementing solutions in a territory requires compliance with envi-
ronmental regulations and knowledge of the possible ecosystemic and sociocultural impacts, resulting in additional limits that
should be respected.
3.2.2. Renewable resource quality
The thresholds required in the potential assessment already show the quality of the renewable resource in Chile. For example,
plant factors of over 21% and 30% are considered for solar photovoltaic and wind energy, respectively. The average plant factor
of the solar resource in Germany does not exceed 7%; in other words, a solar plant in Chile can produce more than three times
the energy it would produce if it were located in Germany (Jimenez-Estevez etal., 2015). Recent studies have enabled us to char-
acterize and understand our country’s solar resources in greater detail. Also, based on the full year 2020 operating statistics from
the National Electricity Coordinator, Figure 6 show the solar, wind, and combined generation observed daily in Chile for the
year 2020.
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Figure 6
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Source: Osses (2021).
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There is a systematic contribution of sunlight daily and with low variability in the spring and summer months. The annual
solar plant factor is estimated at 29,9%. Likewise, as expected, wind energy presents a more significant variability but with marked
profiles for the summer and spring months. In this case, the annual plant factor is estimated at 33,4%. Finally, it is notable that the
combined solar/wind contribution reached around 4,000 MW by the end of 2020, which shows a complementarity between the
two resources.
3.2.3. Costs
The costs of energy production from renewable solar and wind energy have dropped over the last decade. For example, the
Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE) for photovoltaic has decreased by 85% and onshore wind by 56% (IRENA, 2021). Costs to gen-
erate renewable electricity depend on the technology and its respective level of available energy resource in a specific location.
In the case of Chile, for electricity exports to the South American region, solar PV technology has been identified as a key option
(Jimenez-Estevez etal., 2015). For instance, in the Atacama Desert, the monthly averages of daily solar radiation indices are be-
tween 5 and 12 kWh/m from winter to summer for Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) (Escobar etal., 2014; Vyhmeister etal., 2017).
Further, in the Atacama Desert, the annual average for daily irradiation for GHI is over 7.5 kWh/m and 9 kWh/m for Direct Normal
Irradiance (DNI). Therefore, these irradiation values allow the development of competitive solar projects. The LCOE for solar PV
fixed tilted and single-axis across the continental Chilean territory, assuming a weighted average cost of capital (WACC) of 7%, is
expected to fall from a range of 20.2–42.6 €/MWh and 19.1–44.1 €/MWh to 7.5–16.1 €/MWh and 7.3–16.7 €/MWh by 2050, respective-
ly (Osorio-Aravena etal., 2021). In both PV arrays, the lower costs take place in the North of the country. In any case, sensitivity
analysis shows that apart from location, WACC is the most important input parameter in calculating PV LCOE, where increasing
nominal WACC from 2 to 10% will double the LCOE (Vartiainen etal., 2020). Similar trends are observed in the case of wind energy.
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Likewise, from the supply tenders in Chile, with a significant presence of renewable energies from 2015 onwards, the increase
in competitiveness of this type of resource can be seen. Figure 7 summarizes this trend. It is worth noting that 100% of the energy
awarded has gone to bids from renewable resources (wind and solar power) in the last two tenders. Although these trends are
supported by the analysis of the LCOE evolution of different international institutions, the competitiveness values achieved in
tenders at the national level stand out.
Figure 7
Historical results of electricity supply auctions
Source: Ministerio de Energía, Gobierno de Chile.
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3.2.4. Environmental constraints
Concerning the environmental impact of renewable electricity generation, the IPCC document for Energy Systems (Edenhofer
etal. 2014) presents ranges of global warming potential (GWP), estimated by life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology of 18–180
gCOeq/kWh for PV; 9–63 gCOeq/kWh for CSP, and 7–56 gCOeq/kWh for wind power, where the upper part of the range is asso-
ciated with smaller turbines (< 100 kW). Regarding geothermal power, the document reported 6–79 gCOeq/kWh, and 2–23 gCO-
eq/kWh for ocean energy. Finally, for biomass (dedicated and crop residues), the values are between 120 to 400 gCOeq/kWh.
Higher values of GWP and acidification potential (AP) reflect that some RE technologies are currently produced using a
certain amount of non-renewable, hydrocarbon-based energy. As the level of RE used in the manufacture of these technologies
increases, their GWP and AP values will decrease.
An LCA of renewable electricity generation was carried out in Chile by (Gaete-Morales etal., 2018). Results of the GWP and AP
for different technologies are summarized in Table 3. These results indicate that renewable electricity generation from hydro pro-
cesses (reservoir and run-of river) presents the lowest AP and GWP potential, followed by wind power and PV. However, we must
note that methane emissions for hydropower reservoirs were assumed to be 14 mg CH/kWh. This estimation was taken from the
Ecoinvent database for the Alpine-region reservoirs (considering this region has similar geographic and climate conditions to
some regions in Chile). Biomass has the highest impact of all technologies assessed in terms of AP.
14 Webpages from: IRENA, NREL.
15 https://ecoinvent.org/the-ecoinvent-database/.
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Table 3
GWP and AP for renewable electricity generation in Chile
Source: Developed by the authors with data from Gaete-Morales et al. (2018)
GWP AP
Unit g CO2 eq mg SO2 eq
Biogas 36 340
Biomass (heat and power) 50 776
Photo-voltaic 40 254
Wind (onshore) 8 33
Hydro (reservoir) 3 8
Hydro (run-of river) 2 6
Source: Gaete-Morales etal. (2018).
In addition to these environmental impacts, other indicators are helpful to understand the extent to which natural habitats in
Chile have already been compromised. Marquet etal. (2021) made a first evaluation of the state of planetary boundaries in Chile.
The planetary boundaries (Rockström etal., 2009) refer to:
› Climate change.
› Change in biosphere integrity (biodiversity loss and species extinction).
› Stratospheric ozone depletion.
› Ocean acidification.
› Biogeochemical flows (phosphorus and nitrogen cycles).
› Land-system change (for example, deforestation).
› Freshwater use.
These indicators regulate the stability and resilience of the earth system, and their level of disturbance by human activities
should be limited in order to stay safe operating space.
The study in Marquet et al. (2021) found that eight boundaries are breached in Chile, in the following decreasing order: chem-
ical pollution, fisheries, phosphorus use, loss in biodiversity, climate change, nitrogen use, use of fresh water from the northern
to central Chile, air pollution. Only three of the boundaries analysed are below the limit: depletion of stratospheric ozone, the use
of fresh water in Southern to Austral Chile, and the change in land use. We note that renewable energy development might affect
three of the nine planetary boundaries: freshwater withdrawals, land conversion, and biodiversity loss at a domestic level. Other
boundaries might be affected at the international level if the whole production process is considered –e.g., the manufacture of
imported equipment required for RE plants.
3.2.5. Climate Scenarios - Vulnerability - Macrozones
Climate change affects every region of the world (IPCC 2021). In the case of Chile, the primary observed trend is a notorious
decrease in precipitation in the central-southern region of the country (Boisier etal., 2018) (Figure 8), which has already been
attributed, in part, to anthropogenic climate change (Boisier etal., 2016). In terms of temperatures, trends have spatial inhomoge-
neities. Most of the inlands and Andes show positive trends, with more significant trends at higher elevations and coastal regions
showing either no trend or even cooling trends, that are partially driven by decadal oceanic variability (Burger etal., 2018; Vuille
etal., 2015) (Figure 9).
Since the Atacama Desert and the Magallanes region have been classified as regions with a significant renewable-energy po-
tential, it is crucial to present climate change projections for the near-term (defined as the period 2020-2040 in the IPCC WG1
AR6 report) in these regions.
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Figure 8
CMIP6 projections of total precipitation change (%) for the mid-term (2041-2060)
relative to 1995-2014 on the SSP5-8.5 scenario
Source: Interactive Atlas, IPCC WG1, 2021.
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Figure 9
CMIP6 projections of mean temperature change (°C) for the near term (2021-2040)
relative to 1995-2014 on the SSP5-8.5 scenario
Source: Interactive Atlas, IPCC WG1, 2021.
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change
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3.2.6. Climate change impacts on the Chilean electric power system
Given the trends mentioned above, a deep analysis of possible impacts on the National Electric System is necessary considering
the current infrastructure and its projection, as well as the decarbonization route that has been proposed, for a long-term horizon.
The project Climate Change Risk Maps for Chile, or ARClim (Pica-Téllez etal., 2020), presents various analyses on the impacts of
climate change on the country, where in particular the analysis of the impacts of the variation of various climate-related factors
on the Chilean Electric Power System were studied for a horizon extending over 2030-2065 under the climate scenario RCP8.5
(CMIP5) (Lorca etal., 2020). The factors studied include reduced water resources, which impacts hydropower availability, higher
temperatures, which impacts power transmission capacities throughout the country, and the changes in wind and solar irradia-
tion, which impact the availability and patterns of wind and solar power, respectively.
In the study, the methodology is based on the simulation of the operation of the current power system based on a model of
centralized unit commitment and economic dispatch. These simulations evaluate the impacts concerning changes in marginal en-
ergy costs and the possible existence of non-supplied energy. For the analysis of the water resource, the variations in water inflows
and the value of stored water of the main water systems with hydroelectric generation are considered as an input, the main ones
being the Maule and Laja systems, which was obtained from the work by Vicuña etal. (2020), where a significant reduction in the
future availability of water resources is determined. The available information is used to establish restrictions in the operation of
the reservoir and run-of-river power plants, considering the correlation between the plants of the same system and the related
inflow restrictions. The simulation takes the variation of the water resource independent of other types of uncertainty.
Based on the above, as shown in the study, hydroelectric generation is 20.6% lower considering the 2050 scenario, with a
greater effect in the central and southern areas of the country. Furthermore, the resource variation has an incidental effect on
the entire operation of the electricity grid, raising marginal hourly costs by an average of 26.5 USD/MWh over the annual average
(from 45.5 to 72.0 USD/MWh). It is important to emphasize for this analysis the estimated electrical system for the year 2023 is
considered, under the expected climate for the year 2050, compared to the current climate, which constitutes a climate sensitivity
for a fixed electrical system and not an estimation of the energy prices for year 2050. The hazard map (Figure 10) shows that in
some points, hydroelectric generation will decrease by up to 30.5%. In contrast, the sensitivity map shows that changes induced
by climate change on hydrological regimes can imply an increase of up to 121 USD/MWh in some sectors of the country.
Figure 10
Hazard (left) and sensitivity (right) maps associated with the water availability
variation event
Source: ARClim.
Max: 30.54%
Min: 0.67%
Max: 121.87 USD
Min: -18.09 USD
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Most of the Chilean territory is projected to further increase mean annual temperatures between 0.5-1°C in both scenarios
considered, except over the Altiplano and the Atcm Desert, where the increase is projected to reach between 1-1.5°C if we
follow the high emission scenarios SSP5-8.5. In the case of precipitation, the region is projected to show a precipitation decrease,
which is, however, statistically non-significant. In the Coquimbo region (central part of Chile), an increase in solar radiation is
associated with an increase in solar energy supply.
Another important impact on electrical energy supply is the limiting of the transmission capacity. The ARClim study positions
this threat to be very high for two regions in the north of Chile, while low to moderate to the rest of the country.
CMIP6 simulations also project an increase in winds over the Atacama Desert. In the north part of Chile, the wind speed
change is expected to have no significant impacts (Figure 11).
Figure 11
CMIP 6 projections of surface wind change (%) in the near term (2021-2040) relative
to 1995-2014 on the SSP5-8.5 scenario
Source: Interactive Atlas, IPCC WG1, 2021.
Low agreement
High agreement
Surface wind (Annual)
change %
(2041-2060) - (1996-2014)
Surface wind (Summer)
change %
(2041-2060) - (1996-2014)
Surface wind (Winter)
change %
(2041-2060) - (1996-2014)
-5% -4% -3% -2% -1% 01% 2% 3% 4% 5%
In the CMIP 6 projections, the Biobio reion, as most of the Chilean territory, is projected to further increase mean annual
temperatures between 0.5-1°C and decrease total annual precipitation between 5-10% in the near to mid-term (Figures 8 and 9).
CMIP 5 models predict a similar decrease in precipitation (Araya-Osses etal., 2020). The ARClim model positions hydric shortage
as a high threat to Biobio’s power generation potential as some hydraulic power plants are predicted to decrease their generation
potential by 30%.
In the ARClim model, the solar radiation of the Biobio region is expected to increase by approximately 4.6 W/m. Despite this
increase in solar radiation, the levelized cost of solar energy in this region is predicted to have low variations in the near term
(less than 1 USD/MWh between 2035-2065). On the other hand, mean wind velocity is expected to decrease, hence lowering
wind energy production by 1.3% in Los Maitenes wind farm as an example. However, the levelized cost of wind energy will not be
affected by more than 1 USD/MWh. According to the ARClim, there is a high threat of replacing wind energy with more expensive
alternatives in the near term for central Chile, especially in the Los Lagos region, where wind energy production is predicted to
decrease as much as 2.7%.
The Mllnes reion features a maritime climate, with annual mean temperatures of around 5-10°C and about 5°C differenc-
es between summer and winter. It is characterized by year-round precipitation, of about 500mm, a tiny annual cycle, and relatively
small interannual variability (Boisier etal., 2018). The region is under the year-round influence of the southern westerly winds, with
peak wind magnitudes during summer (Garreaud etal., 2013). Over the period 1979-2018 the region has seen positive temperature
trends of the order of 0.1-0.2°C per decade (Figure 9), which is statistically significant only in some parts of the region. In recent
years, there has been a significant decline in the snow cover (Cordero etal., 2019), which is correlated to a statistically significant
winter warming of Punta Arenas (0.71°C between 1972-2016). In terms of precipitation, in most parts of the region, data show
small increasing precipitation trends (10 to 20 mm per decade), again, most of which are not statistically significant. There is
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also widespread glacier mass loss associated with the warming and snow decline along the Andes, including southern Patagonia
(Braun etal., 2019; Dussaillant etal., 2019). Future projections indicate further warming, although at a slower rate than the global
average and the rest of the country (Figure 9). CMIP5 and Cordex simulations project a slight increase in precipitation under a
low and high GHG concentration scenario (Bozkurt etal., 2019). For the near future, there is a small (statistically non-significant)
precipitation decrease.
CMIP6 simulations also project a decrease in winds over most of central and southern Chile, including Magallanes. Over Ma-
gallanes, this is especially true for the summer season (December to February) when winds are strongest. Variation in wind speed
can negatively affect wind energy generation (Figure 11). We must note that there is still no information in the ARClim on how
wind speed will affect wind power generation in the Magallanes region. Finally, it should also be noted that there are no public
studies that formally address the effects of extreme weather conditions resulting from the climate change we are experiencing
(heat waves, torrential rains, floods, strong winds, among others).
In the following sections, each export option is discussed in more detail. Along with a description of the type of export, se-
lected topics are analysed according to the different factors of analysis mentioned. It is worth mentioning that there are aspects
that are repeated for more than one type of export. However, it has been decided to describe the topic in only one section and to
mention it in the following sections if it applies.
3.3. Electrical interconnections
3.3.1. General technical description and economics
Electrical interconnections refer to power transmission infrastructure and control that allows transferring electrical power be-
tween different cities, countries, and even continents. These transmission systems are a key enabler for any country willing to
export electricity (renewable or not) outside its borders.
These systems are mainly composed of high voltage lines (overhead) and/or cables (underground or submarine), substations,
monitoring, control, and protection equipment. Lines and cables enable electrical power transmission between substations, which
are points of connection that allow for switching and voltage level transformation. There are two main technologies for electricity
interconnections, using alternating current (AC) or direct current (DC). To transmit the same amount of power, DC power lines
need fewer conductors and, thus, thinner structures, making them cheaper. However, DC substations are much more expensive
than their AC counterparts. Then, there is a distance where DC systems become more cost-effective than AC (the extra cost on
substations is less than the savings in power lines), which can be around 800-1,000 km and 50 km for overhead lines and subma-
rine cables, respectively (Schavemaker & Sluis, 2008). High voltage DC (HVDC) systems also enable connecting countries operat-
ing at different electrical frequencies (50 and 60 Hz), such as the existing interconnection between Brazil (60 Hz) and Argentina
(50 Hz). This section discusses alternatives for enabling the export of renewable power from Chile to neighbouring countries.
For power generation systems to shift from a fossil fuel-based generation to a RE mix and maintain their reliability, new elec-
trical interconnections must be built, and old transmission interconnections must be upgraded simultaneously (Shen etal., 2018).
Along with the possibility of exchanging RE among different zones, the main technical advantage of electrical interconnections
is the consequent improvement in the electricity system’s reliability. When a power plant fails, or during extreme weather condi-
tions, interconnections can help keep the lights on (balancing power). This feature improves the security of supply, reduces the
risk of blackouts, reduces the need for building new power plants, and makes it easier to manage less predictable renewable power
sources such as solar and wind (Aghahosseini etal., 2019; European Commission, 2017).
The possibility of extending electricity interconnections at the regional level has been addressed in several studies (Aghahos-
seini etal., 2019; Agostini etal., 2019; Barbosa etal., 2017; BID, 2017; Blanco, 2021; Sauma etal., 2011). In the case of South America,
transmission lines are limited and are based on bilateral agreements, with only 19 projects built to date and three more under
planning or study. Figure 12 summarizes this scenario.
16 https://ec.europa.eu/energy/topics/infrastructure/electricity-interconnection-targets_en.
17 See https://www.hitachiabb-powergrids.com/africa/en/references/hvdc/brazil-argentina-hvdc-interconnection.
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Figure 12
Interconnections in South America
Source: Liu (2015) and CIER.
Uruguay
Pacif ic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean Sea
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Bolivia
Peru
Colombia
Venezuela
Paraguay
Transnational transmission
line under development
Transnational transmission
line in operation
Transnational transmission
line under planning
Transnational transmission
line unde r study
For the case of Central and South America, new HVAC/DC transmission expansions between sub-regions will enable a signif-
icant decrease in RE and storage installed capacities in the RE-based system (Aghahosseini etal., 2019; Barbosa etal., 2017). As a
general conclusion of these analyses, there is a significant potential for economic exchanges in energy production in Latin Amer-
ica. This is also the case for the export of solar energy from Chile with about 50 GW of installed capacity by 2050 (Blanco, 2021).
In this context, it is worth mentioning the GEIDCO project, whose purpose is to promote the establishment of a Global Energy
Interconnection (GEI) system to meet the global power demand with low-carbon and renewable alternatives, using HV long-dis-
tance interconnections. According to GEIDCO’s strategy, by 2050, the American continent would be interconnected; and by 2070,
nine horizontal and nine vertical power lines would connect the globe.
According to Jimenez-Estevez etal. (2015), solar resources in Chile can not only fuel sustainable development in Chile but
also supply electricity for export to other South American countries. In this scenario, foreseen for 2035, 30% of the electricity
consumption in South America can be supplied by solar energy plants located in the Atacama Desert with a total installed capacity
of 200 GW; which represents less than 1% of the Chilean continental surface, not quite 5% of the available space in the Atacama
Desert (Jimenez-Estevez etal., 2015) and about 10% of the total technical potential of solar PV. According to Barbosa etal. (2017),
by 2030, Chile would be a net exporter of renewable electricity towards Peru, Bolivia, and Paraguay, while the net electricity ex-
change with Argentina would be zero.
Electricity exchange between cities, countries, or continents via large electricity transmission networks is a commonly dis-
cussed solution to tackle the variability of RE sources. According to several studies applied to different parts of the world (Agha-
hosseini etal., 2017, 2019; Bogdanov etal., 2019, 2021; Bogdanov & Breyer, 2016; Child etal., 2019; Jacobson, 2021), HVDC power
lines have been the most utilized structure in continental interconnection and it has been assumed that most of the new inter-
connection transmission lines between countries in the future will be built with this technology. These studies have also identified
18 https://en.geidco.org.cn/aboutgei/strategy/.
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that the main technical challenges can be categorised as follows: control systems from both security and reliability perspectives,
network complexity, and power grid congestion. Importantly, the rapid control of HVDC interconnectors can also facilitate the
delivery of advanced security services, related to system stability (Pipelzadeh etal., 2017).
The total LCOE under continental interconnection scenarios, in addition to electricity generation costs presented in previ-
ous sections, must include LCOS (storage), LCOC (curtailment), and LCOT (transmission) in the analysis. In this sense, most of
the continental interconnection studies carried out in different parts of the world have shown that the installation of an HVDC
transmission grid between countries enables a significant decrease not only in the total LCOE but also in RE and storage installed
capacities (Bogdanov etal., 2019; Bogdanov & Breyer, 2016; Child etal., 2019; Jacobson, 2021). According to (Child etal., 2019),
greater cost savings can be achieved through the establishment of increased interconnections. In fact, interconnecting countries
reduces annual costs further by reducing storage requirements and excess generation nameplate capacity (Jacobson, 2021). All
of these cost reductions have also been found in the case of Central and South America interconnected scenarios (Aghahosseini
etal., 2019; Barbosa etal., 2017). Moreover, it is feasible to export surplus electricity today from Chile to Argentina under the cur-
rent regulatory schemes of both countries and the transmission capacity already built (Agostini etal., 2019).
Despite the benefits of international interconnectors, two critical aspects may impede its efficient development in practice.
One is the conflicting incentives of member states in a region as costs and benefits of new interconnectors may not be appro-
priately distributed/allocated among them. Also, the presence of deep uncertainty in the development of system expansions
in different countries (characterized by severe uncertainty in policies, costs, future generation fleet, renewables investments,
demand growth, electrification, etc.) may introduce extra risks in the decision-making process of new interconnectors, ultimately
threatening their efficient deployment (Konstantelos etal., 2017).
3.3.2. Environmental impacts
The environmental impacts of the construction of overhead HVDC or AC transmission lines are broad and can be both detrimen-
tal and beneficial. The main beneficial effect is the increased access to RE. Grids that gain access to cleaner, renewable power
generation plants can significantly reduce the overall carbon footprint and other emissions associated with a region (Otsuki,
2017). The creation of a GEI system using HVDC supposes an overall improvement of the global environmental situation by making
possible the redistribution of power generation towards exporting countries with considerably more renewable resources and
decreasing energy production in demanding countries with unfavourable environmental conditions (Voropai etal., 2018).
However, to maximize the environmental benefit of extending electrical interconnections, disadvantageous impacts
on the construction, operation, and maintenance of overhead power transmission lines, substations, and converter sta-
tions must be minimized. The most significant detrimental environmental impacts can be summarized as; 1) Land use chang-
es; 2) Biodiversity impacts; 3) Hydrologic impacts; 4) Soil erosion; 5) Contamination by pesticides; 6) Audible noise.
Many environmental concerns arise from keeping transmission lines clear of ground obstacles and aerial structures. For example,
agriculture can be affected by eliminating cropland; forests can suffer from permanent removal of woody vegetation, wetlands
can be disrupted, the soil could be compacted and eroded, and the hydrology of water bodies can be altered. In addition, habitat
fragmentation, constant noise, inadequate wastewater and residue treatment for construction camps, pesticides, and leakages
from pieces of equipment, can pollute surrounding ecosystems and negatively affect biodiversity in sensitive areas (UN, 2007;
Williams, 2003).
In the case of the use of underground or ocean power cables for HVDC, such as those contemplated in GEIDCO, temporarily
or permanently impact to the marine environment are of concern; habitat damage or loss, noise, chemical pollution, heat and
electromagnetic field emissions, risk of entanglement, the introduction of artificial substrates, and the creation of reserve effects
(Taormina etal., 2018).
3.3.3. Social topics
Large interconnection systems can also have negative socio-environmental impacts. In some isolated communities (e.g., in Aysén),
large transmission structures cross territories where local communities are poorly connected or totally disconnected. It is not just
an “aesthetic landscape” that is affected; it is a factor that reflects an environmental injustice that conspires against citizen sup-
port for projects that would benefit RE exports (Baigorrotegui & Parker, 2018). In other words, there are not only environmental
impacts; there are also socio-cultural impacts. There is local resistance to hydropower development, particularly in indigenous
territories (Höhl, 2018; Kelly, 2019).
One important aspect that amplifies the socio-environmental impacts of transmission networks is its uncoordinated expan-
sion, where many participants (planning authority and companies that develop new projects) invest in transmission lines on a
project-by-project basis, without formal coordination. Also, the socio-environmental impacts in the transmission planning process
are considered ex post facto, after the projects have been already determined/decided. A new body of work shows that including
the potential socio-environmental impacts of new projects when identifying the set of new transmission lines (before deciding the
final set of investments and attempting to anticipate their impacts) will significantly reduce the socio-environmental externalities
of transmission (Matamala etal., 2019).
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3.3.4. Institutional-legal topics
Since 2017, due to Law 20.936, the Ministry of Energy can hire external consultants to study the best alternative for expanding
the electric transmission network between two zones, the so-called “Estudio de Franjas”. In order to determine the strips to be
considered, the analysis should incorporate technical, economic, environmental and sustainable development criteria (Centro de
Cambio Global UC etal., 2018), including early citizen participation and indigenous participation as established in the International
Labour Organization (ILO) Convention No. 169. However, these important considerations apply neither to all the electrical
networks nor to other infrastructure developments that could be relevant for the success of electrical interconnection projects.
In addition, electricity exports must be consistent with the principles set out in Chile’s climate-change policy. In fact, the main
difference with previous interconnection projects in Chile is that most of the future projects will be subject to climate change
policy, which involves social and environmental standards that were previously absent. In this sense, Law 20.936 can provide a
framework close to the standards set out in the NDC and the FLCC on Climate Change, but further research is required to identify
potential loopholes and shortcomings.
3.3.5. Political topics
Internationally, renewable technologies have reached a high level of competitiveness concerning other forms of electricity pro-
duction. Consequently, a decrease in incentives through feed-in tariff or similar subsidised price programs has been observed
(IRENA, 2021). In this context, a scenario of interconnection development without specific instruments for the RE sector is pro-
jected for Chile, concentrating the discussion on possible incentives in the transmission and storage sector.
On the other hand, so far, the strategy of interconnections based on bilateral agreements has predominated. There have
been preliminary approaches towards the creation of a regional energy system based on multilateral agreements. Moreover,
the position of several countries is that of projecting themselves as energy exporters, which configures a scenario of competition
rather than cooperation.
3.4. Green hydrogen
3.4.1. General description
Hydrogen is the simplest, lightest, and most abundant element in the universe. Due to its chemical ability to combine with most of
the other chemical elements, molecular hydrogen rarely occurs as a product of biogeochemical cycles on Earth. Once produced
through industrial methods, H molecules can be combined with O to release energy and form water, either by combustion in an
internal combustion engine or by inducing an electric current in fuel cells.
Broadly speaking, green hydrogen is molecular H produced with no GHG emissions, provided the energy used to power the
process is entirely from renewables (Oliveira etal., 2021). However, given that the industrial system is currently based on fossil
fuels, most goods and services are produced using a certain amount of non-renewable, hydrocarbon-based energy –including the
equipment used to produce and transport green hydrogen. Since hydrogen initiatives regard H as a means for climate change
mitigation, the emission of GHGs in its life cycle is also relevant. In this sense, CertifHy (2015) has put forward a “share-based
approach” that considers the following points: a) the share of green hydrogen in a given volume of produced hydrogen is propor-
tional to the renewable-energy share used in the production of the total volume; and b) if the associated GHG emissions are lower
than a certain predefined threshold, the hydrogen produced will be considered green.
Besides the production process, which is addressed in the following paragraphs, exporting green hydrogen also entails its
transportation to the final user. Due to the geographical position of Chile in relation to the main importing centres, most of the
transportation process would be carried out through tanker ships. Therefore, the challenges associated with maritime transport
of H will also be analysed in this section.
3.4.2. Technological topics
There are different methods to produce green hydrogen. However, water electrolysis (with electricity from RE) is the most widely
accepted for green production of hydrogen by industry and different governments across the globe. Electrolysis processes can be
carried out at low or high temperatures, depending on the technology used. Alkaline water electrolysis (AWE) or proton exchange
membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE) works at low temperatures, while solid oxide water electrolysis (SOWE) works at high
temperatures. Alkaline and polymeric electrolysers are commercially available, but there are opportunities for improvement. In
alkaline electrolyser the alkalis use a corrosive liquid electrolyte, gases are produced at low pressure, and an H purification step is
19 https://www.bcn.cl/leychile/navegar?idNorma=1092695.
20 https://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=NORMLEXPUB:12100:0::NO::P12100_INSTRUMENT_ID,P12100_LANG_CODE:312314,en.
21 SINEA (Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, Bolivia) and SIESUR (Argentina, Brasil, Paraguay y Uruguay) for the promotion of electricity exchanges
in the region (https://blogs.iadb.org/energia/es/un-paso-mas-hacia-la-interconexion-electrica-de-los-paises-de-america-latina/).
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necessary (Fúnez Guerra & Reyes-Bozo, 2019). Challenges for PEM electrolysers are the costs of catalysts and membranes and the
required water quality (Fúnez Guerra & Reyes-Bozo, 2019). A recent socio-technical review regards high-temperature electrolysis
in a low technology readiness level (TRL) (Griffiths etal., 2021).
In addition to water electrolysis, hydrogen can be produced by thermochemical methods that use biomass as feedstock. Even
though some of these methods may have large AP impacts and their efficiency is limited by metabolic pathways, it might be inter-
esting to consider them as an option for the long run (see Environmental topics in this section).
Once produced, green hydrogen is stored under pressure. There are low-pressure systems, which are less expensive but re-
quire a larger surface area. For different applications, there are storage systems at higher pressures (350 bar, 700 bar, or higher).
Compression technologies are already available on the market, as well as storage systems and hydrogen dispensers (Fúnez Guerra
etal., 2018, 2021; Fúnez Guerra, Reyes-Bozo, Vyhmeister, Jaén Caparrós, Salazar, & Clemente-Jul, 2020).
Finally, hydrogen can be used for storage to produce electricity in another period of time. Currently, observed efficiencies of
the complete process are around 50%. This could make sense if the price differential between day and night is large enough (en-
ergy arbitrage: excess solar energy can be stored during the day, stored as H, and then used to produce at night to displace fossil
fuel generation). In this case, it is worth considering whether there are other more efficient means of storage, such as pumped
storage plants or batteries (lithium, REDOX, etc.).
3.4.3. Environmental topics
According to IRENA (2020), the shift from a fossil fuel-based economy to a green hydrogen economy could significantly mitigate
the anthropogenic CO footprint and keep the rising temperature below the maximum target of 1.5°C. The most feasible scenario
where an energy transition is genuinely sustainable is implementing a 100% RE matrix that completely replaces fossil fuels, in
which green H will play a significant role (Osorio-Aravena etal., 2021). The mitigation potential of this substitution depends on the
production methods available, as the GWP varies greatly among the different pathways for obtaining hydrogen.
Besides GWP, there are other environmental aspects of green-hydrogen production to consider, such as the impact on biodi-
versity (infrastructure involved), AP, eutrophication potential, recyclability of materials, desalination plant impacts, among many
others. These metrics should consider the whole value-added chain (from production to consumption) through a harmonized
LCA or a planetary boundary approach. Most of these studies do not include the export of the final product before consumption;
hence the environmental impact of different export methods will be presented separately.
Studies that used LCA methodologies to investigate the environmental performance of the different hydrogen production
methods have found that hydrogen produced by wind or solar-based electrolysis is a more environmentally benign option com-
pared to conventional natural gas steam reforming (Ozbilen etal., 2013). Hydrogen produced through fossil-fuel gasification or
reforming (currently the most widespread method for obtaining hydrogen) has a GWP between 9 and 12 kgCOeq/kgH (Acar &
Dincer, 2015; Iribarren etal., 2021; Ozbilen etal., 2013). Since the emissions of CO, CO, SOx, hydrocarbons, and particulates are
practically eliminated in the operation of a solar-to-hydrogen system, the environmental impact of this process is 23 times lower
than that of fossil-fuel hydrogen production (Baykara, 2018). In addition to high GWP, transportation risks (spills in the oceans),
massive environmental damage due to the extraction of fossil fuels, and natural-resource depletion make these latter methods un-
sustainable in the long term (Baykara, 2018). Nevertheless, the application of carbon sequestration, autocatalytic decomposition,
and hybridization with solar thermal processes may mitigate emissions and keep fossil-based hydrogen production competitive
(blue hydrogen) against green hydrogen in the midterm (Dufour etal., 2009).
Since terrestrial biomass is a renewable, affordable, and abundant source of energy in the country (Gaete-Morales etal., 2018),
methods based on this energy source are also an available option for producing hydrogen in Chile in the long term. Much of this
biomass is currently being discarded as waste (like water treatment sludge or agricultural residues). Autothermal biomass gasifi-
cation and reforming processes could achieve low environmental impact when coupled with carbon storage systems. As recom-
mended by the IPCC, the residual biochar from pyrolysis methods could also be applied in the farming fields to provide a carbon
sink and improve crop yield (Olsson etal., 2019). Depending on the carbon residues management, GWP of biomass gasification/
reforming can vary greatly; it has been evaluated as low as 0,18 kgCOeq/kg H (for a case of poplar gasification), and as high as
24,19 kg COeq/kgH (Acar & Dincer, 2015; Dincer & Acar, 2015; Iribarren etal., 2017; Ozbilen etal., 2013).
While the GWP of biomass-based hydrogen can be kept at its minimum when best practices are applied, the AP of biomass
reforming and gasification has the highest impact on the environment of all H production methods in general with 29,03 gSOeq/
kgH (Acar & Dincer, 2015; Iribarren etal., 2019), even when compared with coal gasification, which has an AP of 12-24,2 gSOeq/
kgH (Ozbilen etal., 2013; Siddiqui & Dincer, 2019). Unfavourable AP performances of thermochemical biomass conversion are
due to the intensive fertilizer use associated with the production of most biomass resources. This concern can be addressed by
replacing fertilizers with the residual digestate of the anaerobic production of biogas; in these cases, biomass gasification can
potentially lead to negative AP values (Iribarren etal., 2017).
Other biomass-based methods that present considerably lower environmental impacts than the traditional gasification/pyrol-
ysis methods are the photocatalytic degradation of organic waste matter and dark fermentation (when organic material is de-
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composed by anaerobic bacteria in absence of sunlight). Fermentation methods yield a GWP between 0,5 and 7,36 kgCOeq/kgH
(Dincer & Acar, 2015; Iribarren etal., 2017) and a very low AP of 0,4 gSOeq/kgH (Acar & Dincer, 2015). However, these methods
are currently in a developmental stage and their efficiency is limited by metabolic pathways.
Caliskan et al. (2013) have estimated that the CO emissions of wind-powered electrolysis are approximately 20% lower than
those of PV panels. Onshore wind power generation has the largest and proven potential in Chile, however exporting energy from
the region could be a potential future market to also develop offshore wind energy (Mattar etal., 2021). Harnessing offshore
wind can be also both beneficial and detrimental to biodiversity, as the aerial part of windmills can disturb the migration patterns
of seasonal birds while at the same time, the underwater structure can create artificial reefs to enhance submarine ecosystem
development (Pörtner etal., 2021).
LCA studies have shown that electrolysis processes powered by electricity from RE sources have low GWP (usually less than
5kg COeq/kgH), and that wind electrolysis has the lowest index (less than 1 kg COeq/kgH) (Dincer & Acar, 2015; Iribarren etal.,
2019; Siddiqui & Dincer, 2019). Iribarren et al. (2017), estimates the GWP of PV electrolysis between 2.18 and 7.54 kgCOeq/kgH.
Using energy from non-renewable sources, these values could be as high as 30kg CO/kg H (Baykara, 2018). Siddiqui and Dincer
(2019) assessed the environmental impact of some hydrogen production routes that are based on a well-to-pump life cycle: they
found that electrolysis using the US 2018 energy mix has a GWP of 27.3 kgCO/kgH life-cycle emissions –even higher than coal
gasification.
Hydropower is sometimes considered another option of RE source for hydrogen. However, large hydropower projects have
historically sparked conflicts in Chile due to socio-environmental issues. They are now not regarded as entirely sustainable due to
the potential harm to biodiversity caused by its infrastructure (Osorio-Aravena etal., 2021). In addition, to the best of our knowl-
edge, there are no empirical studies that quantify GHG emissions of hydropower reservoirs in Chile. In spite of these consider-
ations, currently existing hydropower plants could supply RE to perform electrolysis. Likewise, Chile’s hydroelectricity can provide
pressurized water for electrolysis using inland water. This topic has not been studied in depth either.
Another green hydrogen production method relevant for Chile is based on thermochemical reaction cycles. Since the chem-
ical compounds involved in the process can be recycled in a closed-loop, this is a promising way of producing green hydrogen
(Acar & Dincer, 2015). For the produced hydrogen to be considered “green,” the thermal energy source needed to drive individual
reactions in the cycle must be renewable. Concentrated solar, biomass and geothermal can be listed as possible sustainable ther-
mal energy sources (Baykara, 2018; Dincer & Acar, 2015). We must note that the nuclear-based four-step Cu-Cl cycle has a very low
GWP with 0,56 kg COeq/kg H (Ozbilen etal., 2013). Since the use of nuclear energy as a thermal source has an inherent risk to
environmental and human health, some studies do not consider this energy to be sustainable in Chile (Osorio-Aravena etal., 2021).
According to Baykara (2018), hydrogen produced from water and terrestrial biomass using solar and wind energy will be the
most sustainable energy currency in the long term.
Most of the hydrogen produced in Chile is expected to employ seawater as the main input for electrolysis. Large desalination
plants must be constructed to perform reverse osmosis and supply enough freshwater to feed hydrogen production. Desali-
nation plants construction, operation, and maintenance present several environmental stresses of concern, such as noise, land
modification, disruption of water currents, and more notoriously, adduction pipelines, and effluent discharge (brine, chemicals
and heavy metals). These stresses produce undesired environmental impacts such as reduced primary production, habitat reduc-
tion and alteration (community composition alteration), benthic community disruption, avoidance behavior of organisms, and
plankton/larvae growth impairment (Seyfried etal., 2019).
The spatial footprint of the discharge plume is more accentuated in the floor bed than near the surface, and its impacts may
extend up to 600 m offshore, increasing salinity up to 3-5% above historical ambient salinity, depending on the specific hydro-
dynamics in the discharge area (Petersen etal., 2019). Worldwide observations of desalination facilities have linked a decrease in
epi- and infaunal organisms due to an increase in 5% salinity in seawater (De-la-Ossa-Carretero etal., 2016; Frank etal., 2017; Sán-
chez-Lizaso etal., 2008). Furthermore, typically reverse osmosis effluents also contain other pollutants such as chlorine (used to
control biofouling and prevent membrane damage), coagulants (to remove suspended solids), antifoaming agents, heavy metals
(due corrosion of materials), and cleaning chemical compounds (Lattemann & Höpner, 2008).
To protect the dynamics of coastal ecosystems, hazardous additives must be replaced by alternative treatment options, and
the output should be treated before discharge. Biocides such as chlorine, which harm non-target organisms in the discharge site,
are of special concern. Available treatments such as sedimentation or land deposition, building special treatment facilities, or
discharge to sanitary sewer systems could significantly reduce potential damage to marine ecosystems. In addition, to minimize
the detrimental effects of brine discharge, the effluent must be mixed and pre-diluted before the discharge stream is rejected.
This can be done by installing a diffuser system and locating the release pipe away from biodiversity hotspots, local fisheries,
and considering only the most favourable oceanographic sites (high energy sites where salinity and heat can be quickly dissipat-
22 CE-FCFM Universidad de Chile, UTA: “Identificación de zonas para el desarrollo de proyectos integrales de agua y energía, CE-FCFM
Universidad de Chile”, GIZ, 2020.
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ed). Simulation models of the brine plume dispersion have revealed the inadequacy of using surface discharging outfalls, while
submerged discharges ensure a higher dilution, reducing harmful impacts on the marine environment (Peters & Pintó, 2008).
Finally, to safeguard the sustainable use of desalination technology, the effects of desalination plants should be investigated and
mitigated through environmental impact assessments (EIA), while considering local biodiversity and regional management plans
(Lattemann & Höpner, 2008).
In 2019, eleven desalination plants were operating in Chile, producing 5,868 l/s of desalinated water, and ten more projects
were in different stages of evaluation, which will double the production of desalinated water (Herrera-León etal., 2019). Despite
the growing desalination industry, there is no regulation in Chile regarding the effluent discharge of desalination plants to the
coastal zones.
3.4.4. Social topics
The literature related to the conflict potential of hydrogen projects in the country is practically non-existent. Still, it can, a priori,
be associated with energy projects due to their production chain. In recent months, different texts have been published in the
media, highlighting some social issues associated with this new green hydrogen industry. For example, the Latin American Ob-
servatory of Environmental Conflicts (OLCA) published a report on the risk of adverse impacts that this productive sector could
generate in the territories where the projects are located. The issues addressed in the report are water use, the installation of de-
salination plants, and the construction of large renewable generation fields and transmission networks, deepening the “extractive”
model (see section 4.2.1).
By contrast, the need to explore ways in which green hydrogen production can directly benefit citizens under a more decen-
tralized production model has been addressed. Injecting green hydrogen into the natural gas networks that supply energy to
households could be regarded as a way to link this vector to the citizens. In addition, hydrogen is seen as a complementary energy
source to natural gas that could reduce emissions in the residential sector (Ministerio de Energía, Gobierno de Chile, 2020), and
eventually replace it. EU countries and Australia, mainly, have initiated pilot projects with varying degrees of progress (Torres
Vásquez etal., 2021), and recently Chile announced a similar initiative in the Coquimbo region.
However, research has found that an energy transition to hydrogen could create or reinforce existing conditions of inequality
in hydrogen distribution or exacerbate conditions of energy vulnerability or energy poverty in specific community sectors (Aas
etal., 2020; Committee on Climate Change UK, 2018; Sandri etal., 2021; M. Scott & Powells, 2020). In addition, there is a risk that
the cost of new infrastructure and grid upgrades will be passed on to consumers, either through increased tariffs via taxes (M.
Scott & Powells, 2020) or through an eventual process of replacing household appliances suitable for hydrogen use (Committee
on Climate Change UK, 2018; Sandri etal., 2021; M. Scott & Powells, 2020). On the other hand, Scott and Powells (2020) argue that
hydrogen as a complement or replacement for natural gas could impact cultural patterns and practices in cooking and heating
households.
The socialization of new socio-technical knowledge involving the installation of hydrogen-based energy systems must consider
the progressive overcoming of knowledge asymmetries (Parker & Pérez Valdivia, 2019) if the aim is to avoid conflicts and stimulate
citizen participation.
3.4.5. Economic topics
The cost of green hydrogen production is site-specific and depends on each geographical area, being a function of the quality
and quantity of renewable resources. Case studies show that the price of renewable electricity is a key factor in producing green
hydrogen (Fúnez Guerra etal., 2018, 2021; Fúnez Guerra, Reyes-Bozo, Vyhmeister, Jaén Caparrós, Salazar, & Clemente-Jul, 2020;
Fúnez Guerra, Reyes-Bozo, Vyhmeister, Jaén Caparrós, Salazar, Godoy-Faúndez, etal., 2020; IRENA, 2020a; Vyhmeister etal., 2017).
Other key variables for its economic competitiveness are the cost of the electrolyser and the full load hours. Depending on the
site-specific variables of each study case (operating hours, diesel price, electrolyser design, economies of scale, etc.), if electricity
prices are below 60 €/MWh, a positive NPV could be obtained (Fúnez Guerra etal., 2021; Fúnez Guerra, Reyes-Bozo, Vyhmeister,
Jaén Caparrós, Salazar, Godoy-Faúndez, etal., 2020). If the electricity price variable is studied alone, a price of 20 USD/MWh en-
sures a competitive price for green hydrogen (IRENA, 2020a).
According to IRENA (2020a), green hydrogen currently costs between two and three times more than blue hydrogen, pro-
duced using fossil fuels in combination with CCS. IRENA’s report highlights that falling renewable power costs and improving
electrolyser technologies could make green hydrogen cost-competitive by 2030. In fact, on the one hand, the share of PV elec-
tricity cost in the LCOH represent more than 60%, and, on the other hand, electrolyser CAPEX for a large utility-scale system
is expected to decrease from current 400 €/kWel to 240 €/kWel by 2030 and to 80 €/kWel by 2050 (Vartiainen etal., 2021). In this
23 https://radio.uchile.cl/2021/08/28/hidrogeno-verde-o-como-profundizar-el-extractivismo-parte-i/.
24 https://www.ciperchile.cl/2021/05/29/hidrogeno-verde-en-chile-la-gran-oportunidad-para-crear-un-modelo-de-desarrollo-ejemplar/.
25 https://energia.gob.cl/noticias/nacional/primero-en-chile-y-america-latina-ministro-jobet-anuncia-el-primer-proyecto-que-inyectara-
hidrogeno-verde-en-redes-de-gas
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sense, Chile has been identified as one of the countries with sites that have the lowest costs for green hydrogen production based
on hybrid PV-wind power plants (Fasihi & Breyer, 2020). According to Fasihi and Breyer (2020), in the Atacama desert and Pata-
gonia, green hydrogen can be produced at less than 66, 48, 40, and 35 €/MWhHHHV, in 2020, 2030, 2040, and 2050, respectively,
for 7% WACC. However, depending on the learning curve of key technologies and market conditions, green hydrogen production
costs could be even lower in the long term (Vartiainen etal., 2021). Furthermore, hydrogen producers can even benefit from re-
newable generation curtailments driven by network congestion, which are envisaged to be higher in the north of Chile because of
the decreasing costs of PV investments and the increasing costs of (and difficulties to develop) transmission networks (Moreno
etal., 2020).
The business model for RE will depend on the government’s interest in developing RE, governance and policy support, and
ease of doing business. Thus, the business model will depend on each country (Gabriel & Kirkwood, 2016).
By 2030, if large-scale transportation and production infrastructure are in place, green hydrogen could be shipped from plac-
es like Australia, Chile, or the Middle East to projected demand centres at the cost of USD 2-3/kg of hydrogen. This cost, which
considers different transportation routes and different energy carriers (e.g., ammonia, methane, methanol, liquid hydrogen, etc.),
coupled with increasingly lower hydrogen production costs, will allow for increased demand in hydrogen importing countries in
many key sectors, such as transportation, industry, feedstock use, among others (Hydrogen Council, 2021).
3.4.6. Institutional-legal topics
Griffiths et al. (2021), in their systematic review of more than 700 publications on hydrogen production and utilization across
multiple industries worldwide, identify a series of public policies related to hydrogen that has been promoted over the last decade,
mainly in the EU countries and Australia. These policy toolkits have been built on RE policy frames, so the authors remark the need
for specific instruments aimed at hydrogen development. Currently, in Chile, national regulation on hydrogen is generic and it is
included in the regulation of hazardous substances, specifically, about transport and storage safety issues (Centro de Energía UC,
2020). A recent report by Centro de Energía UC (2020) identifies the need for modern regulation that guarantees the safety of
people, infrastructure and places, in order to develop new hydrogen projects and speed up the permit process.
According to the classification in Griffiths et al. (2021), there are three types of measures related to H in different countries:
a) policies for promoting public and private investment in technology and R&D; b) regulatory policies; and c) fiscal incentive and
public financing. In the first group, there are measures to foster direct research funding at universities and other academic insti-
tutions and public-private partnerships for project demonstration. The regulatory policies target different areas like standards
and regulation on CO emission, energy use, electricity generation, environment, and safety; also includes hydrogen quality and
performance, certification schemes and codes for infrastructure building, and zoning. Finally, according to the authors, the fiscal
incentives are related to price controls, government procurement; contract for difference; carbon pricing, taxes and trading
schemes; energy subsidies and tax rebates and subsidies, among others.
Several institutions have identified the barriers at the international level that must be addressed for the widespread adoption
of hydrogen as an energy carrier (European Commission, 2020; Hydrogen Council, 2021; IEA, 2019; IRENA, 2020b). They point out
the need for major technology deployment, a proper infrastructure, lower costs, enhanced supply chains, tackling energy losses,
and the development of an international hydrogen trade system. In the renewable hydrogen or green hydrogen case, the Inter-
national Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has added the lack of value recognition in a world where there is no green hydrogen
market, the need to ensure the sustainability that keeps the “green” at any given moment, particularly in those projects that use
grid electricity for hydrogen production. Griffiths et al. (2021) also identify the absence of a clear definition of what is going to be
considered as “green hydrogen” in the regulatory and policy frameworks, and the need for certification schemes to be applied to
the production pathway.
3.4.7. Political topics
Since 2018, different countries have developed national hydrogen strategies. It is worth mentioning that this process is recent and
very dynamic. As of September 2020, twenty countries already had or were close to publishing a national hydrogen strategy, and
another 31 countries were supporting national projects and discussing policy actions (Albrecht etal., 2020). In the search for re-
lated information, a distinction is made between R&D programs, vision documents, roadmaps and strategies themselves. All these
initiatives present varying levels of depth and support. They contain relevant information that also reflects the political dimension
of each strategy. For the purposes of this analysis, the hydrogen strategies of the following countries have been reviewed: Aus-
tralia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and the USA. Of all these, only Australia, Canada
and Spain explicitly state hydrogen export strategies. Their key features are summarized below.
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Australia:
› Export potential to Japan, China and Singapore: 3.8 million tons in 2030.
› Target hydrogen production price of 2-3 USD/kg to compete with other exporting countries.
› Implement bilateral export agreements to give confidence to the industry.
› Establish a ‘take or pay’ contract modality.
› Negotiate favourable tariffs for hydrogen exports (including in existing FTAs).
› Implementation of regulations that support the use of unused land for the development of dedicated NCRE and
electrolysers.
› Engage bodies such as the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to ensure appropriate regulatory frameworks
for hydrogen transport.
› Establish long-term purchase or sale agreements.
› Install production plants near existing export terminals where possible.
Canada:
› Five potential export markets: USA (California and the Northeast), Japan, South Korea, China and the European Union.
› New export markets may also be developed in South America.
› Develop a strong Canadian brand, positioning Canada as a global supplier of low-carbon hydrogen and the technol-
ogies to use it.
› Establish national flagship projects that highlight Canada’s expertise, attract investment in the domestic market, and
can be replicated internationally.
› Engage existing international forums (such as the Clean Energy Hydrogen Ministerial Initiative, G20, IEA) to show
Canada’s leadership, and promote new market opportunities.
› Significant near-term actions are required to secure Canada’s supply-chain position in global markets (i.e., adjust-
ments of bilateral agreements, participation in the development of standards).
› Ensure that Canadian hydrogen production is supported by a certified life-cycle analysis.
› Participate in ongoing international development efforts to establish thresholds and certify compliance with fuel
standards.
› Bilateral alignment of standards and certification with the US for hydrogen export on existing pipelines.
› Identify and promote the development of enabling infrastructure for the sector.
Spain:
› In collaboration with European institutions, establish a system of Guarantees of Origin for renewable hydrogen to
provide appropriate price signals to consumers.
› Establish a legal basis for Power-to-X (P2X) power plants and electrolysis facilities.
› Encourage the active participation of Spanish companies in the International Standardization Committees related to
renewable hydrogen.
› Encourage dialogue with Portugal, France and other EU countries to promote regional cooperation in the field of
renewable hydrogen under European mechanisms such as the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), favouring the posi-
tioning of the Iberian Peninsula in the production of renewable hydrogen and the potential supply of future surpluses
to other EU Member States.
From these strategies, the following political dimensions can be highlighted:
› The State plays a major articulation and leading role to generate a favourable context for the development of this
industry, particularly in the space of international negotiations of bilateral or multilateral nature, as well as in the ne-
gotiation of contracts and market positioning.
› Seek to influence agreements on international standards and regulations that apply to this industry.
› Explicit definition of target markets for hydrogen exports.
Another policy aspect central to all export policies concerns the position on domestic developments:
› Capacity building,
› Productive development,
In addition, it is relevant to understand the geopolitical change that the world will undergo as a consequence of the decrease
in the consumption of fossil fuels (Kober etal., 2020).
26 National Hydrogen Roadmap, Pathways to an economically sustainable hydrogen industry in Australia, https://www.csiro.au/en/work-
with-us/services/consultancy-strategic-advice-services/csiro-futures/futures-reports/hydrogen-roadmap.
27 Hydrogen Strategy for Canada, Seizing the Opportunities for Hydrogen, A Call to Action, https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/climate-change/
the-hydrogen-strategy/23080.
28 Hydrogen roadmap, A Bet on Renewable Hydrogen, https://www.miteco.gob.es/es/ministerio/hoja-de-ruta-del-hidrogeno-renovable.aspx
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3.4.8. Hydrogen transport by sea
Beyond the production process, the challenges associated with the maritime transport of H are substantial and relevant to assess
Chile’s export potential. Nowadays, there are tanker ships that can transport LCO, and there is also a tanker designed and built to
transport LH cryogenically. This ship, called “Suiso Frontier”, is part of the collaborative HYSTRA project between Australia and
Japan, and forms part of Australia’s national green H strategy (COAG Energy Council, 2019). Japan is committed to providing the
technology for export, and Australia will produce brown H thus establishing the complete value chain within the framework of its
country strategies. The Suiso Frontier is in sea-trial, service and classification stages. It has a cargo capacity of 1,500 m for LH
at -253°C. Besides the propulsion system, the tanks are the most complex system to design and build on a ship of this type. Such a
project aims to establish the feasibility of transporting LH and thus scale up to larger capacity ships.
The construction of LH ships requires conditions and capacities that the Chilean maritime industry does not have at the
moment. However, the Suiso Frontier can be regarded as a basis for a planning process to build this type of ship. The loading
system of the ship is similar to current liquified natural gas (LNG) and chemical products loading systems. Aspects such as sloshing
and the use of boil-off gases are gaps concerning green H, but applying the same principles as for LNG, it is feasible to solve in
the short term (Ashworth, 2016; IMO, 2013).
Finally, the export of a fuel such as H requires a thorough revision of protocols and responsibilities due to the inherent risk in
its manipulation, which is justified and specified in codes such as the International Code of Safety for Ships using Gases or other
Low flashpoint Fuels (IGF Code) and the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL). The
value chain of H requires the alignment of politically driven regulations that will affect the geopolitical energy landscape. This type
of dynamic results in member states adopting different positions towards new amendments or new regulations at IMO.
3.4.9. Hydrogen as a fuel for maritime transport
The IMO and the EU has been promoting the use of low-carbon fuels (European Commission etal., 2019; European Commission
& EMSA, 2021; IMO, 2018), but such a process has significant challenges. For instance, the global availability of these fuels barely
reached 2% in 2019 and is projected to reach 5% by 2025 (IEA, 2020a; IMO, 2018). H as an energy source in interoceanic vessels is
not viable due to significant differences in energy densities between H and conventional fossil fuels such as HFO and MDO, which
imply oversizing H storage tanks by at least four times. Even the Suiso Frontier consumes diesel as its primary energy source.
The current energy conversion systems onboard tanker ships are thermal machines working under combustion processes that
generate GHGs and pollutants (Woud & Stapersma, 2002). Even if green H were to be used in the current propulsion and auxiliary
systems, CO emissions would be eliminated, but NOx emissions would remain (Nakagawa etal., 2012).
Some consideration has been given to applying fuel cells to replace current thermal engines in propulsion systems. This tech-
nology has been applied in smaller vessels (IEA - HEV TCP, 2019; IEA, 2019). However, the power achieved by H fuel cell stacks
reaches 6 MW to date (Corvus Energy, 2021), which is not enough to fulfil the operational requirements of interoceanic navigation
(Molland, 2008; Molland etal., 2017). In consequence, the decarbonization process of maritime transport will likely occur in a
transitional process using carbon-neutral fuels first –such as e-methanol and e-ammonia– and possibly fuel cells in the long run.
This topic will be developed further in section 3.5.
Regarding the operation of cargo ships, and more specifically, tanker ships, there is a significant gap in personnel that has not
been solved at the national and international levels. Some institutions in Chile are forming officials and specialized crew mem-
bers but competencies related to the manipulation of H as cargo or fuel have not been included in the curricula until recently.
Since there are no H vessels available for training personnel, the aim would be to achieve a higher degree of specialization in LNG
and other tankers. Such a program would require further alliances between universities and shipping companies. Even in such a
case, the technological change from a matrix based on fossil fuels to H is likely to cause resistance as the new onboard power
technology requires a high degree of knowledge and expertise.
29 http://www.hystra.or.jp/en/.
30 https://www.classnk.or.jp/hp/en/hp_news.aspx?id=6124&type=press_release&layout=1.
31 http://asenav.cl.previewc75.carrierzone.com/es/barcos/; https://www.asmar.cl/en/.
32 https://www.imo.org/en/OurWork/Safety/Pages/IGF-Code.aspx.
33 https://www.imo.org/en/KnowledgeCentre/ConferencesMeetings/Pages/Marpol.aspx.
34 https://maritimecyprus.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/ABS-hydrogen-as-marine-fuel.pdf.
35 https://www.ics-shipping.org/press-release/new-bimco-ics-seafarer-workforce-report-warns-of-serious-potential-officer-shortage/;
https://www.salmonexpert.cl/article/autoridad-martima-inicia-indita-mesa-de-trabajo-por-dficit-de-dotaciones/; https://www.bimco.
org/news/priority-news/20160517_bimco_manpower_report.
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3.5. Hydrogen derivatives and other value-added products
3.5.1. General description
Hydrogen can be used directly as a fuel or undergo further treatments to produce a wider range of products, such as synthetic
fuels and chemical feedstock that can add value to the exports of renewable energies. Fuels can be produced and processed to
a gas or liquid state and exported by ship or injected into gas pipelines. One way to obtain fuels is methanation, a process where
H and CO –which can be captured from the atmosphere based on RE– is converted to synthetic methane (CH, natural gas, or
SNG), and then, by liquefaction, made into LNG.
A second route for obtaining fuels is the Fischer-Tropsch (FT) process which converts CO and H, through a series of chem-
ical reactions, into synthetic crude, which is refined into various liquid hydrocarbons: diesel, gasoline, jet fuel, and naphtha (Ram
etal., 2020).
Chemical feedstocks that can be produced based on hydrogen are methanol and ammonia. Synthetic methanol is obtained by
combining H and carbon oxides (CO), producing methanol and other chemicals. Moreover, H can be coupled with dinitrogen
(N) for the production of ammonia, an important feedstock for the chemical industry that is mainly used in agriculture as a fer-
tilizer. Ammonia is also projected to be used, the same as methanol, as a fuel in vessels (El Mrabet & Berrada, 2021). Methanation,
FT, methanol, and ammonia production are existing processes that need adaptations to work with RE supplies. This is the case of
the High Innovative Fuels (HIF) project located in the Magallanes region, which will produce e-fuels based on green H.
Chile has been identified as one of the countries with the best sites (Atacama Desert and Patagonia) in the world for sus-
tainable fuels and chemical products based on hybrid PV-wind power plants, such as liquids fuels (Fasihi etal., 2016), synthetic
methanol and dimethyl ether (Fasihi & Breyer, 2017) and ammonia (Fasihi etal., 2021). According to (Fasihi etal., 2016), the RE-PtL
value chain needs to be located at the best complementing solar and wind sites in the world combined with a de-risking strategy,
and a special focus on mid to long-term electrolyser and HtL efficiency improvements. In any case, the role of H storage for the
eventual export of its derivatives would be key to providing a more stable supply during the year, when the renewable electricity
generation based on solar PV and wind power decreases in some seasons.
Existing internal combustion engines designed to use diesel or gasoline can be optimized to work with H derivatives –such
as ethanol-gasoline blends– without further modifications to the engine or vehicle. This feature implies that existing maritime
and road transportation vehicles could use such blends (Verhelst etal., 2019). Efficiency and environmental performance depend
critically on the technological solution. For example, conventional diesel accepts up to 10% blending with hydrogen; consequently,
it would not effectively transform energy.
3.5.2. Environmental topics
Hydrogenation of CO outperforms conventional petroleum-based fuels by reducing GHG emissions by 82.86% and reducing
fossil fuel depletion by 82-91% (Matzen & Demirel, 2016). The use of fermentation-based CO and wind or solar-powered water
electrolysis for H2 production presents a sustainable and environmentally friendly way to produce transportation fuels.
Direct production of methanol from biomass (sugarcane bagasse) presents negative GWP values (-2,3 kgCOeq/kg Methanol),
and its acidification potential is 7.9 gCOeq/kg Methanol (Renó etal., 2011). Once again, biomass methods yield large acidification
potentials due to the intensive consumption of fertilizers in biomass cultivation and transportation. We must note that methanol
gasification synthesis also produces pollutants like ash and tar, impacting human toxicity and eutrophication potential.
Green ammonia can be produced from hydrogen using renewable energy sources through the Haber-Bosch process. Current-
ly, the most widespread feedstock for generating ammonia is hydrogen from natural gas steam reforming. Using fossil fuels simul-
taneously as feedstock and energy input to obtain ammonia presents substantial emissions. By replacing the methane-fed process
with hydrogen produced by water splitting using renewable electricity, the CO emissions could be significantly decreased in the
Haber-Bosch process: from 1.5 to 0.38 tCOeq/tNH3 (Smith etal., 2020). The shift from intensive CO methane-based ammonia
production to green ammonia could significantly improve energy efficiency and eliminate direct CO emissions (Fúnez Guerra,
Reyes-Bozo, Vyhmeister, Jaén Caparrós, Salazar, & Clemente-Jul, 2020). Although the indiscriminate use of ammonia-based fertil-
izers and emissions of nitrogen oxides could disrupt the global nitrogen cycle if not addressed properly (Rockström etal., 2009).
Another important mitigation pathway of GHG is the production of common hydrocarbon fuels from renewable energy sourc-
es and carbon dioxide using the FT process. Large-scale FT plants outperform fossil diesel in all environmental impacts across all
the designs, except for GWP, and ozone depletion, for which fossil diesel is a better option in some cases. This enormous variance
in GWP notes the importance of optimizing FT plants to reduce emissions from FT fuels. In the best case, the GWP of FT fuels
could be 70% below that of fossil diesel (Cuéllar-Franca etal., 2019). Highly optimized FT fuels production could reduce the overall
dependence on fossil resources and help climate change mitigation.
36 https://www.hif.cl/#Lanzamiento.
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3.5.3. Economic topics
As mentioned above, the Atacama Desert and Patagonia are among the best complementing sites in the world for the production
of sustainable fuels and chemical compounds based on hybrid PV-wind power plants, so the production cost of these items would
be very low.
According to Fasihi et al. (2016), RE-diesel value chains are competitive for crude oil prices within a minimum price range of
about 79–135 USD/barrel (0.44–0.75 €/l of diesel production cost), depending on the chosen specific value chain and assumptions
for cost of capital, available oxygen sales, and CO emission costs. These authors highlight that a sensitivity analysis indicates that
the RE-based liquids fuels value chain needs to be located at best complementing solar and wind sites in the world combined with
a de-risking strategy and a special focus on mid to long-term electrolyser and H-to-liquids efficiency improvements.
In 2030, with a 7% WACC, the cheapest RE-methanol and RE-dimethyl ether can be produced in Atacama and Patagonia with
a price in the range of 400–500 €/t and 590–750 €/t, respectively (Fasihi & Breyer, 2017).
Ammonia-based on green hydrogen could be produced at the best sites in the world, such as Atacama desert and Patagonia,
for a cost range of 440–630, 345–420, 300–330 and 260–290 €/tNH in 2020, 2030, 2040 and 2050, respectively, for a 7% WACC
(Fasihi etal., 2021). Comparing this to the decade-average fossil-based ammonia cost of 300–350 €/t, green ammonia could be-
come cost-competitive from 2030 onwards.
3.5.4. Maritime transportation and use of hydrogen derivatives
As mentioned in section 3.4, while several organisms are promoting the transition to low-carbon fuels in maritime transport, the
use of H as the main fuel faces technological, training and institutional challenges that are difficult to sort out in the short term.
On the other hand, most of the issues associated with hydrogen-derived fuels can be sorted out in the near future.
By contrast to H, the marine transport of fuels and chemicals such as LNG, liquid hydrocarbons, methanol, and ammonia is
a mature technological issue and has a presence in Chile. The vessels that allow the transport of these fuels and chemicals have a
capacity range of between 1,500 m and 350,000 m of liquid bulk cargo. Existing dual-fuel engines can consume both liquid and
gaseous fuels (Gomes Antunes etal., 2012; MAN B&W Engines, 2014), so it is expected that these ships will increasingly incorporate
the use of green H derivatives to power themselves (Ram etal., 2020). Some leading companies have already declared that their
new vessels will use these fuels (e.g., MAERSK). In addition, crew members could handle the technological transition towards
these fuels more easily than in the case of H.
In conclusion, the decarbonization of maritime transportation will likely take a path where hydrogen-derived products will
become valuable fuel worldwide. In such a scenario, port infrastructure would require adaptations and staff training to make these
fuels available in different national ports and terminals.
3.6. Local productive development
3.6.1. General description
Clean energy could improve the export conditions of key products from Chile, thus promoting a new cleaner export sector, in line
with the developed world’s increasing concern with global warming. First, by reducing the associated carbon footprint and being
more attractive to consumers who care about their choice’s environmental impacts. Access to cheaper financial conditions for
sustainable projects would be another advantage. Finally, cleaner products would avoid regulations by developed countries pro-
moting low carbon economies and avoiding carbon leakage. The proposal of a border adjustment mechanism, a “carbon tariff,”
that could be charged to products with a significant carbon footprint is currently on the table. For example, producing copper
based on a RE electrical matrix and green hydrogen in mining vehicles could allow an export premium on copper prices or increase
the country’s share in export markets that value this characteristic, as currently being observed for aluminium (Saevarsdottir etal.,
2021; Tully & Winer, 2013). Similarly, the steel industry could use green hydrogen to reduce the iron ore (instead of following the
current approach of using coal to produce coke, which is then used in the process) (Roland Berger GmbH, 2020). It would also
allow avoiding possible carbon tariffs and access to lower capital costs. There are efforts to make Chile a vital food producer glob-
ally, a role that needs to be strengthened by incorporating clean energies in the production of ammonia and fertilizers, hydrogen
generators for farming equipment, and the use of diesel-hydrogen fuels or fuel-cell vehicles. This would also allow lowering the
carbon footprint of these products and avoiding a potential carbon tariff.
37 World Fleet Register https://www.clarksons.net/wfr/.
38 https://www.maersk.com/news/articles/2021/07/01/container-fueled-by-carbon-neutral-methanol.
39 https://www.qff.org.au/blog/energy-savers-hydrogen-webinar/.
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3.6.2. Economic topics
The access to international climate finance in Chile is reduced and restricted. However, it is possible to raise financing funds for
the production of H through a strategy of Blended Finance in which a guarantee, placed in an escrow account, coupled with
technical assistance can replace insurance, thus enabling the participation of a commercial debt provider in the project.
Financial instruments are required to support the investment cost stage (CAPEX) until competitiveness is achieved. In addi-
tion, the demand for green H should be encouraged, and clear targets for the use of H should be established to provide certainty
to investors about the potential of this market. However, the financial instruments and regulations to promote H demand and
investment should be carefully designed to avoid transferring the investment risk to the State. Private investors should bear this
risk and adequately incorporate it into their expected return rate.
3.6.3. Institutional-legal topics
Chile’s Hydrogen strategy suggests some relevant institutional issues that need to be addressed. To accelerate the adoption of
hydrogen in mining and the transport sector, it is necessary to define specific barriers and actions to be carried out. For this, a
Public-Private Agreement for Hydrogen in Mining and Transportation, alongside essential public and private stakeholders, is re-
quired. It is also necessary to exchange experiences and formulate collaborative initiatives to bolster the green hydrogen use in
Chile through bilateral and multilateral agreements.
3.7. Production of knowledge and capacity building
3.7.1. General description
The production of knowledge and the generation of capacities to produce renewable energies can be an export area by itself. As
a country, Chile has the excellent opportunity to export knowledge concerning the technological adoption necessary to operate a
highly renewable (variable) electricity system. Pushed by a progressive coal phase-out and significant insertion of REs the country
can transform itself into a “natural laboratory” on how to approach highly renewable electricity systems with low emission levels,
production of green hydrogen, power electronics, demand management, digitalization, etc., thus becoming an example of the
energy transition. Such a demonstrative effect would yield lessons that translate into systematized knowledge.
Moreover, Chile has important strengths as an international player as an exporter of knowledge, research, development, and
professional training in several disciplines and public policies. These strengths include a long history in solar energy as docu-
mented in (see Osses etal., 2019 and section 1.2), experiences in a wide variety of renewable energies (ACERA AG, 2021), different
geographical and climatic conditions, with two pioneering plants in South America, such as Cerro Pabellón and Cerro Dominador.
Accordingly, Chile requires a solid base of local capacities to become an internationally recognized centre for producing
knowledge and innovation that could offer services and training in RE. According to the seminal work of Cohen and Levinthal
(1994), technological and production capacities at the local level are essential to interact with external sources of knowledge and
technology, which allows expanding the possibilities of production and its benefits. Becoming an international player, recognized
for its capabilities in the area, requires a balance between openness to foreign technology and interactive and dynamic local
capabilities. If this balance does not occur, what international experience shows is that countries that depend mainly on foreign
investment tend to develop enclaves that do not interact with the national innovation system. In cases of closure to external
technologies, the updating or technological catching-up processes are too slow to achieve a competitive cutting edge (Aistleitner
etal., 2021; Aridi etal., 2021; Freeman, 2006; Radosevic, 2022).
The production of knowledge and the creation of capacities for generating and exporting renewable energies requires public
policies that promote the development of the formal education system in REs and the generation of dynamic and interactive
productive capacities. Knowledge production should involve the identification of gaps along the supply chain of this type of tech-
nology, especially in those processes in which support services can be provided within the national territory. As an importer, Chile
is the final destination of technologies. However, capacities related to support services, remanufacturing, reconditioning, reuse
and maintenance of parts and equipment, and recycling processes can also be exported (Saavedra M. etal., 2018). Such capabilities
are coupled with considerations in reducing their environmental impact and moving towards a circular economy (see section 4.5).
3.7.2. Educational policy for renewable energies
A primary condition for developing the production and export of renewable energies in the long term is to have public policies
for formal education, reinforcing training at all levels and in a decentralized manner, and policies to achieve developing dynamic
and interactive capabilities.
40 https://www.oecd.org/dac/financing-sustainable-development/blended-finance-principles/.
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Pillar 4 of Chile’s Energy Policy (Ministerio de Energía, Gobierno de Chile, 2015) explicitly states that energy education is an
essential component for the development of our country. Promoting an energy culture in all sectors of society –including pro-
ducers and users– will allow citizens to know and value energy. However, it is not enough to correct information and knowledge
asymmetries; it is also required to generate knowledge, develop capacities, align interests and objectives in a shared vision of the
development of the country and the energy sector by the year 2050.
The Ministry of Energy of Chile created the Energy Education Strategy to promote public policy efforts to articulate and link
energy and society. This strategy covers three areas. First, citizen training, which seeks to facilitate and promote access to infor-
mation, resources, dissemination, and energy content for all citizens. Second, educational communities are meant to promote the
good use of energy, educational resources, competitions, dissemination, and technical assistance from kindergarten to secondary
education. The third area is human resources, which aims to promote the development of skills and training, specialization, and
scholarships for sustainable energy management. Within this field, the initiative called “More human capital in energy” stands out.
The initiative aims to promote the role of industry and academia in providing the foundations for the operative, technical and
professional human capital that the energy industry requires. In this context, the Minister of Energy has indicated: “humn cpitl
emeres s key fctor to chieve successful enery trnsition nd sustinble enery future. Humn cpitl is essentil; we
must trin opertors, technicins nd professionls prepred to ddress the present nd future chllenes of our enery sec-
tor”. In this sense, Chile has a robust and competitive Higher Education System that should be strengthened, directing its efforts
and generating synergies, not only for training professional and technical personnel, but mainly for the formation of advanced
human capital and interdisciplinary and inter-institutional university centres for research and innovation in renewable energies,
energy transition and related fields.
For Chile to become an exemplary development model as a producer and exporter of renewable energies, applied research
in production processes will be key, developing pilot experiences that allow training national professionals and technicians, ex-
panding opportunities for jobs that are covered by the local workforce. It will also be necessary to create education and training
programs around the production, storage, distribution, and use of green hydrogen, mainly for energy purposes.
In relation to advanced human resources, there are 18000 male and female doctors, of which 61% graduated in the last ten
years. However, Chile has 1.1 professionals dedicated to R&D activities for every thousand workers. In OECD countries, this figure
reaches 8.3. In this sense, the Ministry of Science Technology Knowledge and Innovation maintains that “mon the min chl-
lenes, we still need to row nd become leder in specific res of knowlede. In ddition, promotin doctorl prorms
in strteic res; complement nd strenthen the cdemic cloisters of the universities, includin experts in res relted to
technoloy trnsfer, innovtion, public policies, nd mny others; ttrct more interntionl students to be trined in our clss-
rooms; strenthen the different mechnisms for the interntionliztion of these prorms (internships, co-tutorils, ttrctin
interntionl experts to tech courses); nd encoure hiher eduction institutions to rticulte throuh consorti or other
forms with different ctors –public, privte nd cdemi– to enerte more complex nd hiher qulity doctorl prorms,
tkin dvnte of the reserch cpcities of the different institutions [... ] the foreoin will support the process of reter di-
versifiction of the trjectories of reserchers beyond the cdemy, necessry condition to chieve rowth of the ecosystem
of science, technoloy, knowlede, nd innovtion.” These statements are perfectly in line with the proposal to position Chile
as a benchmark in knowledge training, capacity building, and training in RE.
The implementation component in Chile’s NDC has been grouped into three subcomponents, namely IM1 to IM3 (MMA, 2020).
Two subcomponents are directly relevant for the current topic: IM1) capacity building and strengthening; IM2) development and
transfer of technologies. The first of these measures is intended to promote the generation of technical capacities at the sectoral,
national, and sub-national levels, to strengthen resilience in the face of the effects of climate change, and to promote the just tran-
sition of the workforce towards resilient development and low emissions. It also includes promoting research and the training of
advanced human capital in areas related to climate change. The second measure contemplates that Chile will have the promotion
mechanisms and instruments to focus and articulate the development and technology transfer processes for climate change in
research centres, public technical institutes, centres of international excellence, and the training of the necessary human capital
(Gobierno de Chile, 2020). These contributions, aimed at climate change, are directly linked to educational policies and capacity
building in renewable energies, so there must be a close link between these processes.
It is the role of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge, and Innovation to develop the Technology Development and
Transfer Strategy for Climate Change, as stated in the project for the FLCC. This strategy should be closely articulated with the
Energy Education Strategy and prioritize the RE sector.
41 Ministerio de Energía, Gob. de Chile, education strategy webpage, https://www.mienergia.cl/estrategia-educativa.
42 Revista Electricidad, https://www.revistaei.cl/2021/08/09/mesa-capital-humano-en-energia-se-han-realizado-mas-de-7-500-capacita-
ciones-en-energia-desde-2018/#.
43 https://www.ciperchile.cl/2021/05/29/hidrogeno-verde-en-chile-la-gran-oportunidad-para-crear-un-modelo-de-desarrollo-ejemplar/.
44 https://www.latercera.com/laboratoriodecontenidos/noticia/doctorados-capital-humano-avanzado-crece-61-en-la-ulti-
ma-decada/7MIPVKAKNJF6FK3FCY4SP72VWY/.
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3.7.3. Development of dynamic and interactive capacities
The innovation system related to the production and export of RE needs to develop dynamic and interactive capacities to achieve
and maintain competitiveness over time. Such capacities are born and maintained through the relationship between public and
private organizations, between companies and the local research and development network, and through the interaction with
foreign technology sources and access to national and international markets (von Tunzelmann & Wang, 2007). The Innovation
System is based on the synergies between different actors: private and public companies, universities, institutes, and technical
training centres, state institutions, the financial system, etc. (Malerba, 1992). The development of competitive capabilities is pos-
sible when external knowledge sources are complemented with the local capacity to accumulate technology (Radosevic, 2022;
von Tunzelmann, 2004).
The production of REs, as well as the activities to use and export them are located in the national territory, modifying social,
economic and environmental life, with implications for justice and equity (Sovacool & Dworkin, 2015). The just transition is one of
the demands of civil society in Chile and in Latin America (Transición Justa Latinoamericana, 2021) and the social pillar of Chile’s
NDCs, therefore a guideline for climate policy.
Production transforms resources into products or services by articulating different inputs and the use of technology, the so-
called production function. One way to understand this relationship is through capacity building. The perspective of productive
capacities distinguishes a first level related to the access to resources that productive actors have; a second level associated with
the possibilities these actors have to transform or consume those resources; and finally a third level that is related to the profits
or benefits that productive actors can obtain from these former transformations (von Tunzelmann, 2009). In this model, final or
“downstream” producers offer their goods or services to consumers (in the domestic or export market), and in turn, demand dif-
ferent resources and inputs, including technologies and competent personnel from other “upstream” producers. In this sense, the
demand for technologies and production capacities are derived from productive activity itself. On the supply side, the products
that can be offered to the final consumer depend on the capabilities of the producers upstream and downstream. Each producer
is able to transform resources and obtain benefits, which depend on particular levels of efficiency. The benefits are achieved only
if there are consumers capable of obtaining a marginal utility for the product or service at the price offered.
The capacities to produce and commercialize, as well as those to offer technological services for production, and also the ca-
pacities to consume efficiently are dynamic and interactive (von Tunzelmann, 2009). This means that they are relational attributes,
which are developed in the practice of doing and exchanging in a particular sector –in this case that of REs– in a specific territory
and under particular historical circumstances. Technological and production capacities are essential for an “absorption capacity”
to exist (Cohen & Levinthal, 1994), which is a condition for expanding production possibilities and their benefits. This “absorption
capacity” needs to be involved through the whole supply chain.
REs are an emerging sector in Chile. The development of a world class innovation system in this sector depends on the balance
between domestic technological capabilities –which provides autonomy– and the transfer of international technology –which
opens up the system. Without balance, the benefits in productivity and technological updating of the industry are not achieved, as
in the processes of integration of the countries in Eastern Europe into the global economy (Radosevic, 2022).
The achievement of world class interactive, dynamic capabilities needs guidance from public policy, for it will not happen
spontaneously (Freeman & Soete, 1997). Public policy should aim at providing the conditions for the development of a network
of actors, including public and private companies, educational institutions and academia, interacting to build strong production
capabilities. The balance of local research and development and foreign technological upgrades needs to be assured and that
implies funding for local experimentation and learning.
4. Cross-cutting issues
As mentioned before, some of the matters addressed in this report are cross-cutting to the value chain of energy production,
either from solar, wind, biomass, hydro or other sources; for local consumption or export; or transmitted through transmission
lines or ships. Therefore, these aspects are discussed in this section.
4.1. Paris Agreement Art. 6
It is important to point out that, in our best knowledge, there are no academic studies specifically focused on the implications of
Art. 6 for Chile. The export potential literature has analysed specific exporting scenarios either for H and its derivatives (Armijo
& Philibert, 2020; Gallardo etal., 2021; Hydrogen Import Coalition, 2021) or for electricity (Agostini etal., 2019; BID, 2017; Blanco,
2021; Sauma etal., 2011), but has not inquired about the relation between RE exports and Art. 6 in Chile. Nevertheless, based on
the context described in the previous sections, the following views regarding the impact of Art. 6 emerged during the analysis
phase of this topic:
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› ITMOs that may be generated through export activities can hinder the fulfilment of the national goals established in
the NDC, including environmental and social goals, if no provisions for robust accounting and for avoiding overselling
of ITMOs are applied.
› Export initiatives articulated through ITMOs are an enabling mechanism to meet the national goals of the NDC.
› Art. 6 is key to creating a platform to boost Latin America’s position as a region that exports its RE to the rest of the
world.
The following is an analysis of these views in order to devise a common vision in this regard.
As it allows for international trades of mitigation outcomes (MO) and its use for compliance or other purposes, Art. 6.2
(cooperative approaches) has caught the attention of a myriad of stakeholders, including Parties at COP, multilateral agencies
and NGOs. There will be a great deal of international oversight to ensure that it is used correctly and that no further emissions
are generated as a consequence of its application. Several Art. 6.2 piloting initiatives are underway, pending the adoption of the
rules, modalities and procedures of the full article, which is expected to occur at COP26. The main concern during the multilateral
ongoing negotiations is how to avoid double counting of an ITMO, and how Parties are going to be held accountable for, because
national emissions are increasingly under Party responsibility, hence there is caution on sharing MOs due to impacts on NDC.
Mitigation outcomes cannot be used twice, and the tracking system should prevent this from happening. The parties will have to
report if they have participated in international trades and used these certificates for compliance or other purposes. Thus, defin-
ing accounting rules is key. When it comes to the definition of an ITMO, it is still an open question. Offsets, emission allowances,
and green and white certificates could be part of the menu, though there is no clarity up to date. In terms of metrics, it could be
expressed in different manners, for instance, in tons of COeq, in MWh generated by RE or in other metrics that parties may freely
choose. The issue is how to make these metrics comparable and credible at the time of reporting. Chile is progressing in that re-
gard, aware of the importance of having a system capable of tracking the MWh of renewable energy generated, especially if there
is interest in trading them through different, independent standards. There is the need to have one trading platform that provides
robust traceability and certainty of the environmental integrity of these operations, avoiding double use or double issuance of re-
newable energy certificates. For that purpose, the National Electric Coordinator (independent system operator) is implementing
the National Renewable Energy Registry (RENOVA) which allows for the traceability of every MWh, from its generation point to
its consumption based on the bilateral contracts. Using blockchain technology, it can identify and track the electricity generated
by renewable energy with a high degree of security, thus avoiding double-counting of the green attribute.
We are certain that for Chile and its energy transition, Art. 6 could enable an increase in ambition over time by granting access
to emission reductions that are currently above our feasible national efforts, or by advancing the implementation of current mea-
sures and technologies that today have a high cost and are far from the cost-effectiveness principle that is currently contemplated
in the package of measures to achieve Chile’s NDC. The focus on the fulfilment of the NDC could be the first target in the strategy,
with Article 6 being functional to this means, and should also support socially fair and just transition and climate justice (Ikeme,
2003). This is a critical element of the strategy (Chile’s NDC) because this implies the decarbonisation of the power sector which
in turn triggers transformational changes in other relevant sectors such as industry, transport and housing, enabling, for instance,
e-mobility and green hydrogen as relevant mitigation measures, thus contributing to overall emissions reduction to 2050. Conse-
quently, an export strategy would allow linking the implementation of pledges in the NDC with Chile’s Long Term Climate Strategy
and the Global Stocktake as a monitoring system of overarching goals of the Paris Agreement (Vandyck etal., 2016).
An additional element to consider is that the export strategy may result in additional emissions and environmental impacts
from the construction and operation of the new needed infrastructure and equipment. This should also be considered in the
analysis.
In this scenario, carbon pricing (and Art. 6 in particular), can be an essential part of sound climate action in the country and in
Latin America, as it is the most cost-effective policy tool for emissions reduction because it promotes the implementation of low
cost reductions, it has the potential to spur cooperation among Parties and, if the price is high enough, it can properly internalize
the costs of carbon by fostering transformational changes in industry and the economy for good. However, their effectiveness
in driving long-term investments depends on allowance prices and trust and confidence in the policy. Therefore, an exporting RE
strategy must be structured thinking in the adequation of already ongoing investments and the new ones, post COP26.
This is particularly true for hydrogen. Different countries, such as Australia, Brazil, Morocco, Spain, Portugal, Canada and
Russia, consider themselves exporters of hydrogen and its derivatives. However, in general they do not provide quantitative pro-
duction targets in their strategies or are building their design, which would allow them to know in what percentages they will meet
this global demand. Hydrogen and hydrogen-based fuels are expected to replace 13% of global energy demand. According to IEA
45 https://www.revistaei.cl/2021/05/27/plataforma-renova-del-coordinador-electrico-nacional-permitira-certificar-produccion-de-hidrog-
eno-verde/.
46 Based on the World Bank CPLC 2021 Report of the Task Force on Net Zero and Carbon Pricing. https://www.carbonpricingleader-
ship.org/netzero.
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(2020b), the hydrogen market is around 75 million tonnes per year and will grow to 95 million tonnes by 2030. Therefore, if Chile
reaches the 25 GW of electrolysis capacity by 2030 indicated in the National Strategy, it could produce 3 million tonnes of green
hydrogen, representing 3% of global production by that year. Consequently, a global demand captured by other countries is not
seen as a development barrier for Chile.
More concretely, Chile can export surplus energy today, under existing technical and regulatory conditions. In particular, solar
power exports from Chile to Argentina would result in total benefits around US$47 million per year for both countries together,
in addition to environmental and international cooperation benefits. On the other hand, Chile would currently benefit from im-
porting natural gas from Peru at night, thus substituting diesel generation. In particular, the average daily marginal cost would be
reduced by 43% with an annual benefit of US$10.5 million (Agostini etal., 2019). In the future, the production of SNG that could be
obtained from green hydrogen in Chile can be evaluated as an alternative. The virtues of exporting short-term surpluses include
the demonstration that RE exports are feasible, new investments are not required, and countries build a trust relationship that
would allow to deepen the energy exchange in the future, thus reducing political barriers.
It is worth mentioning that to achieve the greatest local impact of hydrogen penetration, the development of technologies
that make use of hydrogen is required. Many of them are in the pilot phase. Chile could participate early in these developments so
that commercial solutions arrive, and the required ecosystems (O&M) are created earlier in our country.
Another aspect of an export strategy is related to regional integration (Latin America) as a clean energy exporting block (clus-
ter) to the world. Latin America possesses considerable RE potential, which could play a key role in sustainable development on a
global scale. The report by Moreno et al. (2020) extends the integrated economic and climate assessment model proposed in the
literature to study the export potential and global impact of RE from Latin America and the Asia-Pacific region. Predictions from
extended model with the updated information show that: (i) the export of RE from Latin America and the Asia-Pacific region to
the rest of the world generates economic benefits for all regions, but does not reduce the effects of global warming and, on the
contrary, exacerbates the problem; (ii) if RE exports are accompanied by policy measures (e.g. carbon taxes) that discourage the
use of polluting energy sources, it is possible to slow down global warming and, in turn, generate significant economic gains for
all regions, in comparison to the situation without any such exports; (iii) while all regions benefit from RE exports, Latin America’s
economic gains can be above the global average; (iv) delaying the development of RE exports reduces economic gains not only
during the delay period, but also in the years following the commencement of exports. The simulations and sensitivity analysis
of tax levels and future uncertainties presented here enable us to assert that exports of RE from Latin America to other regions,
together with policies that reduce carbon emissions, generate a virtuous circle that mitigates climate change. Such integration
would allow coordinating the implementation of individual NDCs, sharing efforts and required support, resulting in a sort of
Regionally Determined Contribution (RDC) that allows structuring the scope of the goals of each NDC in relation to time, but in
a cooperative manner, i.e., advancing according to regional capacities and not only individual ones, beyond an individualistic or
bilateral/multilateral transactional logic.
4.2. Export development implications on sociotechnical systems
In order to understand social implications from the development of exporting potential, we need to approach the complexity and
interrelations among technical processes, human and economic resources, knowledge and cultural meanings. Energy-systems
transformations are not disaggregated from social systems, so they shouldn’t be seen as separate processes that affect each
other, but as part of the same socio-technical regime (Geels, 2004, 2010; Geels etal., 2017). It is from the transformations in the
conditions of a sociotechnical system that emerge new forms of interaction and new internal linkages between consumers, pro-
ducers and regulatory instances and external interaction, through the infrastructure, with their relevant environment as political,
legal, scientific, economic and ecological systems (RedPE, 2020; Valencia et al., 2021). Therefore, energy transitions not only imply
technological changes for energy infrastructure, but inherently political processes which entail transformations in the social and
cultural relations and structures, enabling to move towards more democratic and just models for energy development, but also
enabling the strengthening of existing power relations (Avelino etal., 2016; Avelino & Rotmans, 2009; Avelino & Wittmayer, 2016;
Boyer, 2014; Brand, 2016; Brand etal., 2020; Bues & Gailing, 2016; Burke & Stephens, 2018; Gailing, 2016; Hafner & Tagliapietra, 2020;
Healy & Barry, 2017; Hendriks, 2009; Kenis etal., 2016; Köhler etal., 2019; Meadowcroft, 2009; Mitchell, 2013; Stirling, 2014; Szeman,
2014; Szulecki & Overland, 2020).
As a consequence of the above, there is a risk of increasing social unrest, if transformations of energy systems do not come
along with early measures aimed at properly addressing implications in terms of justice and equity (Calvo et al., 2021). Implications
as the accentuation of extractive dynamics of dispossession for decarbonisation are usually hidden in negotiations and actions for
mitigation, but have been reported through the literature of energy social research (Agostini etal., 2017; Baker, 2015; Brock etal.,
2021; Dunlap, 2017, 2020; Gudynas, 2020; Hernández, 2015; Hesketh, 2021; Kelly, 2019; Kelly-Richards etal., 2017; Keucheyan, 2018;
Newell & Mulvaney, 2013; Ramirez & Böhm, 2021; D. N. Scott & Smith, 2017; Sovacool, 2021, 2021; Sovacool, Baker, etal., 2019; So-
vacool etal., 2021; Sovacool, Hook, etal., 2019, 2019; Sovacool, Martiskainen, etal., 2020; Svampa & Viale, 2020; Yenneti etal., 2016).
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Under the cover of “the green discourse”, this type of dynamics has sacrificed local sustainability for global sustainability and ex-
ternalised risks, costs, and uncertainties at the expense of ecosystems, territories - often rural - and vulnerable social groups with
limited power of participation and influence (Brock etal., 2021; Golubchikov & O’Sullivan, 2020; O’Sullivan etal., 2020; Sovacool,
2021; Sovacool, Hook, etal., 2020; Yenneti etal., 2016).
In that sense, it is necessary to note that two guiding principles are relevant to any RE development. There is a “Energy Justice”
and a “territorial socio-ecological approach” (Calvo et al., 2021b).
Energy Justice as “a global energy system that fairly distributes benefits and costs of energy services and is based on fair and
representative decisions” (Sovacool & Dworkin, 2015). According to Heffron (2018) moving towards a just energy system requires
that decision making considers energy justice from its three principles: distributive principle (concerning the costs and benefits
of production, transport and distribution processes and the provision of energy services) (Healy etal., 2019), procedural principle
about decision-making procedures and their instances of participation), and restorative principle (about the recognition of terri-
tory and segments of society that have been historically affected or ignored by global energy development).
These principles operate on a multi-scale, spatial and temporal level, understanding that there are injustices upstream and
downstream of the energy supply chain. These injustices are associated with the extraction, processing, transport, supply and
disposal of energy production residues, whose impacts can be assessed at different locations and timescales.
Addressing these principles implies identifying the multiple effects that initiatives framed in decarbonisation and energy transi-
tion processes are having in terms of degradation, dispossession and destruction through the co-optation of resources and land,
exclusion in planning, destruction of ecosystems, and the reinforcement of inequalities and vulnerabilities (Sovacool etal., 2021).
Therefore, decisions such as promoting the country’s export potential first require recognising possible tensions that emerge or
are reinforced throughout the life cycle of energy production and supply processes. McCauley (2018) outlines the guiding ques-
tions in an intersection of the energy justice principles with the guidelines of the so-called “energy trilemma” that guide the energy
transition policies (Availability, Accessibility, Sustainability), which are presented in Table 4.
Table 4
Energy trilemma
Source: McCauley (2018).
Availability Accessibility Sustainability
Distributive principle Where are resources
located?
Where does energy
consumption take place?
Where do emissions to the
environment are produced?
Restorative principle Who does not benefit from
the resources? Who cannot access it?
Who does not produce
emissions to the
environment?
Procedural principle How are production
decisions made?
How are consumption
decisions made?
How long-term are structural
policies?
A “territorial socio-ecological approach” means that the decision-making process must seek to contribute to mitigation, ad-
aptation and training measures relevant to each territory’s reality from a systemic perspective and recognizing the different
social-ecological interrelations in that territory. Such an approach also includes that coordination must be promoted, focusing
on the multi-scale relationships among other territories. That means favouring territorial land-use planning units that reflect the
dynamics and limits of social-ecological systems (watersheds and airsheds, biodiversity zones, etc.) and transcending and coordi-
nating the traditional administrative units (Billi etal., 2021).
To fulfil these approaches, it is necessary to analyse those aspects that may derive in particular tensions, given their relevance
for the conditions of inequality and conflict in the country, which are detailed in the following subsections.
4.2.1. Development model and indigenous participation
The exponential incorporation of renewable energies –at least in the electricity matrix– has neither promoted local development
in the territories where they are located nor the effective participation of communities in decision-making (Flores-Fernández,
2020; Furnaro, 2020). Initiatives such as the export potential of RE in its various forms –associated with mitigation negotiations
and actions– will potentially impact the deepening of the extractive dynamics of dispossession for decarbonisation that has been
widely documented/denounced by the social studies literature on energy (see section 4.2).
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This situation is directly related to economies mainly based on the concept of “extractivism”. In international literature, ex-
tractivism is understood as a multi-scale process that involves the mobilisation of large volumes of natural resources, generally
unprocessed, and the specialisation of territories in mono production. Extractivism is based on the idea that natural resources
exploitation will bring social and economic development. Still, evidence shows that investment projects are imposed in local spac-
es without adequate mechanisms for free and informed citizen participation, minimal compensation and mitigation schemes, and
negative social, political, economic and especially environmental outcomes (Acosta, 2011; Gudynas, 2009; Svampa & Viale, 2014).
A particularly negative feature of extractive dynamics is the emergence of “sacrifice zones” (García-Guadilla, 2009; Gudynas,
2009), segregated areas where human and non-human life is compromised in the name of national progress or economic growth
(Valenzuela-Fuentes etal., 2021), and where job and entrepreneurial opportunities become less diverse, scarce and precarious,
resulting in migration or poverty.
Local resistance to these imposed investment projects is transformed into a conflict against the state, which is understood as
a distributor of socio-environmental injustices. The state’s limited capacity to manage disputes causes their escalation territorially
and politically, generating massive rejection because of the lack of democratic decisions related to the environment, the lack of
clarity about the direct and cumulative benefits due to these projects, and the lack of knowledge about their future impacts in the
short, medium, and long term (Acosta, 2011; Gudynas, 2009; Svampa & Viale, 2014).
In Chile, extractivism has been a particularly negative experience for indigenous peoples. In the north of the country, the
Aymaras, Quechuas, Likan Antai or Atacameños, Collas, and Diaguitas have experienced direct impacts from large-scale copper,
lithium, and gold mining. These impacts are reflected in the loss of sovereignty over the environment in which they live, resulting
from the capture of water, the installation of infrastructure, mining camps, urban transformation, the collapse of roads, and air
pollution. Also, these practices have significant disruption to traditional ways of life and local political leadership forms due to
relations with the mining companies and local governments and the alteration of community relations as a result of clientelism
(Bolados García, 2019; Bustos-Gallardo & Prieto, 2019; Romero-Toledo, 2019).
Similarly, in the south of the country, the Pehuenche in the mountain, the Mapuche in the valleys and the Huilliche in the
Andean sectors have rejected the installation of large hydroelectric plants, but also run-of-river hydroelectric plants, both for
cultural reasons within ethno-political processes, and because of the traumatic experience of ENDESA in the Alto Bío, which
meant the displacement of people from ancestral lands, the flooding of sacred sites, and the urbanisation and impoverishment
of the population.
The Mapuche of the valleys, among other issues, reject the mono production of forestry in the regions of Bío, La Araucanía,
and Los Ríos, which has impacted on their territoriality, surrounding the Merced Titles where the Mapuche communities are locat-
ed. According to the communities, these practices also affect the access and availability of water, increasing vulnerability to forest
fires, among others. In practice, the forestry industry has not meant any development for Mapuche communities; on the contrary,
it is the primary source of conflict in southern Chile (Hofflinger etal., 2021; Höhl, 2018; Latorre & Pedemonte, 2016; Richards, 2013).
Finally, it is necessary to mention that the maritime territory of the Lafkenche is impacted by industrial fishing that uses the rivers
for the breeding of fingerlings. In the extreme south of Chile, the Yaganes and Kawésqar reject the growth of salmon farming in
waters of high cultural and environmental value, some of which are close to biosphere reserves.
According to the Human Rights Institute, 38% of environmental conflicts are related to projects in the energy sector, which is
also the sector with the highest level of conflict in Chile. 40% of energy sector conflicts occur in indigenous territories, and 11%
are affected in the lowest quintile (INDH, 2021). In this context, RE production must understand the history of conflict in the
territories to avoid repeating the history of extractivism and its impact on local territories and communities. RE exports must
first address the needs of local, indigenous, and non-indigenous communities and generate social and territorial cohesion. In this
sense, the promotion of RE micro-projects in local communities respecting interculturality, even if they do not contribute to the
export potential, would have the virtue of incorporating these communities in a fair and inclusive energy transition process, facil-
itating legitimization and support for large RE exporting projects, thus increasing global energy governance.
4.2.2. Just Transition
Some scholarly researchers have established a close link between the “climate justice” and “energy justice” analytical frameworks
through the “just transition” concept (Carley & Konisky, 2020; García-García et al., 2020; Siciliano et al., 2021). Historically, the
“just transition” concept has aligned workers’ concerns about workplace health and safety, employment, livelihood, and quality
job opportunities, with environmental preservation movements (Morena, 2018; Stevis etal., 2020). So, it is no surprise that the
47 https://radiojgm.uchile.cl/comunidad-kaweskar-contra-salmoneras-tenemos-evidencia-de-desaparicion-de-especies-autoctonas/;
https://observatorio.cl/declaraciones-de-comunidades-kaweskar-en-relacion-catastrofe-ambiental-producida-por-el-derrame-de-
40000-litros-de-petroleo-al-mar/
48 https://mapaconflictos.indh.cl/#/.
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concept has taken significant importance in recent years, mainly due to the conjunction of the environmental and climate crises
with situations of high levels of poverty, inequity, and social discrimination experienced by vast regions of the planet (García-
García etal., 2020).
The concept has become part of the language of the current debates on climate change, and it is used by diverse groups of
stakeholders, like international organizations, governments, NGO’s, indigenous groups, feminists, philanthropists, and by the busi-
ness sector as well. However, not all of them have the same idea about its meaning, or how, or whom it should be accomplished
for, but most share the belief that the “just transition” concept involves that justice and equity considerations must be a substan-
tial part of discussions and policy decisions about low carbon transition process (Morena, 2018; Stevis etal., 2020).
As some scholars have noted (Carley & Konisky, 2020; Lederer etal., 2018, 2019; Siciliano etal., 2021), this idea is consistent
with the multiple goals for the energy transition process that have being expressed by the international community: providing
clean energy access, greening the economy, creating better jobs, lowering poverty and inequity, while protecting the environment
and tackling the climate change. This is also in line with the 2010 UNFCCC Conference of the Parties agreement that included
the concept in the international negotiations: “ddressin climte chne requires prdim shift towrds buildin low cr-
bon society tht offers substntil opportunities nd ensures continued hih rowth nd sustinble development, bsed on
innovtive technoloies nd more sustinble production nd consumption nd lifestyles, while ensurin just trnsition of the
workforce tht cretes decent work nd qulity jobs” (UNFCCC, 2010).
The main notion behind this conceptualization is based in the need that specific climate and energy policies will be required to
prevent potential adverse consequences for communities and socioeconomic groups at the transition frontlines, likewise, reduc-
ing disparities in the distribution of the energy transition benefits and burdens (Carley & Konisky, 2020).
In Chile, both the Ministry of Energy and Ministry of Environment are working on a proposal for the Just and Sustainable Tran-
sition Strategy, whose goal is to ensure social and environmental development under a justice and equity framework. This goal
includes the improvement of people’s livelihood through “green” jobs, and environmental conditions enhancing on the territories
where energy projects will be located. This strategy is part of the Chilean NDC commitment (Gobierno de Chile, 2020).
At the moment, the main focus of the strategy has been situated on the closure of the 28 coal-fired power plants existing in
the country. In light of previous analysis, several concerns open up with this process, specially related to economic, technical, and
environmental aspects, social issues, and political implications as well. These concerns must be taken into account, in order for
the strategy to accomplish with its declared purpose and the international commitments.
Recently in Chile, as part of a wave of Latin American debate on energy transition among civil society organisations, the
decarbonisation of the energy matrix has been linked to the conceptual framework of just transition (Núñez, 2020; Soler, 2016;
Transición Justa Latinoamericana, 2021). This discussion broadens the scope beyond the agenda set by the international trade
union movement to address the impacts of energy projects that have not had sufficient institutional response: environmental and
social conflicts, economic inequality, injustices, indigenous people, displacement of rural communities, air and water pollution,
famines and epidemics (Soler, 2016; Transición Justa Latinoamericana, 2021).
In this debate, the question “energy for what and for whom?” arises, focusing on the risk of intensifying the “extractivist mod-
el” of the global south as applied to energy projects. It is also important to highlight the possible impacts of, for example, the in-
crease in demand for critical metals required for the construction of the infrastructure necessary for the energy transition. Faced
with these scenarios, the organisations propose the need to consider energy as a right and a common good, the achievement of
policies for energy sovereignty (Soler, 2016; Transición Justa Latinoamericana, 2021) and a change of ownership, scales and power
relations in the sector (Transición Justa Latinoamericana, 2021).
4.2.3. Energy Poverty
One of the main challenges in assessing the impacts of the energy system and the decisions to be taken regarding its future and
export potential is to pay adequate attention to the transformation in configuration and dynamics of socio-technical systems
at different spatial and temporal scales. Particularly at the household level, the concept of energy poverty has received special
attention in recent years (Calvo et al., 2021). Energy poverty refers to the insufficient satisfaction of relevant energy needs, which
must be understood within a specific territory and concerning particular standards. These energy needs can be of different kinds,
but for this report, we will focus on those that are mainly linked to domestic uses and have a direct relation to the health, welfare
and fundamental rights of the population (Urquiza et al., 2019).
Energy Poverty in Chile manifests itself through problems of great depth and urgency, such as the high concentration of
particulate matter in the home, resulting in deaths and emergency care for critical episodes of respiratory diseases (Huneeus
et al., 2020). Therefore, energy poverty is an urgent and unavoidable problem, and therefore decisions to transform the energy
system cannot increase the existing gaps in inequitable access to quality energy. On the contrary, it must be one of the priorities
49 English version: https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/docs/2010/cop16/eng/07a01.pdf; Spanish version: https://unfccc.int/sites/
default/files/resource/docs/2010/cop16/spa/07a01s.pdf.
50 Estrategia de Transición Justa en Energía: https://energia.gob.cl/mini-sitio/estrategia-de-transicion-justa-en-energia.
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focused on the design of public policies, which is also in line with the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly goal 7 (UN,
2021). Addressing this challenge within the framework of global efforts to transform the country into a clean energy exporter
means never neglecting, in public policies and national and regional action strategies, the energy needs of local populations and
particular territories.
4.2.4. Co-creation Relevance
Community participation in large-scale energy projects in the country has been much more frequent in recent years. Including
the active participation of the community in the planning stage of any energy project allows to identify, at an early stage, the
community experience, knowledge and concerns of the project sitting. For example, in Ubilla et al. (2014) a methodology of com-
munity engagement has been proposed and used in a real-world project, where the community was involved from the planning
to the operation stage. Indeed, communities are typically very much involved when they participate in the project operation (see
Kanamori etal., 2013; Xiao etal., 2018). With this evidence, it seems important to foster the participation of the community in the
decision process at the planning stage with a co-construction process (e.g. Montedonico etal., 2018).
As mentioned in Palma-Behnke, et al. (2019) a co-construction process is understood as a technology transfer process that
occurs in a sociotechnical system. It is possible to distinguish three levels: 1) the technology and infrastructure that compose
the application, 2) the social structure that manages the technology through a previous established model, and 3) the relevant
environment, which comprises the natural and socio-cultural environment, considering the local and regional political and orga-
nizational culture, the productive chain and the institutional frameworks, which will be affected by the impacts of technological
and social innovation (Geels, 2010, 2019). It is relevant to understand technological innovations as a transdisciplinary process,
since it corresponds not only to a question of technological transformations but also to a cultural, social, political, economic and
geographical challenge (Valencia et al. 2021). This process is understood as a dialogue of knowledge where different rationalities
converge for the solution of a single problem (Tillmans & Schweizer-Ries, 2011). This dialogue seeks to achieve an effective par-
ticipation of scientific and non-scientific actors and communities in the quest for sustainability of the solutions (i.e., export proj-
ects), highlighting the need for new participatory approaches to codesign and coproduction of solutions. In this way, sustainable
energy transformations can be a process that not only involves technological changes, but also social, cultural and governance
transformations.
4.3. Towards energy literacy
The social pillar of just transition and sustainable development in Chile’s NDC is particularly focused on the decarbonization
process of the electricity generation matrix. It indicates that the difficulties and needs of those who are particularly vulnerable
should be analysed, recognizing, respecting and promoting the obligations related to a just transition towards a low-carbon and
climate-resilient economy. In addition to fostering the knowledge and technology capacities mentioned previously, this just tran-
sition pillar also requires that there be an energy literacy environment extended to a large part of the population. Chile needs an
energy literacy of the population about knowledge, affectivity and behavior (Martins etal., 2020) upon four typologies: device
energy literacy; action energy literacy; financial energy literacy and multifaceted energy literacy (van den Broek, 2019). This issue is
extremely relevant in terms of closing knowledge gaps that affect participation processes deeply (Höhl etal., 2021).
Despite the growing interest that energy literacy has produced among researchers, so far no consensus definition has been
reached. DeWaters and Powers (2011) define energy literacy as mastering basic energy-related knowledge, along with understand-
ing the impacts of energy production and consumption on the environment, how energy is used in daily life, and adoption of
energy-saving behaviours. This definition adds three dimensions to the traditional concept of energy literacy: knowledge, attitude
and behavior, which are not always considered, due to a narrower vision that focuses on the economic notion of cost-benefit
(Martins etal., 2020). The US Department of Energy offers a broader view, stating that energy literacy encompasses not only the
understanding of the nature and role of energy in the world and in everyday life, but also the ability to apply energy concepts and
to understand how to answer questions and solve problems (U.S. Department of Energy, 2017).
Chile needs to achieve a sufficiently informed and educated population in energy issues, to participate in decisions about
production and support expansion policies for its renewable energies. However, our biggest imbalance is inequality. A growth
agenda cannot alone address the history of inequality, but must be addressed through higher quality growth, which requires
quality education (Levens, 2014).
The massification of energy literacy is not, however, an easy goal to achieve given that a set of factors must be considered,
among which are, from modifications in school curricula, to the effective incorporation of communities to RE technologies,
including all types of environmental and energy education and including the massification, to the extent possible, of renewable
51 Red de pobreza energética: http://redesvid.uchile.cl/pobreza-energetica/.
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energies for domestic use. Research indicates that mere formal education on the subject is not enough (Parker, 2020) but that
real behavioural changes are achieved when pilot experiences are introduced that change daily habits and techniques in relation
to the sustainable use and consumption of energy.
4.4. Innovation capacities for better governance
An appropriate balance between openness to imported, cutting-edge technologies and development of local capabilities is a
key factor that allows countries to be at the technological forefront. In fact, a key factor for the acceptability of new productive
activities in the territory and to its contribution to sustainability, is to avoid the creation of enclaves, i.e., an industry dominated by
international or non-local capital that extracts or uses local resources or products, without linking to local capacities or benefitting
the region. This situation has been seen in processes of different nature. For example, in the openings of Eastern European econo-
mies (Radosevic, 2022) and the unfolding of the oil industry in Mexico (De la Vega, 1999) and other countries in the 20th century.
A higher innovation capacity reduces the formation of enclaves with limited linkages to the development of local actors. The
knowledge and skills developed in the industry and its suppliers allow the rapid creation and adoption of new technologies and
the generation of additional added value. In Chile, the nationalization of copper followed a process that allowed reducing enclaves
(Ibarra Mendoza, 2013; Urzua, 2013).
The governance analysis of the innovation processes required to develop RE production and export capacities is facilitated
if their objectives are explicit. If these objectives are articulated as a mission, actor alignment and capacity development can be
managed. A “mission” is a socially desirable objective that guides the coordination of social actors (Mazzucato, 2021). Currently,
the production and export of renewable energies has not been approached concerning the solution of a relevant social problem
for the country, including the state, the private sector, and the citizens.
Thus, the production and export of renewable energies should respond to a mission that solves a social problem, for example:
“to achieve energy sovereignty with renewable sources and in the process of just transition”. That could be a starting point for
the participatory processes indispensable in determining a mission with social legitimacy.
The transformation dynamics of industrial sectors can be explained by the co-evolution of technological systems, the creation
and adoption of new technologies, and governance (von Tunzelmann, 2003). The organisation of collective action depends on
structural issues regarding how decisions are made and controlled, the power relations between actors, and the implementation
and control of decisions taken. Among these structural aspects are institutions and legislation.
However, in terms of exports and the evolution of international markets, the analysis of Chile’s potential position in the RE
export market requires an analysis of global geopolitical scenarios and strategies. Therefore, topics beyond the scope of this sec-
tion of internal institutional research remain in politics, given that it is a strategic market that is likely to be explained in this arena
according to the trade agreements and international relations involved.
Chile is a marginal player in the energy market, dominated by great powers. But, of course, competition conditions will impose
standards and capacity requirements to participate in the market, so the institutional and legislative analysis should consider the
requirements as a condition for the study and development of the innovation system.
4.5. Circular Economy
In spite of the environmental benefits of RE in terms of GHG reductions, the transition towards a RE economy may have sub-
stantial environmental impacts (described in previous sections). In order to minimize further socio-environmental problems and
conflicts, such a transition should be carried out as part of a broader transition towards a circular, minimum-waste economy.
According to the European Parliament, “the circular economy is a model of production and consumption, which involves sharing,
leasing, reusing, repairing, refurbishing and recycling existing materials and products as long as possible. In this way, the life cycle of
products is extended. In practice, it implies reducing waste to a minimum. When a product reaches the end of its life, its materials
are kept within the economy wherever possible. These can be productively used again and again, thereby creating further value.”
Understanding the length of the logistics chains involved at the level of installations as well as the production of technologies
is a key input to build a circular economy (Olabi, 2019). Today, the technologies and devices associated with the generation of
RE plants are assembled from parts and pieces that were manufactured far from the destination sites. As the insertion of REs in
the energy matrix grows over time, the materials from such facilities will accumulate, becoming waste at the end of their lifetime.
As in the case of multiple electronic products, Chile is the final destination of numerous technologies. Far from the original
manufacturing sites, the recycling of parts and pieces, as well as the recovery of materials for their use in other industries, could be
52 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/economy/20151201STO05603/circular-economy-definition-importance-and-bene-
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complex. The capacity and infrastructure for classification, separation, recovery and reconversion technologies is almost non-ex-
istent (UNEP, 2019). In the current scenario, the generation of industrial waste is a major environmental risk factor which must be
addressed by the implementation of a logistic system to manage the undesired by-products of RE production.
The main challenges to move towards circularization come mainly from extending the life span of plants through reuse, repair,
reconditioning or remanufacturing processes. These processes prevent the formation of waste but require the creation of capac-
ities within the country that are not currently available.
Both the recovery of materials and the life extension processes open several opportunities for Chile, not only for new RE ven-
tures, but also for the creation of services derived from the energy transition. Such considerations are valid not only for producing
and exporting H but also for the associated technologies, which involve storage systems such as fuel cells.
Finally, the LCA of both RE plants and hydrogen production is a crucial input for the design of circularization processes. The
environmental impact assessment includes considerations beyond materials in their final disposal, i.e., the use of other ecosystem
services such as water and soil use; the impact on flora, fauna and objects of national interest; and aspects associated with citizen
participation; as well as the impacts of possible hydrogen leaks and hazards in the handling and transport of hydrogen.
The circular economy generates a framework to conceptualize this industry throughout its supply chain, its socio-environ-
mental impacts as well as the opportunities to be developed within the national territory, both for the extension of the life span
of plants and for the recovery of materials. The transition towards industrial processes that favour the installation of a circular
economy in a transition to clean energies leads to the reduction of emissions along the production chain (Su & Urban, 2021).
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4.6. Economic efficiency and instruments for renewable energy exports
From the perspective of mainstream economic theory, three types of efficiencies are of interest in making optimal use of a soci-
ety’s resources, in which there are multiple competing, alternative uses:
› Allocative efficiency, which means allocating resources in the economy to the most valuable uses for society among
all possible uses. This feature requires that the prices of goods and services correctly reflect the private and social
costs of producing them. However, it can be possible only if free competition exists and information asymmetries and
externalities are absent. The latter is a critical issue in the case of environmental and socio-cultural impacts.
› Productive efficiency which consists of producing goods and services at the lowest possible cost, taking into account
economies of scale (the unit cost of production decreases with the volume of production) and scope (the cost of pro-
ducing two goods together is lower than making them separately). To make this applicable, one of the requirements is
that public policies must be technology-neutral. In particular, it is always inefficient to affect the production function
of a good or service. Instead, what is relevant is to get the correct input prices, which implies taxing inputs to those
that its uses generate negative externalities and letting each company decide on its optimal mix of inputs and tech-
nologies in a competitive market. In the case of new emerging markets, such as the export of renewable energies, the
State could play a key role as an articulator (McCloskey & Mingardi, 2020; Freeman & Soete, 1997; Mazzucato, 2021).
This aspect shows the complexity of reconciling economic efficiency objectives with the creation of new markets.
› Dynamic efficiency, which consists of having the right incentives for investment and innovation over time. Promot-
ing this dynamism may, in addition, include other public policies (such as systems of innovation, education, among
others) complementary to investment incentives (Bourdieu, 1986; Mazzucato, 2021 ; McCloskey & Mingardi, 2020).
Theory and evidence suggest that good economic institutions are a relevant explanation for growth, development, and pros-
perity in countries (Acemoglu etal., 2004). The consensus so far is that adequate institutions refer to clear and respected rules of
the game, particularly concerning property rights and the existence of competitive markets (Acemoglu etal., 2005, 2017; Acemo-
glu & Robinson, 2019; Parente & Prescott, 2000).
First, property rights play the role of generating incentives to invest in physical capital and technology, as well as in human cap-
ital. On the other hand, the existence of competitive markets allows an efficient allocation of resources. The economic measures
and public policies adopted for energy exports must consider an institutional framework that clearly establishes the rules of the
game, in particular, property rights and free competition in the markets (or appropriate regulation when competitive markets are
not possible).
In addition, the right incentives must be generated simultaneously, both in terms of investment and innovation, so policy must
consider both allocative and productive efficiency criteria, which means that taxes should be set to correct negative externalities
and subsidies should be provided only in cases where there are positive externalities.
4.7. Market Integration
Following the discussion in Section 4.1, the synergy between market integration conditions and technical potential in the case of
Chile has a favourable basis due to progress in access to international trade made in the 1990s and early 2000s. This synergy is
enhanced by an economic policy of greater competitiveness (non-distortion) in the markets of export industries, which allows
for economic growth gains under certain conditions, as shown by (Edwards, 1993; Krueger, 1997; Rodrik, 1998; Rodríguez & Rodrik,
2000). Market access opportunities, with less distortions in domestic sectors, generate economic growth gains for countries with
these exporting sectors.
Nevertheless, to develop Chile’s technical potential for RE, it is important to consider the different market access and technical
barriers that may hinder such development, as described in Sauma et al. (2011). These barriers are:
› Implementation of economic instruments enabled for technological competition: to promote optimal conditions for
the production of renewable electric energy, production of green hydrogen and derivatives it is necessary to advance
in allocative, productive and dynamic efficiency (see subsection 4.6).
› Installed capacity in transmission: For electricity generation, the integration of two markets such as the one observed
between the Central Interconnected System (SIC) and the Northern Interconnected System (SING) to give way to
the National Electric System (SEN) has revealed the relevance of investment in transmission, since it expanded both
supply and demand in the market and provided greater flexibility in the supply of energy from different technologies
with the reduction of bottlenecks in transmission. This example is illustrative when thinking about integration with
international markets.
› Integration of industries and markets: For the creation of hydrogen hubs as technological development poles, sharing
infrastructure costs and benefits, lowering transaction and operation costs, generating the market for supply and
demand.
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› Design of a joint regulation and market: To design the path to convergence in a common market in the long term,
taking the first steps with bilateral agreements or contracts that adapt to the specific characteristics of each project
and country. An important aspect for the export of electricity to neighbouring countries in Latin America.
› Certainty in interconnection agreements: The lack of stability of interconnections, through long-term contracts and
other instruments that ensure stability and predictability of revenues and contractual commitments.
› Unequal distribution of benefits: Revenues related to congestion rents from interconnections should be shared equi-
tably among countries (e.g., through a reduction in transmission system usage charges).
› Export regulatory framework: Lack of unconditional government backing from all countries involved in the operation
of interconnections.
4.8. Policy alignment
RE projects, whether for exports or for local consumption, must be consistent with the principles set out in the different regula-
tions and instruments that compose Chile’s climate-change policy, namely, the NDC, the FLCC (to be approved), the Long-Term
Climate Strategy, and the sectoral plans therein. In its NDC, Chile has stated its commitment “in advancing in a just transition and
sustainable development,” so that each of the commitments that the sectoral authorities have pledged therein must contribute
to the fulfilment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The projects included in the energy sector plans, such as the
production and export of renewable energies, must comply with the principles of these general guidelines and their regulations.
Therefore, they must abide by citizen participation standards and follow the territorial development vocations defined in the local
governance bodies.
New infrastructure projects are carried out in a context that is a mixture of legislations expressly designed for them, and
the current legislation that applies to those aspects that were not contemplated in such design. Since most of the social and
environmental aspects that are present today in the national climate-change policy, were not considered in previous institutional
frameworks, there are aspects of the current legislation that produce undesirable effects and are likely to contradict the guiding
principles of the national climate change policy.
As an example, we describe the link between the current mining code and its importance for the development of new projects
in some areas of northern Chile, which have high solar, wind and green hydrogen potential.
In the north zone of Chañaral, there is almost no land close to the coast due to the geomorphology of the area (coastal cliffs
of more than 1,000 m adjacent to the coast, see Figure 13).Large industrial plants that require significant surface areas to host
electrical substations, waste management, ponds, etc. are located in La Pampa, an area located in the plateau nearby, so most
electricity transmission systems are installed in this area rather than on the coastline. Moreover, the solar radiation potential for
photovoltaic generation is higher in La Pampa, so this area is very attractive for the development of RE energy projects.
Figure 13
Coastal cliffs in northern Chile
Source: Cristina Dorador, twitter, 3 Sep. 2021, https://twitter.com/criordor/status/1433877178576515072/photo/4
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Due to environmental and landscape considerations, electrical infrastructure is buried underground, and is therefore gov-
erned by the mining code. Figure 14 shows the underground infrastructure that runs from the mountain range to the sea through-
out long corridors protected by mining rights. It corresponds to Coloso port of Minera Escondida, largest copper mine, located in
coastline and delimited for coastal cliffs of northern Chile with height greater than 900 m.
Figure 14
Area of Coloso port of Minera Escondida
Source: Catastro de Concesiones Mineras, Sernageomin, Gobierno de Chile.
The existing infrastructure belongs to private parties that control the access of new entrants. To prevent mining property
speculation from interfering with new energy projects, it is necessary to modernise the mining code by moving to regulation
models where mining property concessions are granted temporarily, ensuring that exploration and exploitation work is carried
out within a certain period; if no work is carried out, the state can claim back the underground.
In addition, the basic geological information generated should be made public at the end of the project, and the state should
be able to grant concessions to new actors, as is the case in Peru and Australia.
It could be a policy where critical energy infrastructure (aqueducts, mineral pipelines, among others) can be installed under-
ground and parallel to existing public infrastructure (roads, highways and railways).
5. Synthesis and recommendations
This section provides a synthesis of the key aspects, which serve as a basis for recommendations.
In contrast to what is commonly thought, history shows us that Chile has sought to promote ambitious bets in the field of re-
newable energies at different moments. The current scenario offers an opportunity to realize the set of environmental, technical,
political and economic elements to consolidate and project into the future the central role that renewable energy technologies
can play for our sustainable development as a country.
As the first element of synthesis, we would like to emphasize that Chile’s comparative advantage relies on its great renewable
resources. The different energy export options identified are:
› Renewable electricity using electrical transmission grids.
› Hydrogen and by-products (synthetic fuels, fertilizers, other chemical products) through pipelines or maritime trans-
port.
› Local production or manufacturing of products and services fed with RE.
› Knowledge and R&D capabilities.
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These export options should be considered as possible means to take advantage of the large renewable energy potential and
not necessarily as goals in themselves. This should not hinder the country from making ambitious bets. However, by seeing them
as options leading to the same objective, it is feasible to develop a more robust strategy, taking into account the environmental
and socio-cultural impacts of each one.
In that sense, the economic, legislative and regulatory measures to implement a strategy to export renewable energies will
require a broad agreement. Such an agreement should be led by the national and regional authorities and would require the in-
clusion of diverse actors, namely, the public and productive private sector, academia and scientific community, as well as political
and social organizations. This will ensure the sustainability and stability of the development policies finally implemented, avoiding
socio-environmental risks..
5.1. General vision
Nowadays, the production and export of renewable energies have not been approached considering the solution of any relevant
social problem for the country. Since it is not the objective of this report to provide a roadmap, it is proposed as a first recom-
mendation that the production and export of renewable energies should respond to a mission that contributes to solving national
socio-environmental challenges. An initial proposal to define this mission is “achieving energy sovereignty with renewables and
in a just transition process” that can be a starting point for the participatory processes indispensable in determining social le-
gitimacy. The current context of the constitutional discussion may provide a favourable space for defining a mission in this area.
The whole process of renewable energy exports should be framed as a part of the Chilean policy for climate change and the
current local context presented in the previous sections, i.e., it must be consistent with the principles set out in Chile’s NDCs, in
the future FLCC, in its Long-Term Climate Strategy (ECLP acronym in Spanish), and in the mitigation and adaptation plans of the
energy sector. Figure 15 shows a general overview of this vision.
Figure 15
General vision
Source: Developed by the authors.
The Chilean state, in the NDC, has stated its commitment “in advancing in a just transition and sustainable development,” so
each and every action related to climate change mitigation and adaptation should contribute to the fulfilment of the SDGs. The
projects included in the energy sector plan, such as the production and export of renewable energies, must comply with the
principles of these general guidelines and the regulations in force to comply with the NDCs. Therefore, they must abide by citizen
participation standards and follow the territorial development vocations defined in the local governmental bodies. From this
perspective, exports can also be articulated with cooperation in Latin America to project the region as an exporter of RE in some
of its forms to the rest of the world. This would build a robust basis for international cooperation in the context of the Country
Agreement.
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Compliance with the NDC and export of RE from Chile can transcend the dilemma of conflicting objectives. The export po-
tential could contribute to the achievement of national goals by providing scale and technological openness. The development of
competitive, world-class capabilities to enable a just energy transition to carbon neutrality in Chile, as set out in the NDC, can be
supported by the parallel development of an export sector. However, this virtuous relationship between sustainable local devel-
opment and RE exports is not possible without public policies to guide it.
5.2. Art. 6 of the Paris Agreement and market integration
Although there is currently no regulatory or institutional framework that allows for an adequate articulation of Art. 6 of the Paris
Agreement, in particular ITMOs, we have concluded that there is a possibility of synergy between the fulfilment of local targets
(NDCs, etc.) and export options:
› ITMOs as enabling resources for compliance with national climate change and sustainability priorities.
› Need for a formal linkage between both processes (local targets and export options) to align them with climate
change policies.
› Possibility of forming a cooperation platform at the Latin American level for the export of RE in different forms from
Latin America to the world.
The current mechanisms, however, do not promote this synergy and are instead a source of conflict to meet both goals.
To develop Chile’s technical potential for RE, it is important to address market access and technical barriers that may hinder
such development with the following initiatives:
› Implementation of economic instruments for technological competition: to promote optimal conditions for the pro-
duction of renewable electricity, production of green hydrogen and derivatives, it is necessary to incorporate the
social cost of carbon and other externalities (taxes, norms or both).
› Transmission capacity: For electricity generation, the integration of local and regional markets through a timely devel-
opment of new transmission capacity is critical.
› Certainty in interconnection agreements: The lack of sustainable interconnections schemes, through long-term con-
tracts and other instruments that ensure stable and predictable revenues and contractual commitments.
› Integration of industries and markets: For the creation of hydrogen hubs as technological development poles, sharing
infrastructure costs and benefits (RE generation, transmission lines, electrolysers, storage, harbours, among others),
lowering transaction and operation costs, and generating the market for supply and demand.
› Design of a joint regulation and market: To design the path to convergence in a common market in the long term,
taking the first steps with bilateral agreements or contracts that adapt to the specific characteristics of each project
and country. An important aspect for the export of electricity to neighbouring countries in Latin America.
› Unequal distribution of benefits: Congestion revenues from interconnections should be shared equitably among
countries (e.g., through a reduction in transmission system usage charges).
› Export regulatory framework: Lack of unconditional government backing from all countries involved in the operation
of interconnections (state public policy).
5.3. Renewable energy potential and observatory
The main conclusions and suggestions in the field of renewable energy potential are:
› It is confirmed that Chile has a considerable renewable energy potential that can be the basis for various exports.
› However, assessments of potential do not yet fully incorporate:
› Environmental and biodiversity impacts (desalination plants, wind farms and migratory birds, among others),
› Socio-cultural impacts,
› Contribution of small-scale distributed generation (below 3 MW),
› Detailed projections of climate scenarios for the horizon 2050,
› Risk identification related to extreme weather events.
› Research and systematic observation will be a key concept for the continuous evaluation of the RE potential of Chile.
For example, due to the geographical characteristics of Magallanes, most of the bird migration routes pass through a very
narrow stretch of land, and there is not a wide range of coastal areas to install windmills without affecting aerial biodiversity. A
comprehensive study of bird migration patterns must be done before the installation of large wind farms in the Magallanes region.
The urgency of these issues, which are already part of the decisions and commitments being made in Magallanes and northern
Chile, is emphasised.
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5.4. Legitimacy and social licence
The current decision-making context shows the relevance that the following elements and actions support the development of
Chile’s renewable energy exports to ensure its governance:
› RE export potential needs to be developed under a just climate action principle. This means that it must allow for an
equitable allocation of costs and benefits, it should protect the most vulnerable communities, and at the same time
it must reinforce environmental institutions, preserve biological diversity and ecosystems, and consider territorial
priorities.
› Two regions in Chile have a clear RE export potential: Antofagasta and Magallanes. Any plan to develop this potential
should be based on a territorial socio-ecological approach. This means, developed by the inhabitants of those regions,
respecting their development vocations, socio-economic development needs and environmental limits, measured by
their planetary boundary indicators.
› Applying an anticipatory principle, RE exports should allow the country to advance significantly in the capacity build-
ing of professionals for the sector.
› Overall positive impact on a small scale in the territories where they are developed.
› Community and citizen participation in the process.
› Contribute to the reduction of energy poverty at the national level.
› Adequate balance of policies and strategies at the national level with those developed and implemented at the re-
gional and local level.
› The multidimensionality (technological, economic, socio-cultural, environmental) of the impacts of macro-projects
and the inter-systemic connections of the transition processes towards renewable energy export should be consid-
ered.
Consequently, long-term renewable energy export policy should be inclusive and representative, incorporating all territories
and localities, without exception, in the energy transition, whether they contribute directly to exports or not.
A policy of this nature, although ambitious, implies a greater involvement of the state and local governments in the transition
efforts and allows several strategic objectives to be met simultaneously: increasing export capacity; complying with the NDCs and
SDGs, and guaranteeing governance and social and political legitimacy to the export process.
5.5. New challenges for science and technology
As in other productive sectors, particularly the copper industry, the introduction of renewable energy sources represents a great
challenge for Chilean science and technology. Indeed, beyond technical innovation applied to production processes, quantifying
the impacts and benefits related to the generation, transport, storage and use of renewable energy will be necessary. This means
efforts in different sciences, including economic, social and anthropological, computer, environmental and ecological sciences.
In this sense, a new industry could be generated, that invigorates the economy in a virtuous way, for the benefit of citizens
and for Chile’s position within the framework of international development. This will require a strong effort to build new scientif-
ic-technical capacities and competencies, with a strong impact on educational plans and programs at the technical and university
level.
Specifically, the study has identified several research topics that would allow progress to be made in this field:
› Interdiscipline: Export development implications on sociotechnical systems. Energy transitions not only imply techno-
logical changes for energy infrastructure, but entail transformations in the social and cultural relations, enabling us to
move towards new energy development. Interdisciplinary research frameworks are required to successfully address
many of the challenges raised in this document.
› Circular Economy: To minimize further socio-environmental problems and conflicts, the transition should be carried
out as part of a broader transition towards a circular, minimum-waste economy.
› Business Models: Integrated and collaborative research to propose innovative models of commercial and partnership
agreements inspired by the sustainable development goals, in the context of international relations exchanges and
market integration.
› Natural resources balance: Sustainability and environmental research to describe, measure and control the expected
impacts of the emerging energy generation industry on climate change and natural resources systems (desalination,
solar energy, wind energy, transmission lines, among others).
› Research and innovation for local requirements and conditions: Electrolysers, water treatment, storage, transporta-
tion, monitoring systems, advanced research on local RE sources (geothermal, solar, wind, hydro and biomass) en-
hancing their use and efficiency in the export options presented, end-use applications of hydrogen and derivatives (i.e.
adoption of electrolysis-based hydrogen and other energy carriers, as biofuels), policy alignment, history of science,
socio-cultural impacts, impacts on biodiversity, mitigation measures.
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› Transportation systems: New transportation, logistic and storage systems, both on national and international ex-
changes (weight and volumes, energy efficiency, refuelling).
› Demonstration projects: Focus on demonstration projects with a science-based interdisciplinary validation and fol-
low-up scheme.
› Technological transfer: Generation of new innovative models and strategies for the effective transfer from scientific
research to the production sector.
› Objective evaluation of RE potential: Identification of favourable areas for installation of RE projects, based on
geo-referenced factors that require restriction thresholds, according to technical, environmental, territorial, and so-
cio-cultural factors.
5.6. The need for partnership
The following strategic partnership areas are highlighted:
› The need for research and commercial agreements with significant hydrogen purchasing centres or hydrogen-pro-
ducing partners. For example, the collaboration between Japan and Australia should be an example to follow. It con-
siders both countries’ institutional arrangements and segregates the aspects that each party can bring to the table to
achieve a common understanding of the entire green hydrogen maritime transport chain. In addition, the safeguards
of green hydrogen production allow for its sustainability from the inside out at the time of export.
› Need to establish partnership agreements in education with Japan, Australia and Europe, for example, to integrate
innovative technologies and complement it with the knowledge to achieve a just transition, greater acceptance and
participation in the processes.
› Need to assess internal or Latin American demand for green hydrogen to become independent of “developed mar-
kets” that are limited to some countries that will look for the cheapest options. Also, explore the possibility of associ-
ation with Latin American countries to build an associative model to boost hydrogen exports from Latin America to
the rest of the world.
› Need to position itself as a real solution for decarbonisation compared to blue hydrogen initiatives.
5.7. The need to review and improve current legislation
A recently published report on Chilean climate governance (Billi et al, 2021) deems the current system insufficient to face the
challenges of climate change. The report describes present governance as highly fragmented into different agencies and planning
instruments that are highly disarticulated. Current governance also displays an excessive centralization of resources and a low
consideration of territorial interdependencies, generating artificial separations among processes and components associated
with the management of the different elements, and a lack of coordination in management.
In this contexts, today’s legislation:
› Should be reviewed to identify aspects that can speed up and improve the development of new projects, as well as
generate synergies with other sectoral authorities, for example:
› build geo-referenced cadastres for different components at national level based on information gathered by private
parties for environmental impact assessments.
› build databases with the monitoring information that private parties must gather in the development and operation
of their projects, and that are reported to different authorities. This information should be publicly available with a
delay of no more than two years.
› build databases and baselines with information on detailed long-term mining plans for the entire life of the mine, even
beyond the approved resolution of environmental qualification (i.e., Codelco’s Ministro Hales Division, which has res-
olution until 2026, has been processing since 2019 the extension of the Continuity of Operations permit through).
› Need to review existing national legislation to detect aspects that may hinder the aforementioned development (e.g.,
modernisation of the mining code that currently regulates underground infrastructure in areas with renewable energy
generation potential in the north of the country).
› Need for the creation of a law that directly regulates the impacts of desalination plants. So far there are only initiatives
and general guidelines to comply with the minimum requirements.
53 This information includes: movement of materials ( waste and minerals); equipment requirements, number of extractions trucks,
auxiliary equipment, future transport distances, among others; fuel consumption, diesel and gasoline; future electricity consump-
tion, mainly for processes that depend on the hardness of future minerals to be processed. This information is currently not com-
piled by any state institution such as Sernageomin or Cochilco. With all this information, a much more robust, accurate and precise
emissions baseline could be established.
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ROCLIMA+ a Chile en su rol de Pre-
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mático, para impulsar la acción climá-
tica, tanto en Chile como en América
Latina y el Caribe.
La UE es un socio estratégico clave
en la acción climática y para conectar
los puntos entre la Agenda 2030 y los
Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible,
en apoyo del logro de los objetivos
del Acuerdo de París. En esa línea,
Chile acordó trabajar conjuntamente
con la UE en la preparación y organi-
zación de la COP 25.
