Expected impacts

• Contribute to Codelco's technological transformation of Codelco through the promotion and development of modern technologies.
• Develop skills in local suppliers with the potential to provide more complex services both on site and on projects.
• Optimize investment and mining operation costs by incorporating more efficient technologies.

Proposed solutions

• Implement a corporate strategy for the future use of green hydrogen in operations.
• Promote smaller scale pilot projects and participate on government committees for the development and consolidation of regulations.
• Establish strategic alliances with mining equipment suppliers, energy generation companies, academia, and industry peers to adopt best practices and optimize the business model(s) that arise from the incorporation of modern technologies.

Progress

PARTICIPATION IN H2-CHILE

The H2-Chile association is a public-private collaborative space from which Codelco seeks to promote the use of green hydrogen in mining. The goal of its 45 professional partners and more than 60 leading companies is to accelerate the energy transition, promoting hydrogen and its use as an energy vector in industrial, commercial, residential and mobility applications. H2-Chile seeks to position the country among the leaders in production and export of green hydrogen.