8 de marzo de 2023

HIF Global elige a Siemens Energy para suministrar electrolizadores a la nueva planta de Texas e-Combustibles

Houston, March 8, 2023 - HIF Global, the world's leading eFuels company, and Siemens Energy reached an agreement which would allow Siemens Energy to expand its electrolyzer manufacturing capacity beyond its previously announced plans. This agreement will assist HIF Global in obtaining sufficient capacity for the HIF Matagorda eFuels Facility. The electrolyzers will aggregate an expected capacity of approximately 1.8 gigawatts (GW) to support approximately 300,000 tonnes per year of green hydrogen production.

Cesar Norton, CEO of HIF Global, said, “We face a time of incredible expansion in hydrogen production amid global supply chain challenges. The agreement with Siemens Energy allows for electrolyzer deliveries which could support the start of construction as early as the first part of 2024 for the HIF Matagorda eFuels Facility. We look forward to starting construction at the pioneering Texas green hydrogen and eFuels facility, with Siemens Energy's industry leading electrolyzer design and manufacturing strength.”

Stefano Innocenzi, SVP, Sustainable Energy Systems of Siemens Energy said, “Hydrogen and powerto-X applications such as eFuels will play a key role in the energy transition. To ramp up this new industry, we need many projects, including large-scale ones, and investors and off-takers who are willing to make a promise for the future. These agreements give us planning certainty, creating the basis for ramping up the technology and the industry as a whole.”

The HIF Matagorda eFuels Facility will be the first world scale eFuels facility, located in Matagorda County, Texas. HIF and Siemens Energy are engaged in front end engineering and design for 1.8 GW of Silyzer 300 polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolyzers that will use renewable energy to separate hydrogen from water, resulting in approximately 300,000 tonnes of hydrogen peryear. The green hydrogen will be utilized together with recycled carbon dioxide to produce carbon-neutral eFuels, which are chemically equivalent to fuels used today and can therefore be dropped-in to existing engines without any modifications required. The green hydrogen and eFuels produced by the HIF Matagorda eFuels Facility will be able to convert approximately half a million cars to carbon neutral as early as 2027.

About HIF Global
HIF Globalis the world's leading eFuels company, developing projects to convert hydrogen using lowcost renewable power into carbon-neutral liquid eFuels that can be transported and utilized in existing infrastructure. The name HIF represents the mission of the company: to provide Highly Innovative Fuels to make decarbonization ofthe planet possible. HIF Chile, HIF USA, HIF Asia Pacific, and HIF EMEA are wholly owned subsidiaries of HIF Global. HIF Global produced the first liters of synthetic Fuels from the Haru Oni Demonstration Facility in Magallanes, Chile in December 2022 and intends to begin construction of the commercial scale HIF Matagorda eFuels Facility in Texas in 1Q2024. For more information, visit www.hifglobal.com.

About Siemens Energy
Siemens Energy is one of the world's leading energy technology companies. The company works with its customers and partners on energy systems for the future, thus supporting the transition to amore sustainable world. With its portfolio of products, solutions, and services, Siemens Energy covers almost the entire energy value chain - from power generation and transmission to storage. The portfolio includes conventional and renewable energy technology, such as gas and steam turbines, hybrid power plants operated with hydrogen, and power generators and transformers. More than 50 percent of the portfolio has already been decarbonized. A majority stake in the listed company Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) makes Siemens Energy a global market leader for renewable energies. An estimated one-sixth of the electricity generated worldwide is based on technologies from Siemens Energy. Siemens Energy employs more than 92,000 people worldwide in more than 90 countries and generated revenue of around €29 billion in fiscal year 2022. More on Wwww.siemens-energy.com.

INFORMACIÓN CAUTELAR SOBRE DECLARACIONES PROSPECTIVAS
La información contenida en este comunicado de prensa incluye varias afirmaciones que son declaraciones prospectivas en el sentido de la legislación federal sobre valores de EE.UU.. Todas las declaraciones que no sean hechos históricos son, o pueden considerarse, declaraciones prospectivas. Palabras como "puede", "espera", "potencial", "será", "hará" y expresiones similares se utilizan para identificar las declaraciones prospectivas y transmiten la incertidumbre de los acontecimientos o resultados futuros. Las afirmaciones de carácter prospectivo contenidas en este comunicado de prensa se refieren, entre otras cosas, a nuestras expectativas sobre nuestros planes, estrategias y objetivos, incluidos los relativos al calendario y otros aspectos de las instalaciones de HIF eFuels. Dichas declaraciones se basan en las expectativas y suposiciones actuales de la dirección y están sujetas a riesgos e incertidumbres conocidos y desconocidos que pueden hacer que los resultados o acontecimientos reales difieran materialmente de las expectativas expresadas o implícitas en las declaraciones prospectivas. Entre los factores que podrían provocar que los resultados o acontecimientos reales difieran sustancialmente de los descritos en las declaraciones prospectivas se incluyen (sin limitación): nuestra capacidad para obtener o mantener a tiempo los permisos necesarios para construir y desarrollar las instalaciones de HIF eFuels; nuestra capacidad para ejecutar los objetivos operativos a tiempo y con éxito; la evolución legislativa, política, fiscal y reglamentaria; el resultado de las negociaciones comerciales; nuestra capacidad para obtener financiación; las preferencias o la demanda de los consumidores; y diversos factores económicos, empresariales y competitivos que afectan a nuestro negocio. Todas las declaraciones prospectivas contenidas en este comunicado de prensa están expresamente matizadas en su totalidad por las declaraciones cautelares contenidas o a las que se hace referencia en este párrafo. HIF Global le insta a que revise y considere cuidadosamente las declaraciones cautelares realizadas en este comunicado de prensa y le advierte de que no debe depositar una confianza indebida en las declaraciones prospectivas, que sólo son válidas en la fecha de este comunicado de prensa. HIF Global no asume ninguna obligación (y rechaza expresamente cualquier obligación de este tipo) de actualizar las declaraciones prospectivas, ya sea como resultado de nueva información, acontecimientos futuros u otros motivos.

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