HIF Global and Empresas GASCO produce carbon neutral gas

The project involved an R&D investment of US$3 million from Empresas GASCO and is part of the agreement signed in 2021 between both companies to promote a more sustainable gas that can be used, stored, and transported as conventional liquefied gas, without modifications required to infrastructure, capacity or equipment.

"Participating in the production of the first carbon-neutral liquefied gas in the world is a new demonstration of our company's commitment to the development of innovative technologies and solutions that contribute significantly to the transition towards carbon neutrality," said Empresas GASCO President, Matias Perez.

eLG is a carbon-neutral liquefied gas that originates as a by-product of the synthetic gasoline production process at HIF's Haru Oni eFuels facility, during the conversion of eMethanol to eGasoline, using MtG (methanol-to-gasoline) technology.

The technology launched allows eLG to be captured and stored. To be commercialised, eLG must be blended with traditional liquefied gas, in a proportion of eLG estimated to be between 10% and 30% of the total content. Its use is wide and diverse, and it can be applied in the different gasbased energy solutions offered by Empresas GASCO, which, in a first stage, is expected to reach a production of approximately 10 000 cylinders.

President and CEO of HIF Global, Cesar Norton, said: “Today we celebrate a substantial milestone for the hydrogen derivatives industry, allowing us to continue to show a portfolio of alternatives to decarbonise our planet and reduce the reliability of fossil fuels. Empresas GASCO has been a great ally in achieving this goal."

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