Construction begins on world’s first commercial plants for eFuels

Porsche begins project to produce eFuels in Chile

A joint venture between Porsche and Siemens Energy to produce nearly CO2-neutral eFuels has begun in earnest after construction started on an industrial plant in Punta Arenas, Chile. The ceremony for this pioneering project took place on 10 September in the presence of Chile’s energy minister Juan Carlos Jobet.

The Haru Oni project takes advantage of the perfect climatic conditions for wind energy in Magallanes province in southern Chile to produce the virtually carbon-neutral fuel using low-cost green wind power. The pilot plant is scheduled to start production in mid-2022.

Michael Steiner, member of the Executive Board for Research and Development at Porsche AG, said: “We see ourselves as pioneers when it comes to renewable fuels, and we want to drive development forward. This fits in with our clear overall sustainability strategy: it means that Porsche as a whole can be net CO2 neutral as early as 2030. Fuels produced with renewable energy can make a contribution to this.

“Our icon, the 911, is particularly suited to the use of eFuels. But so are our much-loved historic vehicles… our tests with renewable fuels are going very successfully. eFuels will make it possible to reduce fossil CO2 emissions in combustion engines by up to 90%. Among other things, we’ll be using the first fuel from Chile in our Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup racing cars from 2022.”