SUMMARY – South America Energy Transition Week
SUMMARY – South America Energy Transition Week
Trends, Challenges and Best-Practices
The South America Energy Transition Week took place from 9-11 November 2021. The event was organized by RWE Technology International in cooperation with AHK Chile.
Various experts from the power, mining and industrial sector presented specific trends and challenges they are facing in the framework of the Energy Transition and provided insights and best-practice examples from their own business transformation.
RECORDINGS AND PRESENTATIONS
Tuesday | November 9, 2021 Developing industrial-scale green hydrogen in South America
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (Chile) / 02:00 p.m. – 03:30 p.m. (CET)
| CHILEAN TIME | TOPIC AND SPEAKER |
| 10.00 – 10.05 | Welcome and Moderation Christoph Meyer, Project Manager Energy, Mining & Sustainability, AHK Chile |
| 10.05 – 10.20 | Is South America ready to deploy its clean energy potential? Dr. Erwin Plett, CEO Low Carbon Chile, Director H2Chile, The Chilean Hydrogen Association SEE PRESENTATION |
| 10.20 – 10.35 | Industrial scale efuel Production in Chile Aram Pedinian, Commercial Manager, HIF SEE PRESENTATION |
| 10.35 – 10.50 | TRA-Busso Group: hydrogen systems integration Sebastián Álvarez, Project Engineer, Busso Group SEE PRESENTATION |
| 10.50 – 11.20 | Q&A / Discussion |
Wednesday | November 10, 2021 Green Mining Solutions in South America
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (Chile) / 02:00 p.m. – 03:30 p.m. (CET)
| CHILEAN TIME | TOPIC AND SPEAKER |
| 10.00 – 10.05 | Welcome and Moderation Denise Kirschner, Project Manager Energy, Mining & Sustainability, AHK Chile |
| 10.05 – 10.20 | Sustainable Technological Innovation for Green Mining Víctor Dörner, Project Manager Development and Innovation, El Teniente – CODELCO SEE PRESENTATION |
| 10.20 – 10.35 | The relevance of pilot projects for the introduction of innovation in the mining industry Cristian Opazo, Technical Manager, Centro Nacional de Pilotaje (National Pilot Centre) SEE PRESENTATION |
| 10.35 – 10.50 | Best Practice: RWE continuous mining in Germany and consulting projects overseas Arie-Johann Heiertz, Head of Mining & Mineral Resources, RWE Technology International SEE PRESENTATION |
| 10.50 – 11.20 | Q&A / Discussion |
Thursday | November 11, 2021 Sustainable Industrial Production in South America
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (Chile) / 02:00 p.m. – 03:30 p.m. (CET)
| CHILEAN TIME | TOPIC AND SPEAKER |
| 10.00 – 10.05 | Welcome and Moderation Annika Schüttler, Project Leader Mining & Sustainability, AHK Chile |
| 10.05 – 10.20 | BASF: Our journey to net zero 2050 – Waldemilson Muniz, Senior Manager of Energy and Utilities, BASF South America – Marcia Padua, Senior Manager of Operational Excellence, BASF South America |
| 10.20 – 10.35 | Sustainable wines Marcelo Cabrera, Head of Technical Area Supplies and Services, VSPT Wine Group SEE PRESENTATION |
| 10.35 – 10.50 | Best Practices from GASCO: Powering the energy transition Marcelo Cortés Vásquez, Deputy Engineering Manager, GASCO SEE PRESENTATION |
| 10.50 – 11.25 | Q&A / Discussion |
