Study of transportation alternatives “Magallanes Winds”

RWE Renewables Chile is developing the Vientos Magallánicos project, a plant that seeks to produce green hydrogen and ammonia through a wind farm, which would be located near Villa Tehuelches, Laguna Blanca, about 100 km northwest of Punta Arenas.

The wind farm would have an installed capacity of approximately 1 GW and estimates an annual production of 475,000 tons of green ammonia to be exported to international markets.

In this context, PA Engineering carried out a Trade-Off study on transportation alternatives to the different ports in the area, evaluating the possibility of transporting electricity, green hydrogen or ammonia. The analysis included the definition of transportation requirements, equipment, surface area in Laguna Blanca and in port, possible routes based on a regulatory analysis and identification of singularities and the estimation of CAPEX and OPEX.