Santiago in Chile
Aker launches green H<sub>2</sub> platform investment
Aker Clean Hydrogen is working on nine projects including one in Chile with Mainstream Renewable Power
Aker Horizons, a Norwegian climate-focused investment house, has launched a new platform company, Aker Clean Hydrogen, a pure-play industrial clean hydrogen producer. Aker claims that Aker Clean Hydrogen will become the most efficient hydrogen value chain integrator on a global scale. “The hydrogen market is ready to take off and it is not waiting on a technology breakthrough to become viable,” says Karl Hersvik, chairman of Aker Energy. “The technology is there, it is waiting for someone to come along and put all the pieces together. This is where Aker comes in with our unique position. We have all the capabilities in-house to drive the production of clean hydrogen.” According to Hersvik, A
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