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Haru Oni pilot project delivers green fuel

Haru Oni is the name of the Chilean pilot project that has the goal of producing climate-neutral fuel using the world ’ s first commercial plant . In the language of the native Chileans , Haru Oni means ‘ strong wind ’. And there ’ s enough of that at the Punta Arenas project site in the most southern region of Chile . The climate conditions are perfect for running wind energy plants . The electricity generated will be used to produce green hydrogen and to convert it to synthetic fuel . To run the plant , compressed air and nitrogen are needed , for example , as well as a system that stores and compresses carbon dioxide .