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The Port of Bahía Blanca Signs Agreement with PLAPIQUI
The Management Consortium of the Port of Bahía Blanca, together with the Department of Chemical Engineering of the National University of the South, signed a specific agreement that will designate the Pilot Plant of Chemical Engineering (PLAPIQUI).
The president of CGPBB, Federico Susbielles, along with the Dean of the department, Patricia Hoch. The agreement will include a diagnostic study on the Port of Bahía Blanca and its nearby industrial area to evaluate alternatives for hydrogen production and commercialization, reduction of gaseous emissions, and carbon dioxide valorization.
This project is part of the energy transition planning that the Port is undergoing, aiming to decarbonize port operations and define the role that CGPBB and the region will have within the zero and low-emission hydrogen economy
Federico Susbielles, president of CGPBB, stated: "Planning for sustainability and environmental sustainability is a necessary condition for our productive development."
Also present were Marisa Perdernera and Eduardo López from the PLAPIQUI Reactors Group, and engineer Alexander Urrutia from the PLAPIQUI Transfer Office.
