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HIF Paysandú e-Fuels Facility

The HIF Paysandú e-Fuels facility will be located in Constancia, 15 km from Paysandú. The initiative is aligned with Uruguay's strategy to respond to the global transformation in the fuel industry. The project considers the generation of electricity from renewable sources and the transmission of this energy to the e-Fuels plant. The project includes the “Lucía” Photovoltaic Solar Park (PSF Lucía), located north of the town of El Eucalipto, with a peak generation capacity of 1,162 MWp. And the “Elena” Wind Farm (PE Elena) will be located in the Cuchilla de Fuego area, southeast of El Eucalipto, with an installed capacity of 1,137.6 MWp. Environmental permit process started 1Q2024. Pre-FEED completed. FEED started 2Q2024. CO₂ supply from emissions of bioethanol production in ALUR, where 150 kt/yr have been secured, and other biogenic sources.

City

Paysandú

Country

Uruguay

Region

latin_america

Project name

HIF Paysandú e-Fuels Facility

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Company:
Project name:
HIF Paysandú e-Fuels Facility
Project categories:
efuel
City:
Paysandú
State:
Paysandú
Country:
Uruguay
Region:
Latin America
Primary product:
e-Methanol
Secondary product:
e-Gasoline
Yearly production volume (primary):
700,000 tons
Yearly production volume (secondary):
250,000 tons
Status:
In development
Development:
Commercial
CO₂ utilized (mt/year):
900,000
Electrolyzer capacity (MW):
1,100
Renewable partner:
HIF Global
Reference:
https://hifglobal.com/locations/paysandu
Offtaker:
Mabanaft
Capture facility:
Utilization company:
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2024-12-26
HIF Global and ALUR advance in e-Fuels deployment in Uruguay
2023-06-12
HIF Global wins tender process of state-owned company ALUR to purchase biogenic CO2,
2024-05-20
HIF Global, an eFuels company, has selected Johnson Matthey as the methanol licensor for its Paysandu eFuels
2025-03-05
HIF Global has obtained approval for the land recategorisation
2025-03-19
The Elena wind farm plans 1.1GW wind farm to produce synthetic fuels
2025-07-09
HIF Global announces new design for e-Fuels project in Paysandú, Uruguay
2025-12-19
HIF Global and Government of Uruguay Sign Agreement to Accelerate e-Fuels Project in Paysandú
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