{"id":22755,"date":"2025-04-21T10:04:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T14:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/h2lac.org\/h2-verde-latam-regional-innovation-call-for-proposals\/"},"modified":"2025-04-21T10:04:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T14:04:55","slug":"h2-verde-latam-regional-innovation-call-for-proposals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"\/en\/h2-verde-latam-regional-innovation-call-for-proposals\/","title":{"rendered":"H2 Verde LATAM Regional Innovation Call for Proposals"},"content":{"rendered":"

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H2 Verde LATAM Regional Innovation Call for Proposals<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>
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The German Development Cooperation Agency, GIZ, together with H2LAC, invite you to participate in our first innovation competition for the development of green hydrogen and its derivatives in Latin America and the Caribbean.<\/p>\n

For the German Cooperation, the involvement of the private sector and academia is key to develop a green hydrogen economy in LAC, and this Exchange (Regional Innovation Call) is an opportunity to see how countries are moving forward with firm steps towards an energy transition using the potential of renewable energies for the production of green hydrogen as an energy vector.<\/p>\n

Introduction<\/span><\/b> <\/span><\/p>\n

The Green Hydrogen Workstream of the GADeR LAC Sectoral Network of the German Development Cooperation, GIZ, is implementing the call for proposals for the following call <\/span>“Green hydrogen in academia: Bridging the gap between academia and the private sector in LAC”, <\/span><\/i>which aims to strengthen the link between academia and the private sector in this region in the field of green hydrogen. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

In this way, innovative ideas are sought from academia and\/or the private sector related to the green hydrogen value chain<\/strong>, which can support the development of this new industry in the countries of the region, which need to conduct tests and trials in a specialized research center.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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Objectives <\/span><\/b> <\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Support the development of innovative ideas in the field of green hydrogen and\/or Power to X (PtX).<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Strengthen regional linkages between the academic and private sectors in relation to green hydrogen and\/or PtX technologies to promote their early adoption in LAC.<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Who is it aimed at?<\/span><\/b> <\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. Students, or groups of up to four students, undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in universities, research centers, professional institutes or technical training centers that preferably are linked to a company interested in hydrogen development.<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n
    2. Representatives of legally constituted ventures, alliances, joint ventures or consortiums, and, in general, private sector companies interested in the development of green hydrogen or PtX.<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      Requirements <\/span><\/b> <\/span><\/p>\n

      Proposals must meet these requirements:<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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      1. Alignment with the Green Hydrogen and PtX Policies\/Strategies\/Route Sheets of your home country (where available).<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n
      2. Compliance with the sustainability criteria of the PtX Hub Berlin:<\/span> See document<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
      3. Propose an innovation related to the green hydrogen and\/or PtX value chain.<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n
      4. Be enrolled in an educational institution or belong to a company based in the following countries: <\/span>Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico and Peru.<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        What are we looking for?<\/span><\/b> <\/span><\/p>\n

        We are looking for ideas that can be implemented, at an advanced stage of maturity and related to one of the following topics:<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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        1. Renewable hydrogen production<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n
        2. Export of hydrogen or its derivatives<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n
        3. Electricity generation (fuel cell), compression and conditioning, storage<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n
        4. Hydrogen logistics\/transportation <\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n
        5. Blending (hydrogen with natural gas)<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n
        6. End use (transport, energy, industry, infrastructure, agriculture\/green ammonia as fertilizer, etc.)<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n
        7. Hydrogen-related business models and\/or public policies<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n
        8. Relationship of renewable hydrogen project with communities<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          Evaluation<\/span><\/b> <\/span><\/p>\n

          Proposals will be reviewed and evaluated according to the following criteria (with a point scale of 1 to 10):<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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          1. Relationship to the national hydrogen strategy\/roadmap of the applicant country<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n
          2. Impact on the local H2\/PtX market <\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n
          3. Impact on the Global H2\/PtX Market<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n
          4. Degree of Innovation \/ “Specialty of the idea”.<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n
          5. Feasibility of the idea<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n
          6. Scalability <\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n
          7. Inclusion of social issues\/just transition\/leave no one behind\/etc.<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n
          8. For group applications, gender parity in the group will be considered.<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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            Format of proposals<\/span><\/b> <\/span><\/p>\n

            The presentation of the idea must contain: <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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            1. Title <\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n
            2. Background<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n
            3. Justification<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n
            4. Problem statement<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n
            5. General and specific objectives<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n
            6. Methodology<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n
            7. Budget <\/span> (lump sum)<\/span><\/li>\n
            8. Timeline <\/span> (project duration)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n