Green Hydrogen opportunities for Denmark in Chile: Global Production Networks and Sociotechnical Imaginaries in Magallanes Region": reen Hydrogen opportunities for Denmark in Chile: Global Production Networks and Sociotechnical Imaginaries in Magallanes Region
Translated title
Green Hydrogen opportunities for Denmark in Chile Global Production Networks and Sociotechnical Imaginaries in Magallanes Region
Author
Hernández Gabor, Raimundo Estevan
Term
4. semester
Education
Publication year
2026
Submitted on
2026-05-29
Abstract
This thesis explores Denmark’s role in Chile’s emerging green hydrogen industry through the HNH Energy project in Magallanes, Patagonia. Green hydrogen refers to hydrogen produced with renewable energy. The study uses a two-part framework that links Global Production Networks (GPNs)—which examine how firms, the state, and other actors connect across borders to create and capture value—with Sociotechnical Imaginaries (SIs), meaning shared visions of how technology and society should develop. Using this lens, it analyzes how governance, value creation, and competing visions of the green transition interact in the new hydrogen economy. The findings show that the Danish lead actor, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), positioned itself strategically within Chile’s hydrogen industry while shaping dominant narratives about sustainability, industrial upgrading, and future green development.
Dette speciale undersøger Danmarks rolle i Chiles spirende industri for grøn brint gennem HNH Energy-projektet i Magallanes, Patagonien. Grøn brint er brint produceret med vedvarende energi. Analysen bygger på en todelt ramme, der kobler globale produktionsnetværk (GPN) – som ser på, hvordan virksomheder, staten og andre aktører er forbundet på tværs af grænser og skaber og fordeler værdi – med sociotekniske forestillinger (SI), dvs. fælles billeder af, hvordan teknologi og samfund bør udvikle sig. Med denne tilgang undersøger specialet, hvordan styring og beslutninger (governance), værdiskabelse og konkurrerende visioner for den grønne omstilling spiller sammen i den nye brintøkonomi. Resultaterne viser, at den danske hovedaktør, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), har placeret sig strategisk i Chiles brintindustri og samtidig været med til at forme de dominerende fortællinger om bæredygtighed, industriel opgradering og fremtidig grøn udvikling.
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