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 examines Denmark’s role in Chile’s emerging green hydrogen industry through the HNH Energy project in Magallanes, Patagonia. It uses a two-part framework that combines Global Production Networks (GPNs)—the cross-border ties that organize production and investment—and Sociotechnical Imaginaries (SIs)—shared visions of how technology and society should develop. Using this lens, the study analyzes how governance (who makes decisions and sets rules), value creation (who benefits), and competing visions of the green transition interact in a new hydrogen economy. The findings show that the Danish lead actor, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), has strategically positioned itself within the Chilean hydrogen industry while shaping dominant narratives about sustainability, industrial upgrading, and future green development.
Denne afhandling undersøger Danmarks rolle i Chiles spirende industri for grønt brint gennem HNH Energy-projektet i Magallanes, Patagonien. Studiet bruger en todelt analytisk ramme, der kombinerer Global Production Networks (GPN) – hvordan virksomheder, investorer og institutioner forbindes på tværs af lande i produktion og handel – og Sociotekniske imaginærer (SI) – de fælles forestillinger om, hvordan teknologi og samfund bør udvikle sig. Med dette blik analyseres, hvordan styring og beslutningsprocesser (governance), værdiskabelse og konkurrerende visioner for den grønne omstilling spiller sammen i en ny brintøkonomi. Resultaterne viser, at den danske hovedaktør, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), strategisk har positioneret sig i den chilenske brintsektor og samtidig er med til at forme de dominerende fortællinger om bæredygtighed, industriel opgradering og fremtidig grøn udvikling.
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