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Portrait of Ing. Ismael Retuerto

Ing. Ismael Retuerto

Co-developer of the SAF Project

Eco Refinerías del Sur

A chemical engineer from the Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco (National University of Patagonia San Juan Bosco). He has served as technical lead and president of NRG Patagonia S.A. and was a member of the Wind Cluster of the Cámara de Industriales de Proyectos e Ingeniería de Bienes de Capital de Argentina (the Argentine chamber of capital goods project and engineering industries). As a partner and director of ENAT S.A. he carried out the full development of wind farm projects, and he sat on the Board of the Cámara Argentina de Energías Renovables (CADER, the Argentine Chamber of Renewable Energy) between 2011 and 2013. He was named a Global Wind Ambassador by the Global Wind Energy Council (2023-2024).

Together with the German firm Green Sinnergy, he is co-developer of the project to produce SAF (sustainable aviation fuel) in Chubut under the name ERS (Eco Refinerías del Sur), based on green hydrogen and CO₂ capture. He is vice president of the Asociación Civil Transición Energética Sostenible (TES, the Sustainable Energy Transition Association). He served as Minister of Economy and Public Works of the Province of Chubut between 1994 and 1999, and as a Provincial Legislator from 1999 to 2003.

Takes part in

  • 14:50–15:40 Panel Panel 5 — Green hydrogen and advanced biofuels

    To analyze the potential of Chubut as a pioneering hub for the production of green hydrogen and its derivatives—e-fuels and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)—based on its exceptional wind resource, and its role as a vehicle for the deep decarbonization of hard-to-abate sectors such as aviation and heavy industry. The panel will address the construction of the local value chain, the development of small and medium-sized enterprises and skilled employment, the regulatory framework still pending, and the opportunities arising from the requirements of CORSIA (the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation). It will show how these developments turn emissions into productive inputs and how they connect with international demand and with the opportunity presented by carbon markets.

Recordings will be available on the YouTube channel of the Province of Chubut once the event has concluded.