News — A sustainable project by Grenergy:  GrenRiders Austral 2024

Grenergy — January 28, 2025

A sustainable project by Grenergy: GrenRiders Austral 2024

The GrenRiders Austral 24 initiative will help tourists and citizens travel 1,000 kilometers of the Austral route in a sustainable and efficient way.
The project includes various donations for education and training projects in local communities.

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Grenergy has launched the GrenRiders Austral 24 initiative with the aim of promoting sustainable tourism and electrification along the Carretera Austral (Chile) through the installation of free public charging points for electric vehicles.

On the route, divided into five stages, Grenergy has inaugurated three free public electric charging stations that will allow tourists and citizens to travel 1,000 kilometres of the route in a sustainable and efficient way both by electric vehicle and electric bicycle.

a word from grenergy's ceo

“This expedition demonstrates that it can be travelled entirely on clean energy. It has been made possible by the donation of electric vehicle chargers to promote sustainable tourism on one of the most amazing routes in the world.”

David Ruiz de Andrés

CEO

About the project

These achievements support our market leadership and our determination to continue growing in Chile, continue to promote the energy transition and improve people’s quality of life.

This involves the organisation of an expedition of senior company executives to cover 1,000 km of the Carretera Austral, where we have identified different projects to help communities close to the road’s route. The route was carried out by electric bike and electric support and supply vans. 5 Stages along the Carretera Austral passing through multiple communities and natural environments and paying maximum attention to leaving a zero carbon footprint.

To kick off this initiative, a group of company executives led by David Ruiz de Andrés, CEO of Grenergy, travelled 1,000 kilometres of the route on electric bicycles, accompanied by electric support vans, paying maximum attention to leaving 0 emissions.

Donations for education projects

Within the framework of GrenRiders Austral 24, Grenergy has also made donations to the local communities near the Carretera Austral for training projects linked to the field of energy and sustainability with the aim of contributing to the economic and social development of the localities, while caring for and maintaining the biodiversity of  the environment.

The different social actions agreed will benefit 600 people from the different local communities, including training activities such as scholarships and agreements to promote specialized workshops in ecology and recycling and promote  ecological awareness.

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GrenRiders Austral 2024

“Our goal is to continue growing in Chile, while promoting the energy transition and improving the quality of life of communities,”

David Ruiz de Andrés

CEO

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Colaborative Projects

Villa O´higgins
The Villa O´higgins collaborative project consistis of five scholarships for students for the 2024 academic year and financial donation to improve the conditions of their greenhouse. Grenergy´s collaboration with the municipality is the result of our commitment to supporting community development.

Ibanez River
Grenergy has donated a total of around 5.000 euros to the community to promote education in the area. This initiative allows 45 children from three educational centers to benefit from this project that seeks to promote ecological awareness through outdoor enviromental education experiences under the moto “know in order to protect”.

Cohrane
Together with the Bicentennial High School Austral Lord Cochrane, several activities have been carried out with the aim of teaching students to protect, conserve, and preserve ecosystems and biodiversity. These activities have consisted of the implementation of workshops focused on recycling, robotics, energy efficiency, and sustainable development, which will take place during the 2024 school year.