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After the Netherlands and Ireland, among others, Chile now also has a filling station built entirely of wood

Het Chileens energie- en bosbouwbedrijf Empresas Copec heeft in Peñalolén, een buitenwijk van hoofdstad Santiago, een tankstation geopend dat volledig van hout is gemaakt.
Het eerste volledig houten tankstation van Chili is de 700e van Copec in het land en de 500e van de formule met een bemande Pronto-tankshop. Foto: Impresa Copec, 2026

Chilean energy and forestry company Empresas Copec has opened a petrol station made entirely of wood in Peñalolén, a busy suburb of capital Santiago. Constructed of sustainably sourced wood, the gas station, the first in Chile, follows previous wooden stations recently built in countries including the Netherlands and Ireland.

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Author: Paul Blonk

Source: MobilityEnergy.com

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