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Ceará Has Just Signed the 14Th Memorandum for Investments in Its Green Hydrogen Hub at the Pecém Complex. The Company to Sign the Agreement Is AES Brasil, Specialized in Clean Energy Generation
The Government of Ceará Has Signed the 14Th Memorandum for Investments in Green Hydrogen Projects. The Project Estimates an Initial Generation of 1 GW of Clean Energy, Enough to Supply 1.5 Million Homes, and Generate 500,000 Tons of Green Ammonia Annually. The Document Was Signed with AES Brasil in the Early Afternoon of This Monday (13).
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Agreement Provides for the Creation of a Green Hydrogen Production Chain Project
According to Ceará’s Governor, Camilo Santana, there is no doubt that changing the energy matrix is an essential step for the future of the environment and the country’s energy future.
The government is working hard to ensure that the necessary conditions are in place for Ceará to become a major HUB for clean energy and green hydrogen production for Brazil and the world.
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Brazilian scientists are simultaneously advancing two research projects on clean hydrogen and driving solutions that could transform the energy matrix, enhance industrial competitiveness, and accelerate large-scale emission reduction targets.
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Advancement in renewable energy: A R$ 150 million project launched by Petrobras and Finep aims to create state-of-the-art electrolyzers for green hydrogen, strengthening national research and preparing Brazil to compete in a billion-dollar energy market.
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Illiterate or semi-literate grandmothers were trained to repair solar systems, open rural workshops, and light up homes that still depended on kerosene.
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The world has bet on green hydrogen as the fuel of the future, but now faces the side effect: producing 1 kilogram requires about 9 liters of ultrapure water, and the largest projects on the planet are precisely in the driest regions of the Earth, where water is already scarce for people.
The state’s investment agreement with AES Brasil provides for the development of a green hydrogen production chain project, including the intention to participate in a pool for ammonia storage and utilities to be created and implemented at the future Hub.
Green Hydrogen Investment in Ceará Will Focus on the International Market
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GOVERNOR CAMILO SANTANA SIGNS THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GREEN HYDROGEN AT THE PECEM PORT, WITH AES BRASIL, PHOTOS © CARLOS GIBAJA / GOV OF CEARÁ -
GOVERNOR CAMILO SANTANA SIGNS THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GREEN HYDROGEN AT THE PECEM PORT, WITH AES BRASIL, PHOTOS © CARLOS GIBAJA / GOV OF CEARÁ -
GOVERNOR CAMILO SANTANA SIGNS THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GREEN HYDROGEN AT THE PECEM PORT, WITH AES BRASIL, PHOTOS © CARLOS GIBAJA / GOV OF CEARÁ
Ítalo Freitas, Vice President of AES Brasil, who had the chance to closely observe the Pecém Complex, assessed Ceará’s potential to contribute to the economy’s decarbonization movement. According to the Vice President, Ceará has the ideal conditions for producing hydrogen at a competitive cost.
According to Ítalo, AES Brasil, which aims to support its clients in decarbonization through clean energy, also wishes to be part of the green hydrogen industry in the future. Luis Sarra, the Green Hydrogen Director of AES in South America, states that the investment to be built in Ceará will be aimed at the international market through the export of clean energy via the Pecém port.
Ítalo added that technology can be one of the pathways to decarbonizing the economy, helping major carbon-emitting industries in their mission to reduce emissions in their processes.
Get to Know AES Brasil
Operating for over 20 years in Brazil, AES Brasil is an energy generator specialized in the clean and renewable sources sector. The company currently has an installed energy capacity of 4.4 GW, with 2,658.4 MW connected to hydropower plants, 294.1 MW dedicated to solar energy, and 1,435 MW for wind energy.
In addition, the company is also negotiating the construction of a hybrid plant with a potential of 1.5 GW. According to AES Brasil’s CEO, Clarissa Sadock, reinforcing the company’s intent to become a reference in the sustainable hydrogen sector, its portfolio, with 100% clean energy, including wind farms, hydropower plants, and solar plants, demonstrates its vocation for the production of fully green hydrogen.
