Ceará has just closed the 14th memorandum for investments in its green hydrogen hub in the Pecém Complex. The company that signed the agreement at the time was AES Brasil, specialized in clean energy generation
The Government of Ceará signed the 14th memorandum to invest 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 tons of green ammonia annually. The document was signed with AES Brasil in the early afternoon of Monday (13).
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Agreement provides for the creation of a green hydrogen production chain project
According to the governor of Ceará, Camilo Santana, there is no doubt that changing the energy matrix is an essential step for the future of the environment and the energy future of the country.
The government is working hard so that the necessary conditions are guaranteed for Ceará to become a great HUB production of clean energy and green hydrogen for Brazil and the world.
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 pool of ammonia storage and utilities to be created and implemented in the future Hub.
Green hydrogen investment in Ceará will focus on the international market
GOVERNOR CAMILO SANTANA SIGNS THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GREEN HYDROGEN IN THE PORT OF PECEM, WITH AND THE COMPANY AES BRASIL, PHOTOS © CARLOS GIBAJA / GOV DO CEARA GOVERNOR CAMILO SANTANA SIGNS THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GREEN HYDROGEN IN THE PORT OF PECEM, WITH AND THE COMPANY AES BRASIL, PHOTOS © CARLOS GIBAJA / GOV DO CEARA 
GOVERNOR CAMILO SANTANA SIGNS THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GREEN HYDROGEN IN THE PORT OF PECEM, WITH AND THE COMPANY AES BRASIL, PHOTOS © CARLOS GIBAJA / GOV DO CEARA
Ítalo Freitas, Vice President of AES Brasil, who had the chance to get to know Complexo do Pecém up close, evaluated Ceará's potential to contribute to the decarbonization movement of the economy. According to the Vice President, Ceará has the ideal conditions for the production of hydrogen at a competitive cost.
Still according to Ítalo, AES Brasil, as it has the objective of contributing to its customers in decarbonization through clean energy, also wants to be in the green hydrogen industry in the future. The director of Green Hydrogen at AES in South America, Luis Sarra, says that the investment to be built in Ceará will be aimed at the international market through the export of clean energy, through the port of Pecém.
Ítalo added that technology can be one of the ways to decarbonize the economy, contributing to the large carbon-emitting industries in their mission to reduce emissions in their processes.
Get to know AES Brazil
Operating in Brazil for over 20 years, AES Brasil is an energy generator specializing in the sector of clean and renewable sources. Today, the company has an installed energy potential of 4,4 GW, of which 2.658,4 MW are connected to hydroelectric plants, 294,1 MW to solar energy and 1.435 MW to wind energy.
In addition, the company is also negotiating the construction of a hybrid plant with a potential of 1,5 GW. According to the CEO of AES Brasil, Clarissa Sadock, by reinforcing the company's intention to become a reference in the sustainable hydrogen sector, its portfolio, with 100% clean energy, with wind farms, hydroelectric plants and solar plants, shows its vocation for the production of totally green hydrogen.
