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The German Agency, GIZ Signed a Cooperation Agreement with Senai to Develop a Green Hydrogen Center in RN. Senai Will Be Responsible for Offering Vocational Courses in the Sector and Training New Professionals.
The German Agency, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) signed a cooperation agreement with the National Service for Industrial Training (Senai) on Monday (9). The contract aims to develop the first Center of Excellence in Green Hydrogen, which will be installed in the city of Natal (RN). The project also aims to create 5 regional hubs for education and training in the green hydrogen sector, which will be installed in the states of Paraná, Bahia, São Paulo, Ceará, and Santa Catarina. The goal is to ensure the necessary infrastructure for the experimental production of the fuel of the future.
Senai – RN Will Offer Vocational Courses
According to Markus Francke, director of the H2 Brazil Project at GIZ, the hydrogen hubs located from north to south of the country demonstrate Brazil’s capacity to invest in professional training and in training new professionals for such a promising sector.
In Europe alone, for example, business and industrial associations estimate that up to one million jobs will be generated in the value chain of the fuel by the next decade. The coordinator of the project will be the Center for Gas and Renewable Energies Technologies and Senai RN will be responsible for offering vocational courses on the production, transportation, storage, and application of green hydrogen.
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According to the Superintendent of International Business at Senai, Frederico Lamego, currently, the demand for green hydrogen is much stronger abroad, especially in Europe. When this competence is developed in Brazil, there will be the possibility to also boost internal demand for the technology by making its price more competitive.
In Addition to Senai, GIZ Also Partners with Brazilian Governments
The planned investment of approximately R$ 12.5 million by 2023 will be directed towards generating knowledge, developing laboratories, and training multipliers, and is part of GIZ’s project called H2 Brazil, a partnership between the governments of the country and Germany to accelerate the expansion of the green hydrogen market and its derivatives in the country.
According to Francke, the participation of sustainable energies in the Brazilian energy matrix has been expanding every year, and the trend is for this number to grow as production costs decrease. This excellent scenario demonstrates that the country has great potential to become a major global reference in green hydrogen production, being one of the largest exporters of the product.
In October 2021, GIZ announced €34 million in investments for green hydrogen projects in its Brazil project, with expected funding over two years to build a pilot electrolysis plant with a capacity of 5MW.
Green Hydrogen Market in RN
In addition to GIZ, Vestas, the giant from Denmark, signed a memorandum of understanding in March with the RN government to study the feasibility of implementing a port-industry with wind energy projects and green hydrogen in the state.
The agreement stems from a visit made by Fátima Bezerra, the state’s governor, to Denmark in November of last year. The state also has a contract with Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP), the investment arm of the pension fund PensionDanmark, for an offshore project under licensing that will have a capacity of 2 GW.
The RN government also has a memorandum of understanding with Enterprize Energy, headquartered in Singapore, for the development of offshore wind energy projects, green ammonia, and H2V along the state’s coast.
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