With more than 200 towers, Ceará's offshore wind energy investment proposes to generate 3.480 MW and will be aligned with the ESG proposal

After offshore energy, that is, on the high seas, was regulated in Brazil, projects began to emerge quickly. The state of Ceará was the pioneer and one of the protagonists in this new modality, with the Maritime Wind Power Plant project in Acaraú, a municipality on the West Coast of the state. One of its planned investments in offshore wind energy is in imminent progress as the signing of a memorandum of understanding is about to take place. 

This investment can be considered one of the largest in the history of the state. Ceará's giant undertaking in the wind sector, which has received a lot of investment, is in the order of 50 billion reais, with the subsidy of the investment fund Macquarie, from Australia, in partnership with the cearense Servtec.

Businessman Lauro Fiúza, director of Servtec, declared to the Journal of Northeast – vehicle in which the original article by Victor Ximenes was published – that there are only a few details to be adjusted so that the signature of the protocol for the installation of the offshore wind energy park is completed. According to the director, the protocol will be completely aligned with international trends in ESG, the acronym used to describe the commitment of companies to the environmental, social and governance sectors.

Another point worth emphasizing is that Ceará's offshore wind energy park has more than 200 wind towers installed, each with a 15 MW generator, which contributes to the highlight that the Northeast receives in the wind energy sector.

More details of Ceará's partnership with the Australian company

Australia's Macquarie, which will provide the necessary capital to carry out the offshore wind energy project, has experience in similar projects. “They are developing 21 GW of offshore wind farms in Europe and Asia”, says Fiúza.

The offshore wind farm will be built 20 kilometers off the coast of Ceará, in the port of Pecém, and will have the capacity to produce 3,8 GW of energy, equivalent to 3.480 MW. The main intention of the project is to meet the demand for the green hydrogen hub, expected to be installed in the Pecém Complex, which had the inauguration of its second unit released in February.

“All of this stems from Ceará's pioneering spirit in developing the idea of ​​green hydrogen. Hydrogen will use a lot of renewable energy. Brazil has a brutal potential for energy generation with renewable sources, at least 11 times greater than all current capacity. The problem is that there is no internal demand for all of this. With hydrogen, that changes, because we can produce and export this energy”, explains the director.

In addition, the executive guarantees that the joint-venture expects to install power plants in states other than Ceará, such as Espírito Santo and Rio Grande do Sul.

Watch the following video and understand a little more about how an offshore wind power plant works

Companhia Weg presents good forecasts for wind energy for this year and a strong presence in the foreign market

On February 17, André Rodrigues, financial administrative superintendent director of Weg (WEGE02), declared in a conference call with analysts that the increase in interest rates and the smaller increase in the Brazilian GDP may affect short-cycle products during the year, even if the prospects for the domestic market are good, especially in the wind area. However, the best forecasts for Weg are in the global market. "We should present another year of revenue due to the positive portfolio in long cycle equipment", said the director. To know more, click this link and read the article in its entirety.