Ceará will gain the first sea wave energy plant, which will be in Porto do Pecém. The construction will generate jobs and technological and environmental development
Complexo do Pecém, in Brazil, and the Swedish-Israeli company Eco Wave Power signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the origin of a wave power plant at the Porto do Pecém facilities. Also, another good news is that the multinational leader in the production of blades for wind turbines, Aeris Energy, plans to build the third factory in the state!
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The parties intend to install an array of grid-connected wave energy converters on the breakwater at Porto do Pecém with a capacity of up to 9 MW.
During the preparatory phase, the objective will be to complete a pre-feasibility analysis of the project in the Complexo do Pecém area, as well as finalize the preliminary development of the project proposal. The agreement will serve as preparation for the concession contract.
“The Port of Pecém hosted, from 2010 to 2015, the first large-scale wave energy converter prototype in Latin America. It was a research and development project that gave us the know-how to advance to this next stage, which consists of using wave energy on a commercial scale in Pecém. This is our contribution to the fight against climate change”, said Danilo Serpa, CEO of Complexo do Pecém.
According to a 2019 study by the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil has an estimated wave energy potential of 91,8 GW. The study points out that the conversion of just one fifth of this potential would be enough to supply around 35% of the country's electricity demand. Another study, by the Federal University of ABC, in 2020, calculates that just the northeast region, where the Port of Pecém is located, would have an estimated ocean energy potential of 22 GW.
About the new plant EWPG Holding AB
EWPG Holding AB (“Eco Wave Power”) is a leading onshore wave energy technology company that has developed a patented, intelligent and cost-effective technology to turn ocean waves into electricity. Eco Wave Power's mission is to help in the fight against climate change by enabling commercial energy production from sea and ocean waves.
EWP is recognized as a “pioneering technology” company by the Israeli Ministry of Energy and has been labeled an “Effective Solution” by the Solar Impulse Foundation. The Eco Wave Power project in Gibraltar, Europe, received funding from the European Union Regional Development Fund and Horizon 2020, the largest research and innovation program in the European Union. The company was also recognized by the United Nations by receiving the “Climate Action Award”.
Giant 80-meter wind turbine manufactured by Aeris Energy for Nordex — one of the largest wind turbine manufacturers in the world — embarks from the Port of Pecém on its way to Europe
It is impressive the size of the wind blade (or propellers) manufactured by Aeris Energy for the German Nordex — one of the largest manufacturers of wind energy turbines in the world! The shipment of the first unit of this giant — the largest wind turbine ever produced in the southern hemisphere — involved a specialized operation. The more than 80 meters in length required the involvement of several professionals, from manufacturing to transport to the Port of Pecém, in Ceará.
The record for shipping a giant 80,1 meter wind turbine (or propeller) to the german Nordex is celebrated by the Port Complex of Pecém, in Ceará, as the largest in the history of Porto!
“This time, we surpassed ourselves, we broke our own record, this Tuesday (11), when we embarked an incredible 80,1 meter wind turbine! A Nordex giant produced in the Industrial Area of Complexo do Pecém and shipped from berth 7 of the port terminal in Pecém, after a successful test operation carried out jointly by our operational service providers Tecer and Unilink. Just so you can have an idea… this giant has more than twice as much blades as the other blades (34,57m each) shipped on the Trinitas ship, which is already on its way to Europe, where the 80,1 meter blade will undergo technical checks”, celebrates Complexo do Pecém, on its LinkedIn social network.
