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The state of Ceará announced the signing of another memorandum this Monday (07) for the construction of a new green hydrogen project in the Pecém Complex, generating 5 jobs during the works and another 600 jobs in the operation phase
The Government of Ceará announced, this Monday (7), a new green hydrogen project that will create about 5 new jobs. The project will be developed in Complexo do Pecém and its memorandum has already been signed by Camilo Santana (PT-CE), governor of Ceará, and representatives of Cactus Energia Verde, responsible for the project, in a live broadcast on social networks. The estimate is that in the new project, which will be added to the others that will be installed in the Export Processing Zone (ZPE) of Ceará, 5 billion euros will be invested.
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Unit will produce 10,5 tons of green hydrogen per month
It is estimated that the plant will start being built in Complexo do Pecém in 2023, generating many jobs. When completed, it will be able to produce 5,2 tons of green oxygen and 10,5 tons of green hydrogen per month.
In addition to the 5 jobs in the construction phase, more than 600 will also be generated in the operation phase. According to the governor, this is the strategy the state has been focusing on and the main objective is to generate opportunities for everyone, allowing Ceará to develop, grow and generate jobs. Cactus Energia Verde, as previously mentioned, should be installed in the Pecém Complex in an area of up to 250 hectares.
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So that green hydrogen and green oxygen can be produced, the company will use 3.6 GW of clean energy from renewable sources, which will come from the Uruquê solar power plant, whose capacity is 2.4 GW of energy. In addition to this, the company will also use energy from a wind farm that will be installed in Umari and Jaguaretama, and which already had its memorandum signed, also on Monday. The park will have an installed capacity of 1.2 GW of energy.
Ceará becomes a reference in the production of renewable energies
Luis Eugênio Pontes, chief executive of Cactus Energia Verde and president of Parque Fotovoltaico Uruquê, stated that, during a conversation with a large international investor, Ceará was cited as a major highlight linked to renewable energy, mainly due to the green hydrogen that will be produced in the state.
Luis points out that the investor also stated that Ceará will be the next OPEC for renewable and clean energy. For the Secretary of Economic Development and Labor, Maia Júnior, the hub in Complexo do Pecém will change the economic profile of the state.
Ceará promises to generate free training courses for young people interested in the green hydrogen sector
In addition to the jobs created, Cândido Albuquerque, rector of the Federal University of Ceará, Hidelbrando dos Santos Soares, of the State University of Ceará, and Ricardo Cavalcante, president of the Federation of Industries of Ceará (Fiec), highlighted the role of educational institutions in training of thousands of workers who will work on the green hydrogen project at Complexo do Pecém.
New courses and new research centers were highlighted by the rectors of UFC, UECE, and also by the National Industry Service (Senai) to train these people.
