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Oil Company Expressed Interest in Investing in Renewables During Petrobras Day
Petrobras is evaluating investments in wind and solar energy, as well as other sectors related to renewable energies. The possibility was announced during Petrobras Day, last Tuesday (30), in a speech by the future Institutional Relations and Sustainability Director of the company, Rafael Chaves Santos.
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The executive also stated that the oil company has been evaluating investments in the hydrogen and nuclear energy sectors. “At this moment, we are studying what could be the best alternatives,” declared Rafael, who will assume the position starting December 16.
The future director’s statement calmed investors. Although Petrobras’s Business Plan for 2022-2026 was well received by the market, analysts expressed concern that Petrobras did not plan to invest in the wind and solar energy segments.
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Brazilian scientists are simultaneously advancing two research projects on clean hydrogen and driving solutions that could transform the energy matrix, enhance industrial competitiveness, and accelerate large-scale emission reduction targets.
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Advancement in renewable energy: A R$ 150 million project launched by Petrobras and Finep aims to create state-of-the-art electrolyzers for green hydrogen, strengthening national research and preparing Brazil to compete in a billion-dollar energy market.
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Illiterate or semi-literate grandmothers were trained to repair solar systems, open rural workshops, and light up homes that still depended on kerosene.
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The world has bet on green hydrogen as the fuel of the future, but now faces the side effect: producing 1 kilogram requires about 9 liters of ultrapure water, and the largest projects on the planet are precisely in the driest regions of the Earth, where water is already scarce for people.
About Investments in Renewable Energies
Investment in renewable energies, such as solar and wind, offers significant ecological advantages. Because they are clean and inexhaustible ways to generate energy, as they do not pollute the environment due to zero CO² emissions, this is a segment with increasing investments and great importance for contributing to sustainability. Therefore, it is very valuable for large companies like Petrobras to consider investing in this.
Wind energy harnesses the power of winds to generate electricity, while solar energy uses light or heat radiated by the Sun for the same purpose.
Refining Advertising Campaigns
Regarding the divestment from Refining, Petrobras intends to relaunch, in 2022, the teasers for the refineries Alberto Pasqualini (Refap), in Rio Grande do Sul, and Presidente Getúlio Vargas (Repar), in Paraná. The plan was revealed by the Financial and Investor Relations Directors, Rodrigo Araujo Alves, and the Refining & Natural Gas Director, Rodrigo Costa Lima e Silva.
However, the release of the new teasers depends on adjusting a new schedule and agreements with the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (Cade).
In addition, Petrobras announced at the end of November the 2022-2026 Strategic Plan, which foresees investments of US$ 68 billion, with most of it allocated to the E&P segment. The second largest investment will be in the Refining area.
