The project “HUB of Hydrogen Green Pecém – Ceará”, launched in February of this year has attracted companies interested in operating in the Green Hydrogen value chain.
One of these companies is White Martins, which signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Pecém Complex this month to formalize its interest in participating in the Green Hydrogen HUB.
The partnership aims to establish and develop the potential of local production, focused primarily on export to Europe. With the signing of the MoU, the Pecém Complex will provide support to map new business opportunities for the production and supply of Hydrogen by Verde by White Martins.
In this partnership, we identified the possibility of innovating in the production and supply of clean energy with investments in the Green Hydrogen value chain, taking advantage of the synergy of the White Martins air gases plant already existing in the Pecém Industrial and Port Complex. This project is in line with Linde’s global strategy for growth in the green hydrogen market. In addition, taking into account the characteristics of the region, which has a state-of-the-art industrial park and renewable energy production capacity, we have a positive expectation of making an undertaking feasible that could be a great differential for our country
stated the director of Hydrogen and White Martins Liquefied Natural Gas, Guilherme Ricci.
Through this initiative, the Ceará government will strengthen the production of Hydrogen, from renewable energy sources, to promote the socioeconomic, technological and environmental development of the State, promoting its use in industry and transportation. In addition, the goal is to make Ceará a global supplier of H2V, thus contributing to the reduction of global levels of carbon dioxide (CO2).
It is necessary to highlight that the project does not count on public funds investment, but the State of Ceará will develop public policies for renewable energies for sustainable development, focused on maximizing the benefits for the region and consolidating the future Pecém Verde Hydrogen HUB
highlighted Roseane Medeiros, Executive Secretary of Industry at the Secretariat for Economic Development and Labor (Sedet) of the Government of Ceará.
The Pecém Complex is working with several partners to develop a large-scale hydrogen network in its port complex, with the intention of transforming the Port of Rotterdam into an international hub for the production, import, application and transport of hydrogen to Europe.
In addition, the Pecém Complex has a location connected to the main maritime routes connecting Europe and the United States, as well as a competitive logistical cost due to its proximity to the markets, which represents a differential in the total cost of H2V. It also has an available area and the necessary industrial and port infrastructure, in addition to the tax benefits of SPAs, which can represent an important reduction in the opex and capex of the possible investor.
The Pecém Complex also has a robust electrical network, with transmission line infrastructure compatible with the demands of the electrolysis plants; gas distribution network that connects the complex, which can be used to transport H2V between areas of production and industrial consumption; and industries already installed, potential consumers of Green Hydrogen.
