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The company, a subsidiary of Spains Iberdrola in Brazil, will invest 30 million reais (5.4 million dollars) in an R&D project regulated by the National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel) to install the green hydrogen plant, which will operate with a 150 kWp photovoltaic system and will supply green fuel for buses and light vehicles.
Neoenergia is investing around 30 million reais (5.4 million dollars) in a research and development (R&D) project, regulated by the National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel), to implement a green hydrogen plant in Brasilia, which should be inaugurated next year. The unit will receive energy from a 150 kWp photovoltaic plant, and will help in the decarbonization process of segments that are still struggling to reduce CO2 emissions, such as motor transport. The new plant will be one of the first H2V refueling points in the country for buses and light vehicles.
The company also has five cooperation agreements with governments and companies for low-carbon green hydrogen projects in Rio Grande do Norte, Ceará, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Sul and Rio de Janeiro. In addition, the company has projects “at an advanced level of maturity” that involve more than R$500 million in investments.
“Brazil already has the electrical infrastructure necessary to make these projects viable, in addition to other essential inputs, such as renewable energy and water. Now, with the advancement of the Bill, the country is moving towards establishing a safe legal and regulatory environment so that companies can advance with their investment plans and develop this market in the country," says the executive director of Neoenergia, Eduardo Capelastegui.
This week, the Minister of Mines and Energy, Alexandre Silveira, visited the Puertollano plant (Spain), where Iberdrola, Neoenergias parent company, produces H2V for a nitrogen fertilizer factory. It is the largest plant of its kind in Europe. The visit was accompanied by Capelastegui, who highlighted the companys interest in investing in green hydrogen and derivatives in Brazil, encouraging the domestic market for this input.
The Puertollano plant consists of a 100 MW photovoltaic solar park, a set of lithium-ion batteries with a storage capacity of 20 MWh and a 20 MW green hydrogen production system by electrolysis. All this from 100% renewable sources.
With this technology, the fertilizer plant has managed to reduce its natural gas needs by more than 10%, becoming the first European company in the sector to develop a large-scale experience in the generation of green nitrogen fertilizer.
In several countries, Iberdrola has more than 1,000 MW of H2V projects in development and in the initial construction phase. “Just as Neoenergia was a pioneer in wind generation in Brazil more than 20 years ago, it will also be the first to lead the development of this technology in Brazil. Another of the companys differentials for H2V is that we have a robust renewable energy generation pipeline, which guarantees that our projects come from renewable sources complementary to the system," highlighted the executive director of Neoenergia. |
