Neoenergia and the Government of Ceará signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the development of joint studies to promote offshore wind energy generation projects off the coast of Ceará.
----SEP----This is already the fifth cooperation agreement signed by Neoenergia for the development of offshore wind generation in the country. The company is carrying out studies to evaluate the feasibility of implementing offshore wind energy projects in the states of Rio Grande do Norte, Rio de Janeiro and Rio Grande do
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----SEP----The signing took place this Tuesday (25/6), at the Ceará government headquarters, the Palace of Abolition, in Fortaleza -, with the presence of the director of Hydraulics and Offshore of Neoenergia, Marcelo Lopes; the governor of Ceará, Elmano de Freitas; and other state and business executive authorities.
Regulatory framework
Regulatory framework ----SEP----Marcelo Lopes said that the first step to advance in the offshore wind energy market in Brazil is the definition of a regulatory framework. «We need clear and consistent rules to develop the industrial chain with added value and the valuation of the socio-environmental attributes of the source .Only with the creation of the rules will we have legal and regulatory certainty and predictability for investors,” he said.
According to the executive, the partnership with the Ceará government is aligned with Neoenergia's strategy.It is important for Brazil to prepare for the generation of new renewable energy sources that will evolve in the long term . It is important for Brazil to prepare for the generation of new renewable energy sources that will evolve in the long term. ----Sep----Neoenergia's pioneering role was instrumental in making onshore wind energy a reality in the country. We believe that the emergence of new technologies for clean energy generation will lead us on the safest path to a fair and sustainable energy transition," added Marcelo Lopes.
«Ceará has great potential for the generation of renewable energy and, in view of this, the state government has collaborated to consolidate investments that will boost the development of businesses aimed at generating clean energy. The Neoenergia project, a leading company in the electrical sector, for the production of offshore wind energy, contributes significantly to the process of sustainable diversification of the state's energy portfolio, taking advantage of the great capacity of maritime winds.
The initiative reduces CO2 emissions, in addition to generating jobs and boosting economic growth in the region," concluded Elmano de Freitas, governor of Ceará. .