Brazil and Germany reiterate partnership for energy transition

Alexandre Silveira suggested to his German colleague the hiring of low carbon hydrogen produced in Brazil, in order to collaborate with the installation of industrial plants in the country, which would help to strengthen the National Hydrogen Program which, according to him, is a priority for the Brazilian government.

In a note, the Ministry of Mines and Energy informs that the idea “is to hold an auction in Brazil, with a guarantee of contracting by the German government, for the development of the low-carbon hydrogen program for both the Brazilian and German governments".

Silveira explains that the partnership “will help to further advance Brazil's clean energy matrix”, and that the ministry's challenge will be to “reconcile this government policy with economic development to generate opportunities for the Brazilian people in a to combat inequalities, which are still very latent in our society”.

The Brazilian minister added that the country has “potential to be a protagonist in this issue”, since it has market scale, diversified and abundant energy resources, “thein addition to an energy sector with a high matrix of renewable sources".

“Our clean energies – solar, wind and hydro – have been developing exponentially. There is a tendency to have a large energy surplus in Brazil, which can be reconciled with Germany's interests in relation to green hydrogen”, said Silveira, in the note.

Brazil could lead global production of green hydrogen, study shows

The Brazilian potential in the production of green hydrogen is in the study “Green Hydrogen Opportunity in Brazil” (“Green hydrogen opportunity in Brazil”), released this Friday (20) by the German consultancy Roland Berger. According to the research, if the world fulfills the commitments established in the Paris Agreement – ​​with the objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and minimizing the impacts of global warming – the majority of the energy consumed on the planet will come from green hydrogen. This demand will put pressure on a global market estimated at more than US$1 trillion.

The German minister praised Brazil's potential for the production of renewable energy and said that there are already, in his country, “sectors interested in investing in the production of low-carbon hydrogen”.

(With Agency Brazil)

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