Neoenergia and the Government of Ceará signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the development of joint studies to encourage offshore wind power generation projects on the coast of Ceará.

This is already the fifth cooperation agreement signed by Neoenergia for the development of offshore wind generation in the country. The company is conducting studies to assess the feasibility of implementing offshore wind projects in the states of Rio Grande do Norte, Rio de Janeiro and Rio Grande do

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The signing took place this Tuesday (25/6), at the headquarters of the government of Ceará, the Abolition Palace, 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 authorities of state and company executives

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Regulatory framework

Marcelo Lopes argued that the first step in advancing the market of offshore wind energy 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 government of Ceará 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. O pioneirismo da Neoenergia foi fundamental para tornar a onshore wind power is a reality in the country. We believe that the emergence of new technologies for the generation of clean energy will lead us to the surest path to a just and sustainable energy transition”, ”,

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“Ceará has great potential for the generation of renewable energies 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 electricity sector, for the production of offshore wind energy, contributes, in a significant way, to the process of sustainable diversification of the state's energy portfolio, taking advantage of the large 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}

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