Italian renewables company En.It plans to develop a 300MW renewable hydrogen project in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul.
The plant is planned to produce 240,000 t/yr of green ammonia to serve both the domestic and international markets, with production to start in January 2027.
A 870MW onshore wind farm will provide power to the facility.
The venture will be located on Brazil’s southernmost state Rio Grande do Sul, which sits more than 2,000km away from the country’s northeast region, often touted as the most promising hub for renewable hydrogen production in Brazil due to its vast renewables potential.
Suitable infrastructure, strong industrial activity and support from the local government are factors that attracted En.It to the state, the company told Argus.
Under current plans, the plant will be “connected to the infrastructure in the port of Rio Grande do Sul, which represents one of the most important Brazilian ports,” the company said, adding that other advantagesare “direct access and availability to the water, a good wind resource and presence of many industries involved in the fertilizer sector in which ammonia can be used as feedstock”.
En.It is developing other green hydrogen projects in the Dominican Republic and Morocco and it expects to reach a combined 5GW capacity across its green hydrogen projects by 2035, the company said.
By Pamela Machado
