EN.IT and Rio Grande do Sul govt sign green hydrogen MoU

Rio Grande do Sul State, represented by the Secretariat of Environment and Infrastructure (Sema) Marjorie Kauffmann has signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the company EN.IT, an international renewable energy operator focused on sustainable project development.

With this agreement, inked by CEO Mattia D’Amato, EN.IT commits to realising a project for the installation of a new wind farm in Rio Grande do Sul that will power green hydrogen and ammonia production. This facility will see about 250,000 tonnes of green ammonia produced annually with renewable energy.

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For the Brazilian government, this is the fifth MOU signed with private companies for the development of green hydrogen projects. It represents a further step in the direction of decarbonisation and hydrogen production through renewable sources, as established by bill 725 of 2022, regulating the insertion of hydrogen as an energy source in Brazil and establishing incentive parameters for the use of sustainable hydrogen.

For EN.IT, the Brazilian project represents only the first step in the “Dawn2zero” plan – a dedicated platform for global investments in the field of green hydrogen and hydrogen-based fuels and feedstocks. The platform will include high-selected world-scale green hydrogen production projects up to 5 GW by 2035 to support the transition toward zero-carbon emissions in traditional hydrogen sectors (chemicals, oil refining, iron and steel) and new potential markets, such as the aviation, buildings and power sectors.

Mattia D’Amato, Co-Founder and CEO of “Dawn2zero”, has stated that:

“Due to its many uses and applications, demand for green hydrogen and ammonia is expected to increase greatly from now through 2050. Our first initiative in Brazil will produce 250,000 tonnes of green ammonia per year, avoiding approximately 400,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year. Ammonia has a wide variety of potential applications, including as a power generator, hydrogen carrier and zero carbon fuel. Furthermore, ammonia can be used in industrial processes and to produce fertilisers and can be also converted back to hydrogen through cracking technologies. In this way, we can store and transport hydrogen using existing infrastructure.

The main goal for the green ammonia we produce is to be used both in the local market and international markets, including Europe, where we can make a significant contribution to worldwide green energy targets and help to build a foundation for a future net-zero carbon economy.

For us, the signing of this memorandum represents, on the one hand, a milestone within our long-term development project and, on the other, recognizes EN.IT's status as a reliable partner of both government authorities and industrial players on the path to global decarbonisation.

Today, producing clean energy is no longer a luxury, it’s the only way forward. The Dawn2zero platform, through the involvement of strategic partners, will give effective solutions to global climate challenges. Let’s improve the future of energy, starting today.”