The Port of Suape is a crucial part of Pernambuco’s plan to attract investments that are aligned with the energy transition. To explore new industrial chains, Pernambuco is banking on the demand for synthetic fuels on the European routes that pass through the port, the local production of ethanol biomass, and the increase in the supply of natural gas. The state’s government is currently in talks with an international company to create a project that will produce e-methanol – a synthetic fuel that can be used to power ships – by utilizing renewable hydrogen from sugarcane biomass. Maersk, a company that recently invested BRL 2.6 billion in a new container terminal in Suape, is one of the buyers of e-methanol. The company has already formed seven partnerships for green methanol in maritime transport.
Sources: EPBR/Nova Cana (*Translated by Ia Niani)