TotalEnergies and Air Liquide Collaboration in Renewable Hydrogen Production at La Mède, France
Key Ideas
- TotalEnergies and Air Liquide collaborate to produce renewable hydrogen at La Mède, reducing CO2 emissions by 130,000 tonnes annually.
- Air Liquide will build and operate a renewable hydrogen unit with an annual capacity of 25,000 tons, enhancing biofuels production at the biorefinery.
- TotalEnergies aims to reduce its European refineries' CO2 emissions by three million tons per year by 2030 through the use of low-carbon hydrogen.
- The TotalEnergies and ENGIE-led Masshylia project for green hydrogen production by water electrolysis targets reducing CO2 emissions in the Fos-Berre industrial-port zone.
TotalEnergies, in line with its 2030 decarbonization ambition, has partnered with Air Liquide to produce renewable hydrogen at the La Mède refinery in southeast France. This complements the Masshylia project for green hydrogen production by electrolysis with ENGIE. The new renewable hydrogen unit at La Mède will recycle coproducts to produce biodiesel and sustainable aviation fuel, reducing annual CO2 emissions by 130,000 tonnes. The €150 million investment will lead to a capacity of 25,000 tons per year and is expected to start production in 2028. TotalEnergies envisions La Mède as a low-carbon hydrogen production center, contributing to the decarbonization of the Provence-Alpes-Côte-D’azur region. Additionally, the company aims to reduce CO2 emissions by three million tons per year by 2030 through low-carbon hydrogen in its European refineries. The Masshylia project with ENGIE targets the production of green hydrogen by water electrolysis to further decarbonize the Fos-Berre industrial-port zone, with plans to start up the first 20 MW electrolyser in 2029, subject to subsidies and authorizations.