TotalEnergies and Air Liquide Collaborate on Renewable Hydrogen Production in La Mède, France
Key Ideas
- TotalEnergies and Air Liquide are partnering to produce renewable hydrogen at La Mède, aiming to reduce the biorefinery's annual CO2 emissions by 130,000 tons.
- Air Liquide will build and operate a renewable hydrogen production unit with an annual capacity of 25,000 tons, contributing to the production of biodiesel and sustainable aviation fuel.
- TotalEnergies is also working on the Masshylia project with ENGIE to produce green hydrogen, furthering their commitment to decarbonization and reducing CO2 emissions by around three million tons per year by 2030.
- This joint effort aligns with TotalEnergies' ambition to use low-carbon hydrogen to decarbonize its European refineries and drive sustainability in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-D’Azur region.
TotalEnergies has partnered with Air Liquide to produce renewable hydrogen at the La Mède facility in southeast France, as part of its initiative to decarbonize hydrogen in its European refineries by 2030. This project, complementing the Masshylia initiative, aims to reduce the La Mède biorefinery's annual CO2 emissions by 130,000 tons. Air Liquide will construct and operate a renewable hydrogen production unit with an annual capacity of 25,000 tons, utilizing co-products from TotalEnergies' biorefinery for biodiesel and sustainable aviation fuel production. With a total investment of €150 million, the unit is set to start production in 2028. The collaboration also includes the development of the Masshylia project with ENGIE to produce green hydrogen, targeting a substantial reduction in CO2 emissions by 2030.