Circular Economy : Air Liquide and TotalEnergies Innovate to Produce Renewable and Low-carbon Hydrogen at the Grandpuits Zero Crude Platform
November 22 2022 - 2:00AM
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Air Liquide (Paris:AI) and TotalEnergies are
innovating, in the context of the conversion to a biorefinery of
the TotalEnergies’ Grandpuits site, to produce and valorize
renewable and low-carbon hydrogen. Under a long-term contract,
committing TotalEnergies to purchase the hydrogen produced for the
needs of its platform, Air Liquide will invest over 130 million
euros in the construction and operation of a new unit producing
hydrogen. This unit will partly use biogas from the biorefinery
built by TotalEnergies, and will be delivered with Air Liquide’s
carbon capture technology, CryocapTM. These innovations will
prevent emissions amounting to 150,000 tonnes of CO2 a year
compared to current processes. TotalEnergies’ biorefinery will use
the unit’s hydrogen to produce sustainable aviation fuel.
In line with the two companies’ shared ambition to reach carbon
neutrality by 2050, this project is based on an innovative
sustainable and circular approach:
- Air Liquide will build and operate at the Grandpuits site a
new hydrogen production unit with an annual capacity of more
than 20,000 tonnes. By recycling, in part, residual biogases from
Grandpuits’ biorefinery as a substitute for the natural gas
traditionally used, the hydrogen produced by this unit will be
partly renewable.
- In addition, this unit will include, from its start-up, an
Air Liquide Cryocap™ H2 carbon capture unit. This will
enable to capture, for reuse in agri-food and industrial
applications, over 110,000 tonnes of CO2 per year contributing to
reducing the site’s carbon footprint.
- Most of the renewable and low-carbon hydrogen produced will be
used by the biorefinery to produce sustainable aviation
fuel. This hydrogen could also be used to support
sustainable mobility in the Ile-de-France region.
Pascal Vinet, Senior Vice President and a member of Air
Liquide’s Executive Committee, supervising notably Europe
Industries activities, said : "This innovative project is
characterized by the combination of several solutions in order to
produce renewable and low-carbon hydrogen, and contribute to the
decarbonization of TotalEnergies’ Grandpuits site. It also provides
the opportunity to recycle CO2 as part of a circular economy
approach while securing its supply for agri-food applications. This
project illustrates Air Liquide’s expertise in working with its
customers on customized solutions to help them reduce their carbon
footprint and actively participate in the fight against global
warming. It provides yet another example of the key role that
hydrogen will play to succeed in the energy transition".
"By recycling the biogas produced by the biorefinery into
renewable hydrogen, this innovative project makes full use of the
conversion of the Grandpuits refinery into a zero crude platform
harnessing the potential of biomass, especially in the production
of sustainable aviation fuel,” said Bernard Pinatel,
President, Refining & Chemicals,
TotalEnergies."Combined with the production of low carbon
hydrogen and the capture of CO2, this project contributes to
TotalEnergies’ ambition to decarbonize all of the hydrogen used by
its European refineries by 2030."
Air Liquide et l’hydrogène
In line with the 2015 Paris Agreements and to address the urgency
of climate change, Air Liquide is committed to achieving carbon
neutrality in its activities by 2050. As a pioneer in hydrogen, the
Group is convinced that this molecule has an essential role to play
to succeed in the energy transition. Over the last 60 years, the
Group has developed unique expertise in hydrogen, which positions
it today as a leader in the production and distribution of
low-carbon and renewable hydrogen and a world reference in liquid
hydrogen. The Group currently initiates, pilots and develops some
of the largest projects to decarbonize industry and road, air and
sea transport. Air Liquide has taken several commitments to
accelerate the development of hydrogen for the energy transition:
the Group plans to invest 8 billion euros in the low-carbon
hydrogen value chain by 2035 and to develop a total electrolysis
capacity of 3 GW by 2030.
About Grandpuits site of
TotalEnergies Commissioned in 1966, Total's
Grandpuits-Bailly-Carrois refinery was for a long time the only
refinery in the Paris region. In September 2020, TotalEnergies
launched a project to convert the site, in line with its strategy
to become carbon neutral by 2050. This zero-crude project, with a
total investment of more than 500 million euros, is based on the
development of several future-oriented activities in the field of
biomass, renewable energies, and circular economy: chemical
recycling of plastic waste, production of biosourced and
biodegradable bioplastics, production of sustainable aviation
fuels, construction of a solar farm and electricity storage by
batteries. The start-up of these new units will begin in 2022, and
they should all be operational by 2025.
About Air Liquide
A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry
and Health, Air Liquide is present in 75 countries with
approximately 66,400 employees and serves more than 3.8 million
customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential
small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air
Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the
company’s activities since its creation in 1902. Taking action
today while preparing the future is at the heart of Air Liquide’s
strategy. With ADVANCE, its strategic plan for 2025, Air Liquide is
targeting a global performance, combining financial and
extra-financial dimensions. Positioned on new markets, the Group
benefits from major assets such as its business model combining
resilience and strength, its ability to innovate and its
technological expertise. The Group develops solutions contributing
to climate and the energy transition—particularly with hydrogen—and
takes action to progress in areas of healthcare, digital and high
technologies. Air Liquide’s revenue amounted to more than 23
billion euros in 2021. Air Liquide is listed on the Euronext Paris
stock exchange (compartment A) and belongs to the CAC 40, CAC 40
ESG, EURO STOXX 50 and FTSE4Good indexes.
About TotalEnergies
TotalEnergies is a global multi-energy company that produces and
markets energies: oil and biofuels, natural gas and green gases,
renewables and electricity. Our more than 100,000 employees are
committed to energy that is ever more affordable, cleaner, more
reliable and accessible to as many people as possible. Active in
more than 130 countries, TotalEnergies puts sustainable development
in all its dimensions at the heart of its projects and operations
to contribute to the well-being of people.
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