TOTALENERGIES SE: Germany: TotalEnergies and VNG Join Forces on Green Hydrogen to Decarbonize the Leuna Refinery
June 21 2023 - 9:25AM
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TotalEnergies (Paris:TTE) (LSE:TTE) (NYSE:TTE) and VNG, a German
natural gas distribution company, have signed an agreement to
initiate the future supply of green hydrogen to the Leuna refinery
operated by TotalEnergies. Under the agreement, green hydrogen will
be produced from renewable electricity with a 30 MW electrolyzer in
Bad Lauchstädt, built and operated by VNG with its partner
Uniper.
This agreement contributes to the decarbonization of the Leuna
refinery and will reduce the site's annual CO(2) emissions by up to
80,000 tons by 2030.
Furthermore, the pipeline connection to the Bad Lauchstädt
Energy Park(1) will give the Leuna refinery access to the future
European hydrogen infrastructure and the international markets for
green hydrogen.
"This project is fully in line with TotalEnergies' ambition to
decarbonize all hydrogen used in its European refineries by 2030.
Our ambition is to replace the gray hydrogen with low carbon
hydrogen, representing a reduction of 3 million tons of CO(2) per
year by 2030," said Jean-Marc Durand, Senior Vice President,
TotalEnergies Refining Base Chemicals Europe.
About TotalEnergies and the decarbonization of its European
refineries
TotalEnergies focuses on decarbonizing the hydrogen used in its
European refineries, a move that should reduce CO(2) emissions by 3
Mt per year by 2030. In addition to our partnership, launched in
2021 at the Normandy refinery, TotalEnergies and Air Liquide signed
a partnership agreement in November 2022 to build an innovative,
circular system at the Grandpuits biorefinery to produce and
harness renewable hydrogen. At La Mède, the Masshylia project to
produce hydrogen in partnership with Engie is moving forward.
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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
nearly 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.
About VNG
VNG is a group of over 20 companies active in the European
energy industry, employing more than 1,500 people. As the third
largest gas importer and gas storage operator in Germany and
operating, through subsidiary ONTRAS Gastransport GmbH, a pipeline
network covering 7,700 km, the group, which is headquartered in
Leipzig, is central to the secure supply of gas in Germany. VNG
supplies gas to around 400 municipal utilities and industrial
customers, meeting around 20 per cent of Germany's demand for gas.
In addition, with the 'VNG 2030+' strategy, VNG is pursuing an
ambitious path for its commitment in the field of renewable and
decarbonised gases. VNG is already one of the leading producers of
biogas in Germany and is actively involved in many projects to
establish a CO2-free hydrogen economy. Building on its core
expertise in gas and critical infrastructure, VNG is working along
the entire gas value chain to ensure a sustainable, climate-neutral
and secure energy supply for the future.
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(1) Energiepark Bad Lauchstädt (EBL) is a consortium to develop
a green Hydrogen Hub composed of different subprojects such as
renewable power generation (wind 50MWpower), H2 production,
transportation H2 and storage H2.
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