Air Liquide, TotalEnergies to produce renewable hydrogen
Air Liquide will invest over €130 million in the construction of a new unit while Total Energies commits to the purchase of the hydrogen produced.
Air Liquide and TotalEnergies are converting the Grandpuits site into a biorefinery that produces and renewable and low-carbon hydrogen.
As part of the agreement, Air Liquide will invest over €130 million in the construction of a new unit while Total Energies commits to the purchase of the hydrogen produced.
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.
"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. It provides yet another example of the key role that hydrogen will play to succeed in the energy transition,” said Pascal Vinet, Senior VP and a member of Air Liquide’s Executive Committee.
The hydrogen could also be used to support sustainable mobility in the Ile-de-France region.
