Air Liquide and TotalEnergies Partner to Develop Low-carbon Hydrogen Production in the Normandy Industrial Basin
14 Settembre 2021 - 10:14AM
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Air Liquide (Paris:AI) and TotalEnergies are joining forces
to decarbonize hydrogen production at TotalEnergies’ Normandy
platform in France. This project will enable in time the supply to
TotalEnergies by Air Liquide of low-carbon hydrogen by relying on
Air Liquide's hydrogen network in Normandy and the implementation
of a large-scale CO2 capture and storage solution (CCS). In line
with the objective of both companies’ to reach carbon neutrality by
2050, this ambitious project is part of a sustainable development
approach which will help develop a low-carbon hydrogen ecosystem in
the “Axe Seine/Normandy”, progressively supported by technologies
such as CCS and electrolysis.
Reducing Carbon Emissions
Under a long term
contract agreement, Air Liquide will take over and operate
the 255 tons-per-day
hydrogen production unit at the TotalEnergies platform in
Normandy. Connecting the unit
to Air Liquide’s hydrogen
network will enable to optimize its performance and,
ultimately, develop the world’s first low-carbon hydrogen
network. The network already
includes a hydrogen production facility in Port-Jérôme equipped
with Air Liquide’s CryocapTM carbon capture solution since 2015.
Air Liquide is considering adding a large-scale unit to produce
renewable hydrogen via electrolysis.
In addition, the companies will launch development studies to
deploy a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project to decarbonize
the hydrogen produced in this unit at the Normandy platform.
Air Liquide would install its Cryocap™ process to capture CO2,
while TotalEnergies would handle transportation and storage of the
captured CO2, notably through the Northern Lights (Norway) and
Aramis (Netherlands) CCS projects being developed in the North
Sea.
In the long term, the implementation of these projects would
reduce the carbon emissions from the unit’s hydrogen production by
approximately 650,000 tons of CO2 per year by 2030.
Decarbonizing the Normandy Industrial Basin
This cooperation between Air Liquide and TotalEnergies is
aligned with their shared ambition to help decarbonize
industrial operations in the “Axe Seine/Normandy”. Along with
other industrial companies, the partners signed a Memorandum of
Understanding announced in July 2021, to develop carbon capture and
storage infrastructure in Normandy with the goal of reducing CO2
emissions by up to 3 million tons per year by 2030.
François Jackow, Executive Vice President and a Member of
the Air Liquide Group’s Executive Committee supervising
Europe Industries activities, said: “Decarbonizing industry is a
major challenge. The large range of solutions we have developed
enable us to support our customers in their path towards energy
transition. We have worked with TotalEnergies for many years, and
are pleased to strengthen our partnership today with the deployment
of solutions that will provide the Normandy industrial basin with a
low-carbon hydrogen network in the years ahead. In line with our
objective to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, Air Liquide is acting
now to develop low-carbon and renewable hydrogen production and
build a more sustainable future.”
Bernard Pinatel, President, Refining & Chemicals and
Member of the Executive Committee of TotalEnergies, said:
“This planned investment at our Normandy platform will enhance
its industrial competitiveness and secure its long-term future. We
are delighted to partner with Air Liquide on low-carbon hydrogen
projects so we can work together on reducing the carbon emissions
from our industrial operations. These projects contribute to the
collective effort launched in the Le Havre industrial zone and the
Seine corridor. This is fully aligned with TotalEnergies’ ambition
to get to net zero emissions by 2050.”
Under French law, the proposed transfer of the hydrogen
production unit to Air Liquide is subject to the process for
notifying and consulting employee representatives of the
TotalEnergies Normandy platform, and to the approval from the
competent authorities.
About Air Liquide
A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry
and Health, Air Liquide is present in 78 countries with
approximately 64,500 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. Air Liquide’s
ambition is to be a leader in its industry, deliver long term
performance and contribute to sustainability - with a strong
commitment to climate change and energy transition at the heart of
its strategy. The company’s customer-centric transformation
strategy aims at profitable, regular and responsible growth over
the long term. It relies on operational excellence, selective
investments, open innovation and a network organization implemented
by the Group worldwide. Through the commitment and inventiveness of
its people, Air Liquide leverages energy and environment
transition, changes in healthcare and digitization, and delivers
greater value to all its stakeholders. Air Liquide’s revenue
amounted to more than 20 billion euros in 2020. Air Liquide is
listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange (compartment A) and
belongs to the CAC 40, EURO STOXX 50 and FTSE4Good indexes For more
information please visit: www.airliquide.com
TotalEnergies
About TotalEnergies and CCUS (Carbon Capture Utilisation
Storage) In line with its climate ambition to get to net zero
by 2050, TotalEnergies’ priority focus is to first avoid and then
reduce its own emissions to a minimum. CCS technologies complement
this approach by capturing and storing the company’s residual
emissions and those of its customers. For this reason,
TotalEnergies is fully engaged in developing the CCUS value chain
with 10% of its annual global R&D budget devoted to this field.
TotalEnergies ambition is to store at least 5 million tons of CO2
per year by 2030, notably thanks to industrial CCS projects such as
Northern Lights in Norway.
About TotalEnergies TotalEnergies is a broad energy
company that produces and markets energies on a global scale: oil
and biofuels, natural gas and green gases, renewables, and
electricity. Our 105,000 employees are committed to energy that is
ever more affordable, clean, 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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