Air Liquide, a French industrial gases company, and TotalEnergies are planning to produce renewable, low-carbon hydrogen at TotalEnergies’ existing Grandpuits refinery.
In 2020, TotalEnergies announced plans to invest more than €500 million ($514 million) to convert its Grandpuits refinery into a zero-crude platform. Biofuels, bioplastics and plastic waste recycling form the backbone of this project, as part of a strategy to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.
Under the long-term contract, TotalEnergies will purchase the hydrogen produced for the needs of its platform. Air Liquide will invest more than €130 million ($134 million) 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.
These innovations are expected to prevent 150,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions each year, compared to current pro