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TotalEnergies begins SAF production in Normandy
9/3/2022
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TotalEnergies’ has commenced production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at its Normandy platform, one of the company’s six integrated platforms worldwide, comprising a refinery, a petrochemicals facility and a polymer production site.
The Normandy refinery is the largest in France, accounting for 12% of the country’s refining capacity. Each year, it converts nearly 12mn tonnes of crude oil into some 200 commonly used products, including gasoline, diesel, kerosene, oils, lubricants and, now, SAF.
The Normandy Platform is currently conducting, deploying or studying 14 projects to get to net zero by 2050. These include SAF, electrification of its vehicle fleet, a solar farm, and low carbon hydrogen using carbon capture and storage (CCS).
The new site complements the biojet fuel production capacities of the La Mède biorefinery (Bouches-du-Rhône) and the Oudalle plant (Seine-Maritime), and will help TotalEnergies meet demand and respond to French legislation, which called for aircraft to use at least 1% of SAF from 1 January 2022.
TotalEnergies is also planning to produce SAF at its Grandpuits zero crude platform south-east of Paris, starting in 2024.
All of the biojet fuel, which is destined for French airports, will be produced from waste and residue sourced from the circular economy, states the company.
