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PARIS - TotalEnergies (EPA:TTEF) (Paris:TTE) (LSE:TTE) (NYSE:TTE) has announced the start-up of its eighth biomethane production unit in France, BioNorrois, located in Fontaine-le-Dun, Normandy. This facility is set to inject 153 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of biomethane annually into the natural gas transport network operated by GRTgaz. This output is sufficient to meet the average annual gas consumption of more than 30,000 inhabitants.
Cristal Union, a French sugar group and a 10% shareholder in the project, will supply the biomethane plant with beet pulp and residues from its adjacent production site. These agricultural materials will account for up to 80% of the 185,000 tons of organic materials used by BioNorrois.
In addition to producing biomethane, the unit will generate 150,000 tons of natural fertilizer each year, which will be used by Cristal Union and the Norman cooperative NatUp, along with partner farms. This initiative is expected to replace over 5,500 tons of chemical fertilizers annually and prevent the emission of 30,000 tons of CO2.
The establishment of BioNorrois is the culmination of consultations with local stakeholders, including over 130 farmers, agri-food industries, and local administrations. Karine Boissy-Rousseau, VP Green Gases at TotalEnergies, expressed enthusiasm for the new unit, which she noted is comparable in size to BioBéarn, the company’s largest production site in France. She highlighted TotalEnergies’ commitment to the circular economy, renewable energy production, and the decarbonization of the French energy mix.
Xavier Astolfi, General Manager of Cristal Union, also noted the importance of the project in the context of the company’s long-standing efforts to decarbonize its activities and its ability to valorize production residues.
TotalEnergies, now with more than 800 GWh of biogas production capacity in France, continues to expand its footprint in Europe and the United States. The company aims for a gross capacity of 10 terawatt-hours equivalent biomethane per year by 2030, which would correspond to the average annual consumption of 1.6 million inhabitants and a CO2 emissions reduction of 1.6 million tons.
This news is based on a press release statement from TotalEnergies SE.
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