TotalEnergies and VNG to decarbonise the Leuna refinery
Published by Bella Weetch,
Editorial Assistant
Hydrocarbon Engineering,
TotalEnergies and VNG, a German natural gas distribution company, have signed an agreement to initiate the future supply of green hydrogen to the Leuna refinery, which is operated by TotalEnergies. Under the agreement, green hydrogen will be produced from renewable electricity with a 30 MW electrolyser in Bad Lauchstädt, Germany, built and operated by VNG with its partner, Uniper.
This agreement contributes to the decarbonisation of the Leuna refinery, and will reduce the site's annual carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by up to 80 000 t by 2030.
Furthermore, the pipeline connection to the Bad Lauchstädt Energy Park will give the Leuna refinery access to the future European hydrogen infrastructure and the international markets for green hydrogen.
"This project is fully in line with TotalEnergies' ambition to decarbonise all hydrogen used in its European refineries by 2030. Our ambition is to replace the grey hydrogen with low-carbon hydrogen, representing a reduction of 3 million tpy of CO2 by 2030" said Jean-Marc Durand, Senior Vice President, TotalEnergies Refining Base Chemicals Europe.
TotalEnergies focuses on decarbonising the hydrogen used in its European refineries, a move that should reduce CO2 emissions by 3 million tpy by 2030. In addition to our partnership, launched in 2021 at the Normandy refinery, TotalEnergies and Air Liquide signed a partnership agreement in November 2022 to build an innovative, circular system at the Grandpuits biorefinery to produce and harness renewable hydrogen. At La Mède, the Masshylia project to produce hydrogen in partnership with Engie is moving forward.
Read the article online at: https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/refining/22062023/totalenergies-and-vng-to-decarbonise-the-leuna-refinery/
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