As part of its initiative to decarbonize European refineries, TotalEnergies is issuing a tender for the annual supply of 500,000 tons of green hydrogen. This green hydrogen is expected to eliminate approximately five million tons of CO2 emissions each year from the Company’s European refineries by 2030.

Source: TotalEnergies

TotalEnergies operates six refineries throughout Europe – located in Antwerp (Belgium), Leuna (Germany), Zeeland (Netherlands), and three in France: Normandy, Donges, and Feyzin. Additionally, the Company has two biorefineries in La Mède and Grandpuits (France) that utilize hydrogen. TotalEnergies aims to replace 500,000 tons of hydrogen consumed in these refineries with green hydrogen produced from renewable sources by 2030. This initiative is a significant step towards TotalEnergies' goal of achieving a 40% reduction in net greenhouse gas emissions directly associated with its oil and gas operations (Scopes 1+2) by 2030, compared to 2015 levels.

This massive call for tenders is fully aligned with TotalEnergies' ambition to decarbonize all of the hydrogen used in its European refineries by 2030. Alongside other green and low carbon hydrogen production projects that the Company is already undertaking at La Mède, Grandpuits, Leuna and Normandy, we are now approaching third-party providers to supply us with green hydrogen to accelerate the decarbonization of our operations. As a consequence, by offering to various worldwide suppliers the opportunity to secure medium- and long-term contracts with TotalEnergies, we trust we will benefit from the most competitive solutions they have developed.

TotalEnergies and the Decarbonization of Its European Refineries

TotalEnergies is dedicated to minimizing the carbon footprint involved in producing, converting, and supplying energy to its customers. One strategy identified by the Company is the adoption of green or low-carbon hydrogen to decarbonize its European refineries, which should contribute to a reduction of around five million tons of CO2 emissions annually by 2030. In addition to this tender, several hydrogen-related projects have already been initiated:

• La Mède: The Masshylia project is underway to produce green hydrogen to meet the biorefinery's requirements, in collaboration with Engie.
• Grandpuits: In November 2022, TotalEnergies and Air Liquide entered into a partnership to develop an innovative, circular system aimed at producing 20,000 tons of partially renewable hydrogen each year by recycling residual biogas from the biorefinery.
• Leuna: In June 2023, TotalEnergies and VNG, a German natural gas distribution company, signed an agreement for the future supply of green hydrogen to the Leuna refinery.
• Normandy: In September 2023, TotalEnergies and Air Liquide agreed on the future supply of up to 15,000 tons per year of green and low-carbon hydrogen to the TotalEnergies complex in Normandy.