TOTALENERGIES SE: Biogas in France: TotalEnergies commissions BioBéarn, the country's largest anaerobic digestion unit
12 Janvier 2023 - 08:55AM
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TotalEnergies (Paris:TTE) (LSE:TTE) (NYSE:TTE) has launched its
eighteenth biogas production unit(1) in France, which will be the
largest in the country with a maximum capacity of 160 gigawatt
hours (GWh).
Named BioBéarn and located in Mourenx in the south-west of
France, this new unit, fed with organic waste, has begun feeding
its first cubic meters of biomethane -- a renewable, decarbonized
and locally produced gas -- into the natural gas transmission
network operated by Téréga. It will produce 69 GWh in 2023 and then
ramp up progressively to keep pace with the rapidly growing demand
for biogas.
The project, which illustrates TotalEnergies' commitment to
promoting the circular economy, will convert 220,000 metric tons of
organic waste into 200,000 metric tons per year of digestate, a
natural fertilizer, and 160 GWh of biomethane, equivalent to the
average annual consumption of 32,000 people. BioBéarn will enable
the Lacq basin, a historical gas area, to pursue a local and
sustainable growth, this new unit allowing to avoid the emission of
32 000 tons of CO(2) per year.
The development of BioBéarn began in 2016 and involved all local
stakeholders, including over 200 from farming and the food
industry, the local community and elected officials, allowing the
project to adapt to the needs and potential of the territory.
"TotalEnergies is proud to commission France's largest biogas
unit and would like to thank all project stakeholders for their
support. This new plant is part of TotalEnergies' commitment to
promote biogas, a clean gas that strengthens the country's energy
sovereignty and the development of the circular economy. This
project allows TotalEnergies to increase its production capacity to
700 GWh in biogas and is a new step in the objective to reach 20
TWh by 2030," declared Olivier Guerrini, Vice President, Biogas
Business Unit, TotalEnergies.
BioBéarn key figures 160 GWh biomethane production capacity, equivalent
to the average annual needs of 32,000 people, and covering all uses of natural
gas Over 220,000 tons/year of organic waste: residues from local farming
activities and agri-food industry. Almost 200,000 tons/year of digestate, a
natural, hygienized fertilizer, that will be sprayed on farmland within 50 km
of the unit, saving almost 5,000 tons of chemical fertilizer.
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TotalEnergies and Biogas
TotalEnergies is the segment leader in France, with now close to
700 GWh of biogas production capacity and aims to become a major
player internationally by partnering with market leaders such as
Clean Energy in the United States and Adani in India. The Company
is active across the entire value chain, from project development
to marketing of this renewable gas and its by-products
(biofertilizers, bioCO(2) ). It aims to produce at least 20 TWh per
year by 2030 -- equivalent to the annual consumption of four
million French consumers and a reduction in CO(2) emissions of four
million tons.
About TotalEnergies
TotalEnergies is a global multi-energy company that produces and
markets energies: oil and biofuels, natural gas and green gases,
renewables and electricity. Our more than 100,000 employees are
committed to energy that is ever more affordable, cleaner, more
reliable and accessible to as many people as possible. Active in
more than 130 countries, TotalEnergies puts sustainable development
in all its dimensions at the heart of its projects and operations
to contribute to the well-being of people.
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(1) Including seven anaerobic digestion sites producing
biomethane for injection into the gas network and eleven biogas
production units supplying electricity and heat via Combined Heat
& Power process.
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