Biogas in France: TotalEnergies commissions BioBéarn, the country’s largest anaerobic digestion unit
12 Janeiro 2023 - 4:55AM
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Regulatory News:
TotalEnergies (Paris:TTE) (LSE:TTE) (NYSE:TTE) has launched its
eighteenth biogas production unit1 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 CO2 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, bioCO2). 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 CO2 emissions of four million tons.
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biofuels, natural gas and green gases, renewables and electricity.
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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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