REG-TotalEnergies SE TotalEnergies and Air Liquide Partner to Develop Low-Carbon Hydrogen Production in the Normandy Industrial Basin

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TotalEnergies and Air Liquide Partner to Develop Low-Carbon Hydrogen
Production in the Normandy Industrial Basin

 

TotalEnergies (Paris:TTE) (LSE:TTE) (NYSE:TTE) and Air Liquide are joining
forces to decarbonize hydrogen production at TotalEnergies’ Normandy
platform in France. This project will enable in time for the supply to
TotalEnergies by Air Liquide of low-carbon hydrogen by relying on Air
Liquide's hydrogen network in Normandy and the implementation of a large-scale
CO(2) capture and storage solution (CCS). In line with the objective of both
companies to get to net zero by 2050, this ambitious project is part of a
sustainable development approach which will help develop a low-carbon hydrogen
ecosystem in the Axe Seine / Normandy, progressively supported by technologies
such as CCS and electrolysis.

Reducing Carbon Emissions

Under a long term contract agreement, Air Liquide will take over and operate
the 255 tons-per-day hydrogen production unit at the TotalEnergies platform in
Normandy. Connecting the unit to Air Liquide’s hydrogen network will enable
to optimize its performance and, ultimately, develop the world’s first
low-carbon hydrogen network. The network already includes a hydrogen
production facility in Port-Jérôme equipped with Air Liquide’s Cryocap(
TM) carbon capture solution since 2015. Air Liquide is considering adding a
large-scale unit to produce renewable hydrogen via electrolysis.

In addition, the companies will launch development studies to deploy a carbon
capture and storage (CCS) project to decarbonize the hydrogen produced in this
unit at the Normandy platform. Air Liquide would install its Cryocap™
process to capture CO2, while TotalEnergies handle transportation and storage
of the captured CO2, notably through the Northern Lights (Norway) and Aramis
(Netherlands) CCS projects being developed in the North Sea.

In the long term, the implementation of these projects would reduce the carbon
emissions from the unit’s hydrogen production by approximately 650,000 tons
of CO2 per year by 2030.

Decarbonizing the Normandy Industrial Basin

This cooperation between Air Liquide and TotalEnergies is aligned with their
shared ambition to help decarbonize industrial operations in the “Axe
Seine/Normandy”. Along with other industrial companies, the partners signed
a Memorandum of Understanding announced in July 2021, to develop carbon
capture and storage infrastructure in Normandy with the goal of reducing CO2
emissions by up to 3 million tons per year by 2030.

Bernard Pinatel, President, Refining & Chemicals and Member of the
Executive Committee of TotalEnergies, said: “This planned investment at our
Normandy platform will enhance its industrial competitiveness and secure its
long-term future. We are delighted to partner with Air Liquide on low-carbon
hydrogen projects so we can work together on reducing the carbon emissions
from our industrial operations. These projects contribute to the collective
effort launched in the Le Havre industrial zone and the Axe Seine. This is
fully aligned with TotalEnergies’ ambition to get to net zero emissions by
2050.”

François Jackow, Executive Vice President and a Member of the Air Liquide
Group’s Executive Committee supervising Europe Industries activities, said:
“Decarbonizing industry is a major challenge. The large range of solutions
we have developed enable us to support our customers in their path towards
energy transition. We have worked with TotalEnergies for many years, and are
pleased to strengthen our partnership today with the deployment of solutions
that will provide the Normandy industrial basin with a low-carbon hydrogen
network in the years ahead. In line with our objective to reach carbon
neutrality by 2050, Air Liquide is acting now to develop low-carbon and
renewable hydrogen production and build a more sustainable future.”

Under French law, the proposed transfer of the hydrogen production unit to Air
Liquide is subject to the process for notifying and consulting employee
representatives of the TotalEnergies Normandy platform, and to the approval
from the competent authorities.

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About Air Liquide

A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health,
Air Liquide is present in 78 countries with approximately 64,500 employees and
serves more than 3.8 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and
hydrogen are essential small molecules for life, matter and energy. They
embody Air Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the
company’s activities since its creation in 1902.

Air Liquide’s ambition is to be a leader in its industry, deliver long term
performance and contribute to sustainability - with a strong commitment to
climate change and energy transition at the heart of its strategy. The
company’s customer-centric transformation strategy aims at profitable,
regular and responsible growth over the long term. It relies on operational
excellence, selective investments, open innovation and a network organization
implemented by the Group worldwide. Through the commitment and inventiveness
of its people, Air Liquide leverages energy and environment transition,
changes in healthcare and digitization, and delivers greater value to all its
stakeholders.

Air Liquide’s revenue amounted to more than 20 billion euros in 2020. Air
Liquide is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange (compartment A) and
belongs to the CAC 40, EURO STOXX 50 and FTSE4Good indexes.

TotalEnergies and CCUS (Carbon Capture Utilisation Storage)

In line with its ambition to get to net zero by 2050 together with society,
TotalEnergies priority is to first avoid and then reduce its own emissions to
a minimum. CCS technologies complement this approach by capturing and storing
the company’s residual emissions and those of its customers. For this
reason, TotalEnergies is fully committed to developing the CCUS value chain
with 10% of its annual global R&D budget devoted to this field.
TotalEnergies' ambition is to store at least 5 million tons of CO2 per year by
2030, notably, thanks to industrial CCS projects such as Northern Lights in
Norway.

About TotalEnergies

TotalEnergies is a broad energy company that produces and markets energies on
a global scale: oil and biofuels, natural gas and green gases, renewables, and
electricity. Our 105,000 employees are committed to energy that is ever more
affordable, clean, 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.

Cautionary Note

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subsidiaries assumes any obligation to update publicly any forward-looking
information or statement, objectives or trends contained in this document
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Air Liquide

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