Total starts production of sustainable aviation fuel in France
Type of post: NEWS IN BRIEF.
Total has begun producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at its La Mède biorefinery in southern France and its Oudalle facility near Le Havre. The biojet fuel, made from used cooking oil, will be delivered to French airports starting in April 2021.
Press release: “Total Begins Producing Sustainable Aviation Fuel in France”, 08/04/2021.
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- “Total is considering the conversion of its oil refinery in Grandpuits into an HVO biorefinery”, 26/06/2020.
Total will also be able to produce SAF as from 2024 at its zero-crude Grandpuits platform, southeast of Paris. All of these sustainable aviation fuels will be made from animal fat, used cooking oil and other waste and residue sourced from the circular economy. Total will not use vegetable oils as feedstock. Total will be in a position to respond from its production sites in France to new French legislation that calls for aircraft to use at least 1% biojet fuel by 2022, 2% by 2025 and 5% by 2030.