TotalEnergies and Veolia team up to develop microalgae cultivation project at the La Mède biorefinery
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TotalEnergies and Veolia have joined forces to accelerate the development of microalgae cultivation using CO2.
Press release: “TotalEnergies and Veolia Join Forces to Develop CO2-based Microalgae Cultivation to Produce Next-generation Biofuels”, 06/07/2021.
Figure 1. TotalEnergies and Veolia team up to develop microalgae cultivation project at the La Mède biorefinery
The two partners will pool their know-how to develop a four-year research project at the La Mède biorefinery, operated by TotalEnergies, with the long-term goal of producing biofuel. As part of the project, a test platform will be set up to compare different innovative systems for growing microalgae and identify the most efficient ones.
Veolia will bring its expertise in:
- the water sector to optimize management of the microalgae's aquatic environment,
- the development of algal biomass as an effective solution for CO2 capture.
TotalEnergies, in synergy with the business lines at the La Mède site, will bring its expertise in:
- the cultivation and refining of biomass to produce advanced biofuels,
- CO2 capture and utilization technologies.
