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.

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.

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