Total has produced the first batches of biofuel at its La Mede biorefinery. The €275m ($308m) project, launched in 2015, converted an ex-oil refinery into a new energy facility. It can produce no more than 300,000 mt of hydrotreated vegetable oil for renewable diesel and biojet fuel. In May last year, Total agreed to process 500,000 mt of palm oil annually, as well as a minimum of 50,000 mt of domestically-grown rapeseed. Vegetable oils will account for 60% to 70% of the biorefinery's feedstock, with the rest coming from treated waste, such as cooking oil or animal fats.
Total has produced the first batches of biofuel at its La Mede biorefinery. The €275m ($308m) project, launched in 2015, converted an ex-oil refinery into a new energy facility. It can produce 500,000 mt of hydrotreated vegetable oil for renewable diesel and biojet fuel. In May last year, Total agreed to process no more than 300,000 mt of palm oil annually, as well as a minimum of 50,000 mt of domestically-grown rapeseed. Vegetable oils will account for 60% to 70% of the biorefinery's feedstock, with the rest coming from treated waste, such as cooking oil or animal fats.