TotalEnergies, Air Products sign pact for supply of Green Hydrogen in Europe

The first long-term deal follows TotalEnergies' call for tenders for the supply of 500,000 tons per year of green hydrogen to decarbonize TotalEnergies' European refineries. Under the agreement, Air Products will deliver at TotalEnergies' Northern European refineries' doorstep, green hydrogen from Air Products' global supply network. 

This hydrogen will save about 700,000 tons of CO2 each year, according to the partners. The contract awarded to Air Products is a first step towards achieving TotalEnergies' objective of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions from its operated oil and gas operations (Scope 1+2) by 40 percent by 2030 compared to 2015 levels. 

"This deal with Air Products, the first signed following the call for tenders launched last year, is a steppingstone towards our goal of decarbonizing the hydrogen used in TotalEnergies' refineries in Northern Europe by the end of the decade", said Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies.

"We are proud to partner with Air Products, a pioneer in low carbon hydrogen production, under the leadership of Seifi Ghasemi. Once again, we demonstrate our capacity to pioneer the energy transition and contribute to the emergence of a green hydrogen industry by offering long-term contracts with our six refineries and two biorefineries in Europe". 

"We are also happy to extend our partnership with Air Products by becoming ourselves a supplier of green power to Air Products and contributing to Air Products' own decarbonization roadmap," he added. 

Air Products has been a first mover in global hydrogen supply, committing more than $15 billion dollars to large-scale energy transition and hydrogen projects across the world, making it a leading and reliable supplier.

"Today, one of the largest energy companies in the world has committed to use renewable hydrogen to decarbonize its refineries in Northern Europe, and we at Air Products are honored and proud to be the producer and supplier of the green hydrogen required," said Air Products' Chairman, President and CEO Seifi Ghasemi.

Noting that hiscompany started on the journey of producing clean hydrogen seven years ago, he added, "We always believed that if we made clean hydrogen available at commercial scale, the demand would be there. This contract validates our long-term strategy". 

"Clearly the demand is here, and it will grow significantly as we move forward, playing an essential role in decarbonizing heavy industry and other sectors. I also want to express my admiration for Mr. Patrick Pouyanné's vision and courage in acting as a first-mover towards creating a cleaner future for the world", Seifi added. 

Concurrently, TotalEnergies and Air Products have signed a MoU for the supply of renewable power, which entails the signing of a first PPA for 150 MW produced at a solar project in Texas, United States. The parties also plan to explore together further PPA opportunities in the UK, Poland and France. 

The latest green hydrogen supply agreement, which strengthens the partnership between TotalEnergies and Air Products, will contribute to Air Products' decarbonization roadmap and is in line with TotalEnergies' integrated electricity strategy along the value chain, the companies claim.