Total to Convert Their Oil Refinery to Renewable Diesel Biorefinery
April 29, 2015http://www.biodieselmagazine.com/articles/355201/total-to-convert-oil-refinery-to-renewable-diesel-production
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To curb financial losses, the French oil company Total S.A. announced plans to convert its oil refinery in southern France to a biorefinery that will convert used cooking oils and other feedstock into renewable diesel.
The company stated that Europe's demand for petroleum products has declined by 15 percent since 2008. "This underlying trend stems from pursuit of energy efficiency and improved vehicle fuel economy as part of the European Union's commitment to reducing its carbon footprint," Total said.
With plans to halt crude oil processing by the end of next year, the facility will produce 500,000 tons of renewable diesel using Axens' Vegan process. While some of the site's units are transformed, it will maintain profitable refining activities and develop new ones such as an 8 megawatt solar farm to provide 50 percent of the site's power needs.
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