French companies cleared to explore for natural hydrogen
French companies 45-8 Energy and Storengy have been granted exploration licences to search for natural hydrogen deposits in south-western France.
French companies 45-8 Energy and Storengy have been granted exploration licences to search for natural hydrogen deposits in south-western France.
Multinational specialty materials company Arkema has signed an eight-year biomethane supply deal with international electric utility supplier Engie.
Swedish manufacturing firm Alfa Laval has signed a binding put-option agreement to acquire Fives Cryogenics, a French business specialising in cryogenic heat transfer and pump technologies, for €800m.
French sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) developer Elyse Energy has selected biofuel technology that will convert wood waste and forestry residues into cleaner jet fuel using clean hydrogen.
Multinational energy company TotalEnergies has signed an offtake agreement with German developer RWE which will supply 30,000 tonnes a year of green hydrogen to the Leuna refinery for 15 years from 2030.
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TotalEnergies has commissioned BioNorrois in Fontaine-le-Dun (Normandy), its eighth biomethane production unit in France – raising its biogas production capacity in the country to more than 800 GWh.
European LNG imports fell 19% in 2024 with gas consumption at an 11-year low but more Russian LNG continued to enter Europe, according to The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).
Clemessy has installed a biomethane injection station for gas transmission operator NaTran at Fontaine-le-Dun in northern France, in order to connect TotalEnergies’ new biomethane production site at BioNorrois to the network.
TotalEnergies and the Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Limited (GSPC), a state-owned oil and gas company, have signed a 10-year Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) starting in 2026.