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TotalEnergies has signed an agreement to acquire used cooking oil in Europe to produce biodiesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) as a feedstock, the French energy company said June 17.
The 15-year agreement involves Quatra sourcing the cooking oil from restaurants and industry in France and the rest of Europe. Quatra will filter the oil before delivering the oil to TotalEnergies’ biorefineries to produce road biofuels and SAF.
The deal begins in 2026 for the supply of 60,000 tons a year of cooking oil to the company’s biorefineries in La Mède and Grandpuits. La Mède has an annual production capacity of 500,000 tons of biofuel. Grandpuits is currently being developed with commissioning planned for 2026 and an annual production capacity of 230,000 tons of SAF.
“I am delighted with this strategic agreement with Quatra that contributes to our aim to secure the feedstock we need to produce biofuels in our biorefineries,” said Valérie Goff, TotalEnergies’ senior vice president of renewable fuels and chemicals. “The development of biofuels is one of our company’s strategic goals. By directly reducing the carbon intensity of the energy products used by our customers, we are actively working with them as part of our net zero approach, together with society.”
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