U.S., July 3 -- Leading French energy company Total announced today the commencement of production at its new fuel refinement plant in southeastern France. The La Mede biorefinery, previously a traditional oil refinery, now produces biofuel. The conversion project was launched in 2015 and represents an expenditure by Total of over US$310mn.
The facility is now comprised of a biorefinery with a capacity of 500,000 tonnes of biofuel per year, an 8MW solar farm, a 1.3mn cubic meter logistics and storage hub, and a 2,500 annual capacity training centre.
La Mede will produce both biodiesel and biojet fuel for the aviation industry. It was specifically designed to process all types of oil. Its biofuels will be 60 to 70% from made up of 100% s...