TotalEnergies in the Air: Supporting Air Transport in its Energy Transition

TotalEnergies in the Air: Supporting Our Customers in Their Energy Transition

TotalEnergies is a leading supplier of aviation fuel:

• ± 280 airlines supplied
• 300 airports
• 500 airfields

We produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).

SAF? What is it?

SAF is made from waste and residue sourced from the circular economy, such as used cooking oil. Pure SAF reduces CO₂ emissions by 90% compared to a fossil fuel equivalent over the entire life cycle⁽¹⁾. In practical use, it is blended with conventional fossil-origin fuel in various proportions, up to 50%. TotalEnergies incorporates it up to 30% to obtain an alternative aviation fuel. This fuel can be used straight away without making any changes to engines or infrastructure.

How is alternative aviation fuel produced?

Two production methods using waste and residue such as used cooking oil:

• With hydrotreatment (HEFA): the feedstock (used cooking oil) is turned into SAF within a biorefinery. The SAF is then blended with fossil-origin jet fuel to obtain an alternative aviation fuel.
• With co-processing: the feedstock (petroleum product and sed cooking oil) is injected into a traditional refining unit to obtain alternative aviation fuel.

Where is alternative aviation fuel produced?

4 production sites in France:

• Normandy complex (in operation)
• Oudalle plant and La Mède complex (in joint operation)
• Grandpuits complex (as from 2025)

TotalEnergies and SAF, a long history

TotalEnergies has been producing and marketing alternative aviation fuel since 2013 and is ramping up production and distribution from 2021.

• April 2021: First production at La Mède-Oudalle, France
• May 2021: First Paris-Montréal flight
• June 2021: First permanent supply of SAF at the Le Bourget business airport in France
• October 2021: First flight using 100% TotalEnergies SAF, in collaboration with Airbus, Safran, Dassault, ONERA and the DGAC
• June 2022: Bordeaux-Mérignac becomes France’s first major airport to offer TotalEnergies’ alternative aviation fuel on a permanent basis
• December 2022: Memorandum of Understanding to supply more than one million m3 of SAF to Air France-KLM airlines over a 10-year period

Moving forward with society

In Europe and in the rest of the world, regulations are being enacted to promote the use of SAF in air transportation. In France, blending targets are 5% by 2030. In the EU, they could reach 70% by 2050.

Providing our customers with a comprehensive lineup

With its affiliates Saft and Hutchinson, TotalEnergies is supporting decarbonization of the aviation industry:

• materials for aircraft fluid transfer, insulation and tightness;
• batteries to start engines and supply back-up electricity;
• parking lot canopies, rooftops, etc.;
• fleet of refueling trucks with hybrid or pure electric vehicles

⁽¹⁾ In accordance with the EU directive 2018/2001 of December 11, 2018, known as RED II, on promoting the use of energy from renewable sources.