French energy major TotalEnergies said it is working on developing and expanding capacity to produce nearly half-a-million tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2028 to ensure supply as EU mandate ramps up.

“TotalEnergies is taking action to meet the strong demand from the aviation industry to reduce its carbon footprint. Sustainable aviation fuels are essential to bring the air industry’s CO2 emissions down immediately,” said Patrick Pouyanné, chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies.

The work to expand production is already in progress with a €500m investment to transform the Grandpuits biorefinery site into zero-crude platform including a biorefinery with a production capacity of 230,000 tonnes per annum in 2026.

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