Industrial CO2 capture and CCSprimary
2 projects
The 3D project demonstrated the DMX CO2 capture process at Dunkirk including transport and North Sea storage, while CHEERS addressed CCS in petroleum refineries and heavy industry.
Organization
TOTALENERGIES RAFFINAGE CHIMIE
TotalEnergies' refining and chemicals division, contributing industrial-scale sites for CO2 capture, CCS demonstration, and sustainable fuel production in EU research.
Large industrial companyenergyFR
H2020 projects
5
As coordinator
0
Total EC funding
€3.9M
Unique partners
62
What they do
Their core work
TotalEnergies Raffinage Chimie is the refining and petrochemicals arm of TotalEnergies, one of the world's largest energy companies. They operate petroleum refineries and chemical plants across France and internationally, processing crude oil and heavy residual fuels into fuels, chemicals, and specialty products. In H2020, they contributed industrial-scale refinery expertise to projects tackling CO2 capture, emission reduction in heavy industry, sustainable aviation fuels, and bio-based chemicals — consistently bringing real operational environments for testing and demonstration.
Core expertise
What they specialise in
Emission reduction in petroleum refiningprimary
2 projects
CHEERS focused on combustion-related CO2 from heavy residual fuels and petcoke in refineries, and 3D targeted blast furnace gas waste heat recovery.
Sustainable aviation biofuelssecondary
1 project
BIO4A targeted biojet fuel production capacity for green aviation as a pathway to reduce GHG emissions from the aviation sector.
Bio-based chemicals and lignin conversionsecondary
1 project
FALCON explored enzymatic and chemical conversion of lignin into fuels and chemicals, relevant to refinery diversification.
Microalgae-derived ingredientsemerging
1 project
MAGNIFICENT explored microalgae as a green source for nutritional and cosmetic ingredients, signaling interest in bio-refinery diversification beyond fossil feedstocks.
Evolution & trajectory
How they've shifted over time
Early focus
Bio-based feedstock diversification
Recent focus
Industrial CCS and green fuels
TotalEnergies Raffinage Chimie's H2020 portfolio began in 2017 with exploratory projects in lignin-to-chemicals (FALCON) and microalgae (MAGNIFICENT), suggesting early interest in bio-based feedstock diversification. By 2018-2019, the focus shifted decisively toward industrial decarbonization — CO2 capture via the DMX process, CCS infrastructure at Dunkirk, chemical looping for emission reduction in refineries, and sustainable aviation fuels. This trajectory mirrors the broader corporate pivot from fossil fuel processing toward carbon management and green fuels.
They are moving firmly toward industrial decarbonization and carbon capture at scale — future collaborations should target CCS deployment, refinery emission reduction, or sustainable fuel production.
Collaboration profile
How they like to work
Role: active_partnerReach: Global14 countries collaborated
TotalEnergies Raffinage Chimie participates exclusively as a consortium partner, never as coordinator — consistent with a large industrial company contributing facilities, operational expertise, and industrial validation rather than leading research management. With 62 unique partners across 14 countries in just 5 projects, they join large, diverse consortia. This suggests they are open to broad collaboration and bring value as an industrial end-user and demonstration site rather than as a research driver.
Across 5 projects they collaborated with 62 unique partners in 14 countries, indicating broad European and international reach — notably including China through the CHEERS project. Their network spans academic institutions, research organizations, and industrial partners across the energy and chemical sectors.
Why partner with them
What sets them apart
As a major refinery operator, TotalEnergies Raffinage Chimie offers something most research partners cannot: real industrial sites for testing and demonstrating decarbonization technologies at scale. Their Dunkirk operations served as a live testbed for the DMX CO2 capture process in the 3D project. For any consortium needing an industrial host site for CCS, emission reduction, or alternative fuel demonstration, they are one of very few partners who can provide operational refinery access in Europe.
Notable projects
Highlights from their portfolio
- 3DDemonstrated the DMX CO2 capture process at industrial scale in Dunkirk with full CCS chain including North Sea storage — a flagship European CCS demonstration.
- CHEERSLargest funding (EUR 3.36M to TERC) and unique EU-China collaboration on emission reduction in heavy industry including chemical looping and refinery decarbonization.
- BIO4APositioned TERC in the sustainable aviation fuel supply chain, connecting refinery capabilities to the fast-growing green aviation market.
Cross-sector capabilities
Environment — industrial emission reduction and carbon managementFood & Agriculture — microalgae and bio-based ingredient productionTransport — sustainable aviation fuelsManufacturing — process optimization in heavy industry
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