As part of TotalEnergies ambition to reach near-zero methane emissions by 2030, The company has announced in November 2024 that it had gone a step further in monitoring and reducing our greenhouse gas emissions with the deployment of continuous, real-time detection technologies at all its operated Upstream sites. But these solutions cannot be put into action until they have been tested under real conditions! TotalEnergie TADI platform meets this objective, not only for its requirements but also for the needs of academic research and technology suppliers.
Reducing methane emissions: one ambition, one action plan
Some 25% of anthropogenic methane emissions come from the energy sector. TotalEnergies aims to reduce its methane emissions by 80% by 2030 compared to 2020. By 2024, a year ahead of schedule, TotalEnergies had reached its target of reducing our emissions by 50% compared with 2020. The Company is therefore well on the way to achieving its 80% reduction target by 2030.
TotalEnergies methane action plan is based on three main levers, namely halting routine flaring, stopping venting, and repairing leaks as soon as they are detected. To reach these goals, TotalEnergies is using the best technologies. By the end of 2025, all its operated Upstream sites will be equipped with systems for monitoring and measuring methane emissions, including fixed sensors for continuous monitoring and mobile tools offering greater sensitivity, such as AUSEA drone-mounted solution or handheld cameras.
TADI, a world-class experimental infrastructure
The announcement of this deployment marks the culmination of the research activities that our R&D teams have been spearheading since 2017. This is the ideal opportunity to take a closer look at the TotalEnergies Anomalies Detection Initiative (TADI), an experimental infrastructure for testing methane leak detection technologies under real-life conditions. After receiving the results of the Company’s research programs, establishing the protocols and qualifying the detection technologies, it is vitally important to test the technologies’ quality and reliability.
TADI platform, the only one of its kind in Europe, is located at the Lacq Pilot Platform near Pau in France and enhances the technology development pathway between laboratory testing and industrial-scale on-site deployment. Leveraging the professionalism of operators, the site is helping provide the Company with deeper insights into these key technologies, so that it can contribute to efforts to mitigate climate change.
