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Total continues to actively promote DME (dimethyl ether) by taking part in a European Union biomass-based project.

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During Sep 2008, as a member of a Volvo-led consortium, Total is taking part in the kick-off of the European Union's BioDME project in Stockholm and Pite, Sweden, to demonstrate the technical feasibility of the process. Produced by gasifying black liquor, a pulp manufacturing waste product, the DME will be transported to service stations in four Swedish cities, including Stockholm, Gteborg and Pite, to fuel a pilot fleet of 14 Volvo trucks. This preliminary stage is crucial before commercial production can be undertaken. Total will be focusing on fuel …

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