GE France, GE Oil & Gas and GRTgaz informed they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote the development of compressed natural gas infrastructure in France.
The infrastructure for CNG in France is lagging that of other EU countries such as Germany and Italy, where broader networks are already in place, the companies said in a joint statement.
GE and GRTgaz hope that their collaboration will help France develop similar reliable gas networks over the next decade and provide advocacy for the French Government to support the development. The MoU could be one of the first steps in delivering a CNG fueling network to encourage adoption rates of CNG vehicles in France.
With this MOU, GE and GRTgaz have undertaken to gather and exchange technical and economic information to feed the French CNG action plan, especially regarding public CNG fueling stations, as requested by the AFI Directive.
The companies will also carry out collaborative and cooperative actions to promote CNG with all stakeholders and in particular with public authorities, as well as engage in discussions with other industrial or service companies involved in the CNG value chain to complete this initiative.
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