First Alternative Energy Hub with natural gas stations in Belgium

The Antwerp Port Authority and ENGIE have signed a 30-year concession agreement for the

development of an Alternative Energy Hub at Quays 526 and 528 in the Port of Antwerp. The Alternative

Energy Hub will consist of a bunker and filling station with LNG for inland navigation and road transport.

The site will also feature a CNG filling station and rapid chargers for electric vehicles.

With the development of the Alternative Energy Hub, the Port of Antwerp and ENGIE are taking a major

step forward in the energy transition and promoting sustainable energy consumption in the transport

sector. The concession takes effect on 1 October 2016 and the first phase of the hub will be operational

by the end of 2017. The Port of Antwerp aims to remain a leader in creating a sustainable and green

port. Through its efforts it is seeing the number of environmentally friendly seagoing vessels rise with

every passing year.

With the Alternative Energy Hub in the Port of Antwerp, ENGIE is also contributing toward making the

transport sector sustainable. It will build the first shore-to-ship LNG bunkering station in Europe for

inland and coastal navigation, dredgers and tugboats. There will also be an LNG and CNG filling station

for road vehicles – to be developed in collaboration with partner G&V Energy. The project is a

cooperative venture between multiple ENGIE Group subsidiaries.

ENGIE is also the driving force behind a consortium bringing together innovative solutions, fuel supply

and fuel demand in the Alternative Energy Hub within the INtoLNG project. The consortium comprises

the following companies: Antwerp Port Authority; Anglo Belgian Corporation (ABC); Somtrans NV

(tanker shipping company); Fockedey Truck; Flemish Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research

(ILVO); Vlaams LNG Platform (Flemish LNG Platform) and Danser Groep.

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