 Posted: Sat 13:14, 09 Nov 2013 Post subject: GDF Suez ties marine energy knot in France |
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| GDF Suez ties marine energy knot in France
PARIS, Sept. 30 () -- French energy company GDF Suez said Monday it signed a partnership agreement to study marine current turbine technology in France.French President Francois Holland attended a signing ceremony where GDF Suez agreed with French engineering company Alstom to develop a pilot project for marine energy."This agreement is part of the strategy of GDF Suez to bring together all interests in a position to participate in the creation of a new French industrial sector," the company said in a statement Monday.GDF Suez said it would work with Alstom to outfit pilot energy projects at a facility at Raz Blanchard, off the northwest coast of France.The French energy company said its work would lay the groundwork for a marine energy sector in France. It said it plans to commission the first of its tidal energy machines by 2016.GDF Suez said it would become a "front-line player" in the marine energy sector through its relationship with Alstom. |
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