Gasfill Limited today announced that it has signed an exclusive worldwide agreement with BG Group to develop and use BG's Homefill technology. Gasfill has been formed by a group of entrepreneurs specifically to launch a range of products based on the Homefill technology.

Homefill is a novel vehicle refuelling appliance (VRA) which allows customers to refuel vehicles using compressed natural gas (CNG) at home. The technology is based on a hydraulic/gas compressor which provides a 'slow filling' facility and is seen as a means of developing a low cost infrastructure for the CNG alternative fuel markets around the world.

Gasfill aims to market a 0.5m3/h unit initially but plan to develop a 2.0m3/h unit for the global market. Norman Leece, Managing Director of Gasfill, has been involved in alternative fuels and CNG refuelling stations for a number of years. He said: "We have always believed that the concept of refuelling at home would help in developing the CNG market. This arrangement with BG enables us to make that dream a reality".

Sean Sutcliffe, BG Group Executive Vice President New Businesses, said: "We are delighted that Gasfill are to take the project forward. We wish them every success and will be watching their progress with interest."

Gasfill Limited is based at Sketchley Meadows, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 3EY, United Kingdom. The company has been established by a group of 5 entrepreneurs who have extensive knowledge of the CNG market and of growing businesses. The team includes the inventor of the Homefill technology as well as financial and marketing expertise.

BG Group plc is a major integrated gas company, which works across the spectrum of the gas chain. Active on five continents in some 20 countries, BG operates four main business segments - Exploration and Production, LNG, Transmission and Distribution and Power Generation. The company's core geographical areas are the UK, Egypt, South America, Kazakhstan, India and Trinidad & Tobago.