In Italy, Eni has opened the most innovative bio-refinery in Europe at Gela. Launched in August 2019, the plant has a processing capacity of up to 750,000 metric tons a year and will be able to treat increasing quantities of used vegetable oil, animal fat, algae and by-products to produce high-quality biofuels. All the petrochemical […]
In Italy, Venice is experimenting with hydrogen-fueled mobility, which only releases water vapor from exhausts. This afternoon in Mestre, as part of the events organized by Italy’s Japan Foundation for ‘Japan Week’, the Municipality and the Metropolitan City of Venice, Eni and Toyota signed an agreement to evaluate the construction of a hydrogen refueling station […]
In Italy, the acquisition of 100% of the shares of BTS Biogas Srl by Virtual Equity Partners LLC (VEP) has been successfully brought to completion. The new corporate structure consolidates the company’s position as technological leader in the biogas sector and guarantees the company’s financial strength. VEP invested equity in the company back in 2017. […]
In Italy, the Renewable Energy Consortium for Research and Demonstration (RE-CORD) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory for coordination on thermochemical conversion of biomass for the production of biofuels and chemicals. This agreement will constitute a framework for cooperation and coordination that will allow […]
In Italy, the Food and Agriculture Organization has released a new study looking at the sustainability of the bioeconomy, which is says it not intrinsically inherent, by looking at lessons learned from 26 case studies to understand how to ensure the bioeconomy of the future is developed in the best way possible considering that there […]
In Italy, Eni and the Italian Biogas Consortium (CIB) signed an agreement to promote the production of advanced biomethane from animal waste, agro-industrial byproducts and dedicated winter crops for use in the transport sector. The agreement also involves new opportunities for Consortium member companies by launching business initiatives which will be developed in partnership. A […]
In Italy, Eni says it is working towards achieving the European Union rule to phase out palm oil as feedstock for biodiesel as it works to integrate other feedstocks into its supply chain such as used cooking oil through various partnerships nationwide. The company says it might even be able to eliminate the use of […]
In Italy, Eni and RenOils, the Italian national vegetable and animal oils and fats Consortium established in 2016 to ensure the correct management of the collection, transport, storage, processing and reuse of vegetable oils and animal fats, signed a collaboration agreement to promote the recovery of used vegetable oils. Eni currently makes use of approximately […]
In Italy, Eni and the Governorate of the Vatican City State have signed an agreement for the circular economy. S.E.R. Mons. Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, Secretary General of the Governorate of the Vatican City State and Giuseppe Ricci, Chief Refining & Marketing Officer of Eni, signed a collaboration agreement for the use of high-quality biodiesel with […]
In Italy, Bio-on and Sociedad Cooperativa General Agropecuaria have signed an agreement to begin a technical collaboration, the first in Spain, to study and evaluate the opportunity to exploit at industrial scale the Bio-on technologies for the production of PHA bioplastics from sugar beets processing co- and by-products. The two companies will start working together […]
