Eni SpA and Saipem SpA have prolonged a deal to collaborate on constructing biorefineries and changing conventional refineries.
The settlement, first signed 2023, combines Eni’s technological experience with Saipem’s experience within the design and development of such vegetation. Italian state-backed built-in power firm Eni holds a 21.19 % stake in power engineering firm Saipem.
“The settlement issues, particularly, the development of recent biorefineries, the conversion of conventional refineries into biorefineries and, typically, the event of recent initiatives by Eni within the area of business transformation”, Eni mentioned in an internet assertion.
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“By way of this settlement, Eni, in keeping with its purpose of decarbonizing processes and merchandise, intends to additional develop its biorefining capability via the event of recent initiatives to supply biofuels each for aviation (SAF, Sustainable Aviation Gas) and for land and sea mobility (HVO, Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil).
“On the identical time, Saipem additional strengthens its distinctive experience in biorefining and decarbonization”.
Underneath the settlement Eni not too long ago awarded Saipem a contract for engineering, procurement companies and the acquisition of important tools for the improve of a biorefinery in Porto Marghera. The challenge will improve the plant’s capability from 400,000 metric tons a 12 months to 600,000 metric tons per 12 months. The improve may also allow the power to supply SAF from 2027.
In November 2024 Eni additionally picked Saipem for the conversion of the Livorno refinery right into a biorefinery, as a part of their biorefining collaboration.
In each tasks Saipem additionally carried out preparatory engineering actions resembling feasibility research and front-end engineering design.
The 2 contracts are valued about EUR 320 million ($345.4 million), based on Eni.
Eni, via subsidiary Enilive, has a biorefining manufacturing capability of 1.65 million metric tons every year (MMtpa). Eni goals to lift this to over 5 MMtpa by 2030 as a part of its efforts to turn out to be a carbon-neutral firm by 2050. It additionally goals to allow 1 MMtpa of SAF manufacturing by subsequent 12 months and doubtlessly double that degree by the top of the last decade.
Earlier this 12 months Eni introduced the beginning of SAF manufacturing at its Gela biorefinery, designed to supply as much as 400,000 metric tons a 12 months of SAF. Eni mentioned the capability represents almost a 3rd of Europe’s SAF demand in 2025.
“Since September 2022, Enilive has signed agreements with a number of airways for the availability of SAF, due to the preliminary manufacturing achieved via synergies between the Gela Enilive biorefinery and different Eni services, utilizing waste-based feedstocks”, Eni mentioned January 22, 2025, saying the start-up.
The transformed Gela refinery in Sicily can course of as much as 736,000 metric tons of biomass a 12 months, primarily utilizing waste and residual feedstocks resembling cooking oil, animal fats and by-products from vegetable oil processing, based on Eni.
“The vegetation and applied sciences that we’re growing place Enilive as a pacesetter within the manufacturing of HVO biofuels and ensure the corporate’s technique, distinguished by a powerful development in providing more and more sustainable merchandise”, Enilive chief govt Stefano Ballista mentioned then. “Eni began investing on this area over a decade in the past and Enilive will likely be among the many first firms on this planet to supply vital portions of SAF”.
Eni can be growing biorefineries in Malaysia and South Korea.
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