Eni confirms its decision to build the third biorefinery in Italy in Livorno. The project, which was announced in October 2022 and applied for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in November 2022, is waiting for the permits to be completed and includes the construction of three new facilities for the production of hydrogenated biofuel: biogenic feed pre-production facility-purification unit, Ecofining with a capacity of 500 thousand tons / year. facility and a facility for the production of hydrogen from methane gas. The company itself underlines this in a note from the past few hours.
Eni’s decarbonization strategy
The transformation of the Livorno industrial estate according to the model achieved in Porto Marghera in 2014 and in Gela in 2019 represents “Eni’s decarbonisation strategy, which aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 and increase biorefining capacity from the current 1.65 million tonnes/year.” confirms that “it will exceed 5 by 2030”.
In line with the strategic decision to transform the Livorno refinery, which would ensure a productive and employment-filled future for the plant, Eni interrupted crude oil imports and, as a result, began to shut down its lubrication production lines and lubrication plant. Fuel distribution in the region will be guaranteed through the import of finished and semi-finished products.
The areas where three new biorefining facilities are planned are currently on site for preparatory work, and construction is expected to begin after obtaining legal permission and will be completed and put into operation by 2026. Fillers consisting mostly of waste and residues of vegetable origin to produce HVO diesel, HVO naphtha and bio-LPG. Eni, through Enilive, is the second producer of hydrogenated biofuel (HVO) in Europe and the third worldwide.
The growth strategy is driven by the growing demand for biofuels for mobility purposes in Europe and Italy, both in terms of the emission reduction targets set by the recently approved RED III (Renewable Energy Directive) and the obligations to make pure biofuels available for consumption defined by Italian legislation. . Globally, forecasts predict that demand for hydrogen biofuels will increase by 65% during 2024-2028*.
Source: Today IT
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