Lighthouse initiative

Biofuels can make an important contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions (measured in terms of CO2 equivalent according to the “well-to-wheel” methodology, i.e. considering the entire value chain) – from cars, trucks, ships and aeroplanes. Their use is particularly efficient because it is based on existing and operating technologies.

Eni produces biofuels from various feedstock. Today our bio-refineries are powered mostly by waste raw materials such as used cooking oil, animal fats and other biomass.

To ensure an increasingly sustainable supply for our bio-refineries we have launched several “agri-feedstock” projects. We are overseeing the cultivation of non-food crops on degraded land and promoting the introduction of second-harvest crops through regenerative agriculture projects that compete neither with food production nor with forest resources, in a number of African countries. In the same countries, we promote and enhance the collection of waste materials, which can be used for producing biofuel, from agriculture, livestock breeding and the agri-food, catering and tourism industry. The products are collected in our “agri-hubs” – the first one is already in operation in Kenya – are then processed in our bio-refineries and contribute to the production of biofuels, initially with a limited role but then increasingly important.