Autostrade per l'Italia, Eni and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, today, have signed aagreement to develop joint initiatives for the energy transition of their activities.
Autostrade per l'Italia, Eni and CDP: agreement to improve sustainable mobility
The initiatives will take place within the framework of the sustainable mobility, in particular aimed at decarbonize la Italian motorway network. The agreement provides for the development of new energy carriers for both heavy vehicles and cars, starting with biofuels from sustainable raw materials that do not compete with the food supply chain, hydrogen, biomethane and recharging points for electric cars.
They will be made renewable energy production plants through the installation of photovoltaic parks in the areas of Autostrade per l'Italia or near the motorway network, also through dedicated company vehicles. The development of sustainable products for the improvement of the pavement of the motorways, and the launch of initiatives of The circular economy.
Majors will be installed in supply areas columns for electric charging 100% as well as the new decarbonised vectors (including, for example, electricity, biomethane and hydrogen) starting from biofuels Eni, which will also be available in purity from January 2023.
Synergies between the major Italian players essential for the energy transition
"Energy transition and circular economy are two of the 10 fields of intervention that CDP identified in the 2022-2024 Strategic Plan as priority areas. Cassa's will is to support interventions and projects, also in partnership with qualified industrial operators, while guaranteeing a significant socio-economic impact for the country” declared the Chief Executive Officer and General Manager di CDP, Dario Scannapieco.
Joseph Ricci, Energy Evolution Director of Eni “An effective energy transition path requires not only a long-term vision and new technologies, but also teamwork with the major Italian players. Today we are bringing together various solutions for the decarbonisation of long-distance transport, including for heavy vehicles, enhancing their effectiveness thanks to the infrastructural strength of Autostrade and the solidity and economic-financial experience of CDP".
“In a context that sees sustainability as an absolute priority that can no longer be postponed – added the CEO of Autostrade per l'Italia Roberto Tomasi – it is a fact that the motorway network and road transport continue to be an essential factor for development, a driving force for the national economy. This is why Autostrade per l'Italia continues its commitment to research and training with conviction in the name of transition and, from this point of view, the difference can be played by the network of consolidated synergies between the major Italian players, an indispensable factor for achieving large-scale systemic projects. The one between Eni, CDP and Aspi is an alliance that can make a difference, in the name of increasingly green mobility, looking to the future of the new generations, in the right balance between respect for the environment and growth of the country".
