Arrives in distributors Eni the first diesel produced with 100% renewable raw materials. Is called HVOlution, and it's a biofuel which is produced from waste raw materials and plant residues, and from oils generated from crops that do not compete with the food chain. The group announces it by explaining that HVOlution is available in 50 Eni service stations and will be available, by March 2023, in 150 points of sale in Italy.
HVOlution is the result of investments that have been going on since 2014, with the six-legged dog that has transformed its refineries in Gela and Venice into biorefineries – from the end of 2022 also Palm Free Oil. In detail, the proprietary Ecofining technology makes it possible to process waste vegetable raw materials and non-edible oils to produce HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) biofuel, of which Eni Sustainable Mobility is the second largest producer in Europe.
HVO biofuel
Before being marketed in Eni service stations, pure HVO was used by various customers, who moved from vehicles for handling passengers with reduced mobility in airports to commercial logistics vehicles. Furthermore, added to diesel, from 2016 the HVO biofuel it is present at 15% in the product Eni Diesel+, available in over 3.500 service stations in Italy.
Ballista (Eni): "Important contribution to the decarbonisation of mobility"
“HVOlution pure biofuel plays a fundamental role because it can already make an important contribution to the decarbonisation of mobility, including heavy transport – he declared Stefano Ballista, CEO of Eni Sustainable Mobility –. This product enriches the offer at service stations, alongside the current offer of low-carbon products, such as electric top-ups, and services for people on the move: Eni Sustainable Mobility's goal is to integrate industrial and commercial assets along the entire the value chain, from the availability of raw materials to the sale of decarbonised products to the end customer.”
Objective: to cover 35% of supply by 2025
Eni, continues the note, has signed agreements and partnerships “that make it possible to valorise scraps and waste by using them as feedstock for the production of biofuels such as HVOlution”. In various African countries including Kenya, Mozambique and Congo, Eni is developing a network of agri-hubs. And recently, the first load of vegetable oil produced in the Makueni agri-hub arrived at the Gela biorefinery from Kenya, while the first load of used frying oil arrived in Venice. The goal is to cover 35% of supply from Eni biorefineries by 2025.
