Eni inks maritime transport decarb partnership with RINA
The partnership agreement focuses on the use of HVO (Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil) biofuel produced by Eni in its Venice and Gela bio-refineries in the maritime sector. The agreement also includes other energy carriers such as blue or green hydrogen, as well as ammonia from renewable electricity and bio-ammonia.
The partnership also encompasses the development of initiatives connected with the logistics and value chain of new energy carriers, and the adoption of certified methods for the calculation of the emissions benefits they will generate.
Carbon capture
Eni and RINA will also consider carrying out experiments and pilot projects related to the on-board capture of CO2 emissions in order to further contribute to pursuing the naval sector’s sustainability goals.
Ugo Salerno, Chairman and CEO of RINA, commented: “Cooperation between companies is the way forward towards the common goal of decarbonising industry and transport. By sharing know-how and experience with Eni, we will contribute to developing innovative energy supply models. Our collaboration will begin by focusing on the maritime sector, a diversified and hard-to-abate industry that can draw on initiatives already adopted by other industrial segments to decarbonise operations”.
Giuseppe Ricci, Chief Operating Officer for Energy Evolution at Eni, added: “Eni and RINA can make a significant contribution to the decarbonisation of maritime transport with their wealth of expertise and technological capabilities. Following a technology-agnostic approach, we are exploring multiple solutions. Thanks to this agreement, we will have the opportunity to study and develop them in the short, medium and long term, with the objective of making maritime transport more sustainable and meeting the needs of shipowners and logistics operators”.
