Plugs and Sockets

The Eni refinery in Livorno, located in Tuscany, is a historic industrial site founded in 1939. Originally established as a traditional oil refinery for processing crude oil, the infrastructure is now at the center of one of the most important Italian energy transition projects, aimed at its complete conversion into a latest-generation biorefinery. Once the transformation is complete, the facility will no longer process fossil fuels, but will exclusively treat biogenic feedstocks, such as used cooking oils, waste animal fats, and agri-food industry residues, to transform them into hydrogenated biofuels. With this new industrial asset, the project pursues a twofold objective. On one hand, it aims to produce clean fuels by replacing oil with biological waste and used cooking oils; this reduces CO₂ emissions in transport and helps Eni reach the goal of net-zero emissions by 2050. On the other hand, the conversion serves to save the factory and jobs, transforming an old plant that was at risk of closure into a modern site, thereby guaranteeing employment for all workers in the Livorno area.

The Sannazzaro Revamping is a project for the partial conversion of Eni’s Sannazzaro de’ Burgondi refinery, in the province of Pavia. Developed by Eni, the project involves the conversion of the Hydrocracker HDC2 unit, the construction of a pretreatment plant for waste and residues, and the upgrade of logistics and auxiliary infrastructure. The new biorefinery will have a capacity of approximately 550,000 tonnes/year and will produce HVO diesel and SAF-biojet, contributing to the decarbonization of transport and to the expansion of Eni’s biorefining capacity.