The use of advanced monitoring systems for emissions and air quality aimed at identifying leaks and the origins of pollution, based on advanced instruments (known as Best Available techniques) such as FTIR remote sensing systems (Fourier Transformed Infra Red) and infrared video cameras, makes it possible to plan maintenance work on fugitive emissions from plant and to optimise and modify the process with consistent reductions in the quantity of emissions and on the environmental impact.

The first applications of LDAR (Leak Detection and Repair) in refinery and petrochemical plant and gas and oil treatment stations have shown the potentiality of this technology.

The control of storage tanks, flares, treatment tanks for organic substances and for PM 2.5 or 10 particulate in the environment using innovative approaches based on analysis, models and data elaboration techniques, which are used on various sites, makes it possible to decide what are the main qualitative and quantitative contributions to make to the industrial activities in order to improve them.

The development of analytical methods based on mass spectrometry coupled with gas chromatography, such as fingerprinting techniques, is another part of the research being undertaken to identify leaks in storage tanks and at sales outlets

The generating network of EniPower , Eni's electricity company, at the end of 2008, had 10 fully operating combined-cycle units out of the 13 foreseen in the development plan: the two plants in Ferrara were launched in the second half of the year and the production group planned for Taranto is awaiting the finalisation of the authorisation process. The commitment of EniPower is therefore increasingly focused on the pursuit of technological innovation and the efficient use of energy, with the aim of combining environmental needs with increased market competitiveness.

In 2008 the experimental programme with Ansaldo was confirmed for the installation, by the end of 2012, of the latest generation of burners which are characterised by very low specific emissions of nitrogen oxides (VeLoNOx) in the combustion chambers of the gas turbines for all combined cycles. The reduction "at source" of NOX emissions allows for improved performance in the generating sector in terms of the rates of NOX emissions per kW produced, in line with increasingly demanding technical norms. In May 2008, a prototype photovoltaic plant of around 130kWp was inaugurated that has been developed using advanced technology that can be copied and replicated at other sites.

At Snam Rete Gas activities have continued for the reduction of atmospheric emissions of nitrogen oxides deriving from the combustion of natural gas in the gas turbines of the compression plants through the installation of new units with low emission combustion systems. In particular, work has been completed for the transformation of the TC2 unit at Tarsia into a low emission unit.

In September 2008, a new compression unit at the Enna plant came into operation that is equipped with a low emission combustion system and a gas recovery system has also been installed that makes it possible, in conditions of operational venting to recover the gas in the pipes. In June 2008, a new gas compression plant became operational at Poggio Renatico where  three new low emission units have been installed.

In order to contain natural gas emissions, in line gas re-compression activities have continued for the reinforcement of the network and the replacement of pneumatic equipment.