ENI AWARD
HISTORY
The annual Eni Award prize was officially launched in July 2007, as foreseen by the group’s Technological Master Plan, and extends and replaces the Eni-Italgas Prize, previously known as the Italgas Prize, which in 2006 had reached its XIX edition.
The aim of the award is to encourage a better use of energy sources, promote environmental research and valorise new generations of researchers
The award, which is made annually, is a concrete demonstration of the critical importance that has been recently assigned by Eni to scientific research and to issues of sustainability and is characterised by the complexity and completeness of the approach to the issue of sustainable energy.
The Award has a consolidated and prestigious network of researchers in the field of energy and the environment.
The Award’s Scientific Committee – which has the role of evaluating the candidates and assigning the prizes, is of the highest level and comprises researchers and scientists from some of the world’s most advanced research institutes, and includes the Nobel prize-winner Sir Harold Kroto.
In subsequent years 63 researchers, from 10 countries, have been awarded: Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and the United States of America. Included in the number are three Nobel prize-winners. More than 800 researchers from around the world have submitted their research projects, to which should be added the numerous personalities who have guaranteed or been a part of the various evaluation commissions.
Dialogue between Paolo Scaroni and Alan J. Heeger on the importance of innovation and research.
