ENI AWARD
HISTORY
The annual Eni Award prize was officially launched in July 2007, as part of the Group’s Technological Master Plan, extending and replacing the Eni-Italgas Prize, formerly 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 create opportunities for new generations of researchers.
The annual award is a tangible demonstration of the critical importance that Eni gives to scientific research and to issues of sustainability, and is characterised by the complexity and extent of its concern with sustainable energy.
The Award has built up 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 is made up of researchers and scientists from some of the world’s most advanced research institutes, including the Nobel prize-winner Sir Harold Kroto.
Over the years, 63 researchers have been awarded, from 10 countries: Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and the United States; including three Nobel prize-winners.
More than 800 researchers from around the world have submitted research projects, and numerous well-known personalities from the research world have served as guarantors or been part of the various evaluation commissions.
Dialogue between Paolo Scaroni and Alan J. Heeger on the importance of innovation and research.
