Our work in the United States

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In December 2019 we signed a strategic agreement to create a joint platform between Eni New Energy US Inc. (“ENE US”) and Falck Renewables North America Inc. (“FRNA”) for developing renewable energy projects in the country, for example in solar photovoltaics, onshore wind and storage. The new company¹ is based on joint governance and plans to develop projects totalling at least 1 GW by the end of 2023. Under the terms of the agreement, FRNA will hand over to ENE US 49% of its shares in plants currently operating in the United States. This means an overall portfolio of 112.5 MW, made up of five photovoltaic plants in North Carolina and Massachusetts, one of which, Middleton, in the latter state, has storage for 6.6 MWh of energy. All the facilities will continue to be run, controlled and consolidated by FRNA, which will retain 51%. The operation will let us develop projects from renewable sources within the American market, which is advanced and presents big opportunities for growth. We will operate through a new company that will cover phases of growth, construction and funding of new projects, uniting Falck Renewables' expertise in renewables with our technological and financial assets. Finally, this partnership will help us reach our respective goals in terms of installed capacity and generation of green energy.

In March 2020, the acquisition by Eni of 49% of the Falck Renewables North America (FRNA) portfolio in operation in the USA was finalised (one plant of 92 MW in North Carolina and four plants for a total of 24 MW in Massachusetts). In August 2020 Falck Renewables S.p.A. and Eni New Energy US Inc, through Novis Renewables Holdings, LLC (Novis) signed an agreement to acquire Building Energy Holdings US, LLC (BEHUS). BEHUS business consists of 62 MW of operating wind and solar projects in the US, a development and asset management team and a pipeline of wind projects up to 160 MW. Through Novis will acquire five operating solar projects totaling 31.59 MW, a 30 MW wind project and two late stage up to 80 MW each. The generation for the assets in operations will contribute to offsetting over 93,000 tons of CO₂ per year.

In November 2020 Falck Renewables North America, Inc. and Eni New Energy US, Inc. through Novis Renewables Holdings, LLC (Novis) signed an agreement with Savion, LLC (Savion) to acquire the ready to build 30 MW Westmoreland solar project located in Westmoreland County in Virginia by the end of October. Once the project achieves commercial operations, expected in the third quarter of 2021, it will provide carbon-free solar energy to a regional utility serving consumers and industries for decades, avoiding over 33,000 tons of CO₂ per year.

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We create energy

In the Americas we are mainly active in hydrocarbon exploration and production and in the Refining & Marketing and chemicals sector. In 2008 we made an alliance with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston, which has more than 100 researchers, professors and postgraduates and done more than 40 projects. Together, and in line with our new mission, we are going down the path to a low-carbon energy model, reliant on cutting-edge skills and technologies that will change our world and way of producing and consuming energy.