Eni Award, our energy science award

Development of a sustainable and resilient nature through the enhancement of nature-based solutions, and the preservation and restoration of natural capital, in order to accelerate the transition towards environmentally sustainable business models, accordingly with the “One Planet - One Health” perspective.

Philippe Ciais

Understanding carbon uptake by terrestrial ecosystems to mitigate climate change

Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (France)

Solutions and technologies for sustainable and affordable energy production, for just and fair access to energy and for the capture, utilization and sequestration of carbon dioxide.

Jeff Dahn 

The importance of long lifetime lithium-ion batteries for the Energy Transition to Global Electrification

Dalhousie University (Canada) 

Disruptive ideas in the field of new energy sources, renewable energies and related processes aimed to change the energy paradigm of the future and to achieve the decarbonization of the energy systems.

Lydéric Bocquet

Unleashing the power of osmotic energy 

Ecole Normale Supérieure (France) 

Two awards for graduates with PhD theses from Italian universities related to energy and environment, aimed to foster a net-zero carbon future, decarbonizing the energy system, preserving natural capital and promoting an efficient and sustainable access to energy, according to SDGs.

Maria Basso

Solution-based oxide films for clean energy applications 

Università degli Studi di Padova 

Virginia Venezia

Multifunctional hybrid materials from biowaste valorization  

Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II” 

Two awards for African researchers, enrolled in a PhD course in African Universities, to support their research and innovative ideas on topics related to energy and environment.

Asengo Gerardin Mabia 

Synthesis of Polylactic Acid (PLA) from Sugarcane Molasses using Cocoa Husks as Enzyme Immobilization Support 

Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny INPHB (Ivory Coast) 

Shimaa Farag 

Tailored enzymatic based treatment of wastewater to detoxify heavy metals and degrade antibiotics 

The American University in Cairo (Egypt) 

Three awards for the best: patented solution, technological innovation and innovative digital and information technology solution by Eni group people. 

Autonomous Detection and Characterization of Underwater Discharges: Enhancing Robotic Platforms with Intelligent Acoustic Vision for Sustainable Industrial Offshore Operations

Simone Ambrosini, Michele Gerolin, Tiberio Grasso, Luigi Miozza, Alberto Moro, Andrea Vignali (Eni and EniProgetti)

Integrated process for production of high-performance bio-gasoline fuels

Antonio Amico, Andrea Amoroso, Corrado Fittavolini, Francesca Guarnieri, Alberto Landoni, Nicoletta Panariti, Francesco Ricci (Eni)

An innovative Multi Energy Systems design and Optimization tool (MESOpt) for evaluating decarbonization opportunities

Alfonso Amendola, Tommaso Audino, Mario Di Marco, Giammarco Gioco, Mario Primato, Simone Sala (Eni and Plenitude), Emanuele Martelli (Politecnico di Milano) 

We also continue to promote the development of an ecosystem of sustainable innovation aligned with Eni’s mission through the Eni Joule for Entrepreneurship award, a prize we have established through Joule our business school, which complements the Eni Award in fostering the implementation, enhancement and transfer of technologies in the field of energy transition. The award aims to promote innovative and sustainable entrepreneurship in the field of decarbonization of processes and products, circular economy, and the fight against climate change, in order to contribute to Italy's social and economic development.

The special mention “Eni Joule for Entrepreneurship” was awarded to the teams:

• Exe Engineering for Environment that has developed a proprietary hardware and software solution to automate and optimize the capture of biogas from landfills.
• Koalisation Benefit Corporation that works in the carbon finance sector by implementing high-impact projects based on the social development of indigenous communities and the regeneration of environmental ecosystems.
• Eoliann Benefit Corporation that has developed a platform for assessing and quantifying physical risks related to climate change, such as floods, droughts, heat waves and extreme rainfall, to support the proactive management of such risks from a data-driven perspective.