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A benchmark for applied scientific research into energy
Judges who have won Nobel Prizes. Winners who will go on to win Nobel Prizes. Scientific discoveries that make a big impact on the energy industry and recognition by the President of the Italian Republic. Since it began in 2008, the Eni Award has become much more than a company prize. It is now a globally significant event for applied research and technological innovation in energy.
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The winners of the 2024 edition
Discover all the awards and recognitions.
Advanced Environmental Solutions Award
Technological innovation to foster the development of a sustainable and resilient nature within a continuously changing climate scenario, through the enhancement of nature-based solutions, and the preservation and restoration of natural capital, in order to accelerate the transition towards circular economy, bio-economy and environmentally sustainable business models, accordingly with the “One Health - Planetary Health” perspective.
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The winner of the 2024 edition
Holger Braunschweig
Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (Germany)
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Energy Transition Award
Technological innovation aimed at reducing carbon footprint during the transition towards an environmentally neutral energy production system through improving energy efficiency in transport and industrial processes and promoting the use of sustainable (including from an economic viewpoint) technologies; for capturing, using and storing carbon dioxide (CCUS), together with increased energy efficiency, as a bridge to decarbonization of the energy system.
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The winner of the 2024 edition
Marc Fontecave
College de France (France)
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Energy Frontiers Award
Technological innovation in the field of renewable energy and related energy management and storage technologies, in the context of decarbonizing energy systems.
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The winner of the 2024 edition
Nam-Gyu Park
Sungkyunkwan University (South Korea)
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Young Researcher of the Year Awards
Two awards for graduates with PhD theses from Italian universities on these themes: development of a sustainable and resilient nature within a continuously changing climate scenario, through the enhancement of nature-based solutions, and the preservation and restoration of natural capital, in order to accelerate the transition towards circular economy, bio-economy and environmentally sustainable business models, accordingly with the “One Health - Planetary Health” perspective; renewable energies and energy storage; new technologies for H2 production (blue, green and turquoise hydrogen); capturing, using and storing carbon (CCUS), and energy efficiency as a bridge to decarbonization of the energy system.
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The winners of the 2024 edition
Stefano Toso
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Elvira Spatolisano
Politecnico di Milano
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Research Debut - Young talents from Africa
Four awards to go to graduates from African countries for a degree or master’s thesis carried out in an African university on these themes: development of a sustainable and resilient nature within a continuously changing climate scenario, through the enhancement of nature-based solutions, and the preservation and restoration of natural capital, in order to accelerate the transition towards circular economy, bio-economy and environmentally sustainable business models, accordingly with the “One Health - Planetary Health” perspective; renewable energies and energy storage; new technologies for H2 production (blue, green and turquoise hydrogen); capturing, using and storing carbon (CCUS), and energy efficiency as a bridge to decarbonization of the energy system. This category was created in 2017 on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the award.
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The winners of the 2024 edition
Favour Agbjaor
Durban University of Technology (South Africa)
Petra Kienyiy Chui
Egerton University (Kenya)
Lakhdar Hamidatou
Ecole Nationale Polytechnique de Constantine (Algeria)
Nomthandazo Precious Sibiya
Durban University of Technology (South Africa)
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Recognition at Innovation Eni (for Eni employees)
Three awards for ideas with the greatest potential for impact in terms of the innovation they could generate and for the best technological innovations resulting from Eni research.
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The winners of the 2024 edition
Developed a process for the production of bio-oil from lignin (patent)
Cristina Bonanomi, Rino Bonetti, Silvia Pavoni (Eni), Davide Moscatelli, Edoardo Terreni (PoliMI)
“BioSlurry”, an innovative one-pot process to convert highly contaminated bio feedstocks into valuable products
Samuele Gori, Luigi Colombo, Alberto Landoni, Nicoletta Panariti, Rita Ponzo, Riccardo Borgomaneri, Francesca Galimberti (Eni)
Eni TES, a solution for thermal energy storage
Carla Lazzari, Gabriele Bianchi, Davide Deriu, Lino Carnelli, Tamara Passera, Stefano Cardamone, Giuseppe Sabetta, Mirko Barbavara, Nicola Mancini (Eni)
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The special mention "Eni Joule for Entrepreneurship award", the new prize to innovative and sustainable entrepreneurship
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.
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The winners of the 2024 edition
The special mention “Eni Joule for Entrepreneurship” was awarded to the teams:
HBI - Human Bio Innovation
Developed and patented a technology for the circular treatment of sewage sludge
SLY
Developed cutting-edge AI technologies for ultra-early detection and classification of forest fires
RarEarth
Developed an innovative chemical process to recycle rare earths (neodymium-iron-boron) from two-wheeler electric motors.
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The winners of the 2024 edition
Discover all the awards and recognitions.
Advanced Environmental Solutions Award
Technological innovation to foster the development of a sustainable and resilient nature within a continuously changing climate scenario, through the enhancement of nature-based solutions, and the preservation and restoration of natural capital, in order to accelerate the transition towards circular economy, bio-economy and environmentally sustainable business models, accordingly with the “One Health - Planetary Health” perspective.
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The winner of the 2024 edition
Holger Braunschweig
Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (Germany)
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Energy Transition Award
Technological innovation aimed at reducing carbon footprint during the transition towards an environmentally neutral energy production system through improving energy efficiency in transport and industrial processes and promoting the use of sustainable (including from an economic viewpoint) technologies; for capturing, using and storing carbon dioxide (CCUS), together with increased energy efficiency, as a bridge to decarbonization of the energy system.
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The winner of the 2024 edition
Marc Fontecave
College de France (France)
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Energy Frontiers Award
Technological innovation in the field of renewable energy and related energy management and storage technologies, in the context of decarbonizing energy systems.
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The winner of the 2024 edition
Nam-Gyu Park
Sungkyunkwan University (South Korea)
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Young Researcher of the Year Awards
Two awards for graduates with PhD theses from Italian universities on these themes: development of a sustainable and resilient nature within a continuously changing climate scenario, through the enhancement of nature-based solutions, and the preservation and restoration of natural capital, in order to accelerate the transition towards circular economy, bio-economy and environmentally sustainable business models, accordingly with the “One Health - Planetary Health” perspective; renewable energies and energy storage; new technologies for H2 production (blue, green and turquoise hydrogen); capturing, using and storing carbon (CCUS), and energy efficiency as a bridge to decarbonization of the energy system.
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The winners of the 2024 edition
Stefano Toso
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Elvira Spatolisano
Politecnico di Milano
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Research Debut - Young talents from Africa
Four awards to go to graduates from African countries for a degree or master’s thesis carried out in an African university on these themes: development of a sustainable and resilient nature within a continuously changing climate scenario, through the enhancement of nature-based solutions, and the preservation and restoration of natural capital, in order to accelerate the transition towards circular economy, bio-economy and environmentally sustainable business models, accordingly with the “One Health - Planetary Health” perspective; renewable energies and energy storage; new technologies for H2 production (blue, green and turquoise hydrogen); capturing, using and storing carbon (CCUS), and energy efficiency as a bridge to decarbonization of the energy system. This category was created in 2017 on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the award.
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The winners of the 2024 edition
Favour Agbjaor
Durban University of Technology (South Africa)
Petra Kienyiy Chui
Egerton University (Kenya)
Lakhdar Hamidatou
Ecole Nationale Polytechnique de Constantine (Algeria)
Nomthandazo Precious Sibiya
Durban University of Technology (South Africa)
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Recognition at Innovation Eni (for Eni employees)
Three awards for ideas with the greatest potential for impact in terms of the innovation they could generate and for the best technological innovations resulting from Eni research.
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The winners of the 2024 edition
Developed a process for the production of bio-oil from lignin (patent)
Cristina Bonanomi, Rino Bonetti, Silvia Pavoni (Eni), Davide Moscatelli, Edoardo Terreni (PoliMI)
“BioSlurry”, an innovative one-pot process to convert highly contaminated bio feedstocks into valuable products
Samuele Gori, Luigi Colombo, Alberto Landoni, Nicoletta Panariti, Rita Ponzo, Riccardo Borgomaneri, Francesca Galimberti (Eni)
Eni TES, a solution for thermal energy storage
Carla Lazzari, Gabriele Bianchi, Davide Deriu, Lino Carnelli, Tamara Passera, Stefano Cardamone, Giuseppe Sabetta, Mirko Barbavara, Nicola Mancini (Eni)
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The special mention "Eni Joule for Entrepreneurship award", the new prize to innovative and sustainable entrepreneurship
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.
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The winners of the 2024 edition
The special mention “Eni Joule for Entrepreneurship” was awarded to the teams:
HBI - Human Bio Innovation
Developed and patented a technology for the circular treatment of sewage sludge
SLY
Developed cutting-edge AI technologies for ultra-early detection and classification of forest fires
RarEarth
Developed an innovative chemical process to recycle rare earths (neodymium-iron-boron) from two-wheeler electric motors.
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A distinguished jury
The Award’s Scientific Commission that assesses candidates and awards prizes is made up of scientists from top global research institutions. It currently includes Prof. Jean-Marie Lehn, winner of the Nobel prize in Chemistry in 1987. The late Robert Richardson, winner of the Nobel prize in Physics in 1996 and the late Sir Harold Kroto, winner of the Nobel prize in Chemistry in 1996, were former members.
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The 2025 Eni Awards - Official announcements
Again in 2025, Eni Awards will provide: three main prizes for Advanced Environmental Solutions, Energy Transition and Energy Frontiers; awards for the Young Researcher of the Year and for Young Talents from Africa; “Eni for Innovation” Recognitions for our researchers. See the Official announcements! Transmission of applications will close on:
- November 15th, 2024 for Advanced Environmental Solutions, Energy Transition, Energy Frontiers and Young Researcher of the Year
- December 20th, 2024 for Young Talents from Africa
- January 31st, 2025 for “Eni for Innovation” recognitions
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The Eni Award’s history
The Eni Award has become an international benchmark for energy innovation. Its history began in 2008, when it was included in the Eni Technological Master Plan and replaced the Eni-Italgas Award with the aim of developing a better use of energy sources, promoting science and technology applied to the environment and supporting new generations of researchers.
The Award has evolved in the years: since 2017, it has opened up to Africa's scientific talent and has included research on sustainability and access to energy, in line with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. The Eni Award also includes a section for the best PhD theses and prizes for technological innovations developed by Eni researchers and technicians.
Today, the Eni Award involves both leading scientific institutions around the world and Eni's Research Centres.
The Eni Award has honoured highly prestigious figures: for example, Canadian scientist Barbara Sherwood Lollar was selected for her work on the application of stable isotope geochemistry to the protection of aquifer resources and of the environment. She became famous for her studies on the presence of water on Mars.
Italian researcher Roberto Danovaro was honoured for his studies on the marine environment and its role in the CO2 cycle. In December 2020, Danovaro was selected by Expertscape as the world's leading scientist in the oceans and seas category.
Since its establishment, the Eni Award has involved prominent scientists, among them John Craig Venter, known for his sequencing of the human genome, Gérard Férey, a researcher of nanoporous hybrid and inorganic solids (who died in 2017), and Emiliano Mutti, one of the fathers of modern Italian geology. Giorgio Parisi and Klaus Hasselmann, winners of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics, were both Eni Award (then Eni-Italgas Award) winners. Giorgio Parisi was previously a member of the Award's Scientific Committee.
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Highlights
Some data on the history of the Eni award since 2008.
2008
first edition
of the Eni Award
>11,000
applications
submitted since 2008
>100
recipients
since 2008
~800
applications
a year submitted by researchers on average
2008
first edition
of the Eni Award
>11,000
applications
submitted since 2008
>100
recipients
since 2008
~800
applications
a year submitted by researchers on average
For any information please contact the Scientific Secretariat: eniaward@feem.it
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Last update: 30 July 2024
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