Portfolio

We are investing in high-growth start-ups with the most disruptive technologies.

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Energy transition: Eni’s transformation also depends on open innovation

Eni Next is contributing to Eni’s transformation through investments in startups which are developing technologies for producing energy with low carbon footprint: renewable energies, energy storage, and magnetic fusion are some of the focus areas. Eni Next is also engaged in evaluating and investing in startups which aim at improve the efficiency of Eni’s operations and to develop digital solutions.

Magnetic confinement fusion

A safe, clean and limitless source of energy.

The fusion of two hydrogen nuclei releases an enormous amount of energy with zero impact. Creating it artificially is challenging, but it could provide limitless, clean fusion energy to help combat climate change.

Our investments in magnetic confinement fusion

Eni Next has been a shareholder of CFS since 2018 as part of a wide program aimed to make the fusion real.

Commonwealth Fusion System: designing and building fusion machines.

Energy storage

Making renewables fully sustainable by ensuring they are always available.

We are deeply interested in new technologies able to store renewable energy production peaks and redistribute it to the grid.

Our investments in energy storage

Low cost, safe and reliable: these are the batteries which we are looking for, either for residential and grid usages.

Form Energy: developing a new battery to enable an energy future

Hydrogen

Hydrogen is becoming an important part of our clean and secure energy future.

All hydrogen takes to release the energy is oxygen, and the only byproduct is water: it is clean and versatile 

Our investments in hydrogen

Blue, green, turquoise, yellow, and pink hydrogen: we intend to paint this section with all the low-carbon shades.

C-Zero: providing zero-emissions hydrogen to decarbonize industries

Thiozen: generating low cost and low carbon hydrogen from waste stream

sHYp: producing green hydrogen from sea water, without desalination

Quantum computing

Solving the biggest computational challenges.

Silicon chips era is close to its end and we are looking for emerging computing technologies able to meet the future needs.

Our investments in quantum computing

Neutral atom technology is the pathway to enable massive computations for energy transition.

Pasqal: a breakthrough quantum based approach for computing

Our pipeline

We are currently focusing on technologies in the following areas:

CCUS

Any technology that captures, uses and stores carbon dioxide.

Energy storage

Green energy even when sun isn’t shining, or wind isn’t blowing.

Sustainable mobility

Low-impact modes of transportation that are flexible and affordable.

Circular economy

Innovative solutions to recycle waste into fuels and useful products.

Forestry

Creating, using, repairing forests, for human and environment benefit.

Artificial Intelligence

Smart machines capable of performing tasks efficiently and profitably.

Renewables

Technologies for a low carbon-intensive and sustainable energy system.

Environmental monitoring

Advanced technologies for detecting emissions, water and soil characterization, and remediation.