BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 23. Eni has
received approval from the Italian Ministry of the Environment and
Energy Security to convert selected units at its Sannazzaro de’
Burgondi (Pavia) refinery into a biorefinery, Trend reports.
The company has now submitted an Environmental Impact Assessment
(VIA) application and begun the authorization process.
The project will convert the existing Hydrocracker (HDC2) unit
using Ecofining technology and build a pre-treatment unit to
process waste and residues – the main feedstocks for producing HVO
biofuels. Hydrogen will be sourced from existing plants, while
supporting infrastructure and logistics will be adapted to
accommodate new operations. Traditional fuel production will
continue alongside HVO diesel and SAF-biojet production, expected
to start in 2028.
Once operational, the biorefinery will handle 550,000 tonnes of
feedstock annually, with flexibility to produce both sustainable
aviation fuel (SAF) and HVO diesel. The new facility will
strengthen the site’s role in supplying jet fuel and SAF to
northwest Italian airports via existing pipelines and depots.
The project underlines Eni’s commitment, through Enilive, to
increase its European biorefining capacity from 1.65 million tons
per year to over 3 million by 2028 and more than 5 million by 2030,
with the potential to produce up to 2 million tonnes of SAF
annually. Enilive already operates biorefineries in Venice and
Gela, with additional facilities in Livorno, Priolo, Malaysia,
South Korea, and a joint venture in Louisiana (USA).
