Eni and the Governorate of the Vatican City State sign an agreement to promote the circular economy
Type of post: NEWS IN BRIEF.
European HVO
producers are trying to ensure the supply of used cooking oil (UCO) from local
sources in the knowledge that the market will be under pressure in the following
year. The environmental issues related to palm oil and a growing interest in
the circular economy are two of the reasons behind this movement. An interesting
example led by Eni was covered by a previous Blog post (link below). In the
same vein, the Italian company signed an agreement with the Governorate of the
Vatican City State to promote the circular economy last month.
Press release: “Agreement
with the Governorate of the Vatican City State to promote the circular economy”,
20/12/2018.
Related post: “HVO
producers embrace circular economy – The cases of Eni and Neste”, 24/5/2017.
Figure 1. Eni and the Governorate of the
Vatican City State have signed an agreement to promote the circular economy (taken
from the Twitter account of Eni)
Eni's Venice and Gela biorefineries will
recycle used cooking oil from restaurants in Vatican City. After undergoing a
purification and regeneration process, the cooking oil will be used to produce
Eni Diesel+ to power the Vatican City State transport. This high-quality product
will help to limit atmospheric pollution from diesel vehicles. Lab tests have
shown that the use of Eni Diesel+ reduces emissions by up to 40%, in particular
nitrogen oxides.
The press release also confirms that:
- The Venice
biorefinery has been producing biofuels using ever increasing quantities of
used cooking oils, animal fats and other waste raw materials to replace
vegetable oils certified for sustainability.
- The Gela biorefinery will be launched within the
first quarter of 2019.