Italy: Eni partners with Hera to convert used vegetable oil into biofuel
The partnership aims to use the biofuel for Hera’s waste collection vehicles.
The agreement revolves around household waste vegetable oil, such as that used for frying, collected by Hera in around 400 roadside containers and about 120 collection centres. It will then be sent to the Eni bio-refinery in Porto Marghera, Venice.
During an initial phase, the biofuel will be used by around thirty large vehicles in the Modena area to test and optimise the fuel’s environmental benefits. Hera has decided to boost the roadside collection of vegetable oil by introducing 300 new dedicated containers in the areas in which it operates.
“The agreement reinforces the use of waste, specifically cooking oil, as an important raw material for producing fuel and as a replacement for the edible raw materials that are currently used”, commented Eni Chief Refining & Marketing Officer, Giuseppe Ricci.
“Waste oil that becomes advanced biofuel with a reduced carbon footprint and is reused for waste collection is a perfect example of the circular economy”, explained Chief Executive Officer of the Hera Group, Stefano Venier.
