Eni (formerly Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi or ENI), is an enterprise created by the Italian state as a public body in 1953, converted into a joint-stock company in 1992. It is one of the world's major oil companies. The Italian state sold a large part of the stock from 1995 to 2001, keeping a stake of 30% and maintaining control via a so-called golden share; it also appoints the chairman and chief executive. Eni is listed on the Milan and New York stock exchanges.
Renewable Energy
Solar
The company invests in solar thermal
Hydrogen
Hydrogen production through numerous research lines.
Sustainable Transportation
Hydrogen
Development of hydrogen from renewable sources and from methane.
Solar
Solar project - Eni carries out activities in the field of new and emerging solar technologies. They involve especially solar cells based on organic and nanocomposite materials, which are among the most promising thanks to their low cost. Eni has also started R&D activities into the field of concentrating solar thermal.
Hydrogen
Hydrogen project - Eni is continuing with its activities to develop and improve proprietary technologies related to hydrogen production.
Sustainable Transportation
Biofuel
Biofuels project - Eni's research and innovation activities are concentrated on the production of biodiesel from the hydrogenisation and isomerisation of bio-oils, the development of evolved techniques for the conversion of biomass to benzines and the identification of biofixation techniques for carbon dioxide linked to fuel conversion (3rd generation biofuels).
Renewable Energy 
