In Italy, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Eni have signed a €500 million 15-year finance contract to support the conversion of Eni’s Livorno refinery in Tuscany into a biorefinery. The agreement was signed at Eni’s headquarters in San Donato Milanese by EIB Vice-President Gelsomina Vigliotti and Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi. Eni’s project involves the […]
In Italy, designer Andrea Shin Ling has created an exhibit for the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025 that features “a living building” that absorbs carbon dioxide. Dubbed Picoplanktonics, the exhibit is comprised of 3D-printed biostructures with embedded cyanobacteria. The exhibit is meant to encourage a reexamination of what materials and design can do in an “era […]
In Italy, students with the Materials Design for Transition group within the design department of Politecnico di Milano has created a number of biobased innovations that “[foster] cultural shifts around materiality.” The materials were submitted as part of a design competition cosponsored by design publication dezeen. Examples of entrants include Giacomo Frova and Taila Sacco, […]
In Italy, Radiocor reports FemoGas and Infranity have reached an agreement of financing in support of refinancing and construction of liquid biomethane plants with capacity total of 0.5 TWh. As a sole financier, Infranity has partnered with FemoGas to provide a loan of 145 million euros in Initiatives Biomethane, a company 100% controlled by FemoGas, […]
In Italy, Biorig, the renewable gases division of Solarig, announced the expansion of its biomethane business in Italy. The company plans to invest more than 300 million euros in the country by 2030 for the development and operation of more than 20 biomethane plants that will achieve an annual production of around 1 TWh/year (90 […]
In Italy, Anaergia Inc. through its subsidiary, Anaergia S.r.l., entered into a binding agreement with RDR S.p.A., a leading Italian engineering and construction firm, that has been awarded a public tender by ASA Livorno, operator of the municipal wastewater treatment plant in the City of Livorno, Tuscany. Anaergia is to supply capital equipment for the […]
In Italy, Saipem has been awarded from Enilive, Eni’s company dedicated to biorefining, biomethane production, smart mobility solutions and the distribution of all energy carriers for mobility, a new contract for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) activities aimed at expanding the Enilive biorefinery in Porto Marghera, near Venice, valued at approximately 155 million euros. […]
In Italy, an interdisciplinary group of architects, scientists, artists, and educators focused on regenerative design are exhibiting living, 3D-printed abstract structures imbued with cyanobacteria. The Canada-based group, called the Living Room Collective, dubbed the exhibit Picoplanktonics. The installation at Venice Architecture Biennale, currently underway in Venice, is meant to explore the biological “definition” of regeneration. […]
In Italy, Elevion Group and AB signed a framework agreement for the construction and maintenance of five biogas to biomethane upgrading plants in Veneto, Emilia-Romagna and Lombardy. The project is expected to have a significant environmental impact, with an estimated saving of 50,000 tons of CO₂ equivalent per year. Biomethane is a renewable energy source […]
In Italy, Anaergia S.r.l. has signed a revised co two new biomethane production ntract with Techbau S.p.A., a leading Italian company specializing in large-scale engineering and construction projects, to build two new biomethane production plants in Italy. This revised contract is an expansion of the contact announced on April 2, 2025, and it brings the […]
