Eni and BMW reach deal for Enilive HVO to power corporate fleets

Eni has reached an agreement to power BMW corporate fleets in Italy with HVOlution (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil), a diesel biofuel produced from 100% renewable feedstocks by Enilive.

Enilive is Eni's company dedicated to products and services for a more sustainable mobility. With an approach that aims to support a successful energy transition through the usage of all available technologies, the BMW Group considers 100% pure HVO as an important solution towards an "Eligible Fuels only-fleet" for its customers.

Dr Martin Kaufmann, SVP powertrain development at BMW Group, said: “We are very happy to collaborate with Eni in our test and demo fleet.

“In this case this has more than one benefit: Eni is using BMW vehicles in their corporate fleet, at the same time is Enilive a major force in pushing renewable fuels in Europe. With HVOlution, Enilive has a very good product available delivering CO₂eq emissions reduction every day.”

Stefano Ballista, CEO of Enilive, commented: “The development of our cooperation with BMW Group and BMW Italia marks another significant step toward the decarbonisation of road transport and represents a tangible example of integrated partnership between the automotive and energy industries.

“Enilive biorefineries in Venice and Gela process mainly waste and residues, such as used cooking oil and animal fats, to produce HVO biofuels that can be used in all validated diesel engines. As a drop-in fuel, pure HVO does not require engines or distribution infrastructure modifications, making it a readily available and effective solution to accelerate the decarbonisation of transport today.”