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In 2014, we launched the world’s first bio-refinery converted from a traditional refinery. Located in Venice, the conversion was made possible by Eni’s own patented innovations. Eni's Venice bio-refinery produces HVO, or hydrogenated vegetable oil, which is added to diesel fuel to meet European and national regulatory requirements which state that an increasing proportion of fuels must be made from raw materials from renewable sources. In 2020, with an authorised capacity of 400,000 tonnes/year, it processed around 220,000 tonnes of raw materials, of which more than 25% consisted of used cooking oils, animal fats and other waste vegetable oils. From 2023 Eni will no longer use palm oil in its production processes. With the construction of the new biomass treatment lines, the entire production capacity of the EcofiningTM plant will be satisfied with biological materials from the waste and residue chains, expanding feedstock options.