Since 2003 FEEM supports eni in organizing the Scientific Secretariat of the prestigious eni award. The prize was officially launched in July 2007 to replace and extend the former Eni-Italgas Prize, which in 2006 had reached its XIX edition.

The award is promoted by eni in order to encourage basic and applied scientific research within the national and international scientific community, to provide incentives for technological development and innovation, to promote a better use of energy sources and help new generations of researchers to emerge.

Over the years the award has gained a solid reputation as one of the most important scientific prizes in the fields of energy and environment and today it is considered the “Nobel Prize for Energy” by the international scientific community for several reasons: the increasing number of projects submitted by researchers all over the world, the worldwide network of universities and research centers and the prestige of the Scientific Commission that includes renowned international scientists and two Nobel Prize Laureates.

The number of applications submitted in 2011 for the eni Award 2012 increased five-fold compared to the first editions. A total of 1,105 proposals were received, consolidating a network of high-profile researchers belonging to the international energy and environmental research élite. More information on the eni Award is available at www.eniaward.net

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