Building an integrated energy storage supply chain
In 2026, Eni announced four operations that work together to build an integrated supply chain for electrochemical energy storage – a key piece of its decarbonization pathway to 2050.
Securing graphite and lithium resources
In April, Eni acquired an 11.4% stake in Nouveau Monde Graphite to support the Canadian Matawinie mine and secure graphite for battery anodes.
On July 6, Eni signed an agreement for 25% of Black Giant in Chile, which will use low water-impact DLE technology to produce lithium carbonate from 2028.
Advancing battery manufacturing
In June, Eni became the world’s top company for computing power with the HPC7 supercomputer – a tool that accelerates research into materials and extraction processes.
That same day, construction began in Brindisi, Southern Italy, on the Eni Storage Systems gigafactory for stationary batteries, targeting 16 GWh/year by 2030. The gigafactory will operate together with SERI’s production site in Teverola, in Italy.
Creating a European hub for critical raw materials
In parallel, Porto Marghera in Venice will become a strategic European hub for the storage, recycling, and refining of rare earths and other critical raw materials. Construction work in the Eni area is scheduled to begin in October, with the aim of ensuring reliable supplies to European industries.
Together, lithium, graphite, supercomputing and manufacturing form a vertical chain that reduces dependence on foreign markets and creates industrial value in Italy, with explicit attention to environmental sustainability.
