Marc Fontecave, recipient of the ENI Energy Transition Award of 2024

AFSR is proud to announce that our vice president, professor Marc Fontecave, holder of the Chair of Chemistry of Biological Processes at Collège de France, is the recipient of ENI’s Energy Transition Award of 2024. Professor Fontecave is awarded the prize, which praises the best innovations for decarbonizing the energy system, with the following motivation:
”Drawing inspiration from biological systems, Professor Fontecave's research focuses on the development of catalytic and electrocatalytic systems, significantly improving the processes of conversion of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide to products of high interest, including ethylene and alcohols (ethanol, propanol).”
ENI S.p.A. is an Italian multinational energy company headquartered in Rome.