Eni announces the completion and start-up of the new HPC6 super computing system (High Performance Computing – HPC) which, with an extraordinary computing power of 606 peak PFlops equal to to over 600 million billion complex mathematical operations in second place, it ranks fifth overall in the new TOP500 world ranking (released November 18, 2024). This is an excellent result that positions HPC6 as the first supercomputer ever in Europe, first in the world among supercomputers for industrial use and the only non-US system among the top 5 in the world.
The launch of HPC6 represents a fundamental milestone in the Eni’s decarbonization strategy, in which technology and technological progress are the basis of the creation of new businesses linked to the energy transition and represent a distinctive and value-creating element. Eni, in fact, has been using supercomputing for years to optimize the operation of industrial plants, improve the accuracy of geological and fluid dynamic studies for CO2 storage, to develop better performing batteries, to optimize the biofuel supply chain and to develop innovative materials for applications in the biochemical sectors and finally also to simulate the behavior of plasma in magnetic confinement fusion.
The extraordinary computing power of HPC6 will support a further phase of acceleration of Eni’s transformation process to identify innovative, scalable and economically sustainable solutions and accelerate the development of new high-potential businesses linked to the energy transition. The availability of high computing power such as that expressed by HPC6 also strengthens the synergistic relationship between Eni and its satellite companies and constitutes a significant factor of value that Eni can also make available to new collaborations. Eni has always placed technology at the center of its strategy and has been among the first companies in the world to invest in the field of high-performance computing for industrial use, which in recent years the company has increasingly applied for research in the new energy sector and for the energy transition.
Descalzi, “super calculation of leverage essential in the transition”
“Innovation and the constant improvement of technologies are fundamental to maintaining and strengthening Eni’s leadership in the energy transition. Technological advances allow us to use energy more efficiently by reducing emissions and encouraging the development of new energy solutions.” This was stated by Eni’s CEO, Claudio Descalzi, after the announcement of the completion and launch of the new HPC6 super computing (High Performance Computing – HPC) system, which ranks fifth overall in the new TOP500 world ranking (released November 18, 2024).
“We have integrated super computing along the entire supply chain of our businesses – explained Descalzi – transforming it into a essential lever for achieving Net Zero and for the creation of value itself. Eni has developed a unique wealth of technological and programming knowledge that gives us a competitive advantage at an international level and which supports the speed of our transformation and at the same time our growth”.