This hybrid event held on 19 April in Brussels, presented the milestones achieved by the BIO4A partners in the production, blending and distribution of SAF at kilotonnes scale. It also illustrated the challenges and solutions for the deployment of feedstock alternatives to waste lipids and oils, obtained from low ILUC risk agricultural biomass, from HEFA pathways. The debate and the discussion with the participants also looked at the opportunities of a synergistic policy and agro-industrial approach to reconcile SAF deployment at scale with carbon removal and soil health, for carbon neutrality and the other objectives of the EU Green Deal.
Slides and recordings available below
- Welcome message and introduction
- DG RTD updates for renewable fuels – Maria Georgiadou European Commission DG RTD
- Message from CINEA – Javier Garcia Fernandez CINEA
- Scaling-up SAF production in Europe: lessons learnt from 5 years of BIO4A, introduction to the project industrial component – David Chiaramonti, Politecnico di Torino and RE-CORD
- Full scale industrial HVO-SAF production from waste feedstock – Luca Sassi ENI
- Market analysis of waste oils and lipids feedstock for SAF – Damiano Stefanucci RE-CORD
- Market outlook: vision, potentials, limitations, and strategy for SAF production in the EU – Oskar Meijerink SkyNRG
- Accelerating the implementation of innovative and sustainable technologies to reduce emissions at airports, TULIPS project – Michelle Samson RTHA Schiphol
- Towards the final trilogue on ReFuelEU Aviation: opportunities and challenges? – Marta Yugo Fuels Europe
- The role of airport regions in the new green aviation energies – Sergi Alegre Airport Regions Council
- Biochar influence on soil sequestration potential and plant productivity in marginal land –Tommaso Barsali RE-CORD
- Cultivation of Camelina in semi-arid land with a high risk of desertification and soil carbon sequestration– Paloma Leon Camelina Company Espana
- Mapping the potential Camelina yield and environmental sustainability in the EU Mediterranean region for advanced biofuel production – Calogero Schillaci EC JRC
- Sustainability assessment of low-ILUC feedstock SAF value chains at scale – Enrique Medina Martos CENER
