Microalgae Production: Genetics, Processes and Applications
The undertaking of a microalgae cultivation, alone or in combination with other microorganisms, requires from the beginning challenging and high-impact choices for the development of the project. These range from the choice of algae typology (autotrophic, heterotrophic, mixed), and strains, to the systems used, and finally to the strategies, for example whether to focus on […]
Microalgae and environmental solutions
Chairperson:Marco Bravi, La Sapienza – University of Rome ALFAFUELS: Sustainable jet fuels from CO₂ by micro-algal cell factories in a zero-waste approachLiliana Rodolfi and Giacomo Sampietro, University of Florence The BioAgroPro project: Production of biostimulants from microalgae cultivated on agro-industrial by-productsLeonardo Massari, researcher, Spallanzani InstituteElena Ficara, Professor, Polytechnic University of Milan Calcifying microalgae: between carbon […]
ROUNDTABLE: The future of microalgae sector – opportunities and challenges
Introduced and moderated by:Antonio Marzocchella, President of Aisam The strategic importance of algae for Italy and the global panorama. International Scenario: Trends and OpportunitiesOverview of the state of the algae supply chain in the world.Technological innovations and best practices from other countries.Emerging markets and potential for global trade. Speakers:Experience and information on the Chinese supply […]
Funded research projects
Cluster Urban Agriculture (by Alma Mater University of Bologna) 14:55 – 15:15TALEACall: Urban Innovative Actions (European Commission)TALEA. Green cells leading the Green transitionMichele D’Ostuni, Alma Mater University of Bologna 15:20 – 15:40INCiTiS-FOODCall: Horizon Europe (European Commission)Integrated and Circular Technologies for Sustainable city region FOOD systems in AfricaGaia Moretti, Alma Mater University of Bologna 15:45 – […]
Indoor farming in Italy: technological greenhouses, vertical farms, urban agriculture between regulations, investments and market
Agriculture in Europe and Italy is a hyper-regulated sector, with its own tax and contractual regimes that positively influence its profitability and economic sustainability. The progressive alignment between traditional crops and those in a controlled environment, especially in urban areas, is proving to be an important key to the diffusion of the latter in Italy, […]
Not just vegetables: indoor farming for tall and fruit trees, shrubs, mushrooms, essences and medicinal plants, non-food
CEA is not only used to produce vegetables for immediate consumption but has applications in many sectors. Mushrooms and officinal plants are the best known, but CEA is spreading in floriculture, in the nursery of tall and fruit trees and shrubs, in the production of vines and in the wide world of non-food, such as […]
Technologies for indoor farming: AI, software, sensors and LED lighting systems, robotics, circularity
Controlled environment crops depend precisely on the control of the environmental parameters in which the plants are growing. All CEA farms are equipped with sensors, including mobile ones, and management systems. The arrival of AI, machine learning and artificial neural networks makes the capabilities of these systems increasingly high-performance, allowing for a reduction in human […]
