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EUBCE 2024 - Simone BERGONZOLI - Mechanization Options for Improving Biofuel Sustainability: Experience from Camelina, Safflower and Castor

Mechanization Options for Improving Biofuel Sustainability: Experience from Camelina, Safflower and Castor

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Resource efficiency in biomass chains and strategic assessment of market opportunities

Mechanization Options for Improving Biofuel Sustainability: Experience from Camelina, Safflower and Castor

Short Introductive summary

The adoption of energy crops could generate benefits from the reduction of fossil energy dependence, improvement of rural economies, and the achievement of environmental goals. Among the species currently cultivated for industrial vegetable oil production, Camelina (Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz) Castor bean (Ricinus communis L.) and Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L) could be good candidate for future investments due to the good resistance to pests, tolerance to drought. Camelina, Castor bean and Safflower are herbaceous oil crops suitable for cultivation on marginal lands, moreover they can help to meet the goals set by the European Directives on Renewable Energy (RED I and RED II). In facts, both vegetable oil and by-products (e.g., press cake and residuals) can play important roles in industry sector as raw material for the production of bioenergy, bio-products (emulsifiers, detergents, lubricants, adhesives, and cosmetics) and, in some cases, animal feeding. Furthermore, the mechanization is still not properly developed and high seed loss is experienced during the combining.

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Simone BERGONZOLI

Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria, CREA-IT, ITALY

Presenter's biography

Agronomist, PhD in agricultural engineering I work since 2010 at CREA dealing with crop harvesting, biomass feedstock, energy crops and agroforestry

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Co-authors:

S. Bergonzoli, Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria, Monterotondo, ITALY
L. Pari, Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria, Monterotondo, ITALY
L. Cozzolino, Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria, Monterotondo, ITALY
S. Lazar, Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria, Monterotondo, ITALY

Session reference: 3CV.8.5