Room: King Willem Alexander
Date: Tuesday, 19 May 2026
Time: 17:30 - 18:30 CEST
Session code 1AO.7
Low ILUC strategies to improve the sustainability of industrial crops production
Cultivating the Future of Flight: Brassica Carinata for Sustainable Aviation Fuels
Short Introductive summary
The study assesses Brassica carinata as a certified low-iLUC feedstock for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in Europe. Field trials in Bologna confirmed its suitability as a winter intermediate crop preceding soybean, providing additional biomass compared to the Dynamic Yield Baseline. Preliminary LCA results show over 50% GHG savings versus fossil fuels. Integrating agronomic data, certification, and life-cycle assessment, this research supports SAF deployment under RED and ReFuelEU frameworks and offers a replicable methodology for other oilseed intermediate crops.
Presenter
Maria Giovanna SESSA
University of Bologna, Agricultural Science and Technology Dpt., ITALY
Presenter's biography
Maria Giovanna Sessa is a third-year PhD candidate in Agricultural, Environmental, and Food Science and Technology at University of Bologna. Her areas of expertise include industrial crops for renewable energy production, with a specific focus on Brassica carinata and Camelina sativa.
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Co-authors:
M. Buffi, Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Ispra, ITALY
C. Schillaci, Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Ispra, ITALY
F. Zanetti, University of Bologna, ITALY
W. Zegada-Lizarazu, University of Bologna, ITALY
A. Monti, University of Bologna, ITALY
A. Parenti, University of Bologna, ITALY
Session reference: 1AO.7.2