ETIP Bioenergy Working Group 1 – Biomass supply is organizing this webinar on October 4, 2024, 9.00-10.30 CET, as part of the activities of the platform.

Intermediate crops are fast growing annual crops that can be cultivated between main food crops or during fallow periods. These crops can provide numerous benefits, including soil improvement, biodiversity enhancement, and serving as a sustainable feedstock for advanced biofuels.

The webinar will provide up-to-date information to set the scene for intermediate crops in the European Union for low-ILUC-risk biofuels, to understand the current state of research, providing also insights to the role and opportunities for farmers.

Agenda

Introduction by moderator

Calliope Panoutsou (chair ETIP Bioenergy Working Group 1)

Intermediate crops as a pathway to low ILUC biofuels in the European Union

Cato Sandford & Chris Malins -Cerulogy, George Vourliotakis – Exergia

Research on intermediate crops

Efi Alexopoulou & Myrsini Christou, CRES Greece

The role of European farmers: acceptance, risks and opportunities

Pablo Fernandez, Juan Sagarna- Agro- Alimentarias, Spain

Economic and environmental aspects of intermediate crops

Daniela Thrän, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research

Discussion