IDEA+ event - September 28th 2023
The IDEA capitalization project will conclude in 2023 with an event. This event will be organized on September 28th 2023 as a physical meeting hosted by VITO in Mol (Belgium). All stakeholders involved in algae value chains are welcome to attend the event and to share experiences!
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Registration: participation is free of charge, registration is required.
- Want to showcase your own work concerning algae at our event?
External companies are welcome to install their booths. Interested companies can contact VITO via idea-project@vito.be. - Open the Book of abstracts
Programme:
- Coffee & registration & poster display (9h00)
- Welcome (9h50)
- Algae value chains in NWEurope from an IDEA+ project perspective - Leen Bastiaens (VITO, Belgium) - IDEA coordinator (10h00)
- Keynotes (10h25)
- Commercial microalgae production for aquaculture application – Marco La Russa (Algaspring, The Netherlands)
- Potential of algae for crop stimulation and protection – Stefania Lupinelli (ILSA, Italy)
- Algae biomass production on low organic carbon containing process water from a demineralization plant (11h00)
- Removal of nitrogen from process water originating from a demineralization plant by algae grown in open ponds - Dimitri overmeire (YARA, The Netherlands)
- Harvesting and processing of mixed algae biomass from an open pond - Leen Bastiaens (VITO, Belgium)
- Cultivation of specific algae species on process water from a demineralization plant in closed systems - Floris Schoeters (Thomas More Radius, Belgium)
- Digestate as a nutrient source for algae cultivation (11h30)
- Pretreatment requirements of digestate for use in algae cultivation - Alla Silkina (Swansea University, UK)
- Establishing growth conditions for unialgal growth on pre-treated digestate via lab scale trials - Behnam Taidi (CentraleSupélec – University Paris-Saclay, France)
- Pilot scale growth of Scenedesmus on pre-treated digestate - Alla Silkina (Swansea University, UK)
- Algae growth on CO2 from (burned) biogas (12h)
- Capture and separation of CO2/CH4 gases from biogas - Wim Brilman (University of Twente, The Netherlands)
- Algae growth on recycled CO2 from biogas at larger scale - Kris Heirbaut (Heirbaut Algriculture, Belgium)
- Lunch & poster session (12h20)
- Visit to VITO facilities (13h20)
- Impact of side-streams on algae biomass use (14h30)
- Algae biomass quality and safety aspects - Maria Hayes (TEAGASC, Ireland)
- First screening of application potential of algae biomass - Joran Verspreet (VITO, Belgium)
- Potential of algae biomass for food/feed applications Maria Hayes (TEAGASC, Ireland)
- Potential of algae biomass extracts for agro-applications – Yana De Ruyter (PCfruit, Belgium)
- Techno-economic considerations - Mohammed El Ibrahimi (VITO, Belgium)
- Algae value chains - Views of companies perspective (15h20)
- Farmers diversifying towards algae growth: opportunities & challenges - Kristof Severijns (Innovatiesteunpunt, Belgium)
- Innovative approach for algae growth on residual heat - Arthur Boven – (GRO2, Belgium) - VITO4starter
- Application of algae in Petfood – Leonard Greene (Puremeatsnax or Tonitreat, Ireland)
- High performance nutrition with fresh microalgae - Zakaria Grevisse (Astrofood, Belgium)
- Vlaamse micro algen (grouping of Flemisch companies & start-ups) – Yves Vande Velde/Luc Roefs (PROVIRON, Belgium)
- Conclusions & policy recommendations (16h20)
- Networking reception & poster session (16h30)