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livestock feed formulations, for example, replacing sh meal and sh oil in aquaculture. However, exploiting the full potential of microalgae biomass in food production systems is still limited due to a low social acceptability and challenges in policy implementation. Using algal biomass as feedstock for biofuel production su ers from several challenges. e impact of biological and technological constraints on microalgal composition (e.g. lipid content as dry weight percentage) and doubling time raises the cost of raw materials, harvesting and processing. According to a recent paper5 by an Italian research team in algal physiology based in Università Politecnica delle Marche (Ancona) and led by

Dr Alessandra Norici, the most productive species or cultivation plant would still require roughly half the area of Italy (corresponding to the country’s entire stock of arable land) to ful l 9 of the energy demanded in 2030 by the transport sector—the estimated goal for biofuel quota according to the Sustainable Development Scenario6 (International Energy Agency, 2020).

Microalgae production in Italy is mainly at laboratory scale

Italy has 21 producers (20 of them cultivating also or only Spirulina) with a total of 70 employees (Calderon and Lopez, 2022). Most activities concerning the microalgae sector are at university research level and on a laboratory or pilot scale. ey often investigate the integration of a side-stream microalgae process for the treatment of domestic/pig farm/agro-industrial wastewaters. Among the challenges facing the development of a microalgae industry in Italy, is the lack of appropriate regulations and incentives to support the development of this sector. In 2018 the Italian Association for the Study and Applications of Microalgae (AISAM, https://www.aisam-microalghe. it/) was established. It currently includes over 100 individuals, 20 companies and 2 institutions as its members. It is a non-pro t association that aims to promote scienti c research and youth training and to support Italian companies in the sector, encouraging exchange and cooperation in the production, processing, and use of microalgal biomass. AISAM activities include conferences, workshops and webinars focused on fundamental and industrial issues. It is also concerned with regulatory and ethical issues, and it cooperates with national and international bodies (such as the Italian ministry of agriculture) to propose guidelines for the industrial exploitation of microalgae.

For more information, contact: Dr Alessandra Norici

Università Politecnica delle Marche Dip. Scienze della Vita e dell’Ambiente

Via Brecce Bianche 60131, Ancona a.norici@univpm.it

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6 International Energy Agency (2020). Transport Biofuels -Analyses. Available online at: https://www.iea.org/reports/transport-biofuels (accessed June 24, 2020).Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1852/2001.

AquaNet, a new organisation in the Danish aquaculture sector, holds its first conference