Vineyards for carbon footprint reduction: a sustainable strategy to use biomass for heat & cold in wineries.
-
Information -
Provider/source -
Material -
Assessment
FEFTS Specifications
Research project
for Clean energy supply (Energy production system)
Renewable energy source
Biomass (Agricultural residues)
Technology used
Solid biomass conversion
Special type
Woodchip boilers
Energy produced
Heat
Suitable/ideal for
Heat for buildings
Agricultural domain
Open-field agriculture
Suitable for
Farmer, Energy generator
Applications
Heating and cooling of agricultural constructions
Especially
Farmer`s buildings, Cultivation (small scale construction)
Type of solution
Methodology, Procedure, Complete solution
Details
Project`s acronym: LIFE VINEYARDS4HEAT
Project funding type: EU
Project funding source: LIFE
Project coordinator: Ajuntament de Vilafranca del Penedès
Coordinator location: Spain
Coordinator email / Contact form: mediambient@vilafranca.org
Project status: Finished
Total budget: 1 296 842 EUR
Additional info
Farmers working alongside local government and the municipal water utility in Vilafranca del Penedès distributed over 300 tonnes of biomass from the pruning wastes of vineyards to energy consumers in the Penedès Region.
Rather than going to waste, this biomass has been providing clean, affordable heat to the Vilarnau wine cellar and the district heating system of La Girada.
Biomass boilers installed during the project now supply heating with a combined capacity of around 600 kW. The boilers generate over 400 000 kWh of thermal energy each year.
Relevant Files and Videos
Files
- https://www.platform.agrofossilfree.eu/storage/fefts/files/additional_files/attachment-jvqlUP-Vineyards4heat_Biomass.-Energy-self-sufficiency-and-forest-management.pdf
- https://www.platform.agrofossilfree.eu/storage/fefts/files/additional_files/attachment-Qgnn44-Vineyards4heat_rollup.pdf
- https://www.platform.agrofossilfree.eu/storage/fefts/files/additional_files/attachment-S6laTL-Vineyards4heat_LaymansReport_V4H_ENG.pdf
Audio Visual Material
Assessment
This section contains a brief assessment of the FEFTS described.
There are 3 basic categories: General, Environmental and Socioeconomic assessment.
The purpose of this assessment is to give a quick overview to the potential FEFTS user of its application benefits.
For each question, the Likert scale is used with the following possible answers:
Strongly disagree, Disagree, Neither agree nor disagree (Neutral)/non applicable, Agree, Strongly agree
General
This FEFTS contributes to improve the energy profiles of farming systems:Environmental
The application of this FEFTS directly reduces fossil energy use, in terms of:- Buildings heat use
Socioeconomic
The application of this FEFTS contributes to cost reductions of farming systems:Keep in mind that this assessment is subjective, based on publicly available information.
All registered users are asked to evaluate each FEFTS and when an adequate number of reviews is gathered the results depicted here are updated. Each review is screened in order to avoid malicious practices.
FEFTS providers who do not agree with the assessment results, can send their inquiry to info@agrofossilfree.eu and a direct action based on their petition will be taken.