On the 23rd, a group of Aragonese companies organized by the CIRCE research center in the framework of the uP_running project (www.up-running.eu), working on a European program to optimize the state of the use of vegetal remains to obtain biomass, in collaboration with ASAJA Aragón, came to know first hand the project of VINEYARDS4HEAT. Among […]
From the beginning of the project we have aimed that the shoots that come from the work of pruning the vines are in the best possible conditions for fuel without any further treatment. So we purchased a machine pruning collector that is already on the ground (whether the vine layout is set in a traditional […]
In the context of the most important national wine fairs, ENOMAQ and TEECNOVID was held in Zaragoza on the 14th February, a seminar to deepen on the biomass from pruning and vines and fruit trees uprooted, organized by CIRCE and ASAJA that, through the European project “uP_runnig” studies and promotes the use of this type […]
On February 7, a delegation from Penedès, headed by the Deputy Mayor of Vilafranca, Josep Mª Martí, travelled to Villefranche-sur-Saône, capital of the Beaujolais wine-growing area to exchange experiences on the circle of the vine with the aim of moving towards making the respective wine regions more sustainable.
In the delegation of Penedès, were also present […]
On 18th January a group of technicians of Tarragona Provincial Council (where there are important wine-growing areas), as well as Mayors, Municipal Councillors and technicians from several municipalities of the area, such as Flix, Cambrils, Vandellós or El Montmell, visited the facilities of the District Heat of La Girada. The Environment Municipal Councillor, Josep Mª […]
On Friday 13th January the project VINEYARDS4HEAT was presented to Spanish, Italians and Portuguese city councils, members of the Board of Directors of the European Network of Wine Cities (RECEVIN), during their stay in Vilafranca del Penedès.
The Mayor of the town, the Environment municipal councillor and the Project Coordinator have presented to the municipal responsible […]
In recent weeks it has been signed the prolongation document of the Project with the responsible of LIFE until May 31st of this year, in order to consolidate it with the following actions:
– Carry out a second season of pruning that will allow:
Test the new version of the pre-pruning machine.
Obtain more performance data by type […]
On November 8th, the “LIFE Projects Technical Conference: Water, waste and Circular economy” was held at the Technological Center of Manresa (CTM) – Eurecat in order to raise awareness of current sustainability LIFE projects.
The event was divided into two parallel working sessions where the experts presented a total of 13 projects on the efficient management […]
On November 3rd, around 150 participants, including the administrators of the 15 municipalities of Conegliano Valdobbiadene, European Wine City 2016, interested citizens and young people attended the conference “Vine and Energy: the residues of viticulture and its energy enhancement: comparing experiences and perspectives “, within the framework of the first convention of the festival of […]
On 19th October the project was presented in the “Technical Seminar on the promotion of forest and agricultural biomass for energy” organized at the Bilbao Exhibition Centre by the Basque Energy Board (EVE) and Hazi, the body for the Rural development, Marine and Food of the Basque Government.
At the conference, the Project Coordinator, Jordi Cuyàs […]
