WatEnerWine

Promoting sustainability in the European wine sector.

WatEnerWine improves the efficiency of water and energy use in the European wine sector and other agri-food sectors, while promoting the use of renewable energy sources.

The project develops a strategy focused on improving the support structures for the sustainable transition of the sector, including the creation of Green Transition Centers to advise wineries on the adoption of new technologies that optimise the use of resources such as water and energy.

WatEnerWine also facilitates knowledge transfer within the industry through good practice guides and innovation catalogs, carrying out events and dissemination activities at European level.

The project consortium reflects different actors in the sustainable agri-food sector, and includes three agri-food clusters (INNOVI, INNO’VIN, CLUST-ER), two support organisations (CWP and VINIDEA), and two technology centers (Eurecat and IFV).

Eurecat participates through the Water, Air and Soil (WAS) and Waste, Energy and Environmental Impact (WEEI) Units. Their tasks are based on the study and identification of the best sustainable practices in water and energy management in different agri-food industries, for their implementation in the wine sector and increasing its sustainability.