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Beringer Blass leads the way in major wine industry energy saving scheme | |
 Sep 04 2001 | Author: Winepros |
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Beringer Blass Wine Estates (Beringer Blass) is demonstrating its commitment to environmental responsibility by becoming Australia's first wine company to sign up to a major Federal Government energy saving initiative.
Beringer Blass will be a key player in the Wineries of the Future project, part of the Commonwealth Department of Industry, Science and Resources' Energy Efficiency Best Practice program (EEBP) to stimulate industry good practice, innovation and sustainability.
The Wineries of the Future project aims to assist wineries and vineyards to introduce more environmentally friendly and sustainable energy sources, with many community and environmental benefits flowing from the resulting energy savings and more effective use of all resources. The project has been developed in consultation with wine companies and the South Australian Wine and Brandy Industry Association to complement industry environmental strategies and systems.
It will provide practical support, organise innovation workshops and encourage information sharing. Initiatives will be available to all companies who commit to the program and will eventually flow through to the whole industry.
Alan Edward, General Manager Production for Beringer Blass at the company's Wolf Blass winery in Barossa, South Australia, said the project made good environmental and business sense, as well as fitting neatly within the company's new health, safety and environmental policy.
'We're already focusing on energy use issues such as environmental impact and the cost, reliability and quality of supply, so the offer of support and assistance to achieve best practice in these areas is most timely,' he said.
Beringer Blass will focus on implementing readily achievable, simply gained energy savings. The company also aims to develop processes which will optimise the use of advanced energy-efficient technologies to reduce the energy use of traditional quality winemaking processes.
Alan Edward said the Wolf Blass winery already used the waste heat from fridge compressors to heat its water, but he was convinced there were many more ways to harness waste heat, reduce water usage, use off-peak energy more effectively and reduce the amount of greenhouse gases being used.
'Refrigeration is a big issue for any winery, and will be the focal point of the study but we want to go further,' he said.
'We will take a detailed look at what we are trying to achieve at each process step and investigate ways of achieving the same outcome using less energy. We want to try to look outside the square, and take advantage of not only existing technology but also emerging technology.'
Bob Alderson, Head of the Energy and Environment Division in the Commonwealth Department of Industry, Science and Technology said: 'Beringer Blass are to be congratulated for their leadership in becoming the first company to sign up to Wineries of the Future, an initiative squarely aimed at improving operational, environmental and 'bottom line' performance.
Throughout the world, leading companies are paying greater attention to innovation, and within Australia a similar approach in other sectors has uncovered up to 50 per cent savings in some key processes. The rapidly expanding wine sector is clearly well positioned to explore innovative opportunities to guide future investments.'
For further information, please contact:
Simon Blacket, Beringer Blass Wine Estates: 08 8568 7300 or 0417 879 858
Wendy Johnson, Wineries of the Future: 02 6282 0578 or 0414 295 857
Or visit the Beringer Blass website. |
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