ENVE works in fields related to the European Green Deal, which include the environment biodiversity, circular economy, zero pollution, climate change, energy, and space policies.
The project has been coordinated by Vilafranca del Penedès Town Council, located in one of the most important winemaking regions in Catalonia (Spain). It involved a partnership between three beneficiary members: COVIDES (a winegrowers cooperative), INNOVI (a Catalan wine cluster) and NOU VERD (a social initiative cooperative).
The district heating network for public facilities in Vilafranca del Penedès (500 kW) is clear proof of how wine waste can be a renewable source of thermal energy. Consequently, the project also provides a local strategy for mitigating the effects of climate change in which companies in the cava and winemaking sector or other equipment can be more competitive and the territory of DO Penedès becomes an economic area that is low in carbon emissions and high in added-value.
