Reducing Energy Use in South Africa's Wine Industry

Wine production consumes large amounts of energy and generates a sizeable quantity of greenhouse gases. A looming carbon tax and greater consumer awareness about reduced energy use has led to a growing interest in the energy performance of South Africa's wine industry.

The agriculture and industry sectors combined account for nearly 50% of the country’s energy consumption. It takes approximately 2,618 GJ of energy to process one tonne of grapes into the finished product. This equates to over 700,000 kWh of electricity to process a tonne of grapes. That’s the consumption of 60 middle class homes per year. In 2015 just more than 1.5 million tonnes of grapes were crushed to produce around 1 billion litres of wine.

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Manuel Frias

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