Fuel efficiency to cut fuel & machinery emissions
The reduction potential, measured
Time horizon: 1 season
How it cuts it
It directly reduces the diesel burned in operations, the main source of direct (Scope 1) emissions.
What to measure for this pairing
Why this source matters
Diesel burned in vineyard and cellar operations is the main source of direct emissions (Scope 1). Every tractor pass — tillage, spraying, mowing — adds fuel and emissions.
Cutting passes, optimising operations and adopting more efficient or electric equipment reduces these emissions. Logging litres per hectare and per operation is the basis for cutting them.
Source indicators
Scope & reporting: Scope 1 emissions, directly under the grower’s control and first in an inventory.
How to implement the lever
- 1Log diesel per operation and plot.
- 2Combine operations and reduce tillage.
- 3Treat on risk, not on the calendar.
- 4Keep tractors tuned and right-sized.
Frequently asked
How to cut passes without losing the crop?
By combining compatible operations, treating on risk models and reducing tillage with cover — without compromising necessary protection.
Is it worth measuring diesel per operation?
Yes — it is the only way to know where avoidable passes are and to prove the reduction over seasons.
Same source, other levers — Fuel
How GrapeFlow helps
The footprint per bottle and per season, always up to date — the basis of any low-carbon report.
Vineyard operations & inputs applied
Machine passes, diesel and inputs (nitrogen, treatments) logged by plot — the vineyard’s Scope 1 and 3 emissions.
Energy & fuels (invoices by OCR)
Electricity, diesel and other fuels captured from invoices, with consumption per kWh, per litre and per bottle.
Carbon footprint per bottle & season
GrapeFlow gathers energy, fuel, packaging and inputs and computes the footprint per bottle and per season — the basis of any report or low-carbon label.