September 4, 2023. For the third consecutive year, FPT Industrial will indeed be taking a leading role at the Grape Harvest Festival held on the 9th of September in the charming setting of the Fontanafredda wine estate in Serralunga d’Alba in Italy’s Piedmont region.
FPT Industrial’s presence at this important event will focus on sustainability, which this year will be expressed through the third Barolo grape harvest with net zero emissions.
As for the 2021 and 2022 vintages, the New Holland TK Methane Power crawler tractor with biomethane-fueled FPT Industrial F28 Natural Gas engine will harvest and transport to the cellar the precious grapes of the Vigna La Rosa, the estate’s cru which produces the finest Nebbiolo da Barolo grapes, yielding the Barolo included in the Wine Spectator Top 100. The partnership between FPT Industrial and Fontanafredda has thus enabled the creation of the world’s first and currently only Barolo with zero CO2 emissions, the first bottles of which will be ready for drinking in 2025.
The biomethane-fueled New Holland TK Methane Power crawler tractor with FPT Industrial F28 Natural Gas engine designed for Fontanafredda was developed on the basis of a standard New Holland Agriculture model. It can provide a power output of 75 hp with a peak torque of 330 Nm and can therefore ensure performances absolutely comparable to those of the diesel model, even on the steepest slopes and on the slippery terrains typical of the finest vineyards in Italy’s Langhe wine-growing district. All with a carbon footprint of zero, since the biomethane that powers the engine is not a fossil fuel, but is produced by the anaerobic digestion of agricultural waste.
At the brand’s stand set up on the estate for the occasion, all visitors will be able to view the biomethane-powered F28 Natural Gas engine and attend the show-cooking sessions by Dalia Rivolta, star of MasterChef Italia 11.
