Colli Etruschi
Research and environment
Nature for nature
From nature we receive the raw material, olives, which we transform with love and professionalism into oil. For nature, we have decided to implement a series of changes and concrete investments aimed at a sustainable approach: from reducing water consumption to self-producing energy from solar sources.
Water, a precious commodity
The vegetation water derived from processing our olives is used to fertilize the trees; we have reduced water consumption to almost zero (previously around 400 liters/hour) thanks to the purchase of innovative pressing machinery. The processing pâté, rather than being disposed of, is recovered and used as biomass to generate electricity, transforming waste into a resource.
The sun: a renewable source
85% of our Cooperative's energy needs are met by the photovoltaic system installed in 2008.
A bio-sustainable approach also involves research and innovation
The collaboration with the University of Tuscia in Viterbo has led us to participate in a series of projects, some of which are still ongoing, aimed at investigating the potential of the paté and its use: from waste material it can in fact be transformed into a valuable , not only as biomass (as it is used today), but by making the polyphenols still present available for pharmaceuticals or verifying their nutritional efficacy as feed.
