Brenn-o-kem SERVICES
Removal, transport, storage and processing of wine-making byproducts, which is often a difficult and costly exercise for wine cellars, which Brenn-O-Kem converts into a range of value positive products
— Winery Residual Management
Brenn-O-Kem offers sustainable, value adding solutions by taking the byproducts of wineries and transforming them into premium natural products. This is a problem-solving service to the South African wine industry for disposing winery residuals in a cost-effective and environmentally sustainable manner.
Our offering includes renumeration for these residual materials, taking care of the collection and transport arrangements and responsible reuse of the materials in accordance with legislative and IPW requirements.
— Effluent Treatment
Vinaqua is an advanced wastewater treatment plant utilizing a combination of anaerobic digestion, aerobic digestion, and reverse osmosis to treat and repurpose wastewater. This innovative facility is a collaborative project between Brennokem and Heineken, designed to process the wastewater generated by both companies. Through anaerobic digestion, the plant captures methane, which can be used as a renewable energy source, while the aerobic process further breaks down organic materials. The final step, reverse osmosis, purifies the water, enabling it to be recycled internally within the companies.
By adopting this sustainable approach, Vinaqua significantly reduces the environmental impact of wastewater, helping to conserve resources and lower the companies’ ecological footprints. In the long term, the plant aims to make Brennokem and Heineken net producers of water, meaning they will generate more clean water than they consume. Vinaqua has been fully operational since the 2022 harvest season, marking a major step forward in eco-friendly industrial water management and waste-to-energy technology.
