Applications

Horticulture

Did you know that 71% of the Worlds grape production is for wine? According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 75,866 square kilometres of the world are for grapes.

Late spring frosts are a challenge for vine growers. Non-heated vines can suffer inflorescence damages (up to 50%), whilst heated vines enjoy improved protection against harvest loss/damage, it overall, reduces losses by 13-20% approx.

Electric Heating solves the challenge by protecting vines against frost damage. Vineyard Frost Protection is a sustainable solution for green and clean futures through low energy consumption during the frost period, allowing savings of up to 87% of the harvest.

Our top performer in keeping frost out of vines are the DEVIsnow™. It is a high-quality resistive twin conductor heating cable with cold connections. Our heating cables resist chemical fertilizers and corrosion, the high pulling strength UV stable cable is robust with a 20-year warranty.

Main Features:

  • An energy-efficient solution using electric heating cables

  • Easy, fast and reliable installation

  • A customized approach to meet your needs, area of vinery and number of rows

  • Proven high saving impact compared to the existing methods

  • A low-carbon solution that places no harm to the landscape

  • A solution adapted to wine-growing practices (leaving space for people and machinery)

  • The 20-year warranty on heating cables

Your benefits:

  • Safety of use

  • No need to pay for the rent of alternative equipment or candles yearly due to minimum maintenance requirements

  • Crop loss reduction to 13-20%

  • Quick return on investment with a fixed price per hectare

  • Increasing output of your vinery

  • A silent solution that doesn’t disturb the neighbours

 

Technical checklist:

  • Consider your vinery’s geographical position and temperature fluctuations to choose the corresponding power
    necessary per meter

  • Indicate the length of each row of vines

  • The heating cables are installed along the main trellising wire of the vines

 

Contact info@heatzone.com.au for more information on heating and horticulture.

Typical Products used in Horticulture: DEVIsnow 30T, DEVIreg 850, DEVIreg Multi, DEVIreg 610, DEVIreg 130, DEVIreg 132, DEVIreg 330