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Resilience Case Study: Witsand Informal Settlement: Building resilient urban communities though innovation and partnership.
Jul 3, 2020 Resilient Cape Town, 100 Resilient Cities, Resilience, Solar PV, Renewable Energy, Case Study, renewable, Cape Town, South Africa, energy, Atlantis, event, Library, Document, News, ASDU

GreenCape, in conjunction with the City of Cape Town and 100 Resilient Cities, have published a series of case studies showcasing practical examples of resilience in action in Cape Town. Read more

Industry brief: Food loss and waste A case for reduction, recovery and recycling
May 17, 2020 waste sector desk, organic waste, Industry Brief, green economy, recycling, South Africa, GreenCape, waste, Document, Library, News

In 2011, South Africa wasted 27% of its produced and imported food. This resulted in the generation of an estimated 10. Read more

GreenCape has published a new industry brief titled: Energy Security in South Africa: the business case for energy storage. Read more

News release: Sustaining future economic opportunities – Investing in the green economy in 2020
May 13, 2020 News, Market Intelligence, Document, Library, waste, water, solar, renewable, REIPPP, greentech, green economy, waste sector desk, Sustainable Transport, sustainable agriculture, Solar PV, Energy Services

News releaseMay 2020 Sustaining future economic opportunities – Investing in the green economy in 2020 GreenCape’s 2020 Market Intelligence Reports, produced in partnership with the Western Cape Government’s Department of Economic Development... Read more

Become a DiBiCoo Biogas Demo Project!
May 5, 2020 News, Document, general, GreenCape, South Africa, business, opportunity, biogas, SABIA, biofuels, biowaste, green economy, Green Tech, Bioeconomy, Bioenergy

The Digital global Biogas Cooperation (DiBiCoo) is an international project supported by the Horizon 2020 programme of the European Commission and implemented by GIZ in cooperation with 12 experienced organizations... Read more

Case Study: Diverting Organic Waste from Landfill in Shopping Centres
Feb 27, 2020 News, Library, Document, general, waste, GreenCape, South Africa, Cape Town, recycling, green economy, organic waste, Case Study, waste sector desk

GreenCape has published a waste economy case study showcasing how the V&A Waterfront has been able to divert ~2000 tonnes of waste per annum and avert ~4147 tonnes of greenhouse... Read more

Brick recovery resilience case study
Mar 17, 2020 News, Library, Document, waste, GreenCape, Cape Town, recycling, Construction and demolition waste, C&DW, Case Study, Resilience, 100 Resilient Cities, Resilient Cape Town

GreenCape, in conjunction with the City of Cape Town, has published a series of case studies showcasing practical examples of resilience in action in Cape Town. Read more

Building resilient urban communities through circular food systems: Oranjezicht City Farm and Market
Mar 16, 2020 News, Library, Case Study, waste, organic waste, waste sector desk, 100 Resilient Cities, Resilient Cape Town, Resilience, recycling, organic, sustainable agriculture, agriculture, Document

GreenCape, in conjunction with the City of Cape Town, has published a series of case studies showcasing practical examples of resilience in action in Cape Town. Read more

Workshop report: Addressing solar PV panel waste
Mar 30, 2020 News, Library, Document, Wisp, waste, solar, renewable, Report

Sub-Saharan Africa is experiencing a large increase in the amount of installed solar PV systems. Read more

Case Study: Reducing water use in the retail sector
Mar 6, 2020 News, Library, water, business, green economy, Case Study, water sector desk, Document

GreenCape has been working with companies to showcase examples of alternative and reduced water use in their respective business sectors The Shoprite Group of Companies (Shoprite) is a major retailer operating... Read more