Bioenergy: Related resources

Municipal Brief: The opportunity for waste-to-energy in Cape Town and the Western Cape
May 16, 2022 News, Library, Document, biogas, biowaste, biofuels, Industry Brief, Bioeconomy, Bioenergy

GreenCape, in partnership with the City of Cape Town, has publsihed an industry brief looking at the opportunity for waste-to-energy (WtE) in Cape Town and the Western Cape. Read more

Industry Brief: Waste-to-Energy: Is it viable for your business?
Jul 26, 2021 News, Library, Document, waste, organic, GreenCape, South Africa, Cape Town, SABIA, greentech, biowaste, biofuels, green economy, Industry Brief, organic waste, waste sector desk, Bioeconomy, Bioenergy

GreenCape has published a new industry brief, supported by the City of Cape Town, that analyses waste-to-energy solutions for businesses. Read more

GreenCape, in partnership with the City of Cape Town's Department of Enterprise and Investment has published an industry brief titled: Circular economy solutions for primary, waste activated and digested wastewater sludge.… Read more

Biogas Case study: Adapting waste-to-energy interventions for seasonal demand
Sep 16, 2020 News, Library, biogas, biowaste, Bioeconomy, Document, waste, GreenCape, greentech, green economy, Green Tech, Case Study, Renewable Energy

GreenCape, supported by the Western Cape Government, has published a case study that explores how Elgin Fruit Juice, a leading fruit processor in Grabouw, uses anaerobic digestion and biogas as… Read more

WISP Case Study: Vegetable Waste to Value Add Products including Biogas
Jul 2, 2020 News, Library, recycling, Case Study, waste sector desk, waste, Wisp, biogas, greentech, biowaste, biofuels, investment, green economy, organic waste, Bioeconomy, Bioenergy

The Western Cape Industrial Symbiosis Programme (WISP), delivered by GreenCape, develops mutually beneficial links between companies from all industrial sectors, so that under-utilised resources such as energy and water, and/or… Read more

In response to business interest and requests for information, GreenCape has developed a report on the business case for biogas from solid wastes in the Western Cape. Read more

Organic/Food Waste: Opportunities for businesses through separation at source
Oct 30, 2017 Library, GreenCape, Industry Brief, Cape Town

By separating food or organic waste from your business’ general waste stream, you can save on logistics and landﬁlling costs, operate more sustainably and comply with new waste management regulations… Read more

Opportunity scan and SWOT for value addition to organics
Aug 31, 2017 Library

Building on the momentum gained from recent workshops to consider value addition from organic residues in fruit & vegetable value chains and livestock value-chains, GreenCape has developed three reports highlighting… Read more

BioHeat Profitability Assessment Calculator
Jun 7, 2017 Library

Bioenergy for business has produced an excel based tool to help consider the economic prefeasibility of biomass heating systems, enabling a general comparison fossil fuel heating systems and discounted cash… Read more

African Utility Week brings 7000 delegates to Western Cape
May 25, 2017 News, Library, Market Intelligence, event, Cape Town

Around 7000 delegates are in the Western Cape this week for the 17th annual African Utility Week. Read more

Waste Not, Want Not: workshop on realising local business opportunities through value-add
Apr 4, 2017 News, Library

As part of GreenCape’s bioeconomy work a joint workshop with Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence from the University of York and the Chemistry Department from the University of Cape Town… Read more

Organics: From waste management to driving a bio-based economy
Jan 26, 2017 Library, Bioenergy, GreenCape, presentation, Bioeconomy

This paper discusses the opportunities and barriers to effect a shift from a waste management mindset for organics to a sustainable resource use mindset, in order to drive the development… Read more

Developing a business case for sustainable biofuels in South Africa (2013)
Jan 19, 2017 Library, Report, Bioeconomy, Bioenergy

This report outlines the work undertaken as part of the Biofuels Programme during 2013-2014, which included the development of a bioethanol fleet transport business case.

Resource Productivity Project (2015-16)
Dec 9, 2016 Library, Report

Through this project, GreenCape promoted investments in green technologies, processes and systems in the Western Cape. Our overall goals were to unlock the potential of bio-based resources and to 'green' agricultural value chains.