Cape Town could get Tesla ‘gigafactory’
The factory would manufacture Tesla Powerwall batteries, which can store sufficient electricity to power an entire home. They are charged
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FUTURE CAPE TOWN | After Eskom: How can South African cities power their future
Almost 8 years after the last loadshedding in South Africa, the Eskom debacle has once again dominated the national agenda and media. With the eye of the word on South Africa, how can cities start to lead and invest in new ideas, innovations and ways to power their long term future.
The Cities This Week: Jozi Edition
The Cities this Week takes us to economic hub of South Africa and Africa. From taxis with wifi to new housing functions, we look at what big city news is coming from Jozi.
New approaches to urban infrastructure and service provision
Retooling ‘Cities for Life’: New Approaches to Urban Infrastructure and Service Provision is a conversation hosted in partnership with UN-HABITAT and the Ford Foundation in conjunction with WUF 7. This is a response on power supply in Lagos.
11 ways Cape Town is planning for Climate Change and a secure Energy future
Moving Mountains is the City of Cape Town’s Climate Change and Energy Plan with targets and detailed implementation plans involving 40 programmes and more than 120 projects.
INFOGRAPHIC: How Green are Africa’s cities?
How green are Africa’s cities? Siemens publishes African Green City Index analyzing 15 major cities in 11 African countries
New Khayelitsha District Hospital gets solar and wind energy!
The new Khayelitsha District Hospital (which will be commissioned by mid-2011) has become one of the first newly constructed government