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Eco university in Ghana

March 16, 2010

In the Ghanaian capital, Accra, university students learn about sustainability by practicising it.

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Global 3000 # ideasforacoolerworld # Öko-Uni Ghana engl. # 15.03.2010

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Energy form: Solar, biogas
Project size: Remodeling of a 120-hectare (296.5 acre) university campus
Investment amount: 1.3 million euros (International Climate Protection Initiative)
CO2 savings: At least 9,000 tons

Valley View University in the Ghanaian capital Accra has committed itself to sustainability. Power is generated from rooftop solar panels, rain water is collected and processed, and kitchen waste is converted to energy at the on-campus biogas plant. It's not just the campus that has gone green: the first degree program in ecological studies is about to get underway.

A film by Ute Walter

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