The GCIP-SA is part a global initiative that aims to identify and support SMEs and start-ups with new or unique solutions that can tackle the most pressing energy, environmental and economic challenges facing our country and the planet. The programme offers the selected semi-finalists extensive mentoring, training, access to investors, opportunities to showcase innovations to the media and the market, and a chance to win a cash prize and a trip to San Francisco to compete with the very best cleantech innovators.