MiningSandboxAR

MiningSandboxAR wrote: Augmented reality sandbox (ar sandbox) is based on a container filled with sand, using the sand, gives the opportunity to use surface what can be shaped as required. The topography of the sand surface is continuously scanned by a 3d sensor and a camera (kinect technology, what is used for example in xbox). In computer, the scanned surface is now blended with a digital geological 3d model in real-time and an image is calculated, which is projected onto the sand surface by means of a beamer. The result is an interactive model, which user can interact and which visualizes and comprehend complex three-dimensional facts in an accessible way... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

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Recyclist

Recyclist wrote: Recyclist is an online marketplace where a production company can sell its excess materials and production by-products in order to save money, reduce waste going to landfills and develop new business opportunities. Materials will go to companies who will use them for producing their products. Someone's waste becomes a resource for another!.. Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

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CompAct

CompAct wrote: Compact provides an interactive & motivational toolkit for companies helping their employees form sustainable behavior habits. At the same time cutting down costs, building a responsible brand, and increasing employee engagement!. Our toolkits' main feature is a chatbot (ai) that uses behavioral science and gamification methods to help people form sustainable habits in their everyday life. The chatbot will interact with an employee approximately 10 minutes per day and focuses on a daily topic (e. G food waste, transportation). Depending on the employee's previous habits and choices, the person receives informative facts, visuals, and tasks about the actions she/he can take... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

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OneComputer

OneComputer wrote: A new sustainable approach to cloud computing. Onecomputer will connect smartphones to make a highly scalable, fast and affordable high performance computing platform. No need for large data centers and servers, no heat generation, no new unnecessary hardware manufacturing. Saving land and water, as well as time and cost. To build this platform anyone with a smartphone can just plug in their phones, get rewarded for it, and automatically have a great positive impact on our planet... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Estonia

We print your dream dream home.

Ekotekt wrote: Ekotekt - creates high-quality houses at affordable price! ekotekt reduces up to 70% construction time with large scale 3d construction printers. Our houses are more sustainable due to waste materials used in concrete walls... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Estonia

Spinning cylinder for wind power of vessels

Windjammers were a class of sailing vessels built from the 1870s to 1900. As engine technology developed, they were slowly phased out and replaced by steamships which were faster and could stay on schedule regardless of wind conditions. The idea behind Norsepower’s Rotor Sail Solution is to develop a spinning cylinder that harnesses wind power to generate the thrust needed to propel modern vessels. When conditions are favorable, the Norsepower Rotor Sails allow the main engines to be throttled back, saving fuel and reducing emissions while providing the power needed to maintain speed and voyage time.

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IoT-enabled solutions for local solar energy

Solnet Group is a smart solar solutions provider that offers utility-scale smart solar and energy storage solutions. Solnet helps businesses save energy costs and reduce their carbon footprint by generating clean renewable energy locally, providing power below grid parity. The company takes full responsibility for planning, installing, and operating solar plants. All maintenance, repairs, updates and cloud-based data services are part of the service. The solution features detailed information from utilities so users can buy energy from the grid when demand is at its lowest.

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Electric powered taxi services

Ekorent provides a taxi hailing service based on electric vehicles and renewable energy, and is therefore environmentally friendly when the electricity comes from renewable energy sources. The service, called Nopia ride, is intended to be an easy to hail, affordable and 100 % emission-free way to get around. Nopia is now available in Nairobi, Kenya. Their mission is to reduce harmful air-pollution and offer affordable electric rides to everyone.

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Recycling textile waste into new fibers

As much as 73 % of clothing is landfilled or burnt. Infinited Fiber Company has a goal to revolutionize the fashion world by changing the waste in clothing manufacturing. The company has developed a process technology that can turn textile and paper waste into new fibers for the textile industry. They claim this can be done infinitely without decreasing the quality of the fiber. The technology rids the value chain of carbon disulfide – the most challenging, hazardous, and biologically harmful chemical in the fashion industry. Furthermore, the innovation is also flexible and can be integrated into existing pulp, dissolving pulp and viscose fiber plants.

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Active magnetic bearings for electrical machines

Around 40% of the electricity worldwide is consumed by rotating electrical machines. However, most of the electrical machines are not working at the optimum point from a process efficiency perspective. SpinDrive's solution claims to lower the customer's lifecycle costs by 35%. The company provides design and prototyping of high-speed electrical drivetrains and serial production of active magnetic bearings. SpinDrive’s solution claims to lower the drivetrain losses by half. They further claim that, for the 500-kW unit operating 8000 hours per year, their solution enables 2-year payback time.

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