Map of eco-friendly spots

RRRadar wrote: We build a mobile app which helps you follow three well-known principles: reduce, reuse, recycle. . The main feature is a map of points where you can bring recyclables: containers, charity organisations, funds or any other related spots. This is especially actual for countries with poor recycling infrastructure. . We also put eco-friendly businesses on the map - restaurants, coffeeshops, groceries which are carefully selected by our team. . In order to ease following the rrr-lifestyle we bring our users some educational articles, related tips & tricks... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Russian Federation

Agora

Agora wrote: Our open-source platform aims to bring closer to the public information about programs and plans from different sectors with significant environmental impact (covered by the national legislation transposing the eu directive on the evaluation of the effects of certain plans and programs on the environment, also known as the sea directive). The platform's purpose is to inform the public and allow people to take matters into their own hands. We want to explain what is the role of the public in the debates of the projects and what rights it has, especially to be aware that they can directly influence the project through comments on the platform, proposals and justified alternative solutions... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Romania

"Acoperisul Verde" - Green Roof

Green Roof wrote: Our solution is the green roof technical system for rooftops. It is used on a large scale for many years in europe and usa but unknown in romania even for professionals. There are seven million square meters of rooftops only in bucharest, black tar rooftops unused, heating at 80c in summer, creating a heat island effect with immense implications. We already implemented a proof of concept in bucharest on three distinct places, with seven experimental areas, an experiment unique in romania... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Romania

Acoperisul Verde - Green Roof

#EcoNinjas wrote: We want to present the green roof technical system for rooftops. It is used on a large scale for many years in europe and usa but unknown in romania even for professionals. There are seven million square meters of rooftops only in bucharest, black tar rooftops unused, heating at 80c in summer, creating a heat island effect with immense implications. We already implemented a proof of concept in bucharest with three distinct places, an experiment unique in romania. Our solution addresses air pollution, heat island effect, biodiversity, rain water management, energy savings, urban gardens... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Romania

Revolving door without heat loss

Green door wrote: This idea refers to a revolving door how reduces energy lost through her using a simple fan. This idea works on door with four compartments, and functions as it folows: the door have one compartment above the door (a) where is engine, and second compartment is under the floor (b). The roof and the floor have holls on the left side and on the right side. The door ratates to the right, in the winter for example , on the left side hot air goes out and on the right cold air goes inside. If we put a fan (1) up to push through chamber (a) air from the left compartment that goes out,... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Romania

Metropolitan Vegan restaurant chain

Natural Connection wrote: Natural connection restaurants serve vegan foods prepared with the best ingredients that our planet can provide. Our business incorporates and runs it's own delivery service via bicycle courier in the hungarian capital budapest. Education is the main driver of our business, we aim to raise awareness and provide an green alternative to the busy city life, while improving and maintaining a healthy body and mindset for our customers... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Romania

Solar powered charging stations

SunDrive wrote: Electric driving is the future, but there is a lack of charging stations infrastructure in romania, the market is still at the beginning and people are afraid of high prices. . Sundrive provides a solution to today’s mobility, offering the possibility of a truly sustainable driving experience for electric car drivers. By making the whole concept of electric car charging a lot more accessible, user-friendly and affordable, the kit allows you to charge your car using green energy produced by photovoltaic panels. ... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Romania

Automated vertical garden

Plantonica wrote: We develop an automated vertical garden with hydroponic technology that will produce herbs in a sustainable way. The system will also have a screen that will show data about the cultivation. Process, but also emails, news or food recipes being able to be personalized by the user. The. Project is using the cutting-edge technology that will allow the user with no training in plant. Cultivation to grow fresh food, and the system could be monitored remotely. Moreover, we will. Integrate voice recognition commands that will bring the people close to the system, using ai. Technology. The myth of talking to plants to make them grow better will become reality through our way of linking technology with the plant science knowledge... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Romania

Eco-products for climatic stress

TopEcoSilicone wrote: Under unpredictable climate change emergencies (abundant rains alternating with severe droughts, exceedingly low temperatures alternating with high temperatures, the pests activation and plant diseases, as number and effects, etc. ) there are few solutions to protect agricultural crops. Topecosilicone selects and synthesis advanced multifunctional materials used both stimulating the plants growth and alleviating the climate change induced stresses in horticultural crops. These are basically foliar emulsified multifunctional silica fluids or multifunctional self-disintegration gels in which the silicon is an essential nutrient for raising the plant self-defending capacity against pests and climate change induced stresses... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Romania

Circular sugar processing

Sweet Circular Refinery wrote: Biorefinery consists of preservation of sugars by aditivate ensilage of freshly harvested sorghum biomass, extracting sugars from ensiled biomass, followed by fermentation sugars to ethanol or other biochemicals, hydrolysis without pretreatment of lignocellulose, obtaining second generation ethanol and anaerobic digestion of residues from the fermentation and hydrolysis and production of biogas and organic fertilizer... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Romania