Ecco Shoe

T Gold Handmade Footwear wrote: Recycling leathers from leather sofas chairs to produce an upcycling footwear and leather goods... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

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Pinelinite

Tsarina Natural Wood Protection wrote: I have developed a 100% natural, non toxic and environmentally safe direct replacement for creosote, creocote and other timber protection treatments. All the ingredients come from plants, tree's and minerals from natural sustainable resources. Preparing the treatment uses zero energy, although a low power blender would be a benefit to large volume mixer. The treatment also has other uses apart from timber protection. It can also be used to protect metal from oxidation and can be used to protect other materials. It can also used to create waterproof breathable membranes from waste paper and other materials. At end of life cycle, the pinelinite can be easily recovered for reuse. It is a true 100% full cycle recyclable product... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

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Scalable, low-energy, bioreactor dewaterer

uFraction8 wrote: Ufraction8 builds products around a disruptive new liquid particle processing technology. Following our world leading research, establishing new levels of throughput for massively multiplexed microfluidic devices, our technology will be the key to unlock a prosperous and sustainable future. Our technology offers superior performance and cost savings against the big three liquid processing technologies of filtration, flow centrifugation and flocculation. High volume applications benefit by our unique ability to granularly match targeted volumetric throughputs and our ability to scale this beyond the physical limitations of competing technologies... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

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Online platform for international collaboration

ASPEn wrote: Aspen​ is pioneering a new platform for international cooperation in the field of sustainability. By pairing similar groups in very different continents we are creating an environment that facilitates knowledge and experience sharing on a large scale. . . The online element is currently under development with support from our scottish partners. This will be populated with ngos, start-ups, academic institutions and public bodies from across the asia pacific and the uk. This will would allow previously undiscovered asian groups, specifically startups, to make themselves known to each other and their counterparts in scotland; allowing international partnerships to form. ... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

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Crop based construction blocks

Industrial Nature wrote: The company has researched and developed three types of insulating crop-based construction blocks. These are unique in that they both insulate, store heat, provide structure and passively regulate temperature and humidity - all with local and natural materials. They outperform conventional insulation materials and have a better than zero carbon footprint due to the carbon sequestration in the crop-based aggregate. They. Are also better than zero waste because they can be reprocessed or recycled at end of life. They are designed to positively disrupt the global mainstream building sector... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

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Reusable, ethical, washable bamboo clothes

Over the Moon wrote: Promotes self sufficiency - we will enable women to become self sufficient by using pads instead of relying on disposables. Pads are cheap, comfortable, reliable and last for years. Real environmental benefits - using pads lowers flood risk by cutting down on blocked sewers caused by sanitary waste. Landfill is reduced as sanitary towels are unrecyclable and take thousands of years to degrade. Bamboo is sustainable and uses less water than cotton. Socially responsible - we will lead the way by promoting the use of washables by working with girls and boys in schools to encourage them to talk about periods and raise awareness. We will help girls missing education by donating pads to those most in need... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

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Natural Wood Protection

Pinelinite wrote: Pinelinite has been developed as a direct replacement for creosote, creocote and other toxic wood treatments. Pinelinite is 100% natural and non toxic and environmentally friendly. It requires zero energy consumption to produce gate to gate. The treatment uses 100% natural and sustainable materials in its production. Pinelinite also has zero ozone depleting voc's... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

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Providing Sanitation and Energy Solution

WASE wrote: Wase provides decentralised sanitation for underserved communities using a circular economy approach to the treatment process. So we can produce value-added products to offset the cost of sanitation and provide a clean and safe wastewater treatment solution. Our system will enable us to create a hydrogen based biogas to be used for cooking or generate electricity. The production of a clean cooking fuel can help reduce deforestation and indoor air pollution in communities where biomass is the primary source of energy for cooking. We can also recover water for irrigation and nutrients within the waste that can be converted into a fertiliser increasing crop yields and the reliance on imported fertilisers... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

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Solar concentrators for high-rise buildings

Un1imited wrote: Global concern about electrical consumption and environmental sustainability inspired the application of solar energy in buildings. As expected, more than 60% of the world’s population will live in urban areas in 2030. Residential buildings are being built to be increasingly taller. At present, rooftops are typically used to install pv systems, however, as buildings are becoming taller, the available roof space per living unit may not be adequate to meet the energy demand of the building. On the other hand, many high-rise residential buildings have a large façade-to-roof area ratio. Building facades could therefore potentially be used for harvesting solar energy... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

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Zero emission taxi-sharing

rentE wrote: Private hire taxis are one of the main contributors to city centre air pollution. Operating costs for these taxis are also extremely high, especially for the 55% of uk uber drivers who work less than 30 hours a week. . Rente solves both of these problems, by offering europe's first fully inclusive, fully electric rental service for taxi drivers. The cars are charged using 100% renewable electricity from our own rapid chargers. This coupled with car sharing allows rente to offer rentals under half the price of the competition. . Drivers simply choose their weekly package, book their hours and use our app to unlock the vehicles. With partnerships already established with uber and byd, rente launched in birmingham in september... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

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