Our aim is to develop bioplastics

Beech product solutions wrote: Beech products are aiming to create polylactic acid (pla) product by utilising a not commonly used organic waste resource in scotland. The company will use circular economy methodology to highlight complete transparency in our supply chain and look to deliver value for the customer. Beech business objective is to develop suitable pla products for food retail and to offer customer alternative solutions to plastic when they shop. This can help put choice back with the customer and promote scotland as leading the way toward creating a low carbon economy... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

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Sofa for Life

Sofa for Life wrote: Walking around in glasgow i was shocked to see the amount of flytipped sofas on the streets. Talking to users i found that this decreased lifetime is caused by an inability to clean, transport or repair sofas easily. Fire retardants turn the sofa into hazardous waste and therefore every single sofa ends up in landfill. . The ‘sofa for life’ is the better alternative. The user customizes the sofa online and continues to adapt the sofa to accommodate their change of style or life situation. The sofa fits in the boot of a car and the simple assembly does not require any tools. The cushions are machine washable and each part of the sofa can be exchanged and updated. The ‘sofa for life’ changes with the user and therefore prevents discard. ... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

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A solution to global water shortages

Composium Group Ltd wrote: Our unique technology abstracts sub seabed water which is naturally filtered and which contains geothermal properties. The upshot is we can deliver desalinated water with a 50% cost reduction. In addition, the geothermal qualities simultaneously serve electricity production or free-cooling. Multiple utility and revenue from just one intake... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

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Peapod is an air quality tracking app

Kippitech wrote: What if you got rewarded for walking, cycling or using public transportation?. We are working with edinburgh napier university to achieve precisely this. . Peapod is an air quality tracker app that allows you to plan journeys whilst getting “rewards for steps" and "low carbon travelling”. . Peapod costs nothing to download. In exchange, users produce mobility data. We sell mobility data to businesses so brands can offer consumers the right discounts, at the right time. In fact, peapod allows brands to access a new commercialization channel (geolocating customers at the right time, when is relevant to them).. Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

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Digital rewards platform

Stonnivation wrote: Tourism’s global carbon footprint has increased from 3. 9 to 4. 5 gtco2e, four times more than previously estimated, accounting for about 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions. . This significant rise is due to the quantification of the significant contribution from local transport, shopping and food during their visit. This issue is compounded by day trippers and locals doing similar activities. . Our initial focus is on promoting outdoor tourism in remote and rural locations and rewarding tourism businesses and locals and visitors to make healthier and more environmentally friendly choices. We will re-invest in remote and rural communities to develop infrastructure and resources that support healthy sustainable rural development... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

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Low-carbon environmental heat harvesting

Planet Heat wrote: It's really difficult to extract energy from (or dump it to) surface water because that water is dirtier than it appears. Traditionally it has to be abstracted (requiring a licence) and centrifugally filtered before it can be used. Our new method removes the need for abstraction and filtration, extracting the heat from the surface water using a small, energy-dense, submersible device. Over the past three years we have heated a real home using over 12 prototypes as proof-of-concept. We also have a published uk patent application (gb2553416a) and all the signs are that full scope of the claims will be granted... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

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Programmable drones that monitor water quality

Altitude Thinking wrote: Scotland’s rivers, canals and waterways represent an irreplaceable, high-value resource to the scottish economy in terms of tourism and biodiversity. This project will seek to develop, construct and test a mark 1 prototype of a programmable drone that will be able to be deployed and subsequently safely navigate scottish waterways and produce accurate, real-time reports on pollution levels... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

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One Cherry

One Cherry wrote: One cherry is an award-winning social enterprise startup based in edinburgh. We created an online marketplace that makes shopping for pre-loved items from local shops more convenient and accessible to the customers. One cherry helps local second-hand shops, such as charity shops, be more profitable by increasing their footfall, promotes circular economy thus supporting the great work done by the charities. . Today, second-hand marketplaces are growing 20 times faster than retailers overall. The global clothing resale alone is expected to jump from £12. 8b in 2016 to £23. 4b by 2021. We aim to ride this trend and make it easier for people to adopt the “make, use, return” model... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

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Circular designed bathroom accessories

Undisturbed wrote: Imagine removing plastic from the ocean, because it's harming our planet. And adding something that's great for our planet, like hemp fabric. To make something beautiful and functional for bathrooms. . We are undisturbed and we are developing our first product, a circular designed shower blind for bathrooms. We are challenging the current linear plastic or glass shower curtains and screens which are impacting our environment during manufacture and when they end their use in landfill. . Our customers will benefit from a product that is easy to install and replace, is mould and mildew free, very low maintenance requiring no harsh cleaning products and won't cling to your legs whilst you shower... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

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Mobile solar transport solutions

TRAILAR wrote: Trailar provides a greener, more cost efficient, urban friendly delivery solution that can revolutionize the transport sector. An industry first, we’ve taken everyday vehicles and added cutting edge solar technology to harness the sun’s energy and reduce the impact of each vehicle journey. We affix light weight, aerodynamic solar mats to the vehicle roof space, which is then connected to the vehicle battery, and alternator via a charge controller. Instead of the engine being used to top up the battery and power ancillary equipment on the vehicle such as tail-lifts, refrigeration and tracking devices, we use the harvested energy to power ancillary equipment... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

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