Enabling global plastic recycling

PlasTell wrote: The numerous types of visually identical but chemically different plastics must be separated and recycled separately. Many developed countries use industrial-scale automatic sorting machines, however their high capital cost and infrastructural requirements prohibit their use in developing countries. Instead, developing countries make use of numerous small manual sorting facilities distributed around the country which are extremely limited by their workers' ability to visually identify plastics. We have developed a low-cost and small scale plastic identification device which enables operators in material recovery facilities to quickly and reliably identify different types of visually indistinguishable plastics... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

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Grain storage monitoring

Crover wrote: Cereal grains are the basis of staple food, yet post-harvest losses during long-term storage are exceptionally high, above 20%, making storage the single phase from harvest to final product with the highest losses. This is responsible for about 6% of total greenhouse gas emissions from food waste. Crover is the first robotic device able to ‘swim’ through grains stored in bulk and autonomously monitor their conditions, helping grain operators like farmers and grain merchants maintain the quality of their stock... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

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BioKind

BioKind wrote: Aquaculture production in europe has increased 60% since 1998, but these farmed animals need to eat lots of protein. This traditionally comes from wild fish (fishmeal), but 90% of fish stocks are fully or over exploited. To meet demand, many thousands of hectares of soybeans have been planted globally, resulting in widespread deforestation in brazil. Through our innovative, proprietary process, we upcycle non-edible crop waste into a high-protein feed ingredient. We are valorizing a waste product to make agricultural land more efficient, and stop the expansion of other destructive protein ingredients... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

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Affordable growth media for cultivated meat

Multus Media wrote: At multus media we create the key ingredient to make cultivated meat affordable and profitable. Cultivated meat is a new way of producing real meat without the animal by only growing the muscle and fat tissues that directly make up the final meat product. Producing meat this way releases up to 87% fewer greenhouse gases than conventional meat, uses just a fraction of the land and water, and requires zero antibiotics. A critical challenge in the cultivated meat industry is cost of production. Growth media, which traditionally uses animal blood serum, accounts for more than 80% of production costs. We create animal-free serum replacements that promote cell growth without expensive nutrients... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

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GoGreenExperts

GoGreenExperts wrote: The problem: there are products marketed as “green” in most uk consumer segments, but some products are much greener than others. The companies providing the environmentally superior offerings struggle to get this message to consumers. . Our solution: a green product star rating system (like defaqto in the uk insurance market). We will become a trusted, independent, household name in providing green consumer advice. . Why now: there has been a large (and continuing) shift in consumer sentiment in the past 18 months. Many consumers now want to be sure they are making the right purchasing decisions for the environment, but there are no independent experts focussed on helping them make those decisions. ... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

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Helping families to tackle climate change

Skoopr wrote: With a skoopr on the wall of the house, teenagers see the carbon footprint of their family's energy use fall. Skoopr collects air hitting the house to feed a high speed generator that is optimised for low speed and turbulent urban wind conditions. Costing the same as an xbox and installed in less than two hours, skoopr is ready to work all day. . With school strikes for climate and rising guilt about holiday flights, conversations around the kitchen table in homes across europe are heating up. Teenagers are eager to take action and parents are faced with competing priorities. Skoopr tackles two problems... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

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NuOceans ltd.

NuOceans ltd. wrote: Less than a handful of companies worldwide use foam plastic waste as raw materials. We have designed a model that not only cleans the environment but also avoids further pollution: circular economy model for the manufacture of flip flops. We recuperate ocean plastics for the making of new flip flops and provide a recuperation scheme for worn pairs to avoid our products contributing to further pollution. On top of being an environmentally-friendly alternative, our products offer comfort and durability making them the best choice for eco-conscious customers... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

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Eco Hydro

Eco Hydro wrote: Much more food could be grown using hydroponics especially in times of drought, unfortunately current hydroponics systems need expensive to install, run and maintain. Electronics. And a reliable 24/7 power supply, this is often very difficult to achieve in rural areas. Our very adaptable system does not require these expensive items or electricity to monitor and control irrigation water. This gives the advantages of hydroponics without the complexity and costs... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

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Treeconomy

Treeconomy wrote: We use high quality remote sensing (drone-based lidar or satellite imagery) to exactly quantify tree growth and therefore carbon captured. Land owners pay us for this service, and in return we quantify carbon sequestered on their land, package it financially, and sell it directly to companies who need to offset emissions (such as the aviation sector). We bring science and rigour to the carbon offset market, as well as smart database technology to avoid double counting. Our offset-as-a-service is entirely innovative in this space... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

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Reshape Technology

Reshape Technology wrote: Our technology allows anyone. Carrying a mobile phone to measure and reduce their impact on climate change. It monitors daily activities, automatically calculates carbon footprint and displays it in an intuitive way. . Like a fitness tracker, it works on the principle that if you can measure your performance, you can improve it. . But it doesn't stop there. We gamify carbon reduction to create behavioural change. We analyse performance, awards points for good carbon behaviour, then create teams so people can compete at an individual, family, city or country level. . We build social momentum, making people part of the solution to climate change, not the problem... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

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