MaGreenLife

MaGreenLife wrote: We have developed a prototype for an application, that rewards the user for climate friendly behavior, via virtual points, achievements or maybe even real-world goodies like low priced public transport tickets. So that the change of the daily routine becomes more easy and makes fun. We want to bring people together and provide leaderboards, so that they can compete against each other. We want to support the local economy with self-conscious customers, who are being rewarded for their environmentally-friendly shopping. And we can also help the local government to get in touch with users to gather new ideas for their important work, so that there is a way from the city to the users and from the users back to the city... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

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Community gardening app

Garden Tender wrote: Anyone with an interest in gardening can sign up to explore their city's gardens and gardeners and help each other produce sustainable food and build strong connections. Users can be complete newbies, advanced garden gurus, or even just those who have a patch to tend and no time to work on it. When they sign up, they can enter their own garden space, including any unused plots they want other users to collaborate on. Next they can use the map to find other users' gardens and available plots to tend close to home. If they're ready to start gardening, they can make a booking in an available plot, adding the plants they'll grow there. Plants will be stored for each user, and users can access a database of plant care info for each one... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

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BikeTree Final

BikeDrop wrote: Der bike tree ist ein holzbau, an dem die räder aufgehangen werden können. So sind sie sowohl vor witterung, als auch vor diebstahl optimal geschützt. Das innovative und an die natur angelehnte design gliedert sich in jede umgebung ein und erhöht die lebensqualität der anwohner. Auf grund von integrierter dachbegrünung und energieautarker versorgung, ist der bike tree flexibel an verschiedensten orten einsetzbar... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

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Make Wuppertal clean again

#Cleanwup wrote: #cleanwup provides a solution to the wuppertal public to raise awarness and activate for a better waste management. In the longrun a mindshift shall be achieved that everyone can improve the situation. We developed a campaigne with various events to encourage the citizens in wuppertal, such as youtube challenges, clean up challenges and art projects with garbage... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

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Freight club against transport emissions

Freight Club wrote: Our solution is a software that enables companies in dense industrial areas to connect to share their unused capacities. This can easily be rolled out in additional areas as there are thousands of similar cases in germany and beyond. Furthermore, closer collaboration on transport could lower the risk of transitioning to lower-emissions vehicles, such as electric of fuel cell trucks. The software could be financed by a subscription model for the participating firms. The cost savings and image improvement through lowering emissions and increasing efficiency will more than make up for the subscription fee... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

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Design meets sustainability

CompBox wrote: Recycling your organic waste in an urban household and help yourself to install a great design stool. Have less fruit flies in your flat and reduce your walks to the common organic waste container. All this with compbox – wooden boxes, including worms and your organic waste – producing compost. Our customers are young professionals aged about 21-35, earning 2000-3600€/month, living in a city apartment without a garden/ balcony. They value a healthy lifestyle, do sports and like to cook for their own – besides that, a minimalistic and modern design plays an important role in their apartment. – so called lohas... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

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Sustainable energy from nitrogen

greeNergy wrote: Greenhouse gas emissions, especially n2o emissions, are emitted by treating the residues of biogas processes. Recent studies have revealed that n2o emissions contribute to approximately 6% to the global climate change and are potentially the main contributor to the ozone depletion of the 20th century. The greenergy process combines intentional n2o production from biogas production residues, subsequent harvesting and combustion with biogas. As a result, clean water and green energy from n2o combustion ultimately make the biogas production a more self-sufficient and clean technology... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

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Digital platform with an incentive system

EcoIncome wrote: Today’s average consumption based ghg emissions per person in the western world are way too high. But there are no really good icentives to reduce them. Our digital platform with an eco fee and share mechanism enables a competition for the lowest eco footprints: 1) the eco footprints of the users are measured mainly automatically on the basis of financial spending information, 2) the users monthly virtually pay for their eco footprints, 3) 100% of entire revenue are redistributed equally within the community ("ecoincome"). 4) finally, the users' surplus and deficit amounts are subject to real financial transaction. Positive effect: constant motivation for everyone to reduce their eco footprints... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

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Digital battery twins

CipLab wrote: Ciplab uses the new capabilities of iot by developing hardware and software to determine and predict the state of health of electric vehicle batteries. Based on empirical and data based algorithms, the state of health of a lithium-ion battery system is analyzed in the form of a cloud-based virtual twin to provide lifetime forecasts and, for example, enable reusing of lithium-ion batteries. Ciplab helps companies better understand the state of health of their batteries at any time and can use their data for an optimized sustainable battery usage... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

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Intelligence for heating systems

othermo wrote: The generation of heat and hot water is responsible for almost half of europe’s energy demand and hence one of the biggest contributors to co2 emissions. Othermo saves energy by making heating systems smart. Among others, othermo considers demand as well as local renewable generation forecasts in the control strategy. Thereby, we are able to lower the expenses for energy and at the same time reduce carbon emissions. A win-win situation for the building owner and the environment... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

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