Create transparency to enable investment

MeetMySources wrote: Consumer brands can only create a business case for investment, in sustainable raw material production practices if they can prove the investment’s positive ecological or social impact to the end consumer. Nowadays „trustmarks“ like brands and certificates are insufficient to establish the required consumer trust in the related impact claims, therefore brands have to provide transparency in form of instantly accessible digital proof points. . Meetmysources is a digital platform which allows consumer brands to directly interact with the raw material producers in their supply chain. Understanding of farmer needs and built-in reward structures allow brands to incentivize and invest into farmers’ sustainable behaviour... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Germany

First class shuttle service

OXO wrote: Employers in metropolitan areas fail to find employees to live within a reasonable distance of their location. Due to the increasing growth of cities, real estate prices are rising. It is hardly possible to find affordable housing in the city area. The result: around 1. 8 million people in germany drive 60 km and more by car every day. . The consequences for the employees: little sleep from getting up early, stress due to traffic jams and almost no time for recreation and family. They spend more than ten hours per week on the road. . Oxo gives people their time back: a first-class shuttle allows to relax, get some private things done or even work productively... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Germany

Disrupting social housing challenge

Abundance.HOME wrote: Within the next 30 years a humongous need for new buildings will occur. An estimated population growth up to ~9 billion humans besides an additional worldwide movement of 20% into urban areas. The result will be an increased scarcity which will lead to estimated 1/3 of urban dwellers (1. 6 billion !) who will struggle to secure decent housing by 2025. Only in germany there is an annual need of 80. 000 of social housing units. . Sadly by today, the construction industry is already by far the largest consumer of raw materials on the planet. 35% of global waste is accounted by construction and demolition activities. New approaches are urgently needed. ... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Germany

vTech

vTech wrote: Sustainable water treatment is one of the most urgent challenges of the 21st century. Freshwater supplies are limited and the treatment of (waste)water requires increasing amounts of energy (water-energy nexus). The present state-of-the-art water treatment technology is membrane treatment. The major hurdle for membrane applications, however, is membrane blocking (fouling) and the challenge of a reliable process control. As a consequence membrane operation (1) requires higher pressure and energy demands, (2) loses productivity, and (3) is limited in a tailored process control... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Germany

StarkTek

StarkTek wrote: We develop water quality monitoring platform aimed towards delivering in depth water quality data and analytics for our customers. Using iot and lorawan, our solution can deliver real time pollution data which combined with our ai powered analytic tools and algorithms makes identifying pollutant source, severity index and predictive hot-spots much easier. We are on a mission to clean up every polluted water body on earth... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Germany

Data Ahead Analytics

Data Ahead Analytics wrote: We accelerate the zero-carbon transition of companies by combining fully digital scope 1, 2, and 3 emission measurement with bottom-up climate impact assessment and automated climate risk reporting. We enable companies to develop optimal decarbonization pathways, while allowing investors and asset managers to evaluate the climate risks and opportunities in their investments, thereby directing capital into businesses that lower their climate change risk exposure. This is all done by an integrated software product, our tcfd enterprise suite... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Germany

Mango solar

mango solar wrote: 1. 2 billion people in the world have no access to electricity. They satisfy basic energy needs through kerosene, which is expensive and harmful to health - especially for children. We from mango solar develop long-lasting solar home systems so people can enjoy clean and safe energy, 80 times brighter lighting and save up to 590 € in 5 years. In addition, we provide a robust and waterproof smartphone, enabling people access to the online world for the first time in their life. At the same time, this is the interface to our mango cloud, providing services like remote support, education and financing. This is how we’re shifting digitalization to previously unreachable areas!... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Germany

MagnoTherm Solutions GmbH

MagnoTherm Solutions GmbH wrote: Roughly 20% of the world's electrical energy is used for cooling. Moreover, most cooling gases used as refrigerants have a global warming potential up to 4,000 higher than co2. Alternatives are inefficient and explosive or toxic. Magnetic cooling uses a special metal which heats up and cools down by magnetizing and demagnetizing it. With a higher energy efficiency of up to 40% compared to the best gas compressor available, this technology has the potential to revolutionize the way we cool down our medicine, food, and premises. The overall cooling sector adds up to 300 bn us-dollar in turnover per year. Without using any harmful or problematic gases, magnetic cooling is low-maintenance, safe, and environmentally-friendly... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Germany

IRNERO

IRNERO wrote: Solar panels need regular cleaning to work properly and remain high efficiency. Irnero developed smart self-cleaning system for solar panels; it detects contamination of solar panel and cleans without human interaction. It increases solar panels efficiency up to 40%. It can be used in different climate conditions, and can be installed in places where it's hard-to-reach. The technology is patented. Smart self-cleaning system for solar panels makes using solar panels easier and more comfortable, it is cheaper than regular service of cleaning teams. By rising efficiency of solar panels, smart self-cleaning system rises saving of co2. Let's get more clean energy, with clean solar panels... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Georgia

Advancement Sciences LLC

Advancement Sciences LLC wrote: We, advancement science, present to you, effective hydrogen generator - the patented solution. With minimal energy consumption,. Producing cheap hydrogen, and sell hydrogen generator to hydrogen refueling stations for competitive price. Our beachhead market is hydrogen refueling stations in eu. The main value for the customer cheap price and low energy consumption, what makes his business extremely profitable. In 5 five years we aim to get the profit of € m 35,4 with 49 % shares of beachhead market. One set of generator reduce 4064 ton co2 emissions /year. Total potential of co2 reduction in eu is equal of 0. 5 b ton/ year. Inspire - to became worlds main hydrogen generator producers... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Georgia