CigZero

CigZero wrote: The "collectors" will gather points by giving in cigarette butts. The "seekers" will earn points by taking photos of where there are a lot of cigarettes - for people who don't want to collect them directly. We will recycle these cigarettes into everyday items - pens etc. And sell them to average people for an inflated price as "bio" products. The "collectors" and "seekers" can buy these products with the points earned or they can withdrawl money from the service after they reach a certain point. We will be making cigarette urns and put them in the places were the seekers spotted a great amount of contamination. This will most likely a limited period event - like a contest who willl collect more cigarettes - with prizes for winners... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Belarus

Red Diamond Compost

Red Diamond Compost wrote: We are all about "growing beyond organic". We focus on research, development, and commercialization of organic and biologic soil treatment and crop protection solutions made primarily from organic waste residuals and other organic environmental hazards such as fish offal or the 20 million tonnes of sargassum seaweed which has been plaguing the caribbean region... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Barbados

Solar Fruits

Solar Fruits wrote: At modern terra we mimic temperate climate and conditions by utilizing our plentiful sunlight and wind resources to grow crops that normally wouldn’t grow in the tropics. This will to help ensure food security of small island developing states in disaster prone regions. Modern terra’s implementation will also aid in reducing high food import bills and carbon emissions from shipping to remote sids. To guarantee the aforementioned, modern terra will also be an educational and equipment resource for local farmers to start their own modern farms... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Barbados

Manufacturers of biodegradable tableware

Recycle-It wrote: We will be manufacturing biodegradable tableware using waste products such as sargassum seaweed and bagasse. So as to cut down on single use plastics pollution throughout the world.. Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Barbados

Solar master map for Dhaka city

Solar Master Map wrote: Bangladesh is set to face a major challenge with the exhaustion of natural gas sources being predicted to be as soon as 2025. The government is therefore trying to shift to alternate sources of energy. Solar irradiation absorbed in bangladesh is about 4-6(kwh/m2/day) and sunshine amounts to 2,500 hours per year. Yet, we see that most rooftops in the dhaka city has not installed solar panels despite the government incentives. Our solution focuses on addressing this major challenge with a participatory planning approach. We want to make solar potential maps using remote sensing and geographic information systems... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Bangladesh

Mili'r Pothe Choli

Mili'r Pothe Choli wrote: Developing cartoon characteristics for kids. Name: mili’r pothe choli. Description: our character is a school going girl named mili. One day she was sitting with her father and suddenly a news comes where she saw on television that many penguins are dying. Then she asked her father about the facts. Her father told her about global warming which is responsible for it. She felt very sad and thought that she has to do something to take the responsibility to save them. Then she started her journey to save the penguins. In her journey she discovered that there were many devastating problems are going around the world where everyone’s were threatened where... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Bangladesh

Smartio

Smartio wrote: One of the greatest problems of present world is environment pollution. Man’s most effective enemy is man himself because he is himself responsible for polluting the environment in which he lives. Carbon dioxide and plastic, polythene are very much of responsible for air, soil and water pollution. To save our environment, we have been working on a project for last 4 years which can recycle carbon dioxide and plastic, polythene into fuel. The name of our project is c-fuel . Our first objective is to collect carbon dioxide in a chamber. Then we will mix 4 moles of hydrogen with the carbon dioxide. This reaction will need at least 400 degree celsius and nickel... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Bangladesh

Project 'NIKHAD'

Project 'NIKHAD' wrote: Team nikhad is a group consisting of diverse background from civil engineering, climate change, to environmental studies. According to a recent study, more than half of the food consumed in dhaka city is adulterated. And our project nikhad (a bengali term for pure) is developed considering the food safety and combating this imminent problem. Nikhad is an android mobile app where people will get a one-stop solution for their contamination-free daily perishable items like- fish, meat, and vegetables. After installing the app, customers will be needing to create a simple profile. Then they will be directed to the product menu... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Bangladesh

Smart pen

Wand wrote: Wand. Is a smart pen with temporary ink that sends to your smartphone every scratch you make on a piece of paper the way you wrote it. The temporary ink evaporates after about 30 minutes from the paper allowing you to see what you’ve written and reuse the same piece of paper afterwards while your data is stored nice and safe on your mobile app and, if you want, backed up on our servers if you choose so... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Azerbaijan

Coffee based, double-effect organic face cream

MES Beauty wrote: Conventional beauty products contain hormonal disruptive and cancerous synthetic chemicals, while organic counterparts are not long-lasting. To solve these problems mes beauty offers. Organic face cream which is 100% toxic chemical free, cheaper and twice more long-lasting. Our product is made using special coffee extract formula which eliminates need for toxic chemicals and gives it both anti-aging and moisturizing effects. Additionally, specially designed package increases shelf-life of cream and provides anti-bacterial effect for it. By using mes beauty product toxic chemical disposal to the environment can be reduced significantly... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Azerbaijan