We turn apples into fashion

Waste Into Treasure wrote: We turn biodegradable waste that is collected separately, like apple cores and peels or hops leaves, into a leather like material. The mechanical process has been improved and used by a few companies which still offer only small amounts and high prices, that’s where we want to differ. Our goal is to enable a circular economy by connecting waste management with product designers thus reducing waste and minimizing the need for animal leather production and processing. Through our research we found that the demand for sustainable clothing is on such a huge rise that market no longer needs educating on its importance yet there aren’t enough suppliers to cater to the consumers needs... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Slovenia

We turn apples into leather

The Apple Girl wrote: We turn apples into leather. By upcycling apple pulp waste accumulated in juice and cider production we create a new, valuable and useful material: apple leather using an innovative technology in a circular economy context. We’re a biotechnology company supplying safe, biodegradable materials to designers and creators excited about innovation. Today there is an emerging interest to create alternative materials. Ananas anam develops material from pineapple leaves. Mycoworks grows materials from mushrooms. Fruitleather rotterdam makes a rubber-like leather containing mangoes. Our customers are sme’s and corporations... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Denmark

We upcycle your old clothes

The modern fashion designer wrote: We upcycle clothes which are in the wardrobe of everybody! so, we give this piece a new life and it has not be produced a new one. In another country for instance a jean takes around 32kg co2 which our shop can reduce to only 1kg and the costumer will have out of this jean two pieces or more. What is important too - we can save so much water! included this process that we make for instance out of one jeans - two other pieces, we try to educate the people what the clothes made out of and how they were produced true a simple trick. And our system behind our tailor shop makes us unique and economical... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Austria

WE3 Connect

WEEEWO wrote: We3 connect is a unique digital platform that incentivizes users to dispose of their small electronic devices in an innovative way: while disposing of broken devices to electronic retailers, they earn points that allow them to access targeted offers and discounts. In this way, not only they save money but also they can actively contribute to climate change mitigation through provision of secondary raw materials. Furthermore, thanks to the footprint calculator, we3 connect will help to increase users awareness about the impact they make while recycling e-waste. At the same time, we identify the main electronic retailer chains as the key partners of we3 connect as they provide us with the infrastructures to collect small-sized e-waste... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Italy

WEeeCHANGE

4plus1 wrote: For our solution we decided to use a physical structure where consumers can buy or let usdispose their raee, they will receive back a 10% of their selling price. The company earns money with cultural and educational events too using sponsors for this curses. A small part of the profit comes fromdisposing raee too. To increase the ecologicalawareness of people, the companyoffers free courses in schools with the aim to shape young generations thoughts about climate changes... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Italy

Wegenerate.Life

Wegenerate.Life wrote: Wegenerate. Life is a a plant-based regenerative business platform of 6 integrated companies that, together, will act as a systemic solution for climate change, health, nutrition and positive impact. Our first product is an innovative functional beverage: a regenerative organic plant-based protein energy-boosting elixir made with special elements from brazilian biodiversity to be initially commercialized in california, u. S... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Brazil

WhiteShark Energy Private Limited

WhiteShark Energy Private Limited wrote: Globally residential consumers are yet to embrace solar energy due to multiple reasons like . I. High capital cost, . Ii. Replacement cost of key components every 5 years or so, . Iii. Lack of generation data monitoring and . Iv. Inefficient o&m by service providers. . We at whiteshark energy are developing a series of affordable iot enabled solar charge controllers and inverters that not only ensure maximum generation from solar (mppt), but through design innovation reduces lifetime cost of solar plants. . Also through iot we enable smart switching between energy sources like solar, grid, battery and generators... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

India

Why use heating if we have the sun

Solar Pump wrote: At any time we ventilate, window opening we think a little when the cold comes in that is not good . If the solar pump passes through the fresh outside, preheated air, sunshine problem is solved!it's not just a preheat vent, but a solar powered heater. In this case the medium is gaseous - air. The air heated by the concentrated sunlight provides technical heat around the 200 ° c or at the desired temperature. It can provide solar energy for heating, industrial heat, which plays a major role in co2 emissions. What to burn on that day when it is boiling all day, rather than solar pump!hyperboloid light concentrator-heated cu core is passed through air through the heat. The copper core was patented black for better adsorption... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Hungary

Wifi-based home automation system

The Sincgrid solution is a wifi-based home automation system. The solution allows the user to control the scheduling of devices in a house. Household automation can reduce the energy consumption in the structure, and the devices attached. Users can access the platform through an app.

India

WIND my ROOF

WIND my ROOF wrote: To meet the new environmental goals, we came-up with the first horizontal roof-mounted wind turbines, positioned on the edge of flat roofs. These wind turbines take the form of a streamlined turbine of 2m long and 1. 5m high, for an annual output of 1 mwh. Thanks to a reduced weight and space compared to existing solutions, we bring a product more discreet and more powerful, adapted to an urban exploitation. Noise and visual disturbances have been removed by optimization of the whole design. The positioning on the edge makes this wind turbine fully compatible and complementary to a solar installation, and allows real estate developers to increase up to 25% the production of electricity on their roofs... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

France