Algae based solar efficiency enhancing material

Through the extraction of nanoporous material from algae, a material with unique light altering, absorbing, and releasing properties can be created. It is useful in a wide variety of industries, such as cosmetics and biomaterials. Of potential interest from a perspective of avoided emissions, is that the material has been shown to be able to increase the efficiency of solar panels and cells (PV) both in lab and in field. The coating can be used on solar cells to improve efficiency by 4-5 % depending on the installation scale.

Sweden

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AM Group

AM Group wrote: Developed a solar panel with a built in machine that rotates in the position of the sun light for maximum efficiency of energy intake. This is executed with the use of sensors... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Suriname

Amigo provides school transportation

Amigo wrote: Amigo provides transportation to school children using electric vehicles with all the safety and security standards along with a mobile app with features of gps, live tracking, monitoring, crime spot alert, crash detection . Strictly following the motor act of 1988 and 2015 ,providing employment to women and transgenders. As fleet drivers. We provide end to end transportation services to schools and school children using ev for. Pollution free , safe and eco friendly commute.. Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

India

An algae based wastewater treatment technology

MicroChar wrote: The main problems in the waste water treatment plants nowadays are connected to the sludge management and sludge disposal, due to the waste’s harsh chemical content, incorporated into the sludge through the chemical treatment. Our technology is offering a unique solution to these problems. Through microalgae biological treatment and biochar filtration we are eliminating the need of any chemical additives, which results in a final sludge product that is totally reusable as a fertilizer in the agriculture and is also a source of a high quality biogas... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Bulgaria

An alternative washing machine

Mini Washer wrote: As an alternative washing machine, we present ultrasonic cleaning device, which consists of a power supply and an ultrasonic oscillator. Just put a device in a bowl with water and dirty laundry, add washing powder and cleaning process will occur. The device can be especially helpful for travelers and soldiers... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Armenia

An energy and money saving shower

Every Drop Counts wrote: A water, energy and money saving shower that does not compromsie on shower comfort and has a short payback time. Sold to entities overseeing a lot of showers at once... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Norway

An online meal market for takeaway food

Mahlzeit wrote: Every year in households with 1 person 98 kg of food is wasted. There is millions of people living alone in larger cities. If there are just 2 people in a household the food waste per person per year is reduced with 34%. It is difficult in households of 1 to cook meals from scratch because ingredients are often bought in bulk and after cooking 1 meal the unused ingredients eventually end up in the trash bin. Mahlzeit proposes a way to share meals more easily within neighborhoods to reduce food waste, help homechefs earn money, make homecooked meals available to everyone and to create a more diverse market of takeaway food. The product is a web app, a two-sided platform, where users either buy food, sell food or both... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Denmark

An organic seaweed fertiliser

Fiji Fertiliser wrote: We are fiji, a company producing liquid,organuc fertiliser using seaweed! here in cyprus,despite the large amounts of seaweed being washed up on the shore, local municipalities prefer to throw away this beneficial natural resource. We aim to expand this niche market and domestically produce this organic fertiliser. For nature from nature! . The fiji team is entirely made of students that participated in the junior achievement competition... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Cyprus

Ancillary services for PV power plants

Conventional power plants are often used to provide ancillary services such as frequency regulation in electricity grids. It had traditionally been thought that large scale solar PV would not be able to perfom stability services in the grid. First Solar have demonstrated that conventional power plants such as coal power plants can be replaced by PV power plants in the provision of frequency regulation. This replacement helps in the reduction of CO₂ emissions by lowering dependence on traditional fossil-fueld power sources.

Chile

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Anode enabling fast charging of li-ion batteries

A fast-charging battery for the transport sector. 

India