Perimat

Perimat wrote: Because of increasing fish demand and shrinking fisheries, aquaculture gradually replaces fish catch. Aquaculture still has to overcome few challenges- waste treatment and expensive fish-based feed are the main ones. Perimat is able to do both jobs- filter fish effluents in a reasonable areal rate and the biomass produced is able to replace 30% of fish feed, and in addition, reduce considerable ghg emissions. By doing so, perimat makes aquaculture more sustainable and profitable... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Israel

Co-using

Co-using wrote: With rising population, decreasing household sizes, changing family structures and a growing individualistic mindset, co-using questions the future of housing in norway. It is a new social order that allows you to “choose” who you live with, how you live, how much you occupy in terms of hours in a day and space - and by paying for that much only. Further, it promotes a community mind-set and a shared economy, while accommodating for individuality. Each dwelling unit is a module consisting of personal space, a flexible multi-use space (that oscillates between private and public) and a community space... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Norway

Microbe cement. Ready to use.

MeduSoil wrote: We integrate a natural bacterial mechanism into geo-technical applications for engineering stronger, more resistant, foundation substrates. As modern engineering works become more complex and suitable land for development scarcer, implementing soil stabilization solutions becomes vital for securing the integrity of infrastructures in the long-term and mitigating risks related to weak soil formations or environmental threats. We introduce a novel material design which incorporates elements of technical innovation,. Environmental responsibility and economic efficiency with respect to current practice for ultimately tailoring improved material properties in subterranean applications, targeting the needs of the foreseen engineering problem... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Switzerland

ACTA

ACTA wrote: The country's first, industry-only, initiative the australasian circular textile association is focussed on delivering education, awareness in regenerative sustainable practice and to foster better collaboration within the australian + new zealand fashion industry. . This year in march, sydney i ran the australian circular fashion conference, an exclusive industry only initiative where close to 300 professionals attended from the australian + new zealand. . Acta was formed shortly after in response to attendees and fellow professionals, seen as a necessity to help support the enormity transitioning the industry from a linear production model to full circularity. ... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Australia

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

Sustainable cosmetic ingredients

Alternative Plants wrote: Alternative plants produces cosmetic active ingredients using plant stem cell cultures from medicinal plants that are rare, endangered or are difficult to gather in the wild. By growing batches of plant cells from only a tiny wild sample, we make the inaccessible accessible – our technology is the only way how to access beneficial substances produced by endangered plants. Our technology is scalable to consistent production in industrial bioreactors. Production is highly standardized and, compared to traditional botanical ingredient production, risks of seasonality and pollution are completely excluded... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Latvia

Tripling the energy output of solar panels

Sunovate wrote: Sunovate is a combined solar thermal and pv technology (pvt) that has been designed to provide a renewable solution for the heating and cooling demand that accounts for ~43% of final energy consumption globally. The sunovate pvt system has been designed to service this heat requirement and produce renewable electricity and does this by boosting the output of pv panels by 300%. The sunovate technology maximizes the energy output from solar panels, providing buildings and businesses with heat as well as electricity. It has been intentionally designed to integrate with existing solar panels to redirect the heat from the panels for use in space, water, process and pool heating... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Australia

Organic Karainagar - An Eco Island

Organic Karainagar wrote: Traditional rice and millet farming systems are complex and tailored to local situations, enabling family farmers to efficiently confront adverse conditions such as climate change and meet their basic needs. However, there is a serious risk of losing this indigenous knowledge and traditional agroecological practices that are at the basis of these systems. Karai young farmers' club assimilate indigenous knowledge and uses participatory training techniques in order to integrate this important information into present-day enhanced local rice farming practices... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Sri Lanka

AirQualityTree

AirQualityTree wrote: Aqt is an interactive modular sensor array coupled with artificial intelligence and machine learning that can be used for diagnosing and solving indoor microclimate problems. We can easy adapt to any needs the user might have. We can use as much sensors as we need or want with our system. The results are not entirely limited to sensors since we are using artificial intelligence as well - we are forming a cloud of data with different possibilities and solutions for each problem. We are building an event – solution database based on user interactions with the system. Modular means that we can expand our sensor array at any point with ease... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Latvia

Kern Tec

Kern Tec wrote: In europe over 500. 000 tons of peach, apricot, plum and cherry pits go to waste every year, mostly large scale manufacturers producing juices, concentrates, etc. However, these pits offer an enormous potential, but the thing that has to be done is to split and sort them into the seed and the shell. With kern tec's technology it's now possible for the first time to. Upcycle these materials to innovative and sustainable products locally. Since the seeds are rich in healthy oils and proteins they can be perfectly used as delicious snacks, oils for foods and cosmetics as well as protein bars... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Austria