Efficient conversion of carbon dioxide

CO2atalyser wrote: Use of fossil fuel resulted in co2 growth in the atmosphere, which is one of the global problems is still waiting for its solution. Researchers are working on finding a catalyst for conversion of co2 to value-added organic chemicals with high efficiency. Efficient conversion of the co2 is a key challenge for the chemistry community. Co2 catalyser group is working on the same problem through electrochemical conversion of the co2. As an alternative of precious metal catalysts, we proposed to use naturally available mineral as an electrochemical catalyst. It can be applicable industrially because of economical advantages: low-cost, green technology. The main problem of our customers is finding cheaper and stable catalyst with the high ton/tof... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Azerbaijan

Gamifying recycling to educate consumers

Bingoing wrote: Contamination levels of recyclable waste are as high as 50% in some urban areas, resulting in increasing costs and penalties, and also lost opportunity for revenue. Compared to the 50% target set by eu for 2023, yield from recycling including energy recovery is currently at 34% for plastics - there's still a long way to go. We believe that one of the root causes of this situation is lack of proper awareness among household consumers, who are willing to do the right thing but require more knowledge and tools. We want to address this knowledge gap with a fun and exciting solution. Bingoing teaches consumers about better waste management habbits, with a fun, social and competitive set of games... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Ireland

IPlant

Elos wrote: Iplant app for small urban producers in curitiba. Based on the large amount of organic and plastic waste that doesn't receive the correct destination and the species plant variety with food potential that aren't used by humans, was decided to create a digital platform called iplant. The iplant application aims at environmental education, the reuse of plastic materials, the creation of autonomy and the possibility of additional income from urban domestic agriculture... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Brazil

Decentraslied waste to energy managment

Innovopilis Waste Solutions wrote: Innovopolis offers a decentralized waste management service that contains waste within the built areas of the community and turns it into energy at the point where it is generated: a self-sufficient service which eliminates the need for waste collection, waste incineration and waste landfilling. Our solution can be applied to any community, from rural communities like islands to large multi-complex properties such as high-rise buildings and by doing so we reduce the annual carbon footprint of every inhabitant by 1 tonnes of co2... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Switzerland

Seaweet

Seaweet wrote: Forests are becoming scarce, soils are getting drier and temperature is getting hotter than ever. And at a moment of a climate crisis we still need to feed 10 billion people in 2050. Either we adapt just like every specie did throughout the process of natural evolution or we inevitably face extinction. Seaweet wants to take part on this change by providing the most sustainable life source – microalgae. It doesn’t require arable land to grow, needs 6 times less water than maize and has more protein and iron than meat. At seaweet, we design microalgae based irresistible superfoods to every person that wants to eat in a sustainable and healthy way. Join the algae community and let’s repair the place that we call home... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Portugal

Modular rubber sidewalks

UrbanTech wrote: Through the recycling of disused tires, the proposal is that a new sidewalk model will be created, configured in individual modules, allowing a design variability, following customer preference regarding shape and arrangement of parts. Being more resistant, durable and sustainable, and requires little maintenance. What makes this idea interesting is the fact that it is standardized, to obtain greater accessibility to attract the most diverse pedestrian audiences, having a social inclusion and bringing autonomy to those most affected by the lack of mobility, encouraging the conscious use of cars... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Brazil

Returning wire hangers to dry cleaners

Boomerang wrote: Boomerang collection cartons are a functional way for customers to collect wire hangers from their dry cleaners and return them for reuse. At the same time, they offer dry cleaners the opportunity to place advertisement on the cartons and increase customer loyalty by offering discounts for returned hangers. Both parties save money: customers by not disposing them with the household trash and dry cleaners by not having to buy new ones. And what's more important, the amount of co2 for production and import as well as trash from single-use of the wire hangers is reduced!.. Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Switzerland

URBiome

URBiome wrote: Climate change adaptation is acknowledged as one of the main challenges faced by mankind. As cities are becoming the dominant human setting, many local authorities are trying to deal with this issue by developing thorough adaptation plans. However, most cities still lack implemented plans, and even when they exist, they tend to be an administrative tools scarcely used by the common citizen. Thus, this is the perfect opportunity to implement an integrated web-sig platform for home searching, that shows the most relevant urban climate change-related layers, such as pollutant exposure, sea level rise or the urban heat island effect, as translated from the plethora of satellite remote sensing data available... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Portugal

BIOBIM - Smart organic disposal

Corujão wrote: We solved the problem of disposing of organic waste through a smart bin that is able to weigh the organic waste deposited in it and is connected to an application that rewards citizens who collaborate in waste separation. Our app has a gamification, where there is a virtual plant that grows as the citizen deposits the waste and receives points that can be reversed into benefits. The waste is sold to companies that use the product as raw material and our system will manage the collection, on demand. So companies gain greater accessibility to materials and save on storage logistics... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Brazil

Producing biodiesel from microalgae

SuperAlgae wrote: Our goal is to make a system for profitable production of microalgae biodiesel in nordic countries. We will be able to produce economically competitive biodiesel by using the heat from cooling water from narva power plant and selling biodiesel residual products... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Estonia