Traveling training center.

Traveling Training Center. wrote: The procedure is the next:1º cite the residents of the area in a location known to the local population using the most effective means for this population. In his case the car of the dead, posters in the most visited places such as bars, casinos, shops and senior centers . 2º carry out the assembly of the tent in the selected place and proceed to the training work. The training will be mostly practical. The training provided is divided into three main parts:1º make visible the damage caused by the burning of stubble both at the collective level (co2 emissions, fire risk), and at the individual level, since due to the aspiration of gases and suspended particles derived from burning by the farmer himself ... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Spain

Closing the Natural Loop of Poop

DungBeetle wrote: We provide a sustainable way to do the most natural thing in the world. Our dungbeetle dry toilets work without water, nevertheless, user comfort is at the highest possible standard. There is no unpleasant smell or other inconveniences, it is the adequate toilet for everyone, everywhere!. Instead of contaminating drinking water with excrement, we mimic the natural nutrient cycle. Composting is a save and eco-friendly way of dealing with human waste, and it produces valuable organic fertilizer for food production. By reestablishing this fundamental cycle, greenhouse gas emissions and energy input can be reduced tremendously in wastewater treatment and fertilizer production... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Austria

Second Sun Systems

Second Sun Systems wrote: Stubble burning is big environmental problem for north india in particular and south east asia as a whole. Nasa has captured the image of this menace from space. We believe that farmers are burning crop residue for being easy and economical. Our aim is to provide farmers much easier and economical solution as compared to burning and of multipurpose use for farmers. Our technology decomposes stubble in-situ completely by spraying consortium of stubble decomposing microbes and methane loving methanotrophs which consumes the methane & carbon dioxide produced during the process of decomposing to give carbon enriched biomass to be used as fertilizer for next crop. It lowers atmospheric co2,... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

India

Grid-connected microgrid optimisation

NRG Village has developed operating platform to provide affordable and reliable electricity. This is done by connecting and IOT (Internet of Things) device into all supply and consumptions points and integrating the device to circuits within the customers business space. Using real time data from all parts of the grid, the solution utilizes machine learning and AI to optimize grid performance and economic gain. The end-user of the solution can track the energy usage and manage electricity spending using an app that is linked to the system.

India

Mitigation of the illegal dumping sites

CLENathon wrote: Citizens tend to dump various waste in illegal places around the city. Therefore, there is a problem regarding pollution, contamination, odour, un-used materials that they could be re-cycled (circular economy). The idea is to use nudging by placing bins or other methods with informative logos in the illegal dumping areas so citizens will be indirectly educated and separate the waste even in these areas. Therefore, the materials will be provided to the stakeholders involved as a valuable product. This solution will mitigate the waste with the potential to either establish a waste collection spot or completely remove it depending on the needs of the area... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Cyprus

Deep insight into green infrastructure

TrustWorth-E wrote: There is interest in green infrastructure investing but investors find it difficult to benchmark, analyze and understand the performance of these assets. We provide business intelligence – data. Analytics. Tools – to green infrastructure investors worldwide. . Data: we have data experts on-the ground in 10 geographic regions. They continuously collect and consolidate vast amount of macro-economic and asset-specific data that can drive returns of green energy investments. Analytics: our team of data scientists, mathematicians and full-stack developers builds an advanced-analytic system to identify from historic data the probabilities, correlations and impact of all likely factors driving returns... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Germany

VepoX Filter

VepoX Filter wrote: A vepox filter can serve an entire household for two years and, at usd 10 per unit, is the most affordable durable household filter on the ugandan market, paying for itself in just six months by eliminating the fuel costs of boiling water. Vepox users also save themselves both the time it takes to boil water and wait for it to cool and the risk of cross-contamination through storage in dirty containers. Women and children no longer have to fetch so much firewood, freeing up time for more productive activities and schoolwork. For households that previously did not treat their water, vepox filter is the first source of safe water for their families, with concomitant health benefits... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Uganda

Highly fuel efficient industrial furnace burners

Improve efficiency in industrial scale fossil burners by up to 15%

India

Gardens of the Future

Gardeners of the Future wrote: Gardens of the future provide for women entrepreneurs, a garden where they can plant their vegetables and fruits to feed their families as well as create their own products (jams for instance) and become economically independent. This place will provide all the necessary equipment so they can produce their product along with learning how to become agro-entrepreneurs. We will create a sustainable food supply for refugee women, their families and their communities respectively. Our solution creates a small sustainable circular economy of enterprises to be able to live as respected citizens... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Cyprus

Making food cheaper

Dude where is my tractor wrote: Uber for farming. We are creating a world where a farmer can get the work done on their field up to 1/3 cheaper and 10x faster by just clicking a button. No need to own expensive equipment and hire scarce talent. We make sure that the work gets done on time and in high quality by partnering up with the best service providers with most efficient equipment and professional operators and solving their machine utilisation problem. It's a trillion dollar business... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Estonia