Solar Fruits

Solar Fruits wrote: At modern terra we mimic temperate climate and conditions by utilizing our plentiful sunlight and wind resources to grow crops that normally wouldn’t grow in the tropics. This will to help ensure food security of small island developing states in disaster prone regions. Modern terra’s implementation will also aid in reducing high food import bills and carbon emissions from shipping to remote sids. To guarantee the aforementioned, modern terra will also be an educational and equipment resource for local farmers to start their own modern farms... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Barbados

Off-grid agricultural harvest storage

A significant source of loss of income in the Indian food production sector is due to inadequate cold storage solutions. To solve this, MOISTORE has been developed. This solution is a decentralized off-grid and portable post-harvest cooling storage unit with an edible coating that decreases the respiration rate of the harvest. The closed chamber maintains the required moisture and temperature using a solar panel as a power source with a complementary battery for power stability. The power consumption of MOISTORE is approximately 1% compared to traditional cold storage units.

India

From Brownfield to Greenfield

CrazyApe wrote: We want to turn the dead and sandy soil of former brownfields into a living and fertile area with our solution. By covering the soil with mats of fiber around our prototype area, we will lay the foundation for a new, fertile soil. On the top of it, we will spread a fertile soil mixture cointaining terra preta. Having set up the two layers of mats and the fertile soil, we plant a crop which can be harvested up to three times per year. With the yield (the fiber part of the plant) we will create more mats, which we use to cover the soil of the brownfield again. In that way, we will create a natural co2-sink, which 1. ) takes up co2 from the environment and 2. ) fertilizes the ground and 3. ) creates jobs... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Austria

Cows of Steel

Cows of Steel wrote: How many of us drink cow milk ? most of us do. Cow milk consumption is expected to increase by 1. 5% per person each year in the five coming years. The problem is that cow milk production has huge environmental impacts. Cow milk production is responsible for 3% of all greenhouse gases emissions in the world! given that these emissions are mostly due to cows, we had the idea of producing milk without cows. . Milk is composed of sugars, nutrients and dairy proteins. Sugars and nutrients can be easily sourced, the challenge lies in producing the dairy proteins. For that, we will use state-of-the-art biotechnology that generates the exact same proteins that are present in cow milk, giving our synthetic milk the exact same taste... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Denmark

Close2me

Close2me wrote: Close2me is the online second hand shopping platform with styling and ai solution. Authorised suppliers supply us with second hand clothes, which we sell online to customers. Close2me retains percentage per sold item. While the regular supply will be ensured by growing number of suppliers, close2me will photo shoot, style and personalise clothes with ai engine. As a result, the customers will benefit from personalised and large choice of clothes at low price. Main target group of customers are young people, who proved to be frequent buyers and interested in low price more than other age groups. Close2me will offer price twice as cheaper compared to fast fashion brands without compromising on styling and personalisation... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Georgia

Tubular PEM fuel cell with a small footprint

Traditional Proto-exchange membrane designs have several issues related to them. With this in mind, Elicius Energy has developed a lightweight and air-breathing tubular Proto-exchange membrane (PEM). The tubular design eliminates the need for the traditionally used bipolar plates that comes with significant water and heat management issues. By replacing these, many issues are removed as well as allowing air to be transported between individual cells, which prevents overheating and letting the fuel cell operate at ambient temperatures. In addition to the beforementioned, the new design can lead to reduced system costs.

India

The League of Energy

WeCare wrote: Wecare runs annual competitons to create engagement with the co-creation of positive energy neighborhoods. There will be monthly themes and competitions, with small rewards (for example free concert within neighborhood from local band). These events will be an opportunity for learning, sharing skills and engaging the community which eventually will lead to co-creation. We focus on the creation and communication of stories which show how neighborhoods take the steps to reduce their energy consumption and begin the creation of localised energy sources. We utilise all possible communication platforms to spread the message. To reach the final goal of of creating postivie energy neighborhoods... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Norway

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 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

Solar photovoltaic stove with batteries

Solar PV-based cooking solution.

India