Pi2

Pi2 wrote: You know prefab wood walls ? used in new-build, for an extension or for an external insulation, they present a strong interest for ecological habitat. Even more when the service proposed by pi2 can cut the costs by 25%, being competitive with regards to concrete. « our approach is comparable to a fablab for craftmen : we provide professionals with an open access. To our innovative machine and we teach them how to use it » says jean pierre dufay, its inventor who has worked 30 years in the field... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

France

Bicycle-based delivery solution

We produce electrically assisted cargo vehicles for climate friendly last mile deliveries. argo bikes are superior to trucks and delivery cars in cities, in terms of environmental impact, physical footprint and personal safety. Cargo bikes weigh less, occupy less space in the street and allow better eyes-'n-ears driver interaction in traffic. Riding on bike lanes and shortcuts increases safety and gives door-to-door speed matching other vehicles in the city. The CO2 footprint savings exceed 1 kg per 10 kilometers compared to combustion engine vehicles. The energy consumption is less than 10% compared to other electric vehicles.

Sweden

Bridging the gap for home solar installations

RoofSolar wrote: How many of you have photovoltaic (pv) panels in your houses? most of you would have you ever faced direct marketing strong-arm sales techniques that conveniently covers up the installation company flaws for the benefit of the installation company rather than supporting the homeowners? are the homeowners properly informed regarding the installation pros and cons? the answer is a big no. . Roofsolar provide a solution by mending the gap between the installers. And homeowners. By empowering the homeowners to make informed decisions about the benefits, risks, financial support, insurance, and safety issues allowing the "roofsolar" online platform from the comfort of their house for free of cost... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Portugal

Clean energy to emerging countries

hiLyte wrote: In emerging countries, one billion people do not have access to electricity and spend up to 30% of their wages to light up and charge their phones. Most of sub-saharan african people own a phone but need to go back to town to charge it. Hilyte develops an iron battery based on a model of consumables to replace regularly (iron, paper, and iron salt), that enables people to get light and charge a phone. Our solution is cheap and nontoxic, which allows to operate small electronic devices (led, phone charger, etc . ). After inserting the consumables, they get discharged and the end solution can be dumped on the ground without any harm for the environment... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Switzerland

Xigrid Technologies

Xigrid Technologies wrote: We are building an ai-powered technology that optimizes energy efficiency, air quality and indoor comfort in commercial buildings. We help to reduce electricity costs by 30%, and significantly lower co2 emissions from buildings and power generation/distribution sector... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Norway

High Efficiency Carbon Fiber Manufacturing

We have invented the world’s fastest carbon fiber reinforced composites production process that results in a new higher standard for materials and parts, lower cost and minimal impact on the environment. Corebon is establishing carbon fiber production based on bio-based raw material, through dramatically lower energy usage, lower capex, higher throughput and increased process control. In addition, there is a 50% reduction in combustible and occupationally harmful off-gassing during the oxidation phase.

Sweden

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

Disrupting social housing challenge

Abundance.HOME wrote: Within the next 30 years a humongous need for new buildings will occur. An estimated population growth up to ~9 billion humans besides an additional worldwide movement of 20% into urban areas. The result will be an increased scarcity which will lead to estimated 1/3 of urban dwellers (1. 6 billion !) who will struggle to secure decent housing by 2025. Only in germany there is an annual need of 80. 000 of social housing units. . Sadly by today, the construction industry is already by far the largest consumer of raw materials on the planet. 35% of global waste is accounted by construction and demolition activities. New approaches are urgently needed. ... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Germany

Solar-Windmill

Solar-Windmill wrote: Symbiosis of wind and solar renewable energy production in the way that they complement each other for region with moderate number of windy or sunny days, and with best performance for places which has it both. Solar windmill can work above the pv cells field without interfering their work, and use leftover heat energy from them, and surpassing wind energy above them. With better usage of occupied space it can also prolong duration of electric production... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Serbia

Recovery of thermal energy from buildings and industrial wastewater

Evertherm SEW is an energy recovery system with focus on sewage water. The innovation can recover approximately 95 % of the energy spent in wastewater by removing it from the sewage system and recirculating it back approximately twenty times. Thereby reintroducing heated water into different systems and increasing it’s potential. The innovation also includes control system that allows it to be integrated with digitalized properties. The carbon fiber solutions replace heavier, lower-performance materials where it benefits the customer and saves the environment.

Sweden