Concentration of solar power

Absolicon T160 is a solar thermal parabolic collector that concentrates sunlight to produce heat and steam with temperatures up to 160˚C. The technology works by concentrating the incoming sunlight onto a receiver tube where a heat transfer fluid is circulated. The collector is mounted on beams in groups of 4. The beams contain an active tracking system that allows the innovation to follow the sun’s movement during the day. The tracking system is designed to also protect the machinery from overheating, high winds or other harmful weather conditions.

Sweden

Walk4Air

Walk4Air wrote: Owning to smartphones and smartwatches, individuals' activity can be monitored. Walking/cycling distance can be tracked and quantified by these two devices. This quantified data can be reflected anyhow we wish; for example, as earned points, giving the idea of a rewarding system. Rewarding walking/cycling can motivate people enough to change their transportation habits. More people decide to increase walking and cycling activity in their daily life, more their carbon footprint can be reduced. The key here is to reward them enough to make people change their transportation habits. So what if the earned points from walking/cycling could be exchanged to something that people need and value the most; money... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Ireland

Making athletic apparel sustainable

Iron Roots wrote: Imagine wearing a t-shirt that is made completely out of cannabis. Sounds crazy right? well not if it is up to us. . At iron roots, we create athletic apparel made from industrial hemp, the non-smokeable, legal version of cannabis. Industrial hemp has a lot of environmental benefits compared to for example cotton or polyester, so it should be, in our opinion, more widely used in the clothing industry. . As you might know, the clothing industry is the second largest industrial polluter, second only to oil. This is due to the lack of use of sustainable materials and lack of transparency within the industry. We exist to tackle these problems and to inspire the use of industrial hemp. ... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Netherlands

Africa's future mobility

Greenfoot Africa wrote: Greenfoot africa is a startup company in the field of electric mobility and data science developing an on-demand electric mobility platform based on mobility as a service (maas) business model. . Our mission is to empower local businesses supply chain to go green and be more efficient. We will achieve this by offering on-demand pickup and delivery of goods, and data analysis along the supply chain using a platform employing a combined use of; electric micro-mobility (e-bikes, e-motorbikes, e-trikes and electric utility vehicles), internet of things (iot), mobile and web-based applications, data analytics and artificial intelligence. ... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Tanzania, United Republic of

Das gute Ding

Das gute Ding wrote: "das gute ding" is designed as a network of universities, companies, creatives and public institutions in which companies who might already know about the benefits of a ce reap other short term benefits such as empolyee attractivity and branding. Within the city of bottrop, there a companies as well as universities and other stakeholders such as public economic promotion agencies or creative people. Furthermore, some companies might already know about the benefits of a circular economy. Some examples are: longevity of products. More steady influx of capital because of a monthly pay system etc. Increased customer loyalty. However, some things are hindering there switch towards this economic model... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Germany

Recycling waste oils

Waste Oil Project wrote: Lubricant oil is a common element in our daily lives. People use it in their cars to ensure proper working of the engine. When a lubricant oil becomes unfit for use, it is changed in car repair shop and also becomes a very dangerous waste. A litre of waste oil can contaminate a million litres of water and. Permanently contaminate soil. . We collect waste oil from car repair shops and recycle it in our refining plant. We manufacture high quality base products which are used by refineries to produce greases. Waste oil recycling has a number of environmental benefits. By managing hazardous wastes we save the environment, climate and also us... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Poland

Affordable growth media for cultivated meat

Multus Media wrote: At multus media we create the key ingredient to make cultivated meat affordable and profitable. Cultivated meat is a new way of producing real meat without the animal by only growing the muscle and fat tissues that directly make up the final meat product. Producing meat this way releases up to 87% fewer greenhouse gases than conventional meat, uses just a fraction of the land and water, and requires zero antibiotics. A critical challenge in the cultivated meat industry is cost of production. Growth media, which traditionally uses animal blood serum, accounts for more than 80% of production costs. We create animal-free serum replacements that promote cell growth without expensive nutrients... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

United Kingdom

AI-based system for building energy management

BEAD is an AI-based system that analyzes, optimizes and operates a building’s energy management and related marketing strategies and operations by measuring real-time occupancy data. BEAD sensors analyze human behaviors and occupancy changes inside the building. Occupancy cycles, movements, and density change information can be collected with the use of BEAD software. With human behavior contributing to energy waste by 20-40%, the goal of the innovation is to analyze and develop fully autonomous/self-operating buildings to save energy, cut utility bills, optimize marketing strategies and reduce emissions.

Germany

unintentionally circular

unintentionally circular wrote: To find a solution for our initial challenge "how can the cities and/or the citizens of the ruhr area support a more circular lifestyle", we as a team first though ourselves about barriers and also catalyzers to act in a circular way as ordinary citizens. To understand better, how the actual citizens in ruhr area feel about circular economy and the related consumption and daily behaviour, we went outside on the streets to ask for their pains and gains concerning to the circular consumption. The main output of this survey was actually the fact, that a lot of people are already show circular behaviour and ways of consuming, but they actually don't know about it or don't want to show it... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Germany

Innovative green walls

PlantYourLung wrote: How sustainable management of textile wastes can reduce impact of air pollution? we created a simple product that can do that!. “plantyourlung” is offering innovative green walls which connects garden and elevation of the building. It helps to decrease air pollution in city centers with simultaneous recycle of textile waste. We are creating an idea of world, in which there is no wastes, because every garbage can return in non-ending product lifecycle. You can be environmental sustainable company, government official, headmaster or just ordinary smith. It is not important, who you are, only what matters is your decision to change environment for better!.. Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Poland