Blue Lobster

Blue Lobster wrote: Blue lobster is a digital marketplace that enables fishermen to sell directly to restaurants and end consumers, giving a better livelihood to small-scale fishermen and fresh, local and affordable seafood to customers. We are cutting out the middlemen and bringing traceability back into the fishing industry... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Denmark

Highly fuel efficient industrial furnace burners

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

India

Baby bodysuit extensions

BodyExtend.Me wrote: We all know how fast babies grow out of their clothes and what a struggle this is if you are a mom. We solved this problem by producing bodysuit extensions - an ecofriendly solution for moms with kids up to 3 years that offers a longer period of usage to a small bodysuit (3 more months). Thanks to bodyextend. Me extensions, the bodysuit will grow at the same time with your baby and instead of 10 bodysuits moms can use only 5 for a longer period, helping moms minimize the expenses on bodysuits and the number of bodysuits necessary to raise a baby. Also we can cut in half resources needed to produce bodysuits such as - work force, fabrics, energy, which will reduce negative impact of baby fashion industry waste on the environment... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Moldova, Republic of

Green travel booking platform

bookitgreen wrote: With bookitgreen we are embracing the trends of the sharing economy and the impact that the “green” lifestyle has on travel behaviour. We are connecting travellers that are interested in sustainability with hosts that provide sustainable accommodations (hotels, apartments, hostels, holiday homes, private rooms, etc. ), by providing a state of the art booking-platform. 2017 being the un year of sustainable tourism for development, bookitgreen is in the right place at the right time... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Austria

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

Smart office greenery

Botanic Room wrote: The air in the enclosed working areas could be up to 5 times more polluted than outside! sick building syndrome, stress and lack of intimacy at the work are also related to the employees’ health conditions and productivity levels. According to researchers, being in a natural environment improve mental and physical health, increase productivity and makes people happier. Botanic room is a smart green spot which could change positively the working areas around the world. Our product provides a multifunctional smart system for interior landscaping. We offer to our customers. A new generation solution for office greenery which can be automatically controlled by a networked device anytime - anywhere... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Bulgaria

Ceramics heating panels that save energy

BOTANICA wrote: Introduction: o in spain, 1 out of 5 households heats their home with electrical heaters. -these households use this type of heating because they may not live in the coldest parts of spain or they don´t need heating all year round. -however, electrical heating is one of the most inefficient ways of heating. -every year, 20 million tons of co2 is emitted to produce the electricity for these heaters. O we have developed a product is the saveheat panel, and we intend on selling these panels to households at 225€/panel. O the tile is heated using the same technology every household has in its home: microwaves. -the microwaves are produced in a heating cell, which you can see in the top ri.. Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Spain

BOXIT is a compostable takeaway foodbox

BOXIT wrote: We provide our biodegradable foodboxes to restaurants and fast food chains as an environmentally friendly alternative to plastic packages. Boxit foodbox is a thermo package made out of recycled paper and natural adhesive, which makes it waterproof for 24 hours. Producing and using boxit doesn’t leave any waste to the environment... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Estonia

BRICRO brick

BRICRO wrote: Carbon footprint is broadly defined as carbon dioxide (co2) caused by an individual, event, organization or product. Fired solid clay brick is a popular building material, which produces enourmous emissions of co2 because of the extremely high temperature needed for its production. Bricro brick is made of saw-dust bonded with bacteria. It is produced at ambient temperature, 100% organic and environmental friendly. Production of bricro bricks will reduce co2 emissions in brick production industry by up to 80%. Bricro brick fulfils eurocode construction norms as a construction material and, because of its spongy structure, as a thermal insulation. Specific bricro brick shape also provides earthquake resistance... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Slovenia

Smart energy platform

Bright Energy offers electricity suppliers a tool to help their customers optimize their energy usage by showcasing all their services in one platform. This is done by, for example, visualizing total consumption for individual customers and providing real-time information for when it is not optimal to consume electricity, based on the status of the grid. Improved energy logistics can enable the introduction of more renewable energy generation, especially if more demand comes from customers. Energy savings can also be seen if consumer behavior changes.

Sweden