Design of small-scale concentrated solar power plants

In a project called 'Solarbosch', Enerbosh is developing small-scale concentrated solar power tower (CSP-T) plants, with ranges from 0.5 to 3 MWe for power generation or 1 to 10 MWh for heat processes on a 24/7 basis. Current CSP-T plants use molten salts as heat transfer fluid (HTF) and storage medium, reaching temperatures up to 560 °C. This is only profitable at very large scales due to the high investment required. In this project the CSP-T plant uses air as HTF, which can easily exceed 1000 °C. The heat storage medium is copper slag, a Chilean mining industry by-product (low cost), with ideal heat storage properties up to 1,000 °C.

Chile

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Energetic manure

Energetic manure wrote: With the help of collective tubes , we gather waste from houses to the inlet which brings the waste to the anaerobic digester. Here waste is being recycled by special methanogenic bacteria which only work in anaerobic environment, in absence of oxygen. The output of this reaction gives a mixture of methane and carbon dioxide which is called biogas which could be used to supply houses with thermal energy and electricity. However, the leftover sludge is, the recycled waste, is sent to the. Tank to be used as fertilizers... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Azerbaijan

Energy Efficiency Consultation Agency

Energy Efficiency Consultation Agency wrote: Our solution is to create a business that is an energy consultation agency where we will be providing an energy audit to stores, workspaces, factories, and schools. For the energy audit service, we will be collecting data about the location energy consumption, analyze that data, then provide recommendations on how they can reduce their inefficient energy consumption or make the company more energy efficient. Instead of using human resources to collect the data, we would be installing a monitoring system with sensors to collect different data... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Cambodia

Grid-scale thermal storage using solid-state material

EnergyNest developed a thermal battery for thermal power plants and energy-intensive industries. The company recently installed and commissioned a pilot system with a combined capacity of 1 MWth. The company says that the system was operated over more than 6,000 hours with an energy cycling profile resembling operation in a power plant. In 2018, a first free-standing commercial module was manufactured and displayed at the company’s assembly site in Rotterdam. Since the technology’s two main materials – concrete and steel – are available and recyclable, it can be deployed in any geographical location, and up to 80% of the storage materials can be sourced locally.

Norway

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Energytours

Energytours wrote: Helping those who need energy not connected to the grid... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Austria

Balancers of wind farms' surplus energy

EneStor wrote: There are times when the wind farms produce too much of an electricity than it was forecast. If this happens, they have to pay a fine for the balancing services for an imbalance they have caused. This is where the e-vehicles kick in and collectively start charging by absorbing the surplus energy from the wind farms at night. In order to make this work on the spot, enestor plays a vital role to notify an ev owner by sending a signal to one’s e-vehicle to discharge whenever the market price rises above the price e-vehicle’s owner buys the electricity for... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Lithuania

Recovery of waste air in food-producing buildings

Due to the problematic nature of waste air from food-producing buildings, such as restaurants, the ventures tend to not recover any of the high-potential air resulting from the cooking processes. As such, large amount of energy is wasted. With this is mind, Enjay has developed a solution for reusing waste energy. It works by collecting the unwanted particles (high amounts of fat and soot), while also reusing the high-potential air stream for energy. This can then be applied locally for a range of uses such as heating of spaces and water, thus saving users money while decreasing their environmental impact.

Sweden

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ENLIL-Vertical Axis Wind Turbine

ENLIL-Vertical Axis Wind Turbine wrote: By placing the hybrid vertical axis wind turbine (inclueding a solar panel on top of it) on highways, ‘’metrobus-lines’’ and other transportation lines as well as high-rise residences , enlil will generate energy by using the winds created by the vehicles aswell as the natural winds. It will also measure the city’s temperature, humidity, wind and co2 by using the the build-in sensors and the iot platform. The measurements made by enlil will be used on the carbon footprint map to provide the comfort of the city and it will also contribute to the safety of the city by providing information to. Possible earthquakes in istanbul with the earthquake monitoring station... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Turkey

Sustainable kitchens

Environmentally fella wrote: Sustainable kitchens have a solar cooker, a solar heater for water as well as a solar dryer for fruits and vegetables. These devices are environmentally friendly because of their use of renewable energy, whereby they convert solar energy into heat, as well as being relatively affordable, another plus is that this kitchen employs a simple technology that can be used in refugee camps, in addition to it's variable sizes. It can also assist in creating extra income resources through the production and selling of dried foods. Part of our solution also involves carrying out awareness campaigns for citizens on how to use these kitchens and on environmental conservation... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Sudan

EOGU

EOGU wrote: Our innovative device is a new system of produce electricity. Consist of a grid of small nozzels, that accelerate the wind speed, with small vertical wind turbines in the throat... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Spain