High efficiency dual hybrid combustion engine

The NESS solution is based on a cost effective retrofittable dual hybrid (both kinetic- & heat energy recovery). The product is primarily aimed towards automotive & commercial vehicle engines, which when installed results in reduction of CO2 and other emissions by increasing the overall efficiency of the engine combustion. Efficiency is increased through the power savings from the NESS attachment. The retrofit can lead to more sustainable consumption of fuels in the future.

Sweden

Solar powered spirits distiller

Katjet wrote: Every year a big amount of fruits and berries are spoiled due to the deficiency of processing technologies and big energy consumption. We will produce solar powered spirits distiller for farmers, do installation and service. Distilled spirits will be realized as bio-fuel. This will solve the utilization problems in agricultural field by utilizing extra amounts of fruits and berries and produce extra income for communities and farms. With our technology farmers will implement clear alcohol and spirits production, reduce atmospheric pollution and energy consumption by using clear and free power of sun and obtain clean and cheap bio-fuel, which will be used for heat generation during could season... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Armenia

Build aqua drones that maintain waterways

Kayal Technologies wrote: Urban waterways in developing countries tend to be heavily polluted and urban poor live close to that. Keeping urban waterways clean is essential for healthy cities and also preventing ocean plastic pollution. However, the current global methods for waterway maintenance are labour intensive, inefficient and don't scale. We’re automating waterway maintenance with ai and drone technology. We are building all-electric aquadrones that collect floating debris and remove weed using computer vision. They also function as mobile data acquisition platforms, tracking waste aggregation trends while recording water and air quality data. We cut down the operational costs of waterway cleaning by up to 90 percent... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Sri Lanka

Kenso Solutions

Kenso Solutions wrote: What we do is to give a clear and precise answer to the question of the automotive companies: “when is the machine going to break?”. To know this, we install a specific hardware in the machine to detect the information and then, using a specific software installed previously in an ipad, we can know when and where the machine is going to break. With our solution the automotive companies can avoid a lot of costs, and this can be translated in saving of important quantity of co2... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Spain

Kern Tec

Kern Tec wrote: In europe over 500. 000 tons of peach, apricot, plum and cherry pits go to waste every year, mostly large scale manufacturers producing juices, concentrates, etc. However, these pits offer an enormous potential, but the thing that has to be done is to split and sort them into the seed and the shell. With kern tec's technology it's now possible for the first time to. Upcycle these materials to innovative and sustainable products locally. Since the seeds are rich in healthy oils and proteins they can be perfectly used as delicious snacks, oils for foods and cosmetics as well as protein bars... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Austria

We rent out baby and children's clothing

kindby wrote: Textile waste is one of the largest contributors to climate change. The efforts to make. Second hand cool, charity stores, pop-up stores and hand-me-downs is not able to keep up with the demand created for fast fashion by the large retailers. There are solutions offered to symptoms but not the root of the problem. We are building a scalable long term solution, which empowers sustainable producers, teaches children about it and making reuse the standard by normalising the purchase behaviour of adults. Kindby is the start of this transformation. . Kindby is an online store, on which you can buy new and used as well as rent sustainably produced baby clothing and accessories... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Austria

Peapod is an air quality tracking app

Kippitech wrote: What if you got rewarded for walking, cycling or using public transportation?. We are working with edinburgh napier university to achieve precisely this. . Peapod is an air quality tracker app that allows you to plan journeys whilst getting “rewards for steps" and "low carbon travelling”. . Peapod costs nothing to download. In exchange, users produce mobility data. We sell mobility data to businesses so brands can offer consumers the right discounts, at the right time. In fact, peapod allows brands to access a new commercialization channel (geolocating customers at the right time, when is relevant to them).. Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

United Kingdom

Efficient wind turbine

KiteX wrote: We are developing a new kind of wind turbine, using kite and drone technology. It is very suitable for deploying in remote locations such as islands that are often relying on expensive and dirty diesel today... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Denmark

kleen hub

kleen hub wrote: We provide reusable and beautiful stainless steel food containers to restaurants. We charge by usage and we provide an app with nfc technology to keep track of the borrowing process to consumers and to encourage them to return the boxes. We also handle logistics and washing in a sustainable way... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Denmark

Klimaverksted - an Educational Package

Klimaverksted wrote: Children are the decision makers of the future. At the same time, they have an influence on their parents, the decision makers of today. We aim at making the parents engage in the co-creation of positive energy districts by approaching their children. Klimaverksted is an educational package for children at the age of 10-13. It consists of three elements: first, an educational component about the basics of climate change, renewable energy production and the relevance combined with the current curriculum for schools in norway. Second, the children receive a toolbox consisting of a toolkit for a small power station. A solar panel or a wind turbine. Also a manual for constructing a paper house from an old cardboard box is included... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Norway