Mb "Biovala"

Mb "Biovala" wrote: Soil pollution is globally relevant environmental and socio-economic problem which is caused by human anthropogenic activities. The rapid development of urbanization and industrialization has extremely damaged nature. The increased pollution is caused due to ecological imbalance. It's no longer possible to replace the past, so the only solution is to find out an optimal management method for each contaminated site and try to eliminate or limit pollution. One of the possible methods to solve this problem is phytoremediation technology. We have improved this technology and developed a closed cycle phytoremediation technology. First, we growing specially selected plants in contaminated soils... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Lithuania

Microbe cement. Ready to use.

MeduSoil wrote: We integrate a natural bacterial mechanism into geo-technical applications for engineering stronger, more resistant, foundation substrates. As modern engineering works become more complex and suitable land for development scarcer, implementing soil stabilization solutions becomes vital for securing the integrity of infrastructures in the long-term and mitigating risks related to weak soil formations or environmental threats. We introduce a novel material design which incorporates elements of technical innovation,. Environmental responsibility and economic efficiency with respect to current practice for ultimately tailoring improved material properties in subterranean applications, targeting the needs of the foreseen engineering problem... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Switzerland

Meet Me

MeetMe wrote: Now we emerge. We have realised that a valuable aspect of travelling by train is the ability to do things in the course of the journey. People want to use their time sensibly. But. We also want to pursue our needs. Let it be drawing, reading, listening to music, chatting with friends and social media. "chat" with friends and "social media". Yes, we humans want to communicate and exchange. No doubt. It's just that we're not always that conscious to also do it in reality. But we also listen to a person when reading or listening to music. We are even actively involved in chatting. And this is exactly where we see the potential for public transport... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Germany

Create transparency to enable investment

MeetMySources wrote: Consumer brands can only create a business case for investment, in sustainable raw material production practices if they can prove the investment’s positive ecological or social impact to the end consumer. Nowadays „trustmarks“ like brands and certificates are insufficient to establish the required consumer trust in the related impact claims, therefore brands have to provide transparency in form of instantly accessible digital proof points. . Meetmysources is a digital platform which allows consumer brands to directly interact with the raw material producers in their supply chain. Understanding of farmer needs and built-in reward structures allow brands to incentivize and invest into farmers’ sustainable behaviour... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Germany

We convert plastic waste

Mega Gas wrote: People all over the world use fuels everyday to survive and move. Traditional forms of fuels comprise biomass and fossil fuels. These fuels forms have been over strained beyond limits, exploitation of biomass fuels have degraded eco system. This leads to global warming and hence introducing new clean fuels into use to replace dependence on traditional fuels with the hope of reducing global warming and improving health of majority of population who have no access to fuels. The use of biomass fuels leads to indoor pollution that kills over four million annually according to world health organization. Plastic waste is also a big menace world wide, even now we have the island of plastic in the pacific ocean... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Kenya

Electric hybrid conversion for petrol scooters

Replacing parts of petrol-fueled scooter vehicles with a battery-like conversion kit, thus allowing the scooters to become hybrid

India

Mellow Moments Annovation

Mellow Moments Annovation wrote: Mellow moments annovation is an innovative food & beverage startup developing zero wastage instant liquid tea. Every year india nearly dumps 500 mt of de-caffeinated tea waste after tea consumption. Mellow moments annovation aims to sell instant liquid tea to the consumers and converts the remaining de-caffeinated tea waste into green compost & other value-added products. The team is passionately working for product development (instant liquid tea) with innovative ip protected technology. The startup is bootstrapped & developing the basic product prototype through lab research and expecting to get into pilot testing in next 6-8 months... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

India

Merus UPQ medium-voltage microgrid

Merus Uninterrupted Power Quality (UPQ) Microgrid is smart grid control solution to increase efficiency in medium voltage electricity grids. It combines power quality improving technology with energy storage, controlling renewable generation forms and flexible loads within a microgrid. It also reduces stress on bottlenecks of distribution networks, thereby minimizing technical losses in electricity distribution. The increased power factor for industries using medium voltage electricity ultimately leads to reduced need for electricity production.

Finland

Coffee based, double-effect organic face cream

MES Beauty wrote: Conventional beauty products contain hormonal disruptive and cancerous synthetic chemicals, while organic counterparts are not long-lasting. To solve these problems mes beauty offers. Organic face cream which is 100% toxic chemical free, cheaper and twice more long-lasting. Our product is made using special coffee extract formula which eliminates need for toxic chemicals and gives it both anti-aging and moisturizing effects. Additionally, specially designed package increases shelf-life of cream and provides anti-bacterial effect for it. By using mes beauty product toxic chemical disposal to the environment can be reduced significantly... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Azerbaijan

Messinian Hub herbal products

Messinian Hub wrote: Business activity includes a vertically integrated production unit of organic greek herbs, such as mountain tea, oregano, sage etc, a micropropagation laboratory and the creation of a group of farmers. We would like to help farmers to cultivate greek herbs through giving them the appropriate herbal material and the right economic motivation to do so. The idea covers the entire production cycle, creating economies of scale and reducing the environmental footprint. We are trying to solve two main problems; lack of greek herbal material and cultivation of thousands of herbs per acre in sort period. Company applies micropropagation... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Greece