No more microfibres

PlanetCare wrote: Every time we wash our clothes – especially if we wash synthetic fabrics, we release millions of microparticles into the world water supply, that eventually ends up in the ocean. But it doesn't have to be that way. Because when we install our filter technology into the next generation of washing machines and when consumers put this filters into existing washing machines, we capture those microfibres before they're ever released. So that they can be disposed at safety and responsibly... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Slovenia

Automated vertical garden

Plantonica wrote: We develop an automated vertical garden with hydroponic technology that will produce herbs in a sustainable way. The system will also have a screen that will show data about the cultivation. Process, but also emails, news or food recipes being able to be personalized by the user. The. Project is using the cutting-edge technology that will allow the user with no training in plant. Cultivation to grow fresh food, and the system could be monitored remotely. Moreover, we will. Integrate voice recognition commands that will bring the people close to the system, using ai. Technology. The myth of talking to plants to make them grow better will become reality through our way of linking technology with the plant science knowledge... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Romania

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

Plantopia

Plantzilla wrote: We build a sensor bundle that monitors plant vitals like soil moisture, sun light, humidity, and temperature. The sensor bundle communicates with an app that displays the information in an appealing interface and informs the user on the required steps to bring the plant to a better state, or maintain its state. The hardware is based on a microcontroller with the relevant sensors, and the user interface is a web based application. A pump is also integrated to allow for automatic irregation of the plants by avoiding over- and under-irregation and maintaining a desirable level of soil moisture... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Germany

Enabling global plastic recycling

PlasTell wrote: The numerous types of visually identical but chemically different plastics must be separated and recycled separately. Many developed countries use industrial-scale automatic sorting machines, however their high capital cost and infrastructural requirements prohibit their use in developing countries. Instead, developing countries make use of numerous small manual sorting facilities distributed around the country which are extremely limited by their workers' ability to visually identify plastics. We have developed a low-cost and small scale plastic identification device which enables operators in material recovery facilities to quickly and reliably identify different types of visually indistinguishable plastics... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

United Kingdom

Conversion of waste plastics into liquid

PlastoFuel wrote: End of life plastics (elp) consist of plastics that cannot be easily or economically recycled. Elp is often landfilled, cauterized, extruded for cost or drained illegally. As a result of these issues, plastic pollution is obstructing our planet. Colossal plastic gyres now exist in everywhere, poisoning the surrounding and generating serious risk to human and ecosystem health. Proper management of elp can reduce litter and protect environment. Plastofuel company’s technology introduces accessible solutions by producing synthetic fuels from waste plastics. Our company’s technology allows us to reduce landfill volume. Feedstock of plastofuel company is made out of plastics with no market or commercial demand... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Azerbaijan

Poko

Poko wrote: Every second roughly 160,000 plastic bags are being consumed around the globe. The primary energy required to produce these bags could be used to circle the earth with a car. Not a single plastic bag ever produced has completely degraded thus far. The plastic continues to pollute the environment for hundreds of years with over a million marine and land animals dying every year as a consequence. Poko aims to destroy this plastic addiction by offering a convenient and eco-friendly shopping bag with similar properties to that of a plastic bag. A poko bag is made from polyester that is reusable for hundreds of times and can be recycled. It is light, durable and also fits into a stylish key-holder that can be made out of various materials... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Estonia

Heat capture of excess renewable energy generation to avoid oversupply

Polar Night Energy (PNE) combines electricity and heat capture to enable an accelerated development of wind and solar energy. PNE has developed a cost-efficient, safe, and scalable heat storage solution. It is based on an underground sand pit, heated up to 700 degrees Celsius with excess wind or solar power. Heat is provided for buildings and industry via a patented and optimized heat transfer system. Wind and solar power have the disadvantage of being intermittent, resulting in wind turbines being shut down when the electricity prices drop too low due to oversupply. Converting this excess energy to heat offers a cost-efficient and safe way to store the energy for long durations.

Finland

Popa Boat

Popa Boat wrote: Sustainable sharing solution of popa boat in the urban waters. It can run on solar energy during the cloudy days with the help of battery storage on the dock. You can order it and control - by using mobile phone... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Lithuania

Electricity Anytime, Everywhere.

PORT-E wrote: Port-e redefines the concept of portable electricity. It harnesses and stores the heat generated while cooking at restaurants, cafeterias and household to power up the building at a later time of the day. Being rechargeable and reusable the port-e units can reduce the footprints of the ghg by avoiding the fossil fuel-based generation of electricity. Restaurants use several units of electricity per hour accounting to a significant share in the overall power generated by the burning of fossil fuels. Heat rechargeable port-e units absorb heat by placing them around the cooking vessels or even in the kitchen. These can then be fitted into the sockets, allowing the heat stored to be converted into the electricity... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

India