Efficient plastic recycling in Graz

REDDD wrote: The eu parliament has set a goal of recycling 50% of the produced plastic waste starting from 2025. In austria 28% of the annually produced plastic waste is currently recycled. That is because there are some issues with the waste separation carried out by the consumer and not all of the plastic waste from the recycling bin is actually recycled. That’s why we came up with a new waste collection/sorting system based on the deposit scheme already in use for glass bottles. The relevant collection machine works by scanning the barcode of the plastic packaging, looking up in a database if the product is recyclable, sorting the waste in a designated container and storing the information about which product was collected for further use... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Austria

ReDrive

ReDrive wrote: Our main business idea is to create a distribution network of biofuels, especially biodiesel (fame and faee). Also production of biodiesel may includes utilization of recycled components e. G. Used cooking oils. Our motivation is to spread waste-to-energy, profitable fuel among diesel engine users and to affect the environment by reducing co2 emissions in comparison to organic diesel fuel... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Poland

Reef - Reactions For Efficiency

Reef - Reactions For Efficiency wrote: Nowadays, the world still get 83% of our energy from fossil fuels. This is not sustainable! . In this sense, the european union approved in 2018 the red ii: a 7% quota for 2nd generation biofuels in transport. Now, there is a huge demand (by law) and all fuel distributors concerned about the commercial supply of this second generation biofuels. . We, from reef, have developed a smart way to convert residues from forest, agriculture or urbans activities into bioethanol. Despite applications in food or cosmetic industries, the initial focus will be as additive to be blended with gasoline as there is a huge potential of ghg savings! and also: up to 25% there is no need of any engine changes. ... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Portugal

Extract energy from tides

Reel Tide Energy wrote: Patented concept to extract energy from the flow of tides by deploying a 'drag pod' in the flow over a distance that is attached to a line that runs over a pulley wheel or draws line out from. Reels. The torque generated and the movement of the wheel/reel linked to a generator produces electricity on the ebb and flow tides... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Ireland

RefillaBowl

RefillaBowl wrote: We all love ordering food. What we don't love is all the single-use packaging that comes along with it. Refillabowl is the sustainable alternative we've been waiting to sink our teeth into... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Netherlands

ReFunghi

ReFunghi wrote: Refunghi is a city lab and community project in the field of sustainable product design and urban food production. It wants to bring together people with different cultural and disciplinary backgrounds. To fight the global climate crisis, we need to change urban life substantially. With refunghi we want to focus on mushrooms which can not only be used as a sustainable source of proteins but also for ecofriendly materials like alternatives for plastics or vegan leather. Mushrooms can be grown under urban conditions and on supposed waste like coffee grounds, which is another benefit for a more efficient use of our limited resources... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Germany

Refurbished products marketplace

Refurbed is a marketplace for refurbished electronics. The electronics are used products that are completely renewed, so they look like new and function like new. Refurbed created a platform for products with consistent, high standards of quality, safety and warranty. The aim is to make sustainable living affordable to all members of society by allowing consumers to easily buy refurbished equipment. The company claims that refurbished products are up to 70% more environmentally friendly compared to a new product.

Germany

Regenerate Australia

Regenerate Australia wrote: Carbon sync enables transformational change in agricultural landscape management. This change results in the regeneration of ecosystems, renewal and repopulation of rural communities, remineralisation of food a fibre products and carbon sequestration potential so significant that it could bring australia to net zero emissions in as little as 20 years when adopted at scale. This is all achieved with exisiting, proven technology while at the same time producing food and fibre. This technology is called regenerative agriculture... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Australia

Regreening the Desert Training Centre

Regenerative Agriculture Sudan wrote: A training and demonstration site that teaches herding communities and individuals how to produce pastures from desert land using only their livestock and rain. This process of regreening the desert was pioneered by allan savory and is known as holistic planned grazing. It fights desertification all the while sequestering massive amounts of co2. The training centre will seek to 1) spread the practice of these sustainable grazing methods, 2) incubate projects implementing these methods, and 3) provide clients with a promising export market for livestock products abroad, where climate-friendly meat and produce are quickly becoming a trend... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Sudan

Bringing the bioreactor revolution

Remode wrote: Remode brings totally personalized 3d-printed bioreactors to the industry. Thanks to our high production speed and quality , we can change the way you think about research and production in biotechnology. With a great focus on sustainable innovation, we apply a circular model with recycled materials allowing for a proper minimization of worries and waste... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Netherlands