Revolutionize the access to clean energy

Semina wrote: When you think about the biggest problems of our planet. What comes into your mind? climate change? poverty? deforestation? diseases? . What if all those problems are connected. Connected via a single cause, that we pay almost no attention to. . The problem which we are speaking from, is caused by cooking over inefficient fires creating the nr. 1 leathal weapon in developing countries. . Indoor air pollution. . According to who, indoor air pollution kills nearly !4million! people every year prematurely. . The solution, super-efficient cookstoves! already exist, but the people suffering the most, simply cannot afford it. . We change that... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Austria

Semita Solaris

Semita Solaris wrote: A scientific team of ttü has developed a solar bricks solution where the pv element is encapsulated into polymer-glass composite. The solution enables to produce electric power, using the existing road surface without converting of natural landscapes and farmland. Produced and stored energy could be used for road electric infrastructure in combination with electric network or on autonomous mode without need for expensive wiring. Our aim is to enhance the market readiness level from the lab scale to ready-for-production prototypes... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Estonia

Sengy - energy saving app

Sengy wrote: Sengy is a self-optimizing app which is designed as a climate change fighting game to motivate customers to save energy in their household. Not only you get a detailed look into your energy statistics of the past based on accurate data from your smart meter. You can actively be a part of weekly, monthly or seasonal challenges, quizzes and surveys to lower your energy consumption. Take a quiz to learn interesting facts about how and what amount of energy you can save, or search for an opponent to play with (e. G. Flat at the same size in m2, in people living in the household, or in a 2km radius), organize collective actions for pv in apartment buildings... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Austria

Enabling greener electrical grids

Sensero wrote: Losses in the electrical power grid represent one of the biggest expenses for grid operators - nearly € 205 million yearly in norway alone. Power grid operators currently lack the information and the tools to know where these losses occur. . At the same time, 200 million sensors are being implemented in the grid and in homes all over europe, at an investment cost of € 45 billion. These sensors produce vast amounts of data which contain currently hidden and valuable information. . However, there is a huge gap in the market between the available data and the tools needed to leverage it into valuable information. ... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Norway

Sergart

Sergart wrote: We are making digital copies of buildings with bim technology. We store, update and maintain the building information. Data is available 24/7 anywhere, from the needed software so that right decisions can be made based on correct information... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Latvia

ServedOnSalt

ServedOnSalt wrote: At servedonsalt, we are developing cooking solutions for refugee camps and rural areas where we want to store solar energy as thermochemical energy in a salt hydration process. Servedonsalt aspire to provide access to energy for cooking for the world’s poorest, whom are currently relying on firewood collection and cooking over an open fire. Our goal is to develop a low cost alternative to cooking with firewood, which will reduce deforestation caused by firewood collection and reduce the co2 emission and health issues related to cooking over open fire, hence contributing to reach sdg 2, 3 and 7... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Denmark

Touch-free shower technology

Sh2ower wrote: Sh2ower is designed to prevent unreasonable water draining. It senses when you are under it and lets the water flow on you. Besides, it saves energy used for heating and it also reduces your bills. . Everybody takes shower. In apartments, villas, dorms and especially in hostels and hotels which is our initial market. If for example all hotels in the us switch to sh2ower, it will save them $1b every year. . How it works. Simply remove the old head and install sh2ower and you are ready to go. If you step aside for any reason like soaping, shampooing or taking a selfie it automatically stops the stream. To warn you that the water is too hot it also automatically stops water at 50 degrees celsius. Batteries are recharged as the water runs... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Azerbaijan

Efficient solar modules for electric vehicles

Sharp Corporation have developed a solar module with one of the world’s highest conversion efficiencies, which enables on-vehicle charging for electric vehicles (EVs) to increase their range without frequent plug-in battery charging. A triple-junction compound was used to capture a wider range of the spectrum of sunlight, leading to a conversion efficiency for a solar module of 31.17% for 968 cm². With such a high rate of efficiency, the modules can be integrated into EV design and have an impact on energy generation.

Japan

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High-efficiency hybrid domestic gas stove

Development of a more efficient liquefied petrol gas (LPG) stove and retrofitting of existing gas burners, both of which reduces emissions and energy consumption

India

Improving water quality

Shellf wrote: Biomimicry of conventional energy-intensive sewage treatment systems using mass scale filter feeder mussel farms has an immense potential for coastal pollution abatement and energy savings. Value creation at each stage is significant including nutrient removal (nitrogen, phosphorus, and organic carbon) from coastal zones, economic value-add and protein source with high export potential. The proposed model has direct contribution to multiple sustainable development goals such as sdg 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 13, and 14 and significant ghg reductions leading to climate mitigation... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

India