CrowdRide

The CrowdRide wrote: The system would itself recalculate the transfers so that the passenger could reach the desired destination as quickly as possible. Of course, public transport could be integrated into the system right from the start, and it can be upgraded to freight services. The goal is to bring the speed and usability of the transport as close as possible when using our own vehicle. Users appear in the system in two roles - as a passenger and as a driver. The driver was willing to share the vacant seats in his car, and the passenger had to route the system through those seats in a number of public transports to the rail destinations. The ideal user uses both roles. For interaction between passenger and driver is by smartphone application... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Slovenia

The FuturECOool

The FuturECOool wrote: We developed a hybrid between vapour compressor system that is used right now and the elastocaloric technology that is considered to be the technology of the future. Main advantage compared to existing cooling technology is 30% higher effiviency and usage of. 30% less harmful refrigirants (freons). We have applied for tha patent on main potential markets. Main technological issues have been resolved already (liftime of materials) and we are ready to licence the technology... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Slovenia

We upcycle your old clothes

The modern fashion designer wrote: We upcycle clothes which are in the wardrobe of everybody! so, we give this piece a new life and it has not be produced a new one. In another country for instance a jean takes around 32kg co2 which our shop can reduce to only 1kg and the costumer will have out of this jean two pieces or more. What is important too - we can save so much water! included this process that we make for instance out of one jeans - two other pieces, we try to educate the people what the clothes made out of and how they were produced true a simple trick. And our system behind our tailor shop makes us unique and economical... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Austria

Online clothes sharing platform

The Nu Wardrobe wrote: Nu is an online platform for people to share and swap their clothes. Users get a constantly changing wardrobe that's convenient to use and inexpensive. And, as a community, we extend the life-cycle of our clothes and significantly reduce waste. . The platform works like a social network and will initially be aimed at female university students. Users sign up, upload their wardrobe and tag their items by size, colour, and style. They browse through the nu wardrobe, choose items that they like and request to book them out for certain dates. The lender accepts the request and a collection or delivery is arranged. Users pay a service fee for each item borrowed or swapped on the platform. There are no additional rental or subscription fees... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Ireland

The PLEASER bottle

The PLEASER bottle wrote: My idea would visualise replacing packaging for the one use throwaway plastic bottle to the domestic home in the food, pharma, cosmetic, and chemical sector resulting in sending out their product in biodegradable - compostable liners to load into the pleaser bottle in where the bottle is used for every 25-30 individual loaded liners , the benefits for this would be less product been thrown out as oxidation doesn't take place within bottle- longer shelf life, the amount of waste been recycled after would greatly improve with the make up (composition) of the liner, and the amount of up to 96% less in volume and 95% less in weight thus greatly reducing household costs on wastage driving sales again for these delivered products, driving a better carbon footprint for companies manufacturing, delivering and the household user and notably the environment, reducing the bisphenol ... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Ireland

Regulation of inner city traffic

The Toll Both Zone Team wrote: A person is driving alone in their car. As this person approaches the city, ai technology registers the car and the amount of people driving in the car. A fee is then charged depending on the zone, whichis entered, and decreases according to the amount of passengers. The bill is then sent on a monthly basis. The zones become increasingly expensive as the car approaches the city center. There is an opportunity to enforce low/zero-emission city zones. Alongside the toll system, initiatives for more sustainable options are launched. These can include improvements within the public transport system (cheaper fares, etc... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Denmark

Climate Friendly Food App

The Wasted wrote: Our app offers every employee the abilityto order theirlunch meal one day in advance at the office canteen/restaurant and decide to eat it either in the cantine, in the office kitchen or at theirown desk. In so doing, it is possible to avoid the introduction of any disposable products (i. E. Plastic wraps/boxes) into the office buildingsby using reusable/rewashable cutlery and plates (or lunch boxes) and to avoid food waste in the canteen/office restaurant. In order to motivate the employees to use theapp,after every order they receivealoyalty point (with veggie and vegan meals more points can be earned) and after a certain amount ofpoints (this has to be agreed upon by the app manager or.. Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Germany

Community Based Solar Powered Thermal

Thermal Thieves wrote: Active solar water heat storage systems offer a viable way to supplement current energy intensive methods of generating space heating and hot water. There are solar panel technologies designed for the purposes of collecting thermal energy from the sun and transferring it to a closed loop heating system. This on site creation and storage of thermal energy at the source eliminates the infrastructure and inefficiencies inherent in district heating systems supplied by offsite power generators. In addition to personal unit supplies, we propose a community storage system that operates on a separate closed loop and is energized once personal systems have reached capacity... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Norway

Castor bio-based aviation fuel

Tianjin Castor Energy has developed the castor bio-based aviation fuel. The technique can produce high bio-aviation fuel yields by hydrodeoxygenation , hydro-cracking and hydro-isomerization reaction, and the properties meet the standards ASTM D7566. Moreover, the products do not contain sulfur, phosphorus and heavy metal. The company claims that the cleanliness and low-temperature fluidity of the bio-aviation fuel are superior to those of petroleum-based aviation fuels. The raw material supply is wildly available making it one of the most cost-efficient bio-based aviation fuels so far.

China

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Biofuels from Seaweed

Tide 2 Tank wrote: Tide 2 tank is a group of engineers seeking to establish large scale kelp farming on the coastal waters of south australia in order to provide a carbon neutral and cost competitive biomass that can be refined into biofuels. As a byproduct of this the biomass can be sold to a large number of markets for various product uses. The aqua farms themselves sequesters carbon from the ocean and help rehabilitate used fisheries an polluted waters... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Australia