Enabling telecommuters working from home

Connected online communication services provide the means to work across geographies and between businesses seamlessly. This allows employees to use internal systems and connect with colleagues remotely, including from their own home, reducing commuting. Emission savings are achieved through avoiding commuter travel in either cars, trains or buses. Online meeting technology also allows internal and external meetings to be conducted between multiple persons without the need for all people to be physically present in the same place. The use of cameras, screens and smart meeting rooms avoids the need for business travel to the meeting location. The impact of avoided business travel can be significant if air travel is prevented. Current avoided emissions calculated per year (2018). https://www.verizon.com/about/sites/default/files/corporate-responsibility-report/2018/environment/efficiency.html

United States

VermiGo

VermiGo wrote: Vermigo is a unique combination of a vermicomposter and vertical home garden. Through the process of vermicomposting (composting with earthworms), vermigo transforms your organic waste into nutrient rich vermicompost and tea. Unlike traditional vermicomposters, vermigo allows for herbs, small fruits, vegetables or decorative plants to be grown directly in the built-in vertical garden beds. Plant roots are able to receive organic nutrients from the fresh vermicompost, which guarantee their health and rapid growth. Vermigo is made from high quality stainless steel to ensure it's longevity. Vermigo's minimal design will beautifully complement your balcony, patio or kitchen and help you create your own oasis... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Hungary

Videtonplacard

Videtonplacard.com wrote: Did you know that, on average, a household spent about € 1500 on clothes for a first child up to 3 years old? clothes worn only a few times and the child grows up very fastly . So these clothes could potentially serve to other children! however, the global textile industry produces 20% of global wastewater and 10% of global carbon emissions, more than all emissions from international flights and shipping. Thinking about these facts, i decided to create a mauritian platform to sell / buy / exchange or donate clothes: videtonplacard. Com, individuals can post their ads after creating an account. Videtonplacard. Com is the obvious answer to a consumption mode that is harmful for the planet... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Mauritius

Color of Bacteria

Vienna Textile Lab wrote: The vienna textile lab is identifying bacteria, growing bacteria, extracting colourants and purifying the pigments in order to sell them to textile companies... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Austria

Microgrid energy management platform

Village Energy provides an artificial intelligence platform designed to create better preconditions for a reliable and low-cost power microgrid. The innovation provides customers with real time information on their energy grid which could affect their consumption patterns as well as spending on energy. This enables a shift in the consumption allowing the customers to consume energy when it is less in demand which reduces strain on the grid itself.

India

The Villigr platform

Villigr wrote: "fail to plan -. Plan to fail" - with the exception of a handful of cities in the world, we are failing to plan for climate change, very often because we don't even have a plan. Villigr is designed to enable local actors to carry out detailed analysis of their local town or village using geodesign technology that will enable them to produce sustainability plans for their town or village regardless of the size. Villigr facilitates us to "think globally - act locally".. Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Ireland

Carefree urban cycling

Viola wrote: I love cycling, just as much as you do. But ever since my beloved ride got stolen, i get this strong sense of fear every time i lock my bike in a public space, that this one will be stolen as well. No matter how expensive and sturdy the lock i use, it’s there. We figured out that the best way to secure a bike is not to invent another useless, heavy and bulky lock, but to create the fort knox of bike racks. And so we did it. We designed a smart rack that acts as a protective cage around your bike - a sort of safe haven. Once it's locked, your bike is immovable. No more heavy portable locks, no more dirty hands, only convenience and peace of mind... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Hungary

Viravira

Viravira wrote: Viravira is an online boat rental marketplace that connects boat owners and renters. A boat owner can list his boat on the platform by uploading the boat’s features and visuals to the system. Renters can select the boat of choice among numerous alternatives using the functional search panel and book it easily and quickly. Thanks to the installment payment facility and online booking process, viravira makes sailing, which is complicated to organize and known as an expensive leisure activity, accessible to a wider audience. Through viravira. Co, boat owners reduce their marketing costs and gain access to a large demand pool... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Turkey

Technologies to save energy

Vivek Institute Of Consultancy Services In Science wrote: Vicss is a staunch scientific platform where we provide solutions to all engineering science, medical science and technological issues that the students, faculty, medicos and people having innovative conceptions are facing in scientific research platform from ground level to apex level. The platform comprises of students, lecturers and researchers who are having dying interest to bring innovative things into authentic life for the sake of their people’s welfare that is society. It makes people sustainable in their scientific phrenic conceptions by providing all simulated and authentic time practical erudition which they require and well suit their desiderata... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

India

Reversible textile coloring

Vividye AB wrote: Vividye provide a sustainable alternative to current printing and dyeing methods for cellulose-based textiles that allows coloring and decoloring garments at will, while maintaining the properties of the pristine fibers. Said functionality opens for many possibilities and improvements in both printing/dyeing and reusing/recycling processes, ultimately contributing to the industry’s shift towards circularity. Bringing the technology to market will optimize the use of resources in textile sourcing and production by granting an extended lifecycle of the raw material, significantly reducing water consumption and the release of chemicals into the environment... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Sweden