Sweet Sailection

Sweet Sailection wrote: The solution is simple. Covering exposed areas to direct sunlight with a system of shade sails. The system is composed of different pieces of fabric (either organic or recycled) that hang from the hooks that are already used for other purposes (christmas lights, publicity, etc. ). During summer, the shades sails can be easily installed by the same company that istalls the christmas lights because it uses the same mechanism. During winter, the fabric shades can be stored, so they can be used for the following years... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Switzerland

eCO2Blocks

eCO2Blocks wrote: Eco2blocks produce masonry blocks with 100% industrial waste-based materials, carbon dioxide and non-potable water. With lower water and energy consumption, the eco2block is a green construction material which is used as a traditional masonry block displaying better construction properties. Moreover, we do have a more competitive price! join us on this journey helping to build a greener world... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Portugal

Loch Electronics

Loch Electronics wrote: A dishwasher can save 91% of water and 61% of energy. Just in europe we contribute to wasting more water than what belgium consumes in a year!. Loch electronics limited is the world's first environmentally driven consumer electronics company. We exist to save the environment without compromising you convenience. We're climate-kic alumni and winners of iberdrola energy challenge. . Most households worldwide are comprised of 1 or 2 people. And yet dishwashers are still made solely for big families. No wonder there are so many people without dishwashers: more than half of all households. . Capsule™ is the world's first personal dishwasher specially designed to households of 1 or 2 people... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

United Kingdom

Butterfly Effect

Butterfly Effect wrote: The project involves to support local farmers. To achieve this, we have identified 4 main pilot areas of implementation. The first stage involves the establishment of a facility which includes the conversion of organic wastes (state / market / park and garden wastes) that are generated in the province and the introduction of the fertilizer obtained therefrom. Secondly, with the composting machines to be installed in two pilot schools, to ensure the spread of waste recycling to the training process. Thirdly, the installation of a composting machine in a local business to convert its organic waste. Finally, it includes composting machines within a site... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Turkey

Guvis

Guvis wrote: As starting point, we make pure organic catering accessable to companies, by offering professional ecommerce infrastructure, other service and offering this at competetive price by offering standardized products. Operating with local existing gastro partners, there is a win-win on both sides. No invest for own local infrastructure on our side, additional revenues for local partner right from the 1st order. . Additionally we will approach other fields of business: 2. Directory and services around: "find your local business partner for your ecofriendly individual event". 3... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Germany

Eco Hydro

Eco Hydro wrote: Much more food could be grown using hydroponics especially in times of drought, unfortunately current hydroponics systems need expensive to install, run and maintain. Electronics. And a reliable 24/7 power supply, this is often very difficult to achieve in rural areas. Our very adaptable system does not require these expensive items or electricity to monitor and control irrigation water. This gives the advantages of hydroponics without the complexity and costs... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

United Kingdom

Edible Water

Nature:1 Carbon : 0 wrote: This project, named as the ooho project by rodrigo garcia gonzalez and pierre paslier, came to life in london in 2013 and was defined as the project of the future by 949 investors and supported by the eu. The aim of this project is to reduce or even finish the consumption of plastic bottles, glasses and types. While only 20% of the plastic bottles and species produced in the world are recycled, most of them damage the oceans and soil for hundreds of years. Recycling is achieved by consuming more energy than bottle production in the 20% recycled part. The ooho project was named notpla after the support it received and the researches continued in the laboratory... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Turkey

Sustainable Packaging made from Jute

PackItGreen wrote: Plastics and synthetic materials harm our environment since decades and put a strain on the whole ecosystem and every individual. With the developing e-commerce sector we are facing another problem of too much plastic waste in packaging. Packitgreen develops and provides insulating packaging made from jute as a sustainable alternative to styrofoam. As b2b business we offer our packaging solution to online-shop providers, who sell and ship sensible goods e. G. Food to the end customer. These goods have to comply with certain temperature values during their transport to the customer. Therefore many sellers use styrofoam as a simple yet cheap packaging solution. Packitgreen accomplished to developed... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Germany

OBF Technology

OBF Technology wrote: Obf technology is an engineering company, improving mature technologies in the heating industry and combustion engines. We have a simple and low running cost solution to filtrate oxygen from the air and deliver it to the combustion chamber, it provides fuel savings of about 15-17% and almost complete reduction of no emissions and 2 times reduced co emissions. Technology is applicable to all types of combustion chambers, from the big industrial furnace to small boilers and combustion engines... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Latvia

Integration of energy storage from kW to MW

The solutions aims to support energy storage technology. Energy storage is made more efficient by the proposed standardization from the company. The application range is wide, allowing for standardization to be used in more cases. There is also a proposal for energy storage system farms. Increased storage can enable more intermittent renewable energy to be produced.

India