GeoAirCon

GeoAirCon wrote: With global-warming and population growth, air-conditioning (ac) demand is expected to triple by 2030. Consider the plight of 3. 5 billion people living in hot developing countries that need air-conditioning, but can't afford it. Further, acs are the biggest building ghgs contributor, accounting for 34% of total ghg emissions. There is a dire need to find sustainable means of mitigating & adapting to a hotter climate. Geoaircon is an innovative & cost-effective solution for providing air-conditioning to the masses. With geoaircon, the cooler underground is effectively utilized for cooling through specially designed heat exchangers. This is immensely effective in providing thermal and financial relief while reducing environmental impact... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Pakistan

Low cost small scale bio-CNG upgrading

Grassroots Energy has developed the first economically viable technology for purification and compression of biogas at smaller scales (100 m3/day). The compressed gas can be used for several markets such as cooking, transportation and agriculture, all of which Grassroots deem as viable markets. According to the company, it is uses 50 % energy compared to market alternatives. The purified compressed gas can reduce the impact of indoor cooking on human health as opposed to traditional alternatives.

India

The Bike bus

The Bike bus team wrote: The bikebus is a bike-driven vehicle with electric assistance, driven by an adult who controls the direction and brakes. The children pedal to go from home to school or extra activities, and back home. This service will work with the participation of the neighbourhood parents' community, who will take turns in driving the bike bus. They will organise themselves through an app where they can register, communicate and visualize the route they have to take and the children they have to pick up. The same type of idea has been introduced in small towns in france since 4 years ago and the results are very positive. We can compare these small towns to theneighborhoodsin reykjavik... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Iceland

Bringing plants to the people

OsmoForest wrote: In osmoforest our vision is to make urban gardening easier for the everyday citizen and at the same time utilizing less space and more natural rainwater. Our product is a modular tube system that collects rainwater, and uses it for growing plants in vertical space, inspired by bamboo trees. Place a few on your balcony and you will have a green space that won’t take much of your limited area; or create a community rooftop garden by putting several tubes together resembling an urban forest! . Many cities, such as athens, are experiencing issues with heat island effect. Bringing more plants into the city will help in mitigating this effect... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Denmark

A2P Energy Solution Private Limited

A2P Energy Solution Private Limited wrote: India produces 550 million tons of crop residue every year. In two northern states of india, 35 millions tons of paddy straw is left over after harvesting, most if which is burned. This burning causes serious air pollution that is responsible for public health emergencies in the capital of india (delhi) every winter and which has caused delhi to be the most polluted capital in the world. A2p uses ai to track waste biomass and then works with farmers to collect and buy that. On one side it generates additional income for farmers and on the other side a2p converts the collected biomass into nextgen biofuels... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

India

Portable solar-electrical hybrid food oven

Solar-electricity hybrid cookling appliances. Has a foldable solar reflector.

India

CycleFest

CycleFest wrote: Cyclefest will be a bi-annual event that aims to kick-start a movement that changes the current car culture of reykjavik city. Cyclefest aims to partner with reykjavik city, existing cycle clubs, institutions, and other businesses to invest in the success of the culture change by providing an event where the people of reykjavik can come to learn about bicycle maintenance, bike safety, winter biking, construction plans to improve bike paths, and much more, all while expanding exposure of the importance of biking and boosting sales for small businesses that support bicycling in reykjavik. The momentum has already started with the car-free day that happened last month and we need to act now to keep it going... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Iceland

Xylene

Xylene wrote: Importing timber into the eu, us and australian market involves the responsibility for ensuring the legal harvest – where certifications fail, launderers win!. Xylene revolutionises the way wood is offered on the market. A user-friendly tracking and tracing system uses a mobile application to ensure every step of the wood supply chain is documented from the forest to the final product. . With the help of blockchain technology, we offer the utmost confidence in the authenticity of the data, as the ledger is fully transparent, unchangeable and not centrally owned by any organisation. . The information can be monitored and managed by the customer through a connected web-based timber management system... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Germany

Vertical Farming based on Fog!

Baltic Freya wrote: Baltic freya is an agritech start up which is developing large-scale fogponic vertical farming modules for greenhouse farmers and agro-companies. Our team is focused on fogponics – the most advanced vertical farming technology so far. This innovative agriculture technology doesn’t use any soil, circular system doesn’t waste any resources - we are talking up to 95% less water and 50% less fertilizer than industrial farming. Since farming with our modules will be done indoors, your produce will be safe from harm. There will be no need for nasty pest control chemicals, there will be no fear of bad weather, floods and droughts... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Lithuania

Gasifier of waste with high ash content

The solution is developed as a small-scale and localised/distributed gasification of agricultural and municipal solid waste. The waste comes with a high level of inorganic matter. The organic matter can be further utilized for energy production which could offset the need for some fossil-fueled energy production.

India