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The City of Malmö encourages school children to create climate action in this year’s Climathon
For the progressive city of Malmö, hosting a regular Climathon is simply not enough. For them the wider population should be able to share their knowledge and ideas on how we can mitigate climate change in the city. So Malmö has invited a class of 17 pupils to participate in their very own Young Climathon...
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Resolve “Not Enough Storage”
Brill Power, the winners of Climate-KIC UK & Ireland’s recent Venture Competition Finals, are revolutionising energy storage Reducing the lifetime costs of energy storage is essential for integrating more renewable energy sources like solar and wind into the grid more quickly, and for getting more EVs on the road. Climate-KIC UK & Ireland’s Gudrun Freese...
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The ten best climate-positive business ideas in the UK and Ireland
On 18 September, Climate-KIC UK and Ireland’s Venture Competition 2017 sees start-ups from across the cleantech sector pitch to a panel of expert judges to win a cash prize and a place at the European Venture Competition Finals. Communications & Public Affairs Lead, Gudrun Freese, explores below how Climate-KIC is supporting businesses and what they...
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Heliac
Heliac develops, manufactures and sells foils that generate high-temperature heat like giant magnifying glasses. The solution is as efficient as the best in class within Concentrated Solar Power and so inexpensive that heat can be produced below the cost of any alternative. The thermal energy can be used for district heating, cooling, process heat, desalination...
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Climate-KIC Welcomes Former President Obama’s Faith in Climate Innovation and the Economic Opportunity of Climate Change
Following the statement, Thursday 1 June, that President Trump will pull the U.S.A. out of the Paris Agreement (2015) that aims to limit the rise in temperature to below two degrees Celsius, Climate-KIC endorses former President Obama’s response, quoted below: A year and a half ago, the world came together in Paris around the first-ever...
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€6.3 billion in coal subsides undermine innovation needed for energy transition
Ten countries, responsible for 84 per cent of EU energy emissions hand over at least €6.3 billion in subsidies to coal every year, despite repeated promises to phase-out the fuel and transition to clean energy, finds UK thinktank Overseas Development Institute (ODI). The ODI report, Cutting Europe’s Lifelines to Coal, suggests that Germany, the most...
start-ups
Hydra Storage
Hydra Storage uses excess energy to produce hydrogen. The hydrogen is stored for when it is needed. The hydra storage platform is modular, which means it can be altered according to the customers’ needs. This way the stored hydrogen can be used to produce energy again or to supply hydrogen to fuel cell vehicles. The...
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30 Winning Solutions That Could Change the World
On the 28th October 2016, 59 cities from around the world took part in Climathon, a global 24-hour hackathon-style event that aims to solve cities climate change challenges. Each city that participates in Climathon sets up its own local climate change challenge that reflects what affects urban life the most. These challenges can focus on...
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RExometer
RExometer provides a load measurement as Data-as-a-Service in off-grid-systems and other special systems. A large share of existing diesel offgrid systems can economically be upgraded with solar power or other renewables which leads to reduced fuel costs and prevents CO₂ emissions. Our Datas-a-Service concept allows to significantly reduce investment risks in renewables and hybrid energy...
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Dublin’s Climathon: Inspiring public change to focus on Dublin’s sustainable growth
The Climate-KIC Climathon is a global 24-hour climate change event which will take place simultaneously in major cities around the world on 28 October 2016. In Dublin, the Climate-KIC Climathon will begin on the morning of the 28 October IST and finish on the following day. It is organised by Sustainable Nation Ireland, Smart Dublin and DAA to...
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