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First round of 15 winners of Reinventing Cities competition announced
C40 Cities and EIT Climate-KIC have announced 15 winners of their Reinventing Cities competition, an initiative launched in December 2017 for local innovators to transform underutilised urban spaces into carbon neutral and resilient urban projects. Teams in Chicago, Madrid, Milan, Oslo, Paris and Reykjavík have been chosen. Supported by EIT Climate-KIC, the Reinventing Cities competition...
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Five EIT Climate-KIC startups announced as Cleantech Innovate finalists
Five EIT Climate-KIC supported startups are among the 30 finalists that will pitch at Cleantech Innovate, an investor showcase event happening on 30 April in London, United Kingdom. The five startups, which all attended EIT Climate-KIC’s Accelerator programme, are: Origen Power, RFC Power, Addionics, Climate Edge and Boxergy. Origen Power is researching and developing carbon...
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COP24: Distributed ledger technology could help enact Paris Agreement
With the carbon costs of travel in mind, key EIT Climate-KIC COP24 session summaries are available online for those who cannot attend—and for review for those present. These summaries aim to extract important debates, dialogues, and learnings from each session. Distributed ledger technology (DLT) has the potential to efficiently and transparently measure, track, and report...
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Could ambitious financial regulation be a key driver of climate action?
With the carbon costs of travel in mind, Climate Innovation Summit session summaries are available online for those who cannot attend—and for review for those present. These summaries aim to extract the key debates, dialogues, and learnings from each #MissionFinance session. Richard Bruton, Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment, Government of Ireland, delivered...
innovation-spotlight
2nd SKIN paves the way to decarbonise Europe’s existing housing stock
In Innovation Spotlight, we explore some of the most promising innovations from around our community. This week, we take a look at 2nd SKIN – a façade for residential properties that is at the heart of one of the first deep retrofit projects in the Netherlands with the goal of decarbonising ageing building stock. As...
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EIT Climate-KIC CEO urges mayors to consider their role in boosting climate innovation
Cities must consider the infrastructure and environmental legacy that their decisions create, and use their position to create demand for innovation that can help tackle climate change. This was the message of EIT Climate-KIC’s CEO Kirsten Dunlop, addressing an EU and City audience at the Covenant of Mayors 2018 Ceremony (22 February) last month. Emphasising...
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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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