UltraTouch™ Denim Insulation is crafted with utmost dedication and precision from superior-quality natural fibres, this pioneering product is a testament to the endless possibilities of denim recycling. Unlike traditional insulation materials, UltraTouch capitalizes on the inherent qualities of the recycled denim fibres.
The Soothing Company offers a range of outdoor fountains that are specifically effective for noise masking. These water features drown out background noise, whether it’s traffic, neighborhood chatter, or other environmental noises; a well-chosen water fountain can create a serene environment.
The Audio Spotlight is a revolutionary directional audio technology that creates sound in a narrow beam, just like light. Aim the flat, thin directional audio speaker at your desired listening area, and provide all of the sound and none of the noise.
Barrier-free bathrooms are age-appropriate, wheelchair-accessible or adapted for the less-abled. They allow people with limited mobility to continue to take care of their own personal hygiene independently.
Harness the power of the sun with Aptera. Equipped with 700 watts of integrated solar cells, you can drive up to 40 miles per day completely off the grid and enjoy 400 miles of range per full charge.
The cutest and most portable solar generator on the market. Weighing in at only 4.95kg the Jackery Solar Generator 300 Plus boasts a large 288Wh capacity and strong 300W output. With a 80W solar panel and a power station that fits your backpack, you'll have infinite power for all your outdoor adventures.
The Yoga Solar PC proof of concept utilizes a breakthrough Dynamic Solar Tracking system that constantly measures the solar panel’s current and voltage, working with the Solar-First Energy system to automatically adjust the charger’s settings to prioritize sending the harvested energy to the system, helping to ensure maximum energy-savings and system stability regardless of light intensity.
Shore power technologies, also known as cold ironing, Onshore Power Supply (OPS) or Alternative Maritime Power (AMP), are the only solutions that cut emissions totally at berth. Shore power solutions enable the connection of ships in port to onshore power supplies that provide electricity for on-board services allowing diesel generators to be switched off.
The PONANT Foundation supports concrete initiatives that contribute to conserving and restoring ecosystems, acquiring and sharing scientific knowledge, and developing local communities.
Batobus began its fleet's energy transition in 2019 by launching development of a new hybrid and electric propulsion technology. This large-scale project is part of a global CSR initiative which includes electrification of the quays using dedicated terminals to supply Batobus boats with electricity.
Joby Aircraft are designed to fade into the background of life, with their expert team of engineers delivering an aircraft that will be quiet enough to land in any neighbourhood.
WIsk is the world’s first all-electric, autonomous, four-seat eVTOL air taxi designed for ease of disassembly and recyclability within the capabilities of existing recycling infrastructure. This approach will lead to easier maintainability and repairability of the aircraft and its subcomponents.
Skai represents a bold reimagination of urban and regional air mobility. Designed as an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle, it integrates advanced hydrogen fuel cell technology. Unlike traditional helicopters that rely on noisy, fuel-guzzling engines or battery-powered drones constrained by limited range and long charging times, Skai provides a cleaner, more efficient alternative.
The EcoVolt Reactor is the world’s first bioelectrically-enhanced wastewater treatment solution, converting wastewater to renewable energy. Leveraging electrically-active microbes, the EcoVolt Reactor efficiently treats wastewater while extracting clean energy and clean water, allowing partners to cut wastewater management costs and achieve sustainability goals.
Rietland bvba has been a leader in constructed wetlands since 1994. Working with partners all over the world, they have now built hundreds of constructed wetlands for the treatment of wastewater in the domestic, commercial and agricultural sectors. Holding the Belgian BENOR certificate, they are the only European company with the CE label.
The Worm Farm Septic System is a powerful organic wastewater treatment system that effectively processes sewage, all household wastewater and organic garbage, including food and vegetation. Combined with naturally occurring organisms, the worm liquid opens up and improves the quality of soil. The process enables the reuse and recycling of liquid fertiliser to flow under gardens, lawns and bush land.
a1rwater fulfils large-scale needs with 100,000+ litres of fresh water generated on site daily. With AWG industrial water farms, you can deliver water when and where it’s needed without complex infrastructure, tankers or utilities.
NORDAQ is described as the 'purest tasting water' by the best chefs and sommeliers around the world. The filtration and bottling company offers a more profitable, sustainable and tasteful alternative to ordinary bottled water for all businesses.
Airqua Atmospheric Water Generators take humidity from the air and convert it to pure drinking water. The water from air is put through a 5 stage filtration process, providing pure drinking water. With all of the chemicals and nasty bits taken out.
The veritree community believes in creating transformative change to shape a better future for all life on earth. Investing in an impact portfolio with veritree curates a set of restorative projects and associated impacts that are aligned with impact objectives and market opportunities.
Holistic sustainability solutions are not created overnight. Click A Tree’s story began back in 1987 in Cameroon and Tanzania, developed through elephant experiences in Thailand, and today is headquartered in Germany with projects worldwide.
ReForest Now grows over 130,000 rainforest trees per year, extending to more than 115 varieties. Their professional seed collectors have a strong focus on species and genetic diversity, with priority for plants that are threatened with extinction. Everything from creekside shrubs to emergent trees that grow 60m tall and extend high above the rainforest canopy; this diversity allows plantings to establish into complex, diverse rainforests.
As the world generates more electricity from intermittent renewable energy sources, there is a growing need for technologies which can capture and store energy during periods of low demand and release it rapidly when required. GraviStore – Gravity Power Storage uses the force of gravity to surpass some of the best characteristics of lithium batteries and pumped hydro storage.
Pumped storage hydropower (PSH) is a form of clean energy storage that is ideal for electricity grid reliability and stability. PSH complements wind and solar by storing the excess electricity they create and providing the backup for when the wind isn’t blowing, and the sun isn’t shining. PSH absorbs surplus energy at times of low demand and releases it when demand is high.
MGA Thermal Storage offers a scalable means of firming variable renewable generation into a highly reliable and versatile supply of process heat and electricity. They are the missing piece of grid decarbonisation, turning renewable energy into clean steam and power that’s available any time of the day.
Unlike single-speed pumps, which operate at a fixed speed and consume a constant amount of energy, variable speed pumps can adjust their motor speed to match the specific needs of a pool at any given time. Variable speed pumps can save pool owners over 80% on their energy bills compared to traditional pumps.
Enviroswim ES3 is a truly eco-friendly system that works with any type of pump and filter. The fresh water can be backwashed and recycled undiluted onto gardens and grey water systems. Water is kept sparkling clean without chemicals.
Natural pools also known as eco pools or organic pools use natural rocks and plants to keep the water healthy and free of bacteria and algae (rather than chlorine, UV sanitation, or a salt chlorinator). This system is known as a biofilter, and it uses the same cleaning methods that are found in nature.
A team of scientists from the University of Seville’s School of Engineering (ETSI) has developed a ‘self-conditioning’ bus shelter thanks to the use of water and photovoltaic panels, which aims at mitigating the sweltering heat experienced by bus passengers while waiting at stops.
Karsan has recently delivered an 8-meter Autonomous e-ATAK to Finland's Tampere city. The autonomous e-ATAK will be Finland's first full-size driverless bus to carry passengers under real road conditions.
Converted from a downtown freeway the Cheonggyecheon stream provides a number of critical ecosystem services. The stream provides protection from 200-year flood events, and has reduced the urban heat island effect by lowering summertime temperatures by 3.6 degrees Celsius.
Repair Cafés are free meeting places and they’re all about repairing things (together). You’ll find tools and materials to help you make any repairs you need. On clothes, furniture, electrical appliances, bicycles, crockery, appliances, toys, et cetera. You’ll also find expert volunteers, with repair skills in all kinds of fields.
iFixit is an online platform providing free repair guides for electronics, home appliances, and other items, along with tools and replacement parts.
Every pair of Nudie Jeans comes with a promise of free repairs forever. No matter where or when you bought them. Besides offering free repairs on all their jeans, they also provide a free Nudie Jeans Repair Kit.
Olio represents the belief that we all have the power to do something small, to bring about meaningful change for our communities and the planet. That’s why Olio isn’t just an app fighting waste. It’s a movement for optimism. And it all began with one mum’s refusal to throw away a cabbage, some yoghurt and a bunch of sweet potatoes.
Solo Resource Recovery says that up to 80% of a hospitality venue’s waste can be recycled. Solo Resource Recovery provides practical and effective waste management plans which will help to increase recycling initiatives and to reduce overall business costs.
According to Orbisk, if food waste was a country, it would be one of the most polluting in the world. 1 Kilo of wasted food equals 4.5 KG of CO2 and 7000L of water. Orbisk is a start-up on a mission to make the world’s food system more sustainable using recent developments in computer vision and AI.
WaterLily is a portable turbine that generates power from rivers. It can charge USB and 12V devices, including cell phones, battery banks, camp lights, and Bluetooth speakers. When used in an average river, it can charge most small electronics as fast as a household outlet.
Suneco Hydro has been a micro-hydro manufacturer since 1991, delivering affordable power to households. A micro hydro turbine generator will generate electricity for more than 25 years and up to half the cost of a local electricity supplier.
Pumped hydro storage stores energy using two interconnected reservoirs with one at a higher elevation than the other. Water is pumped to the upper reservoir in times of surplus energy and, in times of excess demand, water from the upper reservoir is released, generating electricity as the water passes through reversible Francis turbines.
The TESUP Atlas energy system includes a 9 kW Clean Energy Power Tower utilising a vertical wind turbine with customized blade options, ensuring optimal performance tailored to specific wind conditions. Linked to an iot (internet of things) charge controller, the system seamlessly integrates power, wind, and solar data, and can be controlled from anywhere with a mobile device.
Dogger Bank Wind Farm is an offshore wind farm being developed in three phases and will become the world’s largest offshore wind farm. Each phase will have an installed generation capacity of 1.2GW. Combined, they will be capable of powering up to 6 million homes annually.
The core technology in FARWIND energy solutions is the energy ship, which is an autonomously sailing ship propelled by winds. The ship’s kinetic energy is converted to electricity by hydrokinetic turbines attached to the hull.
Designed for massive energy storage flow batteries can be charged and discharged by pumping liquids filled with vanadium back and forth throughout the facility. Because flow batteries don’t consume any of their reagents they can potentially last indefinitely.
With more energy density than today’s lithium-ion batteries which use liquid electrolytes between their electrodes, solid-state batteries employ a solid electrolyte. This provides a higher energy density making them lighter and more efficient for EV transportation.
High-power hybrid sodium-ion batteries can be charged in seconds and sodium is considered nearly 1000 times more abundant than lithium. Therefore, sodium-ion electrochemical energy storage devices are more appealing than traditional lithium-ion electrochemical energy storage.
Windy.com is trusted by professional pilots, paragliders, skydivers, kiters, surfers, boaters, fishermen, storm chasers, governments, army staffs and rescue teams. Windy brings all the world’s leading weather forecasting models: global ECMWF, GFS and ICON plus local NEMS, AROME, UKV, ICON EU and ICON-D2 (for Europe). Furthermore NAM and HRRR (for the USA) and ACCESS (for Australia).
Weather Underground combines data from over 250,000+ personal weather stations and a proprietary forecast model to give you the most accurate and hyperlocal forecasts, at a microclimate level. Discover current conditions, interactive Nexrad radar, get customizable severe weather alerts and much more. You’ll always be prepared for whatever the weather brings.
RadarScope is a specialized display utility that allows you to view NEXRAD Level 3 and Level 2 radar data along with tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood, special marine and snow squall warnings, and predicted storm tracks issued by the U.S. National Weather Service. It can display the latest reflectivity, velocity, dual-polarization, and other products from any NEXRAD or TDWR radar site in the United States, Guam, Puerto Rico, Korea, and Okinawa, as well as data from Environment Canada, Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Finnish Meteorological Institute, and German Weather Service radars.
Lehrieder’s "Naturliebe Küche" (nature loving kitchen) combines the various components of sustainable catering: regionality, seasonality, products from controlled organic cultivation, Fairtrade products, vegetarian and vegan dishes. The sustainable buffet concept also means serving of smaller quantities per plate, to help reduce food waste.
The Royal ICC Brisbane’s Solar Panel Project is a major 600kW installation across the roof of the Royal ICC which has so far reduced carbon emissions by more than 720 tonnes. This is the equivalent of 40,000 trees and each day the project continues to improve energy efficiency and showcase a commitment to sustainable environmental practices.
The Max-Schmeling-Halle’s green, grass covered roof is engineered to insulate and save energy during all seasons. In the summer, to save on power, sheep are let loose to mow the lawn. Along with solar power generation, the green roof saves 220 tonnes of carbon dioxide every year.
EcoATM is a convenient and eco-friendly service that allows you to sell or recycle your old or broken devices for cash. With over 5,000 kiosks across the U.S., you can find an ecoATM at locations like Walmart, Kroger, and malls.
A Seabin is a practical solution for reducing visible waste in waterways. It acts as a floating garbage bin, capturing trash, oil, fuel, and detergents. Each Seabin can collect 90,000 plastic bags annually for less than $1 a day.
Bin-e is an AI-based smart waste bin, designed for public places, enabling them to simplify recycling. It sorts and compresses the waste automatically, controls the fill level and processes data for convenient waste management.
Traditional solar panels typically comprise monofacial PV cells enclosed between a front glass cover and a backsheet. In contrast, bifacial PV modules feature transparent layers on both the front and back, with bifacial cells positioned between them. This unique design allows these modules to harness sunlight from both sides.
Swimol solar panels are mounted atop a patent-pending marine-grade aluminium alloy framework designed to let waves pass through. The system will last 30 years or more, can withstand waves of around six and a half feet high and winds of around 75 miles per hour. Each platform, which is about 46 by 46 feet, can power around 25 households.
Imagine a world where the windows of your home or even the glass facade of a skyscraper generate clean, renewable energy. It may sound like science fiction, but the future is here with transparent clear solar panels.
Virtual reality, with its ability to transport users into three-dimensional landscapes, allows tactile interaction and auditory immersion to create an environment that simulates the real world, making it accessible to all, regardless of physical abilities.
Lookout uses computer vision to assist people with low vision or blindness explore the world. Built with guidance from the blind and low-vision community, Lookout uses a traveller’s mobile phone camera to get more information about the world around.
WeWALK’s Smart Cane and App has been built from the ground up for an accessible experience like no other. Use clock directions, destination tracking, and low-vision mapping to make any journey a seamless one from start to finish.
Aiming to decarbonize the world economy, Atmosfair designed their software tools and consulting services to assist businesses in executing their climate policies, with a particular focus on business travel.
Cloverly enables buyers to take immediate action toward reaching climate goals through a comprehensive platform of technology and direct carbon credit purchasing solutions.
SQUAKE is the industry solution for sustainable travel and transport. A single API plug-in to power precise carbon calculations for all types of activity (e.g. flights, car rides, hotel stays…) according to national and international standards, and to automate carbon reduction and/or compensation.
IoT solutions help management retain visibility over room use even with self check-in. Connect bookings, staff scheduling, and security via PMS and have trackable tasks and streamlined internal communications.
Data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) are two of the most important technologies that will shape the future of hotel asset management. By leveraging these technologies, asset managers can gain deeper insights into their properties, make better decisions, and drive improved performance.
Passenergy is the first wireless BMS (Building Management System) specially adapted to the needs of hotels, and designed to help hoteliers reduce their ecological footprint and save up to 30% on their bills.
Televisions are energy thirsty appliances that contribute to the carbon footprint even when they are not turned on. Choosing energy efficient models creates environmental savings. And like the mini fridge, turning them off at the wall between guest stays, saves even more.
Mini Fridges are becoming more efficient as they are a significant contributors to a hotel’s carbon footprint. There is one in every hotel room, running 24 hours everyday, with only infrequent usage by guests.
Net Zero Hotels: Collectively, the entire sector could reduce their emissions by 48 million tonnes CO2e, equivalent to removing 10.7 million gas-powered cars from the road for a year.
Stil uses solar energy to clean water almost directly. It uses the age-old method of heating up water to boiling point and then collecting the condensation as clean, distilled water. Since there is no electricity or electronics involved, this kind of purifier can be positioned and used anywhere, with access to sunlight.
Fog harvesting technology is a simple but effective method of collecting potable water. Layers of mesh nets are erected and as wind moves through, drops of fresh water form, are collect in gutters, and then piped into holding tanks.
The SOURCE® Hydropanel is a renewable water technology that uses the power of the sun to extract clean, pollutant-free drinking water from the air. Collected water is then mineralized for ideal composition and taste, making premium-quality drinking water a readily available resource.
Veolia Dry Mixed Recycling helps to reduce carbon emissions, while boosting recycling performance and the amount of waste diverted from landfill. Separating waste from everything else also reduces the disposal costs associated with environmental compliance and landfill tax.
The GR-8 glass bottle crusher is capable of processing up to 60 bottles per minute. Its heavy duty design and small footprint make it perfect for restaurants and bars with a large volume of glass. The GR-8 reduces volume to one sixth of the original container size.
Waste Initiatives Food Digester diverts food scraps from landfill and converts to a liquid form suitable for discharge as grey water within 24 hours. Not only is this an environmentally friendly alternative to landfil, but this technology has significant financial benefits with payback mostly well under 12 months.
Siemens desalination plant in Al Khafji employs a two-stage reverse osmosis process, which derives its energy from a nearby solar power installation. Turning seawater into freshwater has never been so efficient.
With revolutionary technology developed by MIDES, microbial desalination cells use a sustainable low-energy process to produce safe drinking water from seawater. It means electro-active bacteria desalinate and sterilise water making it suitable and safe.
Terrascope quickly, accurately and comprehensively measure scope 1, 2 & 3, adhering to the GHG protocol. Businesses can identify emission hotspots and simulate reduction initiatives to reduce the biggest carbon accounting risks.
Hotel Energy Solutions’ benchmarking tool enables European Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the accommodation sector to assess their current energy use/efficiency and carbon footprint against similar enterprises.
GreenView Hotel Footprinting Tool allows travellers to calculate the carbon footprint of a hotel stay or meeting anywhere in the world, using real data supplied by the industry’s global benchmarking index.
By partnering with Greenfleet, Europcar are confident that their carbon offset program provides genuine and lasting environmental benefits. To date, together with customer donations, they have already helped to plant more than 165,000 native trees and restore bio-diverse forests around Australia .
Toyota Hybrid technology was launched to the world in the legendary Prius, and today has made its way into the Camry range. Hire an eco-friendly Camry from Avis and enjoy average fuel consumption of 4.2l/100km.
Hertz and Uber are currently working on the European expansion to their successful North American partnership through which Hertz will make up to 25,000 electric vehicles (EVs) available to Uber drivers in European capital cities by 2025. A wide range of suitable EVs will be on offer, including vehicles from Tesla and Polestar.
When Yale University students found Pestalotiopsis, in the rainforests of Ecuador in 2011, they discovered the first fungus that not only has a voracious appetite for plastic but can thrive in oxygen-starved environments like landfills. They taste good too.
JW Marriott have implemented an impressive onsite circular economy food system, part of which is a Double Grande worm farm. Waste from the hotel is processed by 80,000 worms, converted into microbe and nutrient rich vermicast which is used on the gardens to assist in growing fresh, nutritious produce used in their restaurants in a farm-to-table culinary experience for guests. (pic.Worm Farm Facts)
Circular solutions, such as the black soldier fly (BSF), are promising. This incredible insect converts food waste into useful proteins and other high demand products, such as organic fertilizer that can be used in cities, parks and green spaces.
Every year, 10,000 tons of used cooking oil is collected by Veolia from catering professionals, local authorities, and food manufacturers - nearly 27,000 customers spread throughout France. The used oil is filtered and pretreated, before it is transported to Veolia’s biodiesel plant in Limay to be transformed into biofuel. 1,200 litres of biofuel can be produced by recycling one metric ton of used oil.
Method InSight provides unprecedented capability to support waste reduction ambitions. Each hour, bin-by-bin data is sent to the InSight Portal over a secure cellular network to provide a detailed overview of an organisation’s waste in near-real-time.
The Envac system reduces air pollution and carbon emissions caused by waste collection traffic, eliminates smell and mess associated with traditional waste collection and makes unsafe and unsanitary waste collection a thing of the past. The collection station can be located as far away as 2 km from the central urban area, reducing the impact of heavy traffic, such as noise, air pollution, and traffic jams.
Global strategic design and innovation company, Seymourpowell, have collaborated with Angel Trains, to develop a new train concept featuring sanitiser stations, contactless doors and antibacterial poles, the train concept aims to offer spaces for a variety of passengers which can be adapted accordingly.
Powerhouse Company, Siemens, is improving the world’s train systems by using Big Data and IoT. They first introduced the Internet of Trains and IoT technology in Russia’s train system from Moscow to St. Petersburg. Throughout the course of a year, they have only seen 9 delayed trains (based on 16 total trains running multiple trips on a daily basis).
Mobile ticketing for transit is a relatively small market, but according to Technavio it is poised to expand by $5.6 bln between 2020 and 2024 in line with increased use of QR codes, NFC chips, e-wallets, bluetooth and biometric technologies. According to ReportLinker, the global mobile ticketing market will be worth $4 bln by 2027 - almost four times higher than its current value.
Oklin’s GG-02 is an electric composting unit ideal for small-scale waste generators like homes, coffee shops, schools and offices. The GG-02 utilizes Acidulo® microbes to compost food waste in 24 hours, producing a nutrient-rich soil amendment that can be used in gardens.
Polarium offers the best performing, safe and sustainable energy storage solutions, based on lithium batteries. They areactive in the telecom, commercial and industrial segments and their solutions are already operational on all continents.
Airxchange Energy Recovery Wheels improve building HVAC system performance by efficiently preconditioning fresh air with recycled energy to reduce outdoor air ventilation loads up to 80%
WarkaTower is a vertical structure designed to collect and harvest potable water from the air. Designed for rural populations that face challenges accessing drinkable water. Made from biodegradable, recyclable materials and uses no electricity.
The Seashore Chapel by Vector Architects is raised up to seemingly drift upon high tide waters and transforms into a sheltered haven to rest during low tide. Natural light and ventilation flow through this timeless, serene structure.
REALice is a water treatment system for ice rinks that eliminates the need for hot water when building and resurfacing ice. Cold water is used to resurface ice rinks, reducing costs and energy usage.
The Shuck Don’t Chuck project in Australia collects used oyster, mussel and scallop shells from restaurants, venues and seafood wholesalers and recycles them as a base for reef restoration sites.
X Shore has designed a 100% electric boat that features new technology and traditional craftsmanship. The Eelex 6500 travels up to 100 nautical miles on a single charge and up to 40 knots.
The ThorFire Solar Powered & Waterproof LED flashlight is durable and self powered. You can recharge it immediately by using the hand crank or exposing solar panels to sunlight. 1 minute of hand cranking yields 1 hour of light.
The Turó de la Peira Sports Center, constructed out of 2 existing buildings, incorporates a hydroponic green façade with a solar powered rooftop and an aerothermal system that heats hot water.
Sunworks manufacture portable solar panels that can be used on narrowboats and canal boats. Comes with a stand that is easily set up outside the boat. 50 to 200 watt panels available.
Schneider Electric’s comprehensive digital power management system, ExoStructure Power, has helped 1 hotel chain meet regulatory compliance to avoid penalties from energy providers, monitor and improve conditions for ideal guest comfort, and optimize energy.
Intelity makes a Mobile Guest App that gives guests the ability to access their room using their smartphone. The Mobile Key helps streamline check-ins, eliminates the need for plastic keycards and reduces operational costs.
The GOSUN Grill is an easy, versatile fuel-free solar cooker that uses energy from the sun to bake, boil or steam a meal for 8 people. Perfect for outdoor cooking and fitted with a built in cooking thermometer. Works even in cloudy weather.
Floating Motors takes vintage cars and applies the most modern nautical techniques to convert them into electric motorboats. Retro cool on water that can reach speeds up to 55 knots.
Narrow or skinny houses are becoming popular worldwide based on their functionality, minimalism and low footprint. ‘Lucky Drops’ by Atelier Tekuto has transformed a leftover plot of land in Tokyo into a place of livable comfort.
SmarTUK is an electric Tuk Tuk fitted with a GPS radio and features a modular loading bay for selling goods and improved water resistance to deal with flooded areas. Customers can order, locate and track specific types of goods and deliveries easily.
The Window Solar Charger by Grouphug can hang in any window and charge your devices. A bamboo frame houses a 10W Solar Panel with a cotton cord for hanging on top.