Nominated innovations
1000 innovative clean energy solutions and > 10 framework explorers with the potential to deliver close to three gigatonnes of avoided emissions by 2030
Crowdfunding of solar projects in emerging markets
ecoligo provides a fully financed solar-as-a-service (SaaS) solution for businesses in emerging markets. By providing a digital platform for financing and delivering solar projects, ecoligo aims to remove the barriers that prevent such projects from being realised. Their aspiration is that supplying businesses with affordable electricity will enable them to grow and boost the local economy. Under the SaaS contract ecoligo provides a solar systemas a service for each company for the duration of the contract. ecoligo’s service includes raising the necessary finance for the project, the construction and insurance of the solar system, scheduled maintenance, operation and management.
Ecoligo
Germany
9
innovation: added 7th December, 2018
Ecoligo
Crowdfunding of solar projects in emerging markets
ecoligo provides a fully financed solar-as-a-service (SaaS) solution for businesses in emerging markets. By providing a digital platform for financing and delivering solar projects, ecoligo aims to remove the barriers that prevent such projects from being realised. Their aspiration is that supplying businesses with affordable electricity will enable them to grow and boost the local economy. Under the SaaS contract ecoligo provides a solar systemas a service for each company for the duration of the contract. ecoligo’s service includes raising the necessary finance for the project, the construction and insurance of the solar system, scheduled maintenance, operation and management.
2030 potential GHG reductions
9t CO2e/year
Decentralised solar thermal system for industries
Traditionally, industries use electricity, high speed diesel or furnace oil to achieve process heat temperatures ranging from 70 to 120 °C. Aspiration Energy has developed a solution to meet low and mid temperature process heat demand through decentralized energy generation based on a solar thermal system. Although solar collectors generally heat up to about 70°C, Aspiration’s innovations in fluid pressure, as well as system and module design, have been able to achieve temperatures of up to 120 °C.
Aspiration Energy private limited
India
27
innovation: added 18th March, 2019
Aspiration Energy private limited
Decentralised solar thermal system for industries
Traditionally, industries use electricity, high speed diesel or furnace oil to achieve process heat temperatures ranging from 70 to 120 °C. Aspiration Energy has developed a solution to meet low and mid temperature process heat demand through decentralized energy generation based on a solar thermal system. Although solar collectors generally heat up to about 70°C, Aspiration’s innovations in fluid pressure, as well as system and module design, have been able to achieve temperatures of up to 120 °C.
2030 potential GHG reductions
27t CO2e/year
Decentralized biomethane mobility solutions
Atmove offers products and services necessary for decentralized biomethane mobility. The Atmove circular economy system offers an integration of biogas infrastructure to use organic waste from the agriculture, biomethane upgrading, BioGNG filling stations, vehicles and services within a one-stop-shop. According to Atmove, their solution compared to fossil alternatives cuts fuel costs by 50% and CO₂ emissions by 90% with a standardized product range that covers 80 % of the market needs.
Atmove
Brazil
66
innovation: added 15th March, 2019
Atmove
Decentralized biomethane mobility solutions
Atmove offers products and services necessary for decentralized biomethane mobility. The Atmove circular economy system offers an integration of biogas infrastructure to use organic waste from the agriculture, biomethane upgrading, BioGNG filling stations, vehicles and services within a one-stop-shop. According to Atmove, their solution compared to fossil alternatives cuts fuel costs by 50% and CO₂ emissions by 90% with a standardized product range that covers 80 % of the market needs.
2030 potential GHG reductions
66t CO2e/year
Design of small-scale concentrated solar power plants
In a project called 'Solarbosch', Enerbosh is developing small-scale concentrated solar power tower (CSP-T) plants, with ranges from 0.5 to 3 MWe for power generation or 1 to 10 MWh for heat processes on a 24/7 basis.
Current CSP-T plants use molten salts as heat transfer fluid (HTF) and storage medium, reaching temperatures up to 560 °C. This is only profitable at very large scales due to the high investment required. In this project the CSP-T plant uses air as HTF, which can easily exceed 1000 °C. The heat storage medium is copper slag, a Chilean mining industry by-product (low cost), with ideal heat storage properties up to 1,000 °C.
Enerbosch
Chile
6
innovation: added 14th May, 2019
Enerbosch
Design of small-scale concentrated solar power plants
In a project called 'Solarbosch', Enerbosh is developing small-scale concentrated solar power tower (CSP-T) plants, with ranges from 0.5 to 3 MWe for power generation or 1 to 10 MWh for heat processes on a 24/7 basis.
Current CSP-T plants use molten salts as heat transfer fluid (HTF) and storage medium, reaching temperatures up to 560 °C. This is only profitable at very large scales due to the high investment required. In this project the CSP-T plant uses air as HTF, which can easily exceed 1000 °C. The heat storage medium is copper slag, a Chilean mining industry by-product (low cost), with ideal heat storage properties up to 1,000 °C.
2030 potential GHG reductions
6t CO2e/year
Disaggregation and Predictor Services
Twingz detects potential fire and/or water damage before it occurs and provides a fully transparent picture of your energy consumption, monitoring individual appliances, based on the end-user’s electricity and water meters. Using data disaggregation and machine learning, twingz aims to make power and water consumption transparent and controllable, as well as predictable and therefore safe. The machine learning prediction can detect discrepancies in usage patterns and therefore give warnings about possible malfunction and potential damage. At the same time, usage data is continuously available to end-users.
Twingz
Germany
45
innovation: added 15th March, 2019
Twingz
Disaggregation and Predictor Services
Twingz detects potential fire and/or water damage before it occurs and provides a fully transparent picture of your energy consumption, monitoring individual appliances, based on the end-user’s electricity and water meters. Using data disaggregation and machine learning, twingz aims to make power and water consumption transparent and controllable, as well as predictable and therefore safe. The machine learning prediction can detect discrepancies in usage patterns and therefore give warnings about possible malfunction and potential damage. At the same time, usage data is continuously available to end-users.
2030 potential GHG reductions
45t CO2e/year
Dispatchable solar power system
Azelio is a supplier of Stirling engine-based renewable energy solutions, with a focus on distributed and dispatchable solar electricity. Azelio have developed a concentrated solar power system that generates electricity using a Sterling engine, connected to energy storage which increases the potential output of energy. Azelio claims that the unique advantage of the company’s solution lies in the combination of its efficiency, reliability and sustainability.
Azelio (former Cleanergy AB)
Sweden
19
innovation: added 18th March, 2019
Azelio (former Cleanergy AB)
Dispatchable solar power system
Azelio is a supplier of Stirling engine-based renewable energy solutions, with a focus on distributed and dispatchable solar electricity. Azelio have developed a concentrated solar power system that generates electricity using a Sterling engine, connected to energy storage which increases the potential output of energy. Azelio claims that the unique advantage of the company’s solution lies in the combination of its efficiency, reliability and sustainability.
2030 potential GHG reductions
19t CO2e/year
DMC Biotechnologies
DMC Biotechnologies has developed a novel patent-pending technology for rapid engineering of robust microbial hosts that enables the production of a broad diversity of specialty chemicals, flavors, fragrances, nutraceuticals, natural products, pharmaceuticals, and APIs.
DMC Biotechnologies
United States
Currently unavailable
innovation: added 15th March, 2019
DMC Biotechnologies
DMC Biotechnologies
DMC Biotechnologies has developed a novel patent-pending technology for rapid engineering of robust microbial hosts that enables the production of a broad diversity of specialty chemicals, flavors, fragrances, nutraceuticals, natural products, pharmaceuticals, and APIs.
2030 potential GHG reductions
Currently unavailable
Doubling biopower plant electrical efficiency
Today's established technology for bio power is the steam cycle, in which 30 percent of the energy input results in electricity, the remainder being heat and energy losses. Bio power plants are therefore primarily heating plants and, secondly, producers of electricity. Phoenix Biopower's technology has a completely different thermodynamic process. The first step is that the fuel is gasified under high pressure together with steam. The gas formed then drives a gas turbine where steam is used to optimize combustion. With this technology, efficiency is doubled, and electricity can be produced with up to 60 percent of the energy input.
PhoenixBiopower
Sweden
Currently unavailable
innovation: added 14th May, 2019
PhoenixBiopower
Doubling biopower plant electrical efficiency
Today's established technology for bio power is the steam cycle, in which 30 percent of the energy input results in electricity, the remainder being heat and energy losses. Bio power plants are therefore primarily heating plants and, secondly, producers of electricity. Phoenix Biopower's technology has a completely different thermodynamic process. The first step is that the fuel is gasified under high pressure together with steam. The gas formed then drives a gas turbine where steam is used to optimize combustion. With this technology, efficiency is doubled, and electricity can be produced with up to 60 percent of the energy input.
2030 potential GHG reductions
Currently unavailable
E Grid–A low cost scalable platform and analytics for demand side managememt of industrial energy use
Ecolibrium Energy private limited has developed a solution for demand side management applications called E Grid. The E Grid is a smart virtual platform which hosts different applications which transmit, distribute and manage electricity using information and communication technology. It helps control electricity use by making consumption patterns more visible. This information allows the power plant to cut down the amount of power it generates or the end user can cut down its consumption. The E Grid infrastructure comprises of a wireless enabled sensor. It transfers data using wireless technology to a cloud server where an E Grid application called Smartsense tracks and evaluates consumption data.
Ecolibrium Energy private limited
India
Currently unavailable
innovation: added 18th March, 2019
Ecolibrium Energy private limited
E Grid–A low cost scalable platform and analytics for demand side managememt of industrial energy use
Ecolibrium Energy private limited has developed a solution for demand side management applications called E Grid. The E Grid is a smart virtual platform which hosts different applications which transmit, distribute and manage electricity using information and communication technology. It helps control electricity use by making consumption patterns more visible. This information allows the power plant to cut down the amount of power it generates or the end user can cut down its consumption. The E Grid infrastructure comprises of a wireless enabled sensor. It transfers data using wireless technology to a cloud server where an E Grid application called Smartsense tracks and evaluates consumption data.
2030 potential GHG reductions
Currently unavailable
Efficient solar modules for electric vehicles
Sharp Corporation have developed a solar module with one of the world’s highest conversion efficiencies, which enables on-vehicle charing for electric vehicles (EVs) to increase their range without frequent plug-in battery charging. A triple-junction compound was used to capture a wider range of the spectrum of sunlight, leading to a conversion efficiency for a solar module of 31.17% for 968 cm².
Sharp Corporation
Japan
11
innovation: added 13th May, 2019
Sharp Corporation
Efficient solar modules for electric vehicles
Sharp Corporation have developed a solar module with one of the world’s highest conversion efficiencies, which enables on-vehicle charing for electric vehicles (EVs) to increase their range without frequent plug-in battery charging. A triple-junction compound was used to capture a wider range of the spectrum of sunlight, leading to a conversion efficiency for a solar module of 31.17% for 968 cm².
2030 potential GHG reductions
11t CO2e/year