Mobile app adds an element of gaming to home energy meteringGerman GreenPocket’s namesake smartphone app “helps consumers share their carbon footprint in a competitive and entertaining way on Facebook.”
Personal solar charger broadcasts and rewards users’ energy savingsThe German Changers Starter Kit is a solar-powered charging system that lets users see and share information on the CO2 they’ve saved, while being rewarded with credits at participating stores.
Vending machine for reused and recycled productsSwap-o-Matic is a vending machine enabling users to donate and receive items without spending money.
On a Berlin rooftop, aquaponic farm will produce vegetables and fishFrisch vom Dach is building an aquaponic farm on the roof of an old malthouse in Berlin that will produce both vegetables and fish.
World’s first recyclable designer over-ear headphonesNoisezero O+ are the “world’s first recyclable material designer over-ear headphones”.
In Malaysia, RFID used to stop illegal loggingThe Malaysian Forestry Department are trialling RFID technology to detect illegal logging activities.
Stickers turn cardboard trash into playtime treasureBox Play for Kids’ range of stickers help children creatively convert carboard packaging into a variety of objects and animals ready for play.
For every purchase online, an investment in solar energyEvery purchase made through Do The Bright Thing funds solar panels that generate the equivalent energy used in the production of the purchased product.
Vancouver store focuses on refillable cleaning productsThe Soap Dispensary in Vancouver, BC, bills itself as “a refill store specializing in premium household soaps, cleaners and personal care products.”
In India, home solar energy on a pay-as-you-go planSimpa Networks sells distributed energy solutions on a “progressive purchase” basis; customers make a small initial down payment for a solar energy system and then pre-pay for the service.