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Sustainability
Clean cooking and female empowerment in Sierra Leone
This social enterprise was started to promote gender equality and energy access with its green cookstoves
Agriculture & Energy
Harnessing Kenya’s geothermal energy for direct air capture
A startup hopes to global warming by removing carbon from the atmosphere and storing it underground in Kenya
Property & Construction
Smart windows control the sunlight and heat entering a home
One company is giving people easy control of their windows, optimising energy usage, comfort, and desired privacy
Agriculture & Energy
Transforming old oil wells into energy storage assets
‘Gravity wells’ could provide the grid with cheap energy storage services
Sustainability
Mapping the seafloor in high-resolution
A combination of smart technologies come together to provide an accurate snapshot of the health of our oceans
Agriculture & Energy
Simplified hydroponics systems
The gardens grow animal feed as well as herbs and vegetables
Manufacturing
Photocatalysts upcycle CO2 into commodity chemicals
A new process uses light instead of heat to produce chemicals – saving energy and using up captured CO2 in the process
Agriculture & Energy
Repurposing used EV batteries into off-grid solar energy systems
A Kenyan company is delivering cheap solar and water filtration systems by reusing e-waste to develop lithium batteries locally
Food & Drink
An app lets supermarkets reduce waste by selling discounted food items
Shoppers can see real-time discounts at local stores
Features
Designing clothes for a waste-free future
One Belgian startup is making it easy to disassemble old clothes, helping to make clothes recycling efficient at scale
Features
Planet Champions: Emily Stochl
We spoke with Emily to find out more about the work of Remake – and the importance of rethinking our shopping habits
Fashion & Beauty
AI recommends the right size for customers to reduce clothes returns
The platform matches 3D models of customers to the most suitably sized product