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10 Jan

Harvesting Solar Energy from Space

Amruta Joshi0 CommentsClimate-tech, Innovation, Space-Tech

The Earth has entered the ‘code red’, claim the scientists in a recent report on climate change. The report states that 16 out of 35 vitals used to measure Earth’s climate change are at alarming levels. There is an ongoing battle to save the planet by undoing all that was done during the last few decades and taking action to save the planet. Finding a renewable and clean source of energy is at the top of the list. The most critical aspect is to find such a form of renewable energy that will be carbon neutral and most importantly affordable…

06 Jan

Affordable Green Hydrogen at scale: Electrolyzer technology by NEWTRACE

Rudrani Gupta0 CommentsClimate-tech, Mobility, StartupGREEN HYDROGEN

After witnessing floods and drastic climate change in their respective hometowns in India, Prasanta Sarkar and Rochan Sinha came to a conclusion that efforts to reverse climate change needs to be put in now and not ten years later. But what could they do? Many start-ups were already working to impact the climate change. And Sarkar and Sinha wanted to come up with a new and long-lasting solution to climate change. They wanted to build a technology that could not only help reverse climate change but also impact the lives of people, energy and ensure a sustainable future. In an…

04 Jan

How ChargeKart is promoting Sustainable Mobility?

Rudrani Gupta0 CommentsClimate-tech, Mobility, Startup

With the rising adoption of electric vehicles in the automobile business, pollution-free electric fuel is highly demanded. Chargekart, a startup by Geetha Ravali and Arun Reddy Thumma encourages people to reduce carbon emissions not only by using electric vehicles, by selecting a truly sustainable fuel for EVs. The start-up began in May 2022 but the team started working on it a year before. Speaking to Climapreneur, Arun Reddy Thumma said that he and his co-founder started working on Chargekart with an aim to, “promote sustainable mobility” He also said. “...we started our research on electric vehicles which were promoted and…

23 Dec

Technological innovations offering Green-Fashion Solution

Amruta Joshi0 CommentsFashion, Innovationfashion

Fast fashion is in bloom today, as our fashion choices are largely influenced by the fashion that we see around us, on the TV, in films and the social media. Technological advancement allows the latest fashion to reach the masses easily. Thus, the fashion industry is one of the largest industries in the market. It is among the key factors regulating the global economy. When it comes to fashion, textile production is at the centre of all. The early textile industries were established in the latter half of 1700 after the invention of the first cotton spinning machine by British…

21 Dec

Nuclear Fusion: The source of limitless clean energy!

Amruta Joshi0 CommentsInnovation

Nuclear fusion, the term frequently encountered in the news for the past few days. The technology has been under the radar of physicists and engineers for a long time. Scientists have been trying to mimic the process of nuclear fusion under controlled conditions in the laboratory. Finally, there has been a major breakthrough in the area of controlled nuclear fusion. Very good news for mankind! Let’s understand how and why. Humans, being the biggest consumers of energy on the planet, are on the constant hunt for affordable and clean energy sources. We have almost extinguished fossil-based fuels, thus exploring alternative…

13 Dec

Electric Highways, finally the good news!

Amruta Joshi0 CommentsInnovation, Mobilityelectric highway

From the paved mud pathways during the early civilisation to today's multi-lane highways, our roads have evolved and developed with us. But the journey doesn't end here. The government has announced that we will soon have electric highways! Roads have always been crucial to the development and progress of human civilization. Archaeological studies have found shreds of evidence of the existence of well-built, straight roads since the Indus civilisation. During the early times, roads were made up of mud and stones, but as we discovered new materials and gained knowledge of chemistry, the construction and quality of roads improved. Road…

10 Dec

Phool-India’s first Biomaterial Startup recycling Flower Waste

Vaibhav Singhai0 CommentsClimate-tech, Startup

Phool, India's "first biomaterial startup" was founded in 2017 by the dynamic engineering graduates duo Ankit Agarwal and Prateek Kumar. The Kanpur-based startup Phool which literally means flower has come up with an innovative solution to tackle the problem of the huge amount of floral waste that is daily produced at religious sites and dumped into rivers, posing danger to marine life and water quality in general. The process is quite simple, the company, with the help of local labourers, starts by collecting huge amounts of floral waste from the riverside of primarily three Indian cities. And then the collected…

06 Dec

Ocean Acidification Solutions- From Sea Weed farming to Solar Powered bio-rocks.

Amruta Joshi0 CommentsClimate Education, Ocean-Techocean acidification, sea weed farming

We live on a beautiful planet, Earth. The Earth’s surface is mostly covered by water bodies (70%), and 97% of it is oceanic water. Thus, oceans are home to many living organisms and form an important ecosystem. The optimum pH of our oceans has always been slightly basic (saline), between 8.1 to 8.2, ambient for the marine life forms to survive. But the scenario started to change post-industrial revolution. Reports state that oceans are becoming acidic, due to increasing concentrations of H+ ions. As a result, pH has now gone down to 8.06 from 8.1. Prima Facie, it seems to be…

23 Nov

Hydrogen Fuel- A Greener Alternative?

Amruta Joshi0 CommentsClimate-tech, Innovation, Mobilityhydrogen fuel, mobility

Efficient energy production and supply are critical for the economic development of every nation. Our energy demands extend to every sphere of life, be it domestic, industrial, transport, etc. Therefore, energy production has always been an important industrial sector. This sector is of utmost importance for emerging economies and developing nations, as energy production and export might accelerate the country’s economic gains significantly. Most of the energy that we consume originates from conventional energy sources such as fossil fuels. But in the wake of the current climate crisis, and fossil fuels being the top culprit, there is a search for…

22 Nov

Carbon Capture, Storage and Utilisation

Climapreneur0 CommentsClimate Education, Climate-tech, Fashion, InnovationCarbon capture storage utilisation, climate technology

The global climatic conditions are deteriorating with every passing day. No statistics could possibly describe the severity of the damage that has been incurred by the environment due to anthropogenic activities. There are various contenders for global climate changes, of which, greenhouse gases are the key players. Greenhouse gases are the ones responsible for trapping excess solar energy and increasing the global temperature by 1.20 C over the last few decades. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the most abundant greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. The amount of (CO2) in the atmosphere is 441parts per million. Apart from the obvious effect of…