Success Cases from the Global Cleantech Innovation Programme (GCIP)

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Success Cases from theGlobal Cleantech Innovation Programme (GCIP)

By

Songphon Munkongsujarit, Ph.D.

Senior Consultant

Technology Management Center

National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) - Thailand


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555 qualified applications from six countries.

159 companies were selected to join the accelerator programme under four categories: Renewable Energy

58 companies (36%)

Energy Efficiency

41 companies (26%)

Waste to Energy

32 companies (20%)

Water Efficiency

28 companies (18%)

The First Year – 2014

South Africa

Armenia

Pakistan

India

Turkey

Malaysia

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2014 GCIP National Winners from 6 Countries


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902 qualified applications from six countries.

186 companies were selected to join the accelerator programme under four categories: Renewable Energy

68 companies (37%)

Energy Efficiency

63 companies (34%)

Waste to Energy

34 companies (18%)

Water Efficiency

21 companies (11%)

The Second Year – 2015

South Africa

Armenia

Pakistan

India

Turkey

Malaysia

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2015 GCIP National Winners from 6 Countries


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Armenia (2014) – Ecotechnology LLC

Water Efficiency Product.

“Aquasource” – non-toxic and biodegradable substance (hydrogel) that can absorb and maintain water for 300-500 times of its mass.

Application for farmers to reduce the use of water and fertilizer as well as improve soil structure.

http://www.ecotechnology.am/aquasource/index.php?lang=en


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Pakistan (2014) – Eco-Fuelants

Waste to Energy Product.

A system that produces “bio-diesel” from waste cooking oil using innovative nano-catalyst (providing 20 times faster conversion with 99% of yield and allowing operation at room temperature (25oC) rather than 140oC as the conventional biodiesel process).

Business model includes partnership with local burger shops for raw materials and securing distribution channel for bio-diesel.

http://ecofuelants.com/


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India (2015) – Agnisumukh

Energy Efficiency Product.

Industrial kitchen equipment using LPG to produce flameless, smokeless and noiseless radiant heat just like charcoal with 30% energy saving compared to traditional burners.

The products enable cleaner and greener kitchen environment (by using less energy and less water/detergent in industrial kitchen).

http://www.agnisumukh.com/product.html


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South Africa (2015) – Khaya Power

Renewable Energy Product.

“FAABulous” home power appliance provides 2 essential energy needed in the home – electricity and heating (for cooking).

The base contains a battery charged by build-in solar panel for electricity while the micro-gasifier stove uses 2-stage combustion process for high efficiency and smoke-free cooking.

http://www.khayapower.co.za/


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Malaysia (2015) – Zymeratics


A spin-off company from University of Purta Malaysia (UPM).

“The Enzyme Boutique” – providing tailor-made enzymes based on industrial requirement.

“It is not just about getting investment to fund ourstartup but, more importantly, building networksand getting to know people who can help clean techbusinesses grow.”

Hidayah Shahidan, CEO Zymeratics Sdn Bhd

http://www.zymeratics.com/


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Turkey (2015) – Positive Energy


IoT (Internet of Things) devices (humidity, heat, light and carbon dioxide sensors) and cloud-based analysis system for analyzing energy consumption at commercial buildings.

Users can use recommendations from the system to increase energy efficiency.

Learn – System learns the day cycle of the building

Analyse – Data is anaylsed by the software

Report – EnBeacon gives feed back to automation system to reschedule and adopt itself to the building

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http://www.positivenerji.com/


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Thailand (2016)

It could be you!

http://thailand.cleantechopen.org

http://thailand.cleantechopen.org/

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