THE INNOVATION PORTAL
We will present innovations and solutions in 12 sectors that represent all aspects of human life:
Environment, Media, Governance, Health, Economics, Relations, Justice, Infrastructure, Education, Science, Spirituality, Arts.
«To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.»
– Buckminster Fuller
Gross National Happiness
GNH is a much richer objective than GDP or economic growth. In GNH, material well-being is important but it is also important to enjoy sufficient well-being in things like community, culture, governance, knowledge and wisdom,...
World’s first electric fishing boat
Siemens has supplied the propulsion system for the world’s first electric fishing boat. The solution saves fuel, reduces maintenance costs, and is broadly applicable. A new fishing cutter called the Karoline has been developed by...
Ocean Clean Up
At The Ocean Cleanup, we’re developing the first feasible method to clean up world’s ocean garbage patches. Five vast areas of Open Ocean, known as the subtropical gyres, act as a trap for ocean plastic....
This is why Finland has the best schools
The Harvard education professor Howard Gardner once advised Americans, “Learn from Finland, which has the most effective schools and which does just about the opposite of what we are doing in the United States.” Following...
Hydrogen fuel cell powered trucks
Nikola Motor Company Announces U.S. and Canadian Class 8 Trucks Will Be Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered and 100% Emission Free. Nikola is announcing that the electric drivetrain used in the U.S. and Canadian markets will...
Media City Bergen
A landmark building in Bergen, and a world class hub for innovation and science for the media industry and the University of Bergen. In September 2017 TV2, NRK, Vizrt, The University of Bergen (Dept. of...
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation was established in 2010 with the aim of accelerating the transition to the circular economy. Since its creation the charity has emerged as a global thought leader, establishing circular economy on...
Masdar City, a sustainable eco-city
In 2008, Masdar City broke ground and embarked on a daring journey to develop the world’s most sustainable eco-city. Through smart investments, Masdar City is successfully pioneering a “greenprint” for how cities can accommodate rapid...
AskNature
AskNature is the world’s most comprehensive catalog of nature’s solutions to human design challenges. This curated online library features free information on more than 1,800 (and growing!) natural phenomena and hundreds of bio-inspired applications. Think...
TED – ideas worth spreading
TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks. TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, and today covers almost all topics...
Ampere – battery ferry
The world’s first large all-electric car ferry started operating in january 2015 and is a 100 % battery driven catamaran in aluminium. The 80-meter long vessel can carry 120 cars and 360 passengers across the...
The Wavestar machine
The Wavestar machine draws energy from wave power with floats that rise and fall with the up and down motion of waves. The floats are attached by arms to a platform that stands on legs...
Thorium energy
Laser Power Systems from Connecticut has created its own thorium engine, which weighs around 500 pounds and could power a car for 100 years on only eight grams of thorium. The key energy source is...
The Energy island of Samsoe, Denmark
In 1997 Samsoe became Denmark’s (first) Sustainable Energy Island and achieved self-sufficiency in sustainable energy within 10 years. 100% of Samsoe’s electricity consumption is generated by 11 land-based windmills, and 70 % of the heat...
Making clean water fast
LIFESAVER BOTTLE It will remove all bacteria, viruses, cysts, parasites, fungi and all other microbiological waterborne pathogens from dirty water, including that contaminated with sewage. This makes it ideal for use in Third World Countries...
Energy straight from the core
Limitless Energy Burning fossil fuels and creating nuclear reactions to generate electricity comes at a high cost – politically and environmentally. Alternative methods are limited and come with tradeoffs. The answer to these problems is...
ReGen – self-sustaining Villages
The village features energy-positive homes, mixed renewable energy sources, energy storage, organic food production, vertical farming, and aquaponics, water management and waste-to-resource systems. Vision: Engineering and facilitating the development of integrated and resilient neighborhoods that...
Molekule – eliminate indoor air pollution
Dr. Yogi Goswami’s notable career in solar energy collided with indoor, in 1995 when his efforts to aid his son’s debilitating asthma symptoms were met with frustration and disillusion. What he found were products attempting to...
SeaOrbiter – a oceanic station
SeaOrbiter is the only vessel in the world allowing a 24/7 exploration on long-term missions of the open sea and the abyss. An exploration vessel and a universal scientific laboratory dedicated to the discovery of the...
Spherical solar energy generator
By using a high efficiency Multijunction cell, the cell surface is reduced down to 1 % compared to the same power output as a conventional silicon cell in optimal conditions. In combination with dual...
Zero Village Bergen – zero emission neighborhood project
This project is the largest of its kind in Norway. The development consists of about 700 new dwellings, a kindergarten, and some commercial buildings, and is located at Ådland, near the Bergen airport. The project...