Join co-founder Nico Rosberg in the latest instalment of Meet My Green +1 featuring special guests Ann Makosinski and Fionn Ferreira!
 
Some of the most innovative ideas to help save our planet come from the younger generation and Ann and her green +1 Fionn definitely prove it!
 
These two award-winning young inventors are making an impact through their incredible innovations and we had a great time getting to know them a little better.
 
Watch the full episode here!

GREENTECH FESTIVAL despite coronavirus: climate change doesn’t take a break.
 
We are thrilled to announce that GREENTECH FESTIVAL will take place on 16-18 September 2020 at Kraftwerk Berlin.
 
Our pioneering extended concept combines the merits of both virtual and in-person presence and simultaneously remains flexible enough to adapt to all future scenarios. For three days, visitors both on and offline will be astounded by the progress made to battle climate change and the throw-away economy. Whether green mobility, sustainable consumption, resourceful fashion and nutrition or environmentally friendly solutions for companies and start-ups, GREENTECH FESTIVAL promises to provide inspiration, exchanges and answers for the second time around, resulting in concrete action with impact. We cannot wait to celebrate change together.

Introducing our new GREEN AWARDS founding partner: Audi.
 
Our goal is to shift the focus towards environmental themes and, particularly, solutions to bring about the change for a green and technologically powered future. We’re happy to announce that, as founding partner of the GREEN AWARDS, Audi has risen to the challenge to offer a stage to technological innovation and vehement change makers.
 
“The new, long-term partnership with GREENTECH FESTIVAL highlights that sustainability is clearly on the agenda of the four rings. We are excited to be on board as a founding partner and to, at the GREEN AWARDS, encourage and support new, sustainable ideas that make a contribution to a better, livable future. With this we want to expressly encourage innovators to go further with their ideas,” says Henrik Wenders, Senior Vice President Brand Audi.

Episode 4 of Meet My Green +1 is here, and this time our CEO Judith Kühn is joined by Frank Salzgeber, Head of Innovation and Ventures Office European Space Agency, and his +1 Oliver C. Martin, Managing Director and Founder Carmaqua GmbH.
 
With the theme “reach the stars”, this episode is full of inspiration to achieve your goals. Watch it in full here.
 
This episode is all in German, but we’ll be continuing to share our favourite moments from the previous episodes with subtitles on our social media channels!

We’re thrilled to announce that Steven Gätjen will host the GREEN AWARDS 2020!

 
“Having a positive outlook on the future encourages and inspires us to make the change to a more sustainable lifestyle, and I’m so excited to celebrate the ideas, technologies and people that make it possible on stage as the presenter of this year’s GREEN AWARDS. I can’t wait for us to come together as a community to highlight the value of protecting our environment and engage as many people as possible with this mission.”

 
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Electric vehicles powered only by the sun – for Aachen students, this is not a vision of the future, but a reality already lived today. As one of more than forty solar racing teams from all over the world, Team Sonnenwagen Aachen is developing its own solar car for participation in the World Solar Challenge 2021 in Australia to show the world that innovative and sustainable mobility concepts are already fit for use.

When it comes to solving the climate crisis, as well as getting through the current situation, one thing rings true: we’re in this together.
 
The third episode of “Meet My Green +1“ is here and this time, we’ve kept it local, with two guests from the start-up scene in Berlin. Joining our CEO Judith Kühn are Timon Rupp, Founder and CEO of The Drivery and his plus one, Matthias Schmidt-Rex, CEO of SmartHectar Innovation.

Give the full episode a watch here to learn more about these great members of our community.
 
This episode is all in German, but we’ll be continuing to share our favourite moments from the previous episodes on our channels for all the English speakers out there!

Plan Shop is an affiliate of Plan International – the leading organization for private sponsors supporting children in need. Plan Shop distributes high-quality products made by artisans from developing countries, providing them with a sustainable income. For more and more families – especially women and their children – Plan Shop projects have become the path to overcome poverty and getting access to education. This spirit is summed up in the slogan “Trade for Peace”.

Episode two of “Meet My Green +1“ is here and packed full of innovative, sustainable solutions to protect our planet. Hear GREEN AWARDS jury member Mark Griffiths, Global Leader of Climate Business at WWF, share his visions for the future of the environment with our CEO Judith Kühn and his +1 Angus Forbes, founder of the Global Planet Authority.

Give it a watch here!

NIO Inc. is a pioneer in China’s premium electric vehicle market. Founded in November 2014, NIO’s mission is to shape a joyful lifestyle by offering premium smart electric vehicles and being the best user enterprise. NIO designs, jointly manufactures, and sells smart and connected premium electric vehicles, driving innovations in next-generation technologies in connectivity, autonomous driving and artificial intelligence. Redefining the user experience, NIO provides users with comprehensive, convenient and innovative charging solutions and other user-centric services.

What’s the best way to get to know more about the wonderful members of our community? Play a game, of course! We created “Meet my Green +1“ for our special guests to share their thoughts and ideas whilst introducing us to the people who inspired them in their sustainability journey.

Check out the first episode with Nico Rosberg and Stephan Ouaknine here.

Electricat, the solar-electric catamaran, blazes a trail toward a new segment of “solar sailors”, which are quickly gaining in popularity.

Its range is double that of a traditional catamaran and it is much faster as well.

The Electricat is designed for optimum performance on calm waters, primarily lakes and rivers. It is ultra-lightweight and uses electricity with incredible efficiency. The solar panels on its roof allow you to keep sailing all day in sunny weather, with no need to hook up to a power source at night.

Mobility is currently undergoing a process of change. Electrification and thus renouncing the exclusive use of fossil fuels as well as developments in the field of urban air mobility are all present.
FORMULA AIR GRAND PRIX is currently developing a never seen air race spectacle in which several VTOLs can compete for the championship. It will thus become the stage for these technologies, thus increasing the necessary visibility of the performance and safety behind them among the general public.

Conrad Electronic is committed to sustainability on many levels. It is particularly important to inspire young people with STEM topics and to motivate them to actively shape the future of our society. Regarding this, Conrad works closely with educational institutions and educators and, beyond that, offers specific training and workshops.

At GREENTECH FESTIVAL, our workshops for pupils will focus on sustainable urban development through modern transport and logistics concepts.The students will develop autonomous robot vehicles and design a “city of the future” in which these modern mobility concepts must prove themselves.

The Drivery opened in March 2019 as a marketplace for mobility innovators to provide the modern infrastructure needed for rapid innovation and as a meeting place for the European mobility community. Now, The Drivery is home to almost 100 start-ups focused entirely on mobility within the European tech ecosystem. Located in Berlin with a space of over 10,000 m² (and growing), The Drivery includes high-tech prototyping maker garages, a GPU farm that provides excessive processing power for AI development, and co-working, office and event spaces.

Plastic Bank® helps reduce ocean plastic and improves the lives of its collectors by building ethical recycling ecosystems in coastal communities all over the world. Collectors receive a premium for their plastic, helping provide for necessities such as groceries, fuel, tuition and healthcare. Plastic Bank provides real-time data, enabling transparency, traceability and rapid scalability. Collected material is reborn as Social Plastic® and reprocessed for the global manufacturing supply chain.

Bracenet is a start-up with the mission to save the seas. The Hamburg-based project rescues marine life and preserves ecosystems by recovering ghost nets, upcycling them into products such as bracelets (the Bracenets) or dog leashes by hand, and donating 10% to their partner organisation Healthy Seas. Further, Bracenet develops preventive solutions with NGOs, businesses, universities and authorities; and advises, for instance, Lufthansa and Werder Bremen on becoming more sustainable.

CEO, BlackRock Switzerland:

“Over the past 10 years, businesses have sprung up to solve problems that didn’t exist a decade ago, and consumer needs and demands have evolved accordingly. This has created a range of opportunities for investors looking for new fuel for their portfolios by investing in a growing pool of thriving, forward-thinking firms and tech-savvy start-ups.”

The aponix vertical barrel takes soilless equipment (NFT/gutters and tables) to the 3rd dimension enabling hyperlocal edible plant production without the need to build rack systems. The system uses the shape of vertical cylinders (the ‘barrels’) that are assembled by stacking ring segments to variable height and at the same time configuring the planting distance in a commercially usable format. The whole setup is based on lego-like pieces and can be used for various production setup – small or large

CEO, Plastic Bank:

“Plastic Bank is a social enterprise committed to stopping ocean plastic and fighting poverty while providing meaningful opportunities for brands to demonstrate environmental and social impact.”

“Companies and their CEOs need courage and perseverance in order to successfully lead the ecological transformation. They must be open to a radical change in mindset as well as a firm willingness to work together. Digital business models that want to have a future must not turn a blind eye to ecological questions. The ecological transformation is a generational question and a feat of strength, which politics and business can only tackle hand in hand.”

Ottobahn believes in green cities without traffic jams, no delayed, overcrowded trains, no people killed in traffic, no CO2 or micro plastic emissions from transportation. We are engineering an autonomous transportation system for people and goods, point-to-point with up to 240km/h. We are combining proven railway technology with individualized gondolas, 100% green energy powered. Our solution will give soil back to nature & people. Let’s make the world a better place!

Since winning the Formula One World Championship in 2016, Nico Rosberg has embarked on a career as an entrepreneur and investor in green technologies and sustainable mobility start-ups. Nico Rosberg’s drive as an entrepreneur is fuelled by the will to drive positive change for society and mankind. He pursues this approach not only in his business activities, but also as an ambassador for sustainable change in mobility through technological innovation. With his entrepreneurial commitment, Rosberg supports numerous initiatives that address the most pressing challenges of our time and is invested in several companies offering disruptive solutions in the transition to a sustainable economy in line with the UN Sustainable Development goals. In 2019, he co-founded the GREENTECH FESTIVAL. “Green technologies are our future. With the GREENTECH FESTIVAL, we are now making this future tangible and aim to further inspire people around the world to keep developing sustainable innovations.”