Ioniqa, HomeBiogas and Steama.co were finalists at this year's Dutch Postcode Lottery Green Challenge and have created unique technologies and business models that help to accelerate the circular economy. As new members of Circle Economy's member community, we are thrilled to be able to support and accelerate their journey.
The Dutch Postcode Lottery Green Challenge is the largest annual, international, green business plan competition. The first edition took place in 2007 and since then, sustainably-driven companies have been rewarded financially by the Dutch Postcode Lottery. Circle Economy has been supported by the Dutch Postcode Lottery since 2013 and we know how important not only the financial impulse is, but also the endorsement of such a worldwide renowned organisation. We are thrilled that we are now in a position to be able to pay it forward. Read more about our three latest members below.Ioniqa - Infinite PET Recycling Ioniqa has launched a unique circular recycling process that can infinitely recycle all kinds of coloured PET bottles, textiles and carpets. The recycled materials can compete with oil-based 'virgin' PET, both in terms of cost and quality. Ioniqa Technologies is a Dutch, high tech, chemical company founded in 2009 as a spin-off from the Technical University Eindhoven. Ioniqa is currently upscaling their PET-recycling process in close cooperation with their industrial partners and testing the recyclability of other plastics with their patented 'platform technology'.Circle Economy is convinced that Ioniqa's unique, infinite, PET recycling technology will greatly contribute to tackling the issue PET poses worldwide.HomeBiogas - Fuel your stove, right from your own backyardHomeBiogas has developed and fielded the most efficient, affordable, user-friendly and cost effective household biogas system. Their appliance converts organic waste into clean cooking gas and liquid natural fertiliser, all while maintaining the highest safety and health standards. In the past year, this Israeli firm sold more than 300 systems and will now be mass producing the systems to be sold worldwide.Circle Economy sees HomeBiogas' technology as a valuable waste management resources that empowers citizens to generate their own bio-energy while playing a role in the reduction of greenhouse emissions.Steama.co - Connecting the world's most remote 1.3 billion people, who are not connected to power grids, pay a high cost to power their lives with kerosene lamps, batteries and generators. Many companies wish to serve this market, however they have no viable means to retail electricity in the remote, off-grid places where these people live. At the moment there are no internet connections, power purchase agreements or banking services available in these areas.Specially designed for off-grid utilities, steama.co's universal smart meter and data analytics platform enables retail electricity, even in the world's remotest locations. steama.co enables its clients to collect cash-less mobile payments conveniently, operate utility projects remotely, and communicate with consumers on their terms, from anywhere without needing an internet connection.Circle Economy believes that this British company will keep improving the lives of those living in the most remote areas in the world by reducing the digital gap through their retail electricity services.[hr]Our member community is an active group of businesses and institutions that have a shared ambition to make the circular economy a reality. As a member you will gain access to a powerful global network of change makers, thought leaders, peers, and stakeholders that share in our ambition to make the circular economy a reality.Are you a changemaker? Learn more about our global network of innovators by clicking the link below.[cta link="http://www.circle-economy.com/membership/" ]I'm a changemaker![/cta][hr]
