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APPLICATION urban structure
Based on the business model,
earnings will be obtained through
the sale of advertising via electronic media and advertising totems, a percentage of the goods
sold, tree rentals and system
maintenance.
The project was selected twice in
the national StartOut programme
of Apex/MDIC/Business France
as one of the most innovative projects in Brazil, and represented
Brazil in the Missions for France
and Germany. It also won the Sesi
Senai Innovation Award (2017)
and the products were exhibited
at the Museum of Tomorrow at
the Interface Interlace 2017 exhibition. The company was selected for the Brazilian Innovation
Programme Cycle 2018 and for
the Innovativa Alto Impacto
2018. It recently won the 2018
Composite Excellence Award at
FEIPLAR.
The company holds two patents
for this product.
A sustainable project
We need to increase the use of renewable energy. Designing roofs
that can support solar panels is a
great challenge. These coverings
must withstand the weight of the
panels; resist the action of the
sun, wind and rain; require low
maintenance; have a long lifetime; be intelligent; use embedded technology; and be recyclable or compostable.
The Solar Tree is conceptually more advanced than existing
products. It is a smart power station with connectivity (IoT) for
a circular economy and for the
production of renewable energy. The Solar Tree contributes
to the population's awareness of
sustainability, focusing on economic, social and environmental
development. The project uses
recyclable raw materials, state-ofthe-art flexible solar panels made

Main advantages
-- Spreading information and creating awareness about sustainability and
-- renewable energy generation;
-- Use of recyclable resins, organic photovoltaic film, global IoT network,
augmented reality and blockchain;
-- Innovative sustainable design; focus on economic and social development;
-- Smart furniture concept for smart cities;
-- App with innovative IoT e-commerce for sales of sustainable products.

Smart furniture concept for smart cities

from polymers and nanotechnology eliminating the use of silicon,
and a LED stripe with an 85%
greater efficiency than traditional
materials. These lamps consume
10 times less energy, last 10 to 15
times longer and do not emit UV
radiation. This all results in cost
savings and a drastic reduction of
carbon emissions.
The composite parts made of
Elium resin can be recycled after their end of life in two different ways. The first one involves

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grinding and compounding for
use as a chopped fibre compounding resin and the second
is a thermolysis process allowing
the recovery of fibres and monomers by depolymerisation. The
adopted business model is innovative and foresees a social impact.
More information:
www.flyingtothesun.com
ergon@ergonprojetos.com.br
www.cogumelo.com.br
daniel@cogumelo.com.br

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