Start-up NUS tiên phong đổi mới xanh: Giải pháp bền vững từ sinh viên NUS

In the fight against climate change, a new generation of NUS student entrepreneurs is storming the sustainability frontier.

(From left to right) Three Cityscape Farms team members, Chew Chi Ying, Manzel Joseph Seet, and Davian Chan Sze Peng, are pictured here with their flagship product, the Hydroponic Crop Wall, at the BLOCK71 Social Impact Hub.

From reducing energy waste to reinventing urban agriculture, these eco-warriors have been tackling environmental challenges through viable business models. With support from programmes such as the NUS Overseas Colleges (NOC), BLOCK71 at THE HANGAR, BLOCK71 Social Impact Hub (SIH), and various initiatives by NUS Enterprise, they have shown how the University serves as a fertile ground for sustainability innovation, proving that environmental responsibility and entrepreneurial success can go hand in hand.

Here’s how three promising NUS-supported start-ups are making a green mark.

“Vampire energy” might sound like something out of a horror movie, but it’s a real environmental menace that silently drains power and resources. This phenomenon — where devices continue to “suck” energy even when not in use — accounts for over 16 per cent of power consumption in homes and offices.

Enter EcoVolt, a start-up determined to drive a stake through the problem. Founded by four NUS students who met through the Sustainable Development Goals Open Hack @ NUS 2024, it has developed a two-pronged solution to monitor and eliminate such energy wastage.

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