Re-Peat

Problem

Drained peatlands are one of Europe’s hidden climate and water risks. When peatlands are healthy, they store carbon for thousands of years and act as natural water buffers, retaining water after heavy rainfall and releasing it during droughts.

But when peatlands are drained, oxygen enters the peat layer and accelerates decomposition. As a result, degraded peatlands lose their ability to retain water and become a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions.

The problem is not only environmental. It is also economic. Landowners often have no clear incentive to restore peatlands, while companies need credible, verifiable climate actions. Today, there is a missing link between local restoration, satellite-based evidence, and climate finance.

Solution

Re-Peat is a geospatial platform that connects landowners, satellite data, peatland restoration, and carbon finance.

The platform helps identify drained or drying peatland areas, suggests simple restoration actions such as small wooden weirs in drainage ditches, and provides a monitoring layer based on Earth observation data.

Instead of giving farmers complex satellite imagery, Re-Peat translates space data into practical recommendations: where water is being lost, where retention can be restored, and how this action can generate measurable environmental and financial value.

How it works

Re-Peat uses Copernicus and European space data to create a practical restoration workflow:

1. Detection
    Sentinel-2 data is used to calculate satellite-derived wetness indicators based on vegetation and moisture-sensitive spectral bands. 
2. Terrain analysis
    Copernicus DEM supports terrain and drainage analysis to identify where water naturally flows and where interventions may have the highest impact. 
3. Field action
    The landowner receives a simple recommendation, such as placing a wooden weir in a drainage ditch. 
4. Positioning and verification
    Galileo-enabled positioning helps confirm the intervention location. 
5. Monitoring
    Satellite data tracks whether the restored area shows an improving wetness trend over time. 
6. Finance layer
    Verified restoration results can support Water Retention Certificates and future carbon-credit mechanisms based on avoided emissions and improved peatland condition. 

In the current hackathon prototype, Re-Peat uses satellite-derived wetness indicators as a proxy for peatland condition. Future Copernicus greenhouse gas monitoring missions, including CO2M/Sentinel-7 planned for 2027, could further strengthen the verification layer for climate-related impact. 

Business model

Re-Peat operates as a two-sided marketplace.

On one side are landowners and farmers who own or manage peatland areas but often lack funding or technical knowledge to restore them.

On the other side are companies seeking trustworthy climate and water-impact certificates, especially in the context of sustainability reporting and carbon-reduction strategies.

Re-Peat verifies restoration progress using satellite data and takes a commission on successful certificate transactions. This creates a model where landowners can be rewarded for restoration, while companies receive transparent and data-backed environmental impact.

Impact

Re-Peat creates value on three levels:

• Environmental: reduced peat degradation, improved water retention, and avoided CO₂ emissions. 
• Social: better drought and flood resilience for local communities. 
• Economic: new income streams for landowners and scalable climate-finance mechanisms. 

The goal is simple: make peatland restoration visible, financeable, and scalable.

Team

Adam Jóźwik - Team Leader, Founder & Innovator. Responsible for strategy, product vision, business model, and overall project direction.

Mateusz Juszczyk - Full-Stack Developer with specialized knowledge of the carbon credits market. Responsible for platform logic and business–technology integration.

Piotr Bibrzycki - Geography and Geology Specialist. Responsible for environmental context, peatland processes, and geospatial interpretation.

Gabriel Malanowski - Project Coordinator & DevOps Engineer. Responsible for workflow coordination, deployment, technical infrastructure, and team synchronization.

Mateusz Brejnak - Researcher, Marketing & Design Specialist. Responsible for user research, communication, visual identity, and presentation support.

Mateusz Złośnik - Backend Developer with experience in satellite data processing. Responsible for data pipelines, backend logic, and Earth observation data integration.

Norbert Rocławski - Senior Software Developer. Responsible for core software development, technical architecture, and implementation support.

Our team combines business, technology, project management, environmental knowledge, and regulatory understanding.