List of hackathons organized by energylab in 2018

Energy customers are angry. The cost of power and behaviour of power companies is just the beginning. Customers have been taken for granted, and they are desperate for change. Revolutionising the customer experience is essential to innovate the clean energy sector in Tassie. The adoption of existing, emerging and future technologies is the first step.  EnergyLab is excited to be coming to Hobart to facilitate a conversation on customer experience and it's role in innovating the energy sector in Tasmania and beyond. The event will be hosted by Enterprize Hobart. This is the third event in EnergyLab's three-part event series on The Future of Energy in Tassie, leading to a hackathon to generate clean energy startups. More information and registration for the series below.  The Future of Energy in Tassie Hackathon The speaker Piers Grove (Moderator), Co-Founder and Managing Director, EnergyLab Rebecca Kardos, CEO, Aurora Energy Rebecca Kardos is an energy leader in Tassie. Rebecca took over the reins as CEO of Aurora Energy in 2014, following its commencement as a stand-alone retail business. Prior to this, Rebecca held the position of General Manager Retail at Synergy in Western Australia. Previous roles include a range of senior positions within the utilities sector in both Australia and New Zealand. She is also currently a Board member of the Australian Energy Council. Rebecca is the perfect person to lead a discussion about customer experience in Tassie and how it can be improved through the adoption of existing, emerging and future technologies. Timing 5:30pm: Doors open 6:00pm: Moderated discussion followed by Q&A with the audience 7:00pm: Continue the discussion over drinks and light snacks 8:00pm: Event concludes About EnergyLab EnergyLab is Australia’s leading platform for launching new energy businesses. Our integrated approach draws on the community of clean energy entrepreneurs and offers a range of ways to engage and leverage their ideas, technologies and resources. To read more about EnergyLab head to energylab.org.au. Thank you to Enterprize Tasmania This event would not be possible without the support of our partner and host, Enterprize Tasmania.   Want more? EnergyLab is passionate about promoting clean energy innovation in Tasmania. To receive an invitation to future events please sign up to our mailing list.   Volunteers needed! If you're willing and able to assist with any of the following, please email riley@energylab.org.au.  Taking photos (BYO camera) Packing up at 8pm 

Transport liberates and infuriates Tasmanians every day. How we travel is a crucial part of our lives and considerations of the transport of the future are essential for achieving a clean energy future. Electrified transport is evolving rapidly, and innovations will change the way we move in the world. The possibilities to create change in this sector are endless.  EnergyLab is excited to be coming to Hobart to facilitate a conversation on the opportunities for electrified transport as a means to innovate the energy sector in Tasmania and beyond. The event will be hosted by Enterprize Hobart. This is the second event in EnergyLab's three-part event series on The Future of Energy in Tassie, leading to a hackathon to generate clean energy startups. More information and registration for the hackathon below.  The Future of Energy in Tassie: Customer Experience The Future of Energy in Tassie Hackathon The panel Piers Grove (Moderator), Co-Founder and Managing Director, EnergyLab Laura Jones, Innovation Engineer, TasNetworks Ray Massie, Manager Hybrid Energy Solutions, Hydro Tasmania Dr Evan Franklin, School of Engineering Senior Lecturer, University of Tasmania Penny Cocker, Chair, AEVA Tasmania  Timing 5:30pm: Doors open 6:00pm: Moderated panel discussion followed by Q&A with the audience 7:00pm: Continue the discussion over drinks and light snacks 8:00pm: Event concludes About EnergyLab EnergyLab is Australia’s leading platform for launching new energy businesses. Our integrated approach draws on the community of clean energy entrepreneurs and offers a range of ways to engage and leverage their ideas, technologies and resources. To read more about EnergyLab head to energylab.org.au. Thank you to Enterprize Tasmania This event would not be possible without the support of our partner and host, Enterprize Tasmania.   Want more? EnergyLab is passionate about promoting clean energy innovation in Tasmania. To receive an invitation to future events please sign up to our mailing list.   Volunteers needed! If you're willing and able to assist with any of the following, please email riley@energylab.org.au.  Taking photos (BYO camera) Packing up at 8pm 

Bioenergy can revolutionise the energy sector. It may be the world's primary source of renewable energy and yet opportunities still abound for bioenergy to generate fuel, heat and power from sustainably-sourced organic matter. Understanding the challenges and possibilities of bioenergy is key to tapping into this huge potential growth.  Join us for a discussion with Queensland's leading experts to discuss the future of this sector. This is the first event in EnergyLab's two-part event series on startup opportunities in BioFutures, leading to a hackathon to generate BioFutures startup ideas. More information and registration for the series below. Startup Opportunities in Waste-to-Energy EnergyLab Bioenergy Hackathon Speakers Heather Bone, Director, Bioenergy Australia & MD, RebusJ Sustainability Ian O'Hara, Biofutures Industry Envoy, Queensland Government Mac Irvine, Associate Director, Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) Nick Lake (Moderator), Co-Founder & Executive Director, EnergyLab James Tilbury (MC), Co-Founder & Programs Director, EnergyLab Timing 5:30pm: Doors open 6:00pm: Panel discussion on startup opportunities in bioenergy followed by a moderated Q&A with the audience 7:00pm: Continue the discussion over drinks and light snacks 8:00pm: Event concludes About EnergyLab EnergyLab is Australia’s leading platform for launching new energy businesses. Our integrated approach draws on the community of clean energy entrepreneurs and offers a range of ways to engage and leverage their ideas, technologies and resources. To read more about EnergyLab head to energylab.org.au. Thank you to our partners This event series is run in partnership with Freshwater Group and kindly hosted by The Precinct. Want more? EnergyLab is passionate about clean energy innovation in Queensland. To receive an invitation to future events please sign up to our mailing list.   Volunteers needed! If you're willing and able to assist with any of the following, please email James Tilbury at james@energylab.org.au.  Taking photos (BYO camera) Packing up at 8pm 

Transportation and clean energy hackers in, and around Melbourne! You're invited to attend the first in EnergyLab's three-part event series on The Future of Transport in Melbourne. This event -- on Electric Vehicles -- will go into the major challenges and opportunities that lie ahead, and how startups can contribute in the electric vehicle sector. Following two further events -- on Trends and Congestion -- you'll be able to sign up to participate in an EnergyLab hackathon with the goal to generate transportation-focused clean energy startups.

Clean energy and smart technology enthusiasts in Tasmania! You're invited to attend The Future of Energy in Tassie: Technology -- the first of three events leading to The Future of Energy in Tassie Hackathon to be held in Hobart. At this event, you'll learn from expert panelists about the opportunities for technology as a means to innovate the energy sector in Tasmania and beyond.

Hackers in and around Sydney! If you're interested in the quality of the air you breathe in the city, then EnergyLab invites you to participate in Breathable Sydney Hack. for this 24-hour event, you can come with a team of 2 - 4 people, or join one at the event. You'll get to address one of two challenges: How to collect and collate air quality at a human scale? How to deploy the technology rapidly, in a useful and dispersed way? Collaborate with like-minded individuals and compete for recognitioon and great prizes. Get insights on hackathon participation from our expert advice page!

Are you interested in business ideas that solve the challenges of facilitating an electric vehicle market here in Cambodia?   Then we want you to bring your diverse skills and participate in our Electric Vehicle Hackathon.  How do we build out charging infrastructure and 'destination charging' for electric vehicles.  How do we raise awareness of air pollution from traffic and how electric vehicles can be part of the sollution. How do we address the issues of battery life and e-motorbikes?  What policies can we help facilitate that don't require subsidies but still level the opportunities for electric vehichles.    If you are interested in any of these challenges, then join us to hack some business concepts.   Our Partners We are looking for partners to support with this program. Do you want to work with us to bring together the best and brightest with experience in renewable energy, electric vehichles and smart tech to generate new business ideas? Please contact bridget@energylab.asia if you are interested.

Clean energy enthusiasts in and around Sydney! EnergyLab invites you to participate in the Clean Energy Hack. Come as a member of a team, or join one at the event! You'll have 24 hours to come up with an innovative solution that helps to facilitate the uptake of clean energy in Australia. You'll be able to choose to address one of two challenges -- in either case, you can look at households or commercial customers. The challenges are Helping customers make better energy decisions, and How to entice the next wave of solar users -- beyond subsidies and early adopters.

Clean energy benefits grow and technology breaks new ground every day. Fresh business ideas have the opportunity to be at the forefront of the smart energy race to provide affordable, reliable and sustainable electricity. Who will be the Facebook, Amazon and Uber of the emerging clean energy sector? If you want the answer to be 'you' then come along to the EnergyLab TasNetworks Hackathon! Clean energy is providing consumers and businesses with increasing energy security, reliability and affordability. Clean technology prices continue to fall whilst development expands and unlocks new possibilities. As these trends converge, opportunities arise. Benefits from customers can be born from data from smart energy metres and non-traditional sources such as Facebook and Google. Untapped markets present the chance to expand businesses and create a massive impact, including in the agriculture and food sectors. This is the moment to take advantage of these opportunities and innovate to develop new business models to lead the energy revolution. The EnergyLab TasNetworks Hackathon is designed to bring people interested in smart energy innovation together to brainstorm, develop and demonstrate new business concepts. How it works Inspiration: We'll kick off with a couple quick presentations about problems you might consider solving. Team forming: You can register as a team if you want, but if you're missing a team member or registering as an individual then we'll help you find teammates.  Ideation: Once teams are formed the brainstorming begins! Come up with a bunch of ideas and pick the one you want to work on for the rest of the hackathon.   Developing: We'll leave lots of time for you to develop your ideas, build a prototype if possible, and prepare your presentation.  Presenting: Each team will present to a panel of judges, who will pick the winning teams.  Celebrating: Unwind and celebrate what you've achieved in less than 24hrs over a drink and something to eat. Key Information Where: Enterprize Hobart, Level 5, 24 Davey Street, Hobart TAS When: 5:30pm Friday 22 June to 7:30pm Saturday 23 June Who: Students, entrepreneurs, designers, engineers, hackers, professionals, and anyone else interested in energy startups. You can register as an individual or as a team. Cost: $20 for participants, including all meals, snacks and drinks. $10 if you just want to watch the pitches and attend the networking drinks afterwards.  Agenda Friday 22nd June 5:30pm: Arrive, have something to drink and eat, and start to get to know your fellow participants 6:00pm: Presentations to provide inspiration, resources and information on what the next 24 hours will entail 7:30pm: Dinner, team formation, and team registration 8:30pm: Go home and rest (or work if you really want to) Saturday 23rd June 8:00am: Doors open and breakfast served Work in your teams with help from some mentors 12:30pm: Lunch served Optional presentation practice 4:45pm: Submissions due 5:00pm: 5-minute presentation by each team followed by questions from the judges 6:00pm: Drinks to celebrate all you've achieved in 24 hours with winners announced by 7:00pm Challenges These are some challenges you may want to work on. You are also welcome to work on any other clean energy startup ideas. 1. How do we reduce household energy bills by…   … coordinating all household appliances in Tasmania to provide grid services? … leveraging existing smart metering data? … driving the cost of providing demand response down as far as possible? 2. How can we help farmers utilise spare land and create clean energy with… … incentives to utilise spare land or capital for clean energy infrastructure? … energy management to create value for farmers and utilities? … reduced energy costs for irrigation customers? 3. How do we increase the accuracy of load forecasting by… … using non-traditional data sources (e.g. Google, Facebook, Twitter)? … integrating multiple sources? … using machine learning approaches? Prizes The winning team will receive a prize package to help them get their idea off the ground. $1,000 cash prize  Three mentoring support sessions with the TasNetworks Innovation Team, and the opportunity to pitch your idea to TasNetworks  One business coaching session with Piers Grove, EnergyLab Co-Founder and Managing Director A private office at Enterprize Tasmania for the winning team to use for three months Frequently asks questions (FAQs) How many people are allowed in a team? Teams must contain 2, 3 or 4 people. Teams with 5 or more people in them must break into two or more smaller teams. Individuals can't compete but we will help you find at least one other person to form a team with (see below). I already have teammates, can I just participate with them? Yes! As long as you have at least one other person on your team (and your team doesn't have more than four people in it). I don't know anyone else attending, how will I form a team?  We have your back! We have built in a number of ways for you to meet other people in the same boat and will help you form a team with people you want to spend Saturday with. Before the event you will be invited to a Facebook Group and Friday night will start off with some casual networking over drinks. During the presentations, everyone will introduce themselves so you know who else is looking for team members. During dinner, the organiser will help match individuals together and make sure no one is left out. If you have any questions or concerns please send an email to riley@energylab.org.au. Can I still participate if I don't have an idea? You can! We'll help your team find something interesting to work on.  Do I have to spend the entire time at Enterprize Hobart? Nope, but we would encourage you to. It's a great venue and we'll provide a constant stream of food and drink. However, if you would be more comfortable elsewhere or have other commitments then you're free to come and go. Please just be back in time for the presentations on Saturday. I have another question, who can I talk to?  Send Riley an email to riley@energylab.org.au. About EnergyLab EnergyLab is Australia’s leading platform for launching new energy businesses. Our integrated approach draws on the community of clean energy entrepreneurs and offers a range of ways to engage and leverage their ideas, technologies and resources. To read more about EnergyLab head to energylab.org.au. Our Partners This event would not be possible without the generous support of our partners, TasNetworks, Enterprize Tasmania, University of Tasmania and Hackathons Australia. Volunteers needed! If you're willing and able to assist with any of the following, please email riley@energylab.org.au.  Taking photos (BYO camera) Helping on the registration desk Packing up each evening Writing a short summary of the event to be posted on the EnergyLab blog

How can we come up with a product or service to change behaviours for a cleaner energy future? When we think about how we can move to a clean energy future, maybe the first question that comes to mind is how can we develop technology to enable this? But what gets ignored is the social and behavioural change that also needs to happen for us to realise that clean energy future. If CleanTech isn’t easy, accessible and attractive for people to ACTUALLY USE, then even the most innovative technologies will struggle to have any impact.The change makers having a real impact now are those who realise that we need to innovate for behaviour change. See how Tesla made electric vehicles attractive. Think portable solar panels that you can take camping or on a boat. Think how LEDs have replaced light bulbs in most places, saving an incredible amount of energy. What could be the next step? Your mission if you choose to accept it is to come up with a product idea that could radically change the way people consume or produce energy. This hackathon is a CleanTech women initiative. We invite teams with female leaders to participate. Currently, only 19% of startups are founded by women and only 7% of women lead tech startups which ultimately leads to very few female CEOs. Only 4.6% of Fortune 500 companies have a female CEO. In STEM sectors and particularly CleanTech the female engagement is even lower. The energy transition is on the agenda of every country. The market for CleanTech products is growing and expected to boom in the coming years. Women can’t be left aside of this market. In 10 years we want to see female and male leaders equally represented at the top of major CleanTech organisations. Cleantech women is an initiative to support female entrepreneurs on their journey.  We are organising events to create a community and inspire women to take the next step in their career. We’re building a network of mentors to provide our fellow female founders with strong supporters and advice. Details: 15 March (evening) Info Night Introduction to the problem statements and speed networking + Workshop with Stuart Auld, COO at EnergyLink. missed the info night? No problem, you can find the video on our Facebook page and we'll give you all the details when you register. 23 March (evening) Hackathon Starts + Design Thinking and Designing for Behaviour Change workshop with Catherine Raffaele (Learning Director at EnergyLab) 24 March (all day) Hackathon with access to mentors, judging and prizes   You won’t be alone to solve this challenge, we’ll help you find a team of 2 to 4 people and we will be providing access to mentors. To understand all the nuts and bolts of energy behaviour, Stuart Auld, COO at EnergyLink will run a workshop on behavioural data they’ve collected on energy usage.Catherine Raffaele, Learning Director at EnergyLab will also run a workshop on Behaviour Change.   All meals, snacks and drinks are provided during the hackathon. Light snacks and drinks will be provided during the info night and the pitches.   You will also get access to: Resources on behaviour change and design thinking API from our partners EnergyLink and Wattwatchers   Rules The idea you’re going to present can’t be an existing business You cannot have won another hackathon with the same business idea You cannot have been part of an accelerator program with the same business idea All the teams must have at least one female leader No discrimination of any kind will be accepted. Any participant not respecting this rule will be excluded immediately from the hackathon. The Challenges You can choose to tackle one of these 4 challenges or work on your own idea during the Hackathon Problem A: How might we support the behaviour change needed to help large commercial buildings increase their environmental (NABERS/Green Star) ratings?  You might consider:  What tools and services could you develop to help? How you might incentivise stakeholders and get traction? What resources you can use, e.g. electricity data from existing main meters and installed sub-meters? Problem B: We are gaining more and more data on electricity usage behaviour, but most of the data still comes in a 30-minute interval data. How can we make this data useful for consumers and businesses? You might consider: How can we make a compelling value proposition for better metering equipment? How can this data be used to encourage consumers and businesses to consume less energy (by upgrading some of their appliances for example) and/or shift their demand to reduce pressure on the grid (by running their washing machine or charging their EV at night for example)? How can we best leverage the 30-minute data to offer a product or a service? Problem C: How might we support the behaviour change needed to engage consumers in energy? You might consider: What sort of UX or interfaces are needed for different consumer segments, families, singles, low socio-economic, high socio-economic etc? What technologies are required to deliver this? Where would you start such an interaction (e.g. Solar Schools are starting with schools in QLD via the curriculum)? Problem D: In Australia, energy efficiency is potentially the next largest supply of energy after coal. How do we make energy efficiency 'consumerised'?  You might consider: How do we interface energy efficiency with house construction and regulatory settings How do we communicate on energy efficiency so the 'person in the street' can understand what we are talking about? What technical channels would make this work? Mentors You will have access to amazing mentors to assist you during the competition the list includes: Anne Foster, Senior Vice President, Quinbrook Infrastructure Alice Lang, Scenario planning and Strategy, AGL Energy Emma Wartski-Coonan, Group Counsel - New Energy, Legal, AGL Michele Santosa, Senior UX Designer, Cozero  and more to be announced! Judges Justine Jarvinen, Chair, Wattwatchers and Chief Operating Officer, UNSW Energy Institute  Justine Jarvinen is the Chief Operating Officer of the UNSW Energy Institute. Justine has more than 23 years of experience spanning the energy value chain in technical, commercial, strategic, advisory and board roles. She has been employed by ExxonMobil, Shell and AGL Energy, and was a leading energy equity analyst at JBWere. Justine has a track record of ‘future proofing’ the energy sector and was instrumental in establishing AGL’s New Energy division. In addition to being Chair of Wattwatchers, she is a director of ASX-listed Milton Corporation, and social enterprise Pollinate Energy. Joel Courtney, Chief Technology Officer, EnergyLink As Chief Technology Officer Joel is responsible for the delivery of EnergyLink - a cloud-based platform increasing energy productivity with powerful analytics, benchmarking, and performance tools.Before joining EnergyLink Joel was a founding member of Ausgrid's Smart Grid engineering team, helping deliver their Smart Grid programme. In his spare time, he enjoys time on the bike, on the slopes and capturing the world around through photography. Piers Grove, Managing Director, EnergyLab Piers is the co-founder and Managing Director of EnergyLab and sits on the investment committee of the Early Stage Clean Energy Fund. He serves as a founding director of Climate KIC Australia and as a Governor of WWF-Australia. Katie Vines, Director of Sustainable and Resilient Cities, Climate-KIC Australia Katie Vines is Director of Sustainable and Resilient Cities at Climate-KIC Australia.  She brings expertise and experience working with mega-cities around the world to create innovative, end-user led transformation towards sustainable and resilient Australian cities and regions. She previously worked as the Head of Adaptation Research at C40 Cities climate leadership group.  In this role she led a program of research and facilitated a global network of city staff that drove meaningful, measurable and sustainable climate change adaptation. Katie has worked in State and Federal government in Australia where she collaborated with communities, local governments, researchers and public and private organisations on building adaptive capacity. Prizes $500 cash prize for the winning team and $200 for the runner-ups Free hotdesk at EnergyLab and mentorship to get your idea to the next stage Possibility of collaboration with our sponsor’s teams Guaranteed access to the CleanTech Women Fellowship for female founders in the winning team Our sponsors The CleanTech Hackathon cannot happen without the generous support of our sponsors. A big thank you to Wattwatchers and EnergyLink for sponsoring the event and providing participants with access to their API and datasets. Volunteers needed If you don't want to participate, but still want to be involved, we'd love some people to help out on the day. We'll need volunteers for the 15/03, 23/03 and 24/03. Please email Sarah at sarah@energylab.org.au if you're interested.