List of hackathons about energy in 2021

Abu Dhabi Digital Authority has compiled an open-source database where you can find everything you’d ever want to know about the city: the number of cars, percentage of rainfall, amount of reptiles in the zoo, and much more! ➡ ADDATHON WEBSITE⬅ The challenge is simple: using this database,create #DigitalSolutions to help improve the city’s infrastructure. Any useful output is accepted; be it a program, an application, a dashboard, or even a document. 📋 Who should join? Startups, businesses, data scientists, developers, and smart-city pioneers. 👥 Collaborate with like-minded professionals 🚀 Create ground-breaking solutions to shape the future of city-life in Abu Dhabi 🏆 Top 3 solutions will win a part of the $30,000 prize pool! 👉 Sign up here: ADDATHON WEBSITE

The Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation, with the support of the Government of Rwanda and Enviroserve, is organizing an online hackathon on November 26-28 to develop sustainable solutions for the cross-border movement of e-waste in Rwanda. The goal is to facilitate and improve the collection and cross-border movement of e-waste in Rwanda and its neighbouring countries. Who can join: developers, designers, engineers, marketers, e-waste experts, startups, students Timeline: November 17: Deadline for registration November 18-26: Ideation phase November 26-28: 48-hour online hackathon

For this year's hackathon, BCG Platinion has teamed up with "Doctor's Without Borders" Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), to continue activities on socially relevant topics and to contribute to helping humans in need on a global scale. We believe that the bestsolutions are not created in isolation but in collaboration. BCG Platinion's Hackathon 2021bringstogether coders, designers, IT architects and experts in order to contribute to technology innovations that support MSF in their mission to help humans in need. The aim of this event is to create innovations that can improvethe access, safety, quality, and resourcing of medical and humanitarian aid.During the hackathon we will identify and generate ideas to simplify tasks and processes based on real life examples and use cases of MSF’s day-to-day work. Shape the world of tomorrowand deep dive into challenges together with IT experts from different countries and expert areas.Work with a wide range of state-of-the-art methods and technologies - from design to implementation, from idea to working prototype. Become a member of the team! Note: While this event is listed as an online event, we plan on conducting this event on-site Europe-wide in Germany & Austria (Berlin, Frankfurt and/or Vienna), Poland (Warsaw), Denmark (Copenhagen) and Italy (Milan) simultaneously, provided that the current situtation allows it.There will be no participation fee. We will cover all approved event-related travel and accommodations expenses. Apply now and join us on October 29-30, 2021. BCG Platinion Hackathon Website

Hop on to create tomorrow’s rail solutions in Europe! Join Hack2Rail to collaborate with Shift2Rail and Siemens Mobility on innovative solutions and learn more about rail research and innovation! The Challenges Passenger rail: How can we offer a seamless travel experience for everyone? How can we bring life to stations? Rail freight: How can we show the benefits of rail freight over road freight? How can we provide the most accurate information about rail freight capacities? Prizes The winning teams will win: A cash prize from the 10,000€-prize pool An invitation to showcase their solution at European Year of Rail events The possibility of working with Siemens Mobility or other Shift2Rail Members to further develop their winning idea for market deployment Who can join? The hackathon is open to everyone that is willing to innovate within a team! Teams must be comprised of 2 to 5 people (registrations are individual). How can I join? Check out the hackathon website and sign up directly on the platform!

Due to COVID-19, this year's event will be ENTIRELY VIRTUAL. Developers, designers, engineers, entrepreneurs, astronomers, and space enthusiasts—students and professionals—in and around Canada’s capital city! You're invited to take part in Space Apps 2021—an entirely virtual 48-hour global weekend hackathon focused on space exploration. Join the contest to design and build products and prototypes that address spacecraft, celestial, and science data challenges designed by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and NASA. You'll be competing against your Canadian peers and teams from 200 cities around the world! Enhance your Space Apps 2021 experience with advice from our hackathon tips page!

Siemens MindSphere is revolutionizing the digital world through their very own Hackathon Series at Expo 2020 in Dubai from October 2021 to March 2022. The third program, MindSphere Future Mobility Hack, will be used to shine light on the mobility aspect of smart infrastructure. Siemens is searching for startups and innovative companies ready to enhance the future of smart cities.\ Startups and innovative companies will have until the 3rd of November to submit their application.

How would you envisage the future of buildings? Shape the future of smart cities at Expo 2020 Dubai with Siemens! Be part of a unique global hackathon series 🦾 The MindSphere Future Buildings Hack How do you envisage the future of buildings? How can we reduce the CO2 emissions of buildings? How can we monitor, control and analyze building assets and manage space in a smarter way? What are new ways smart buildings will interact with people, systems and external elements around them? How can smart building solutions help to reduce the need for buildings in future? Tackle the greatest challenges of the industry by creating the IIoT applications of tomorrow to make buildings smarter with MindSphere! What does this experience have to offer? Get unique business opportunities and the possibility to secure a partnership with Siemens to implement your solution. Access real-world insights from the largest industrial manufacturing company in Europe. Win an all-inclusive trip to Expo 2020 Dubai and be right at the heart of innovation. Benefit from high visibility as you present your solution on a Siemens stage at Expo 2020 Dubai. Who are we looking for? This hackathon series is open to startups and other innovative companies, with the capacity to develop a new product or repurpose their existing solution to tackle this challenge. Feel equipped enough to take on the challenge?

As the world evolves, there are significant observable effects of climate change on the environment. Glaciers are melting and shrinking, sea levels are rising, the oceans are warming, and droughts are becoming more frequent and severe. The University of Florida, IBM and the Florida Tech Council are looking for hackers who want to be part of the solution. At this hackathon, we are asking you to combat climate change and create solutions that make a difference while utilizing IBM technologies, AI/ML, and/or responsible AI. Tackle sustainability issues that are impacting Florida and compete for a share of the $100k prize pool, including a $30k grand prize. Sign up today.

How do you envisage the future of energy? Siemens MindSphere is organizing a Hackathon Series at Expo 2020 in Dubai from October to March. The second program, MindSphere Future Energy Hack, will be dedicated to the energy aspect of smart infrastructure. Siemens is searching for startups and innovative companies with the necessary tools, willing to help elevate the future of smart cities. Siemenswill be looking for adaptable/scalable/reusable solutions, fit to MindSphere (description and sketched architecture), solving real-life problems, innovation and creativity when choosing the right participants for both the Bootcamp and the onsite hack in Dubai. Sign up before the 21st of September.

Community activists, building industry professionals, and federal, state, and local government officials in and around Perth, Western Australia! Homebuilder Builderz WA invites you to sign up for the PropTech In Gov 2021 Hackathon. During this two-day event, you'll work in a team and be challenged to come up with innovative solutions that address aging infrastructure, social housing, optimal utilisation of land, and smart cities. Check out this expert tips pagefor advice on taking part in the hackathon!