Open Energy Hackathon 2.0 - AI, Mesh, and Hardware!
What Is This?
This is not a pitch competition. This is a build-a-thon.
The Open Energy Hackathon brings together engineers, developers, and hardware builders to work directly with real renewable energy equipment: solar inverters, EV chargers, battery storage systems, and energy meters. You will write code that controls physical hardware. You will build integrations that solve problems communities are facing right now.
Hosted by Energy IoT Open Source (EIOT), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and Associate Member of the Linux Foundation Energy, this is our second annual hackathon dedicated to open source energy technology.
Last year, 90 people registered for our inaugural event during SF Climate Week. This year, we are scaling up with more challenges, more hardware, and more ways to make an impact.
Whether you are a firmware engineer, a full-stack developer, an embedded systems hobbyist, or an electrical engineer curious about microgrids, there is a challenge here for you.
Join us to experience first hand open hardware and software to solve some key energy challenges and help us translate the benefits with AI.
RSVP to save your spot for the event!
Challenges are listed below, join our Zulip channel, an open source Slack, to read the details.
Challenge Themes
Programmable Microgrid: Plug, Play, and Own Your Power
Revive Stranded EV Chargers with Open Source and SunSpec Standards
Flexible Interconnection Modeling: Design a Microgrid for a Constrained Grid Using EASI
Cooperative Cloud: Remote Microgrid Management at Scale
Flux AI Dev Kit: From Prototype to Production Hardware
Bring your own open energy challenge!
TEAM Structure
You can start viewing detailed info about the challenges on our community portal hosted in Zulip!
Teams will form on the day as well!
Open Energy Hackathon Schedule
Day 1 Program
9:00 AM - Door Open
10:00 - 11:00 - Challenge Introductions and Team Formation
11:00 - 1:00 - Team Time
1:00 - 2:00 - Sponsored Lunch
SunSpec Alliance
BoxPower
BeAwaken Health Reset
2:00 - 10 PM - Open Hacking Time
10:00 PM - Door close
Day 2 Program
9:00 - 2:00 PM - Continue Hacking
3:00 - Submissions Due for 5 PM Showcase
5:00 - Showcase
6:00 - Awards
Sponsorships and Prizes
Direct message us for sponsorship tiers and volunteer opportunities with added perks.
Follow our channel partners SunSpec Alliance and Linux Foundation Energy
Visit our co-host Informal Spaces for a sneak preview of hacking areas
NESL.energy - 20% OFF on pre-fab meshEMS PCB boards ready to hack
Collaborate on Flux.AI on open PCB designs for meshEMS or mInverter
Donate for our Open Source Lab!
By registering for this event, you agree to share your registration information with the organizers of SF Climate Week.