The measures countries have taken in response to COVID-19, ranging from large-scale lockdowns to the mass deployment of personal protective equipment, have resulted in environmental effects. To study those, NASA, ESA (European Space Agency), and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will host an Earth Observation Dashboard Hackathon, from June 23–29, … [continued]
The main story regarding the White House’s latest EV push was the $4.5 billion put into Department of Energy loan guarantees for EV charging infrastructure. But there were several additional stories that are worth highlighting, including the launch of an “Electric Vehicle Hackathon.” Before getting into the hackathon, though, I think … [continued]
While Ukraine works to figure out where it is headed politically, other aspects of life continue on. For example, our good friends at Greencubator are helping to organize a Smart Energy Forum and Smart Energy Hackathon next month in Lviv, Ukraine. I was invited to be a speaker, but unfortunately … [continued]
Think you could come up with a top energy app? Think it’s so good you deserve some money to develop it? If so, apply for some of the $100,000 that will be awarded for top apps through the US Department of Energy’s Apps for Energy contest. Note that the prizes will … [continued]
BMW is teaming up with AT&T and Tendril to co-sponsor a joint hackathon in New York on November 16 to 18. Their focus will be developing applications where electric vehicles (EVs) meet mobility service, sustainability, and the connected smart home. The three-day event is part of the seven-city BMW … [continued]
New Yorkers Get Government-Sponsored Hackathon to be more Sustainable By Tayyab Shaikh Last weekend, the Mayor’s Office and NYC Digital hosted the first Cleanweb Sustainability Hackathon at NYU-Poly in Downtown Brooklyn. Over 100 programmers, developers, and business strategists created teams and competed against one another to build applications or web … [continued]
