Climate Hackathon 2022
Hack the climate for a sustainable future
Who can participate: Teams of 4
- Developers
- Designers
- Innovators
- Students
*This hackathon has ended
WELCOME TO OUR CLIMATE HACKATHON DEDICATED TO A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
Please watch our recorded Kickoff session here
This hackathon is about you. It's about me. It's about us and the Earth. It's a hackathon about respect for the environment and to stand united for the climate, through our way of living. This is about sustainability. Nothing else can be more important.
Developers of all backgrounds and skills are welcome to participate, and we’re looking forward to your innovative contributions for an even more sustainable world.
The environmental challenges are many, each with its own complexity. In some areas we have come a long way, in other areas the humanity has barely moved.
Join us and hack for a sustainable future!
The hackathon is organised and hosted by Macsimum in partnership with Microsoft.
Read about the Microsoft Privacy Statement here
This hackathon is about you. It's about me. It's about us and the Earth. It's a hackathon about respect for the environment and to stand united for the climate, through our way of living. This is about sustainability. Nothing else can be more important.
Developers of all backgrounds and skills are welcome to participate, and we’re looking forward to your innovative contributions for an even more sustainable world.
The environmental challenges are many, each with its own complexity. In some areas we have come a long way, in other areas the humanity has barely moved.
Join us and hack for a sustainable future!
The hackathon is organised and hosted by Macsimum in partnership with Microsoft.
Read about the Microsoft Privacy Statement here
Exclusive partner
Challenge owners
REQUIREMENTS
WHAT TO BUILD:
A software solution (completed or a prototype) using one or more technologies from Microsoft (including but not limited to Azure cloud, Power Platform, Microsoft 365) that solves one of the following challenges:
Challenge #1: Zero-emission and nature-friendly maritime transportation - by HUB Ocean and Cognite
As a participating team, we want you to develop a solution that make it easier to gain insight into current global, regional or local traffic patterns for ships, how greenhouse gas emissions are trending and how particularly vulnerable areas and marine life are affected. Such a solution can be realized as Python notebooks with visualizations, map layers and animations in GIS tools or web-apps or even mobile apps. We want you turn numbers into compelling visual stories. We want you to make it easier for decision makers as well as you and me to understand how maritime transport is adapting to the global trend to decarbonize key sectors of our economy. To make the task a bit easier:
- You will be able to take advantage of both relevant data and computing power in both Azure and/or the Ocean Data Platform by HUB Ocean. In the data platform itself, you will find relevant detailed data for more than 150k merchant vessels worldwide, as well as gridded greenhouse gas emission data and voyage tables (from satellite tracking systems) for the period 2020-now.
- you will be able to take advantage of large global datasets for marine protected areas, biodiversity and ports.
- you can also combine this data with a massive amount of relatively up-to-date satellite data unlocked in the Microsoft Planetary Computer. This is geospatial data that can be used in different forms or transformed and compiled into even more relevant data sets for more tailored solutions.
Challenge #2: Calculating precise energy and water consumption at manufacturing facilities - by Inditex
As a participating team, we want you to develop a solution of measuring and/ or calculating precise energy and water consumption figures of the facilities (and different processes carried out in each of them) involved in the manufacturing of garments, considering not only the potential installation/deployment costs, but also any maintenance fee related to any other stage.
Data accuracy and reliability of the information are essential, not only ensuring that the figures are obtained in a timely manner but also that they are coherent and validated so they can be used as a reference to carry out different initiatives.
Data accuracy and reliability of the information are essential, not only ensuring that the figures are obtained in a timely manner but also that they are coherent and validated so they can be used as a reference to carry out different initiatives.
Challenge #3: Reducing energy consumption of household and commercial buildings - by DNB
To decarbonize our society, we need to reduce energy consumption of household and commercial buildings. According to the 2021 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction by UNEP - UN Environment Programme, buildings constitute approximately 40 % of the Total Global Greenhouse Gas emissions (16 % in Norway).
Currently, there is incomplete national data on the actual energy use from buildings in Norway, and there is no integrated energy consumption datahub that covers the whole country. This is a challenge for DNB, as we need this data to report on the carbon footprint related to the energy use in all buildings financed by DNB.
Currently, there is incomplete national data on the actual energy use from buildings in Norway, and there is no integrated energy consumption datahub that covers the whole country. This is a challenge for DNB, as we need this data to report on the carbon footprint related to the energy use in all buildings financed by DNB.
Technology partner
Accelerator partners
Community partners
What to Submit:
You have to submit 3 minutes long video about your solution.
What information does the pitch need to contain:
Feel free to share the link to hosted applications, source code repository, slide decks, etc.
What information does the pitch need to contain:
- What is the Challenge
- What is the Solution
- What is the Vision
- Your Team
Feel free to share the link to hosted applications, source code repository, slide decks, etc.
PRIZES
$4,500 in prizes
Grand Prix for Challenge #1 by HUB Ocean and Cognite
• Azure Heroes Maker Badge for each team member
Grand Prix for Challenge #2 by Inditex
• Azure Heroes Maker Badge for each team member
Grand Prix for Challenge #3 by DNB
• Azure Heroes Maker Badge for each team member
Grand Prix for Challenge #1 by HUB Ocean and Cognite
- USD 1500
• Azure Heroes Maker Badge for each team member
Grand Prix for Challenge #2 by Inditex
- USD 1500
• Azure Heroes Maker Badge for each team member
Grand Prix for Challenge #3 by DNB
- USD 1500
• Azure Heroes Maker Badge for each team member
JUDGES
JUDGING CRITERIA
Impact
- How much impact would a solution have in solving the addressed challenge?
- Is the solution realistic in terms of the technological, legal and other aspects?
- How much was done on the hackathon in terms of making a real software solution?
- Is the solution original and creative, is it using the latest technologies?
Aydin Gencler
Director of Data, AI & IoT, Sustainability Champ, Western Europe at Microsoft
José Yañez
Climate & Energy Lead at Inditex
Climate & Energy Lead at Inditex
Aiko Yamashita
Principal Data Scientist and Lead for the ESG Data Task Force at DNB
Principal Data Scientist and Lead for the ESG Data Task Force at DNB
Anatoly Corp
Founder of Fueltime
Founder of Fueltime
Kristian Authén
Senior Data Scientist at Hub Ocean
Senior Data Scientist at Hub Ocean
Luis Morencos
Business Strategy Leader, WW Sustainability Industry at Microsoft
Business Strategy Leader, WW Sustainability Industry at Microsoft
Paraskevi Zerva
Senior Data & Applied Scientist at Microsoft and Researcher in International Marine Sciences and Sustainability at Heriot-Watt University
Senior Data & Applied Scientist at Microsoft and Researcher in International Marine Sciences and Sustainability at Heriot-Watt University
Rita Casimiro
Partner at MAZE - decoding impact
Partner at MAZE - decoding impact
Climate Hackathon 2022
Hack the climate for a sustainable future