From October 6th to 8th, The Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia (ISSP UL), located at 8 Ķengaraga Street, in collaboration with leading Latvian companies and organizations, will host the international hackathon “Hydrogen X Future Hackathon”. This event is dedicated to the currently relevant topic of hydrogen and renewable energy resources. The grand prize for the hackathon is €3000!
Join the hackathon and shape the future while having the unique opportunity to collaborate on innovative energy solutions with esteemed partners such as “Latvenergo”, Riga International Airport, the Freeport of Riga Authority, and the “Green Tech Cluster Latvia”. These partners have curated challenges that include:
“Services, business models and technologies for AS “Latvenergo” hydrogen business”
“A small-scale H2 valley”
“Business case for Hydrogen in the Freeport of Riga”
“Business case for Green Ammonia Latvia & Europe”
The Hackathon aims to address the challenges of the emerging clean hydrogen economy (clean hydrogen market creation), ecosystem development and product/service creation, closely linked to technological challenges and business model development and refinement.
The Hackathon will take place from October 6 to October 8, 2023, on the premises of the ISSP UL and online.
The Hackathon will be held in Latvian and English.
The Hackathon is public, and information about it will be posted on the Partners' websites and/or social networks, such as Facebook, LinkedIn, the website of the ISSP UL www.cfi.lu.lv, and on other websites - news pages and social networks of other Partners.
Hackathon participants will have to work in teams, which will be formed/enhanced on the first day of the event.
Hackathon Teams will be provided with mentor and expert support.
Sept. 18, 2023 - Oct. 8, 2023
Institute of Solid State Physics LU
Ķengaraga iela 8, Latgales priekšpilsēta, Rīga, LV-1063, Latvia
€3,000