On 28 May 2025, the final of the "Energy Youth 2025" Hackathon took place, bringing together creative and ambitious youth of Lviv Polytechnic National University. This year, the event gathered 66 participants from 7 departments and 8 team mentors who guided the teams throughout the project development process.
The aim of the event is to enhance the level of awareness among students in the field of sustainable energy development and the prospects for its implementation in Ukraine.
During the Hackathon, participants worked in teams on innovative solutions addressing current issues in energy, ecology, security, and sustainable development. The themes covered this year were diverse and reflected both technical and socio-political challenges. Among the topics addressed by the teams were:
- Nuclear blackmail as a political tool of the russian federation
- Modern approach to building relay protection systems
- Smart waste bins on the territory of Lviv Polytechnic
- Smart sensors in environmental monitoring of educational institutions
- REPowerEU Action Plan – a weapon against russian blackmail
- PolyGreenTechnica
- Coffee as biofuel
- Innovative eco-space "Restovp"
- Decarbonization and independence: the role of microalgae biofuel in the EU's energy future
- EU Hydrogen Strategy and prospects for Ukraine
- The cost of green energy: the impact of lithium extraction on nature and people
- Small modular reactors
All teams demonstrated a high level of preparation, creativity, and a strong drive to find real solutions to today's energy and environmental challenges. The final presentations impressed with their depth of analysis, originality, and practical applicability.
The winners of the Hackathon were:
- 1st place – teams behind the projects "Innovative eco-space 'Restovp'" (IPEC students Kutnytskyi Denys, Kokhman Yaroslav, Vovk Denys, Babenko Oleg, Dudiy Miroslav and IARD Berezovsky Vladislav) and "PolyGreenTechnica" (IHSS students Olha Vlasenko, Kristina Bachkai, Yana Bachkai, Sofia Kalashnyk, Veronika Voitovych)
- 2nd place – the project "REPowerEU Action Plan – a weapon against Russian blackmail" (students of the IHSS Kateryna Kovaniuk, Oleksandra Lesyk, Oleksandr Okunevych, Andrii Kozachyna, Anna Soroka, Anastasiia Kuz, Viktor Aldykevych, Yuliia Zahorodnia, Yevheniia Losinets)
- 3rd place – the project "Smart sensors in environmental monitoring of educational institutions" (students of ICCT Maria Chetvertak, Yelyzaveta Yangel, Kateryna Usyk and IPEC Dmytro Hutsman)
The event once again proved that the synergy of young minds, technical knowledge, and innovative approaches can bring about meaningful change in the energy and sustainability sectors.
The Energy Youth 2025 Hackathon was held within the framework of the project "European Studies for Technical Specialties at Lviv Polytechnic National University (EUSTS)" with the support of the EU Erasmus+ Jean Monnet Programme.
More information about EUSTS can be found on the project website via the Lviv Polytechnic Portal.
