On 9 May 2024, it was the final of the exciting Energy Youth Hackathon. The event brought together creative young students from the Institute of Energy and Control Systems, the Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, and the Institute of Computer Science and Information Technology. A total of 46 participants and 6 team mentors took part in the Hackathon.
During the event, participants were divided into teams, each working on their own project using modern technologies and innovative approaches in the energy field. The event organisers and mentors helped the teams prepare interesting projects.
"Energy Youth" covered a wide range of topics, including: renewable energy sources, development of new technologies and methods for collecting and using renewable energy sources such as solar and wind energy, development of tools and strategies to reduce energy consumption in industry, households and public buildings, smart cities using the IoT, artificial intelligence and other technologies to create smart cities and energy efficient management systems.
The Hackathon participants presented their innovative solutions and perspectives in the final with amazing presentations that were marked by creativity, depth of analysis and practical application. In the final, 7 teams were competing for the victory with presentations of their projects, namely:
- "New solutions to boost the electric car market in Ukraine"
- "Smart city"
- "Weponisation of energy resources"
- "Use of hydrogen batteries for wheelchairs"
- "Smart Grid"
- "Energy consumption monitoring system to improve energy efficiency in educational establishments"
- "Application of small wind turbines for lighting highways"
From ideas for raising awareness of energy efficiency to the introduction of innovative technologies, each team contributed to the development of the energy sector. The Energy Youth hackathon ended with the selection of the best projects and the awarding of the winners.
- First place – the team of the Nuclear Energy group and the project "Use of hydrogen batteries for wheelchairs"
- II place – the team of the International Relations group and the project "Weponisation of energy resources"
- The third place was shared by two teams – the Automation and Computer-Integrated Technologies speciality with the project "Energy Monitoring System for Improving Energy Efficiency in Educational Institutions" and the Computational Intelligence speciality with the Smart City project.
The event demonstrated that connecting young minds and innovative approaches can change the world for the better.
The Energy Youth Hackathon was held as part of the European Studies for Technical Specialities at Lviv Polytechnic National University (EUSTS) project with the support of the EU Erasmus+ Jean Monnet Programme.
More information about EUSTS can be found on the project website within the Lviv Polytechnic Portal.
