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SUMMARY:INITIATE Hackathon – Portugal
DESCRIPTION:The INITIATE Hackathon – Portugal invites students to bring their ideas and work together to turn them into innovative\, practical and scalable solutions for Energy Communities\, solutions that enable citizens\, local authorities\, businesses and other stakeholders to take an active role in the energy transition.\n\nPortugal has significant renewable energy potential\, yet challenges remain in making Energy Communities more accessible\, inclusive and sustainable over time. Addressing these challenges calls for fresh ideas\, collaboration and skills from different fields.\n\nThe INITIATE Hackathon – Portugal will take place at Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon (Lisbon Campus)\, on 18 and 19 March 2027.\n\nApplications are open until 28 December 2026. \n  \nThe challenge \nParticipants will develop proposals to support the growth and adoption of Energy Communities in Portugal. Ideas may adress: \n\nSustainable business models and financing mechanisms;\nCommunity governance frameworks and citizen engagement strategies;\nPartnerships and implementation roadmaps involving municipalities\, universities\, businesses\, cooperatives and civil society.\n\n\nAn opportunity for students from all fields \nThe hackathon gives students the chance to apply their knowledge to a real-world challenge\, collaborate with other students and develop their problem-solving\, teamwork and pitching skills. The organisers welcome participants with interests in technology\, business\, public policy\, design or social innovation. Each of these perspectives can contribute to a more inclusive energy future. \n  \nPrizes \n\nAll participants will receive a Certificate of Participation and a FNAC/El Corte Inglês voucher.\nThe winning team of INITIATE Hackathon Portugal will travel abroad for the Final Pitching\, with Iscte covering travel and accommodation expenses.\nThe grand-prize-winning team is offered a bootcamp experience at Climate KIC in the Netherlands.\nLunch will be provided for all participants on both days of the Local Competition.\n\nEVENT WEBSITEregistration EVENT WEBSITEregistration
URL:https://bru.iscte-iul.pt/event/initiate-hackathon-portugal/
LOCATION:Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
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