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This is the showcase and judging event at the conclusion of our 2025 Open-Source Energy Hackathon!

Come check out what the teams have created, and learn about current international efforts to ensure resilient, reliable, and affordable energy across the globe!

Space is limited. Please decline your RSVP in the event you cannot make it 🙏

Introduction

Multiple teams of hackers have dedicated their time and skills to contribute towards the challenges arising in creating an open, resilient, and unified energy grid.

See the 2025 Open-Source Energy Hackathon! event for all the details. Let's learn and celebrate this new frontier of energy together!

Agenda

  • 3:30pm - Doors Open.

  • 4-6pm - Showcase and Judging Begins!

  • 6pm - Doors closing, but keep the conversation going over at The Athletic Club Oakland!

Judging Panel!

Arila Barnes - Founder, Energy iOT Open Source

Liam O'Brien - Sr. Technical Product Manager, Sol-Ark

Jonas Birgersson - 2X Exit Entrepreneur, Latest Venture - EnergyNet

And one more Surprise Judge!

Partner Organizations for the Event

Sunspec Alliance is an alliance of over 100 solar and storage distributed energy industry participants, together pursuing information standards to enable “plug & play” system interoperability.

The enAccess Foundation EnAccess supports Open Innovation, Collaboration, and Interoperability in Energy Access. Our vision is a world where everyone has access to safe, clean energy.

Energy IoT Open Source combines the best of open source projects in the Energy space to provide simple solutions for decentralized community utilities worldwide.

Sponsors

Sol-Ark® is a global energy technology leader with over 6 generations of hybrid inverters, whose goal is to enable the most reliable, innovative, and affordable energy storage solutions to power families and businesses.

Discover Energy Systems is electrifying the world with dependable batteries and power electronics, making sustainable power a reality for current and future generations.

Gismo Power is democratizing solar energy with the first Mobile Electricity Generating Appliance MEGA® , a portable solar EV charging station on wheels which can also power adjacent buildings.

NESL.energy

Ampra Grid is the Nest thermostat for commercial solar and battery systems. Just as Nest revolutionized home temperature control by learning and adapting to your habits, we're doing the same for renewable energy economics, allowing you to put your project ROI on autopilot.

Port Labs is an accelerator for early stage companies working on product development. Our specialized co-working membership is built around our rapid prototyping shop and flexible shop space.

Hardware:

Sol-Ark 12K-2P and 5K-1P Hybrid Inverters

Gismo Power MEGA unit (PV+EVSE on wheels)

NESL.energy Modbus Gateway Hardware Kit

Discover Energy Systems HELIOS 16kWH LFP Battery Storage System

Low cost Modbus controlled EVSE hardware

Software:

All contributions to be hosted on Energy IoT Open Source, or the respective OSS projects:

- LF Hyphae APIS (Autonomous Power Interchange System)

- LF OpenLEADR (OpenADR open source to enable Demand Response and Dynamic pricing activities)

- LF FlexMeasures, Energy Management System

- LF CitrineOS, Charge Management System

- OpenEMS, Energy Management System

- enAccess Micro Power Manager

- enAccess Battery Management System

- enAccess Open Smart Meter

By registering for this event, you agree to share your registration information with the organizers of SF Climate Week.

Location
Port Labs
2044 Franklin St, Oakland, CA 94612, USA
Multiple daily parking lots nearby, OR Take 19th BART exit, at the station walk up the stairs for 20th St.
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