Cleanweb Hackathon Returns to NYC

Cleanweb Hackers Hacking in NYC, January 2012

The Cleanweb Hackathon returns to NYC tomorrow, Friday 9/28, at AlleyNYC.

I can't make it this time around, but you can read my thoughts on the January Cleanweb Hackathon here. 

The Hackathon brings together software developers, designers and entrepreneurs to brainstorm solutions to vexing problems in energy, waste, water, energy efficiency and many other issues facing our resource constrained world.

Those of you familiar with the Hackathon concept know it is an intensive developer session in which apps leveraging web 3.0, mobile, and social media technologies are built in a little over a 24-hour period. 

As in previous Hackathons around the country (and across the pond), the teams will be plied and supplied with APIs and pizza, datasets and coffee as they race against the clock to get their app built. On Sunday, the teams will present their apps to a select panel of judges.

The Friday night kick-off features a presentation by Mark Grundy of the Carbon War Room to focus developers on solving big issues in key sectors that align with the city's long-term sustainability plan, PLANYC. 

This event is part of the Cleanweb Hackathon series that was started in San Francisco in September 2011 by Blake Burris and Sunil Paul and later mushroomed into a global movement with Cleanweb communities and events in cities throughout North America, the UK and Europe in 2012.

For NYC hackathon details and registration: http://nyc.cleanweb.co/

For an overview on Cleanweb, check out: http://www.slideshare.net/blake/why-cleanweb-will-beat-cleantech

Wish I could be there! Hack-on!

Green Skeptic Friday LinkFest - 12/10/10

Watercolor of John Lennon by SEA

First up, an interesting debate on whether Moore's Law makes sense in cleantech. Here's Convergence of Prevailing Laws — Haitz + Moore — Enables Intelligent Lighting by Brian Chemel, which points to a post from earlier in the year by Martin LaMonica of CNET: Can green tech operate under Moore's Law?

Have a look at this promotional video of Solyndra's highly automated solar plant. Now that's high-tech manufacturing!

Carbon War Room Rates Efficiency of 60,000 Ships at New Data Hub

An excellent profile of Teddy Roosevelt IV by one of our favorite business writers (and self-professed handmaiden to capitalism, Heidi Moore: Backing a Wind Farm, a Quiet Voice With a Big Stick $$

GigaOm pubbed its Cleantech Blog’s Top 5 Investors (+ 5 Risky Ones)

And in news about Green Skeptic held companies:

The EnerNOC Shopping Spree Continues With Global Energy Partners $ENOC

And Ormat appointed John Hancock for DOE loan guarantee ~US$300m $ORA

Finally, this week marked the 30th anniversary of the death of John Lennon, who would have been 70 on October 9th.  Here's a poem I wrote for the occasion: "John Lennon at 70."
Have a great weekend everyone!


(Disclosure: I hold long positions in ENOC and ORA. This post is for informational purposes only and is neither intended to be investment advice nor an offer, or the solicitation of any offer, to buy or sell any securities.)