Water/Energy Nexus Hackathon Invites Exploration of Technology for Conservation During Worst Drought in 100 Years
June 12 2015 - 7:49PM
Business Wire
August event, in conjunction with the Smart H2O
Summit in San Francisco and California American Water, will focus
on using innovative ways to leverage & improve existing
technologies to reduce water and energy use
The 2015 Water/Energy Nexus Hackathon is coming in August, and
the state of California should take notice. By combining water and
energy technologies, the two-day event will allow students,
professionals and enthusiasts to experiment, improve and unveil new
methods to help us manage, interact and understand the growing
relationship between water and energy, which is ever more critical
given the current drought situation.
“The intersection between water and energy is crucial today,
especially when we need to discover new ways to conserve water and
energy,” said Robert MacLean, President of California American
Water, the keynote sponsor of the hackathon. “Events like these can
highlight how smart technologies and intelligent water grids can be
enhanced even further if we take different approaches to
accomplishing the same task.”
“There is no better time to hold this event,” said Christopher
Peacock, founder of H2O and The Water Innovation Project, the
event's curator. “Considering how critical it is for state
officials, business owners and citizens to find resilient solutions
to deal with our drought driven paradigm, this two-day event can
unveil new ways of thinking about how we interact with
technology.”
By using certain tricks and tweaks with technologies – also
dubbed as “hacks” – plenty of enthusiasts try different ideas that
may unveil a better way of using that particular technology. The
concept may seem designed for giant laboratories or wealthy think
tanks, but there are plenty of modern-day solutions that have been
inspired by (or even created at) events like hackathons.
Hackathons have seen new technologies and software become widely
accepted in many households or businesses, typically as smaller
start-up ventures are acquired by well-known corporations. This
event, to be held at General Assembly in San Francisco, is expected
to attract company leaders and entrepreneurs who are looking to
take advantage of an open marketplace that's in desperate need of
solutions. Both Peacock and MacLean agree that a hackathon could
generate multiple out-of-the-box ideas that could be extremely
valuable for the water sector as well as the start-up groups that
create the concepts.
“A few projects may start as a gimmick or on a whim, but
industry leaders have commercialized some innovative concepts that
grew from events like the Water/Energy Nexus Hackathon,” said
Peacock. “This is the perfect time for entrepreneurs and technology
enthusiasts to collaborate in the water sector because the market
is finally ready and able to adopt new technologies in light of our
current climate conditions.”
For more information about the 2015 Water/Energy Nexus
Hackathon, sponsored by California American Water, please visit
www.waterinnovationproject.com/hackathon.
About The Water Innovation Project, LLC
The Water Innovation Project is a leadership hub and idea
accelerator with a mission to transform the way we value water
through innovation and collaboration. We work with water technology
firms, current and future leaders in the water industry and develop
our own projects. Learn more about The Water Innovation Project at
www.waterinnovationproject.com.
Follow The Water Innovation Project on Twitter @H2OInnovate.
About California American Water
California American Water, a subsidiary of American Water (NYSE:
AWK), provides high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater
services to approximately 600,000 people.
Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest and most
geographically diverse publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater
utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company
employs 6,400 dedicated professionals who provide regulated and
market-based drinking water, wastewater and other related services
to an estimated 15 million people in 47 states and Ontario, Canada.
More information can be found at www.amwater.com.
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