{"id":3473,"date":"2025-12-15T20:32:39","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T20:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ottclimatefund.ca\/news-post\/student-hackathon-envisions-net-zero-possibilities-for-kanata-north-tech-park\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T20:32:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T20:32:39","slug":"student-hackathon-envisions-net-zero-possibilities-for-kanata-north-tech-park","status":"publish","type":"news-post","link":"https:\/\/ottclimatefund.ca\/fr\/nouvelles\/student-hackathon-envisions-net-zero-possibilities-for-kanata-north-tech-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Student hackathon envisions net-zero possibilities for Kanata North Tech Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">OCAF was pleased to be\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ottclimatefund.ca\/news-post\/students-take-on-the-future-of-clean-energy-at-kanata-north\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">title sponsor at the second annual hackathon<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> hosted by the Kanata North Business Association. OCAF posed the challenge question: <\/span><b><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">How can Kanata North Tech Park become a leading Clean Energy Resilience District?<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559731&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The winning teams\u00a0pitched\u00a0a\u00a0modular microgrid and battery storage system, an AI-powered platform for sharing district heat, and a smart meter analytics\u00a0tool.\u00a0\u00a0Over the two weeks of the hackathon, student\u00a0teams\u00a0from all of Ottawa\u2019s post-secondary institutions as well as the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board\u00a0tackled\u00a0the pressing challenge of decarbonizing\u00a0the Kanata North Tech Park,\u00a0Canada\u2019s\u00a0largest.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559731&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2919\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2919\" style=\"width: 419px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2919\" src=\"https:\/\/ottclimatefund.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/thumbnail_winning-team-KNBA-crop-300x254.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"419\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ottclimatefund.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/thumbnail_winning-team-KNBA-crop-300x254.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ottclimatefund.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/thumbnail_winning-team-KNBA-crop-768x651.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ottclimatefund.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/thumbnail_winning-team-KNBA-crop.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2919\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The winning team AC\/DC. Photo Credit: KNBA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the closing session,\u00a0a shortlist of\u00a0five\u00a0top teams presented\u00a0their solutions in a fast-paced, five-minute pitch format.\u00a0Their\u00a0unique perspectives\u00a0showcased\u00a0a\u00a0diversity of approaches\u00a0to\u00a0the scale and complexity of emissions in the\u00a0Park.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Solutions ranged from solar and battery storage systems to thermal loops and thermal batteries, with some teams proposing solar installations on every available surface. Others built on existing deployments in the\u00a0Park\u2014such as Nokia\u2019s battery systems and Cisco\u2019s cold storage unit\u2014demonstrating\u00a0a keen awareness of local context and opportunities for scaling.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The winning teams\u00a0were:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">1st Place \u2013 AC\/DC:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Modular microgrid and battery storage model for improved reliability<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">2nd Place \u2013 Girl Power:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0AI-powered heat-sharing platform connecting buildings for energy efficiency<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">3rd Place \u2013\u00a0Hackawatt:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Smart meter analytics dashboard for real-time carbon reduction insights<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ottclimatefund.ca\/news-post\/unlocking-opportunity-by-turning-ottawas-economic-crown-jewel-emerald-green\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">OCAF\u2019s work in the Kanata North Tech Park<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0is a catalyst for climate innovation in Ottawa\u2019s economic engine,\u00a0fostering\u00a0collaboration\u00a0to\u00a0accelerate\u00a0the community&rsquo;s\u00a0momentum toward a net-zero future.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OCAF was pleased to be\u00a0title sponsor at the second annual hackathon hosted by the Kanata North Business Association. OCAF posed the challenge question: How can Kanata North Tech Park become a leading Clean Energy Resilience District?\u00a0\u00a0 The winning teams\u00a0pitched\u00a0a\u00a0modular microgrid and battery storage system, an AI-powered platform for sharing district heat, and a smart meter [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2846,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":""},"featured-post-item":[28],"news-category":[],"class_list":["post-3473","news-post","type-news-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","featured-post-item-third-featured-post"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Student hackathon envisions net-zero possibilities for Kanata North Tech Park - Ottawa Climate Action Fund<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ottclimatefund.ca\/fr\/nouvelles\/student-hackathon-envisions-net-zero-possibilities-for-kanata-north-tech-park\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Student hackathon envisions net-zero possibilities for Kanata North Tech Park - Ottawa Climate Action Fund\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"OCAF was pleased to be\u00a0title sponsor at the second annual hackathon hosted by the Kanata North Business Association. 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