Enphase
Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENPH), is sponsoring the SfunCube Solar
Hackathon 2015 in Oakland, Calif., on
April 17-18. The hackathon, taking place at the SfunCube
Solar Incubator + Accelerator, brings together savvy developers,
talented designers and business experts to create innovative solutions
that accelerate the broad adoption of solar energy usage around the
globe.
“We are excited to sponsor the SfunCube Solar Hackathon because it
serves as an excellent venue to share our software and business insights
with like-minded people who wish to have a positive impact on our
planet,” said Ilén Zazueta-Hall, product management director of Enphase.
“By providing a fun environment that encourages exploration, the
SfunCube Hackathon is the perfect networking venue for solar energy
enthusiasts.”
The challenge areas for this year’s SfunCube Solar Hackathon will be
software, finance and design. Enphase encourages participants to design
an application that educates solar energy users about the benefits of
solar power generation; these benefits can be societal, environmental or
financial.
The Enphase sponsorship will underwrite some of the costs of organizing
and hosting the event, and the company will make live data accessible to
hackathon teams. Enphase will provide open application programming
interfaces (APIs) that directly connect to the homes of volunteer
Enphase employees who have agreed to share access to their photovoltaic
(PV) arrays.
“SfunCube is thrilled to have Enphase as a sponsor of this year’s Solar
Hackathon,” said Emily Kirsch, cofounder and CEO of SfunCube. “As a
leader in microinverters and data analytics, Enphase brings the kind of
sophistication hackers can leverage to build innovative solar solutions
for everyone under the sun.”
Powerhive
and Utility
API are two examples of successful solar startups that emerged from
previous SfunCube Solar Hackathons. To encourage broad community
participation, SfunCube has taken great care to extend invitations to
the event to the local community, inspiring both new and veteran
participants to join.
Participants are encouraged to sign up for the hackathon on the SfunCube Eventbrite
page and follow the event on Twitter using the hashtag #hackthesun.
The winners of the hackathon challenges will be announced at the end of
the event on April 18 and must be in attendance to win. Tickets for
viewing the pitches and awards are available on Eventbrite, and a few
tickets for developers and designers are also available while they last.
About Enphase Energy, Inc.
Enphase Energy delivers energy management technology for the solar
industry that increases energy production, simplifies design and
installation, improves system uptime and reliability, reduces fire
safety risk and provides a platform for intelligent energy management.
Our semiconductor-based microinverter system converts energy at the
individual solar module level and brings a systems-based,
high-technology approach to solar energy generation. Connect with
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