IDEATHON: BEST For Solar

 
Awards: First Prize 18.000 TL, Second Prize 9.000 TL, Third Prize 4.500 TL
Venue: Ege University Solar Energy Institute
Date: 22-23 October 2022
Organized by: Ege University Solar Energy Institute, ODTÜ GÜNAM, İZKA, ENSİA, BEST For Energy
The application deadline: 29 September 2022
 
What is Ideathon?
 
New ideas are the source of innovation. We need new perspectives and ideas for development. In order to reach the ideas of large groups and to combine different information into innovative ideas, new idea generation tools and platforms such as ideathons are becoming more common day by day.
Ideathons are Open Innovation events held in 1-2 days, where participants come together to produce innovative ideas and applicable solutions in a thematic area. In ideathons, which involve an intense brainstorming and knowledge sharing process, participants work in teams.
In order to be able to handle the theme from different dimensions, in the ideathons where interdisciplinary work is prominent, people with different education, experience, age and interests take part in the teams, resulting in more innovative ideas.
Ideathons, where expert mentors intensify the sharing of ideas and information by supporting the teams, also have a competition dimension where the innovative ideas revealed by the teams are rewarded as a result of the jury voting.
 
BEST For Solar Theme: 
 
The improvement in solar energy installation costs in recent years has led to an increase in the amount of installed power. Increasing the amount of energy obtained from the sun by the middle of this century is considered the best action to be taken against climate change. It is possible to benefit from solar energy in many different ways. Some of the main topics that await solutions for solar energy within the scope of Ideathon are listed below, in order to guide the participants.
 
• Agrisolar 
• Innovative approaches in solar energy
• New technologies in PV manufacturing
• Solar integrated buildings
• Digitalization with the sun
• Smart grids
• Hybrid solutions
• Maintenance and Repair
• Mobility
• Energy storage
• Concentrated solar energy systems
• Heating, Cooling, Drying, Distillation

 

First Day

Second Day
Venue: Ege University Solar Energy Institute
10:00 – 10:30 OPENING SPEECHES
Ekin TAŞKIN – BEST For Energy Project Team Leader
Prof. Dr. Ceylan ZAFER – Director of Ege University Solar Energy Institute
Alper KALAYCI – Chairman of ENSIA
H.İ.Murat ÇELİK – İzmir Development Agency Investment Support Office Coordinator
10:30 – 11:10 THEMATIC SPEECHS SECTION 1
Prof. Dr. Raşit TURAN– ODTÜ GÜNAM
Halil DEMİRDAĞ– Smart Solar Technologies
11:10 – 11:30 TEA/COFFEE BREAK
11:30 – 12:30 THEMATIC SPEECHS SECTION 2 
Çiğdem AYYILDIZ– EnerjiSa Üretim
Enis FAKIOĞLU– Enisolar
Mehmet AYBAŞ – HSA Energy
12:30 – 12:45 ADMINISTRATIVE BRIEFING
(What We Will Do at BEST For Solar? Rules, Process, Evaluation Criteria)
Buğra BARLAS – BEST For Energy Project Senior Expert
12:45 – 13:30 LUNCH
13:30 – 17:30 SESSION 1 (Ideathon Begins with Mentor Meetings!) 
17:30 – 18.00 DINNER
18:00 – 19.30 SESSION 2
 
Venue: Ege University Solar Energy Institute
09:30 – 12:30 SESSION 3 (Ideathon Continues!) 
12:30 DELIVERY OF PRESENTATIONS
12:30 – 13:00 LUNCH
 
Venue: Ege University Faculty of Science Conference Hall
13:30 – 17:00 PROJECT PRESENTATIONS
17:00 – 17:30 DINNER
17:30 – 18:00 AWARD CEREMONY 

 

Juries
Alper KALAYCI- ENSİA
Prof. Dr. Canan VARLIKLI- İYTE
Cengiz OĞUZER - GENBA
Prof. Dr. Ceylan ZAFER- Ege Üniversitesi Güneş Enerjisi Enstitüsü
Enis FAKIOĞLU- Enisolar
H.İ.Murat ÇELİK- İzmir Development Agency
Tayfun HIZ- ODTÜ GÜNAM
Mentors
Ayşe ŞEN- İnci Holding Venture
Dr. Burak GÜLTEKİN -EÜGEE
Burak KESAYAK-GDZ Elektrik
Dr. Can SINDIRAÇ- ASPİLSAN
Prof. Dr. Cem TOZLU- Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi
Egemen AKSAKOĞLU-Güler Mühendislik
Emircan ÖZDEMİR- ASELSAN
Dr. Erhan DEMİROK- Tescom
 
Gazi ÇELEBİ-Solimpeks
Gökçe Nur ŞANVER-OzEnergy
Güliz KÖMÜRCÜ- DRK Solar
Hazal DEMİROK- Loggma
Doç. Dr. Melih Soner ÇELİKTAŞ- EÜGEE
Merve KANSU-Elfsolar
Murat GÜLER-Güler Mühendislik
Vahit KAYA- Orbit Energy
 
 
 
Application:
  • Participants must be at least 18 years old. Those under the age of 18 can attend the event with the written permission of their school and family, and under the supervision of their teachers.
  • Applications can be made in teams of minimum 3 and maximum 5 people.
  • Individual applications will be accepted and will be formed into teams by the organizing committee before the event starts.
  • Each team must have male and female participants.
  • The application deadline is September 29, 2022.
  • The applications will be evaluated by the Organizing Committee and the applicants deemed suitable will be informed.
 
Your Questions and Information:
İmge ÖZDEMİR
Tel: 0555 5632278
 Turaç LAÇİN
Tel: 0532 6378980