🔊🇪🇺🇱🇧 Announcing the Two Finalists of Lebanon’s First Green Hydrogen Hackathon! 🚀
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We are thrilled to share that yesterday Sept.17th, Lebanon took a major step forward in green innovation! The first Green Hydrogen Hackathon, organized by The Lebanese Center for Energy Conservation (LCEC) and the MED•GEM Network funded by the European Union, brought together some of the brightest young minds in renewable energy. Under the theme “Towards a Green Hydrogen Valley in Lebanon: Turning Challenges into Opportunities”, students tackled the key question: How can Lebanon leverage its renewable energy and water resources to create a small-scale GH2 Valley?
👥 🎓Four teams, each consisting of a duo ensuring gender parity, presented innovative solutions covering technical feasibility, economic viability, environmental impact, and more. The day was filled with creativity, mentorship, and high-impact brainstorming.
🏅✌🏽 Today, we are excited to announce the two finalist teams who will continue their journey, benefiting from an additional month of mentorship before presenting their refined projects at BEW2024.
👏 Congratulations to our finalists:
🏅 Team : Maryam Jamal & Rodger Akiki
🏅 Team : Rayan Al Sarih & Omar Allahham
🔗⚙️ These two teams will benefit from an additional month of intensive mentoring as they refine their solutions. They will then present their projects to a distinguished jury at BEW 2024 in late October. 🌟
🥇🏆 The winning team will be awarded a prestigious study trip to FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg University in Germany, supported by the European Union through MED-GEM Network!
🙌 💡 A huge thank you to our dedicated mentors, including Frank Wouters, Dr. Mustapha Taoumi, Raya Verniers, Dr. Joseph Al Assad, Dr. Sorina Mortada, and Hadi Abou Moussa, for their invaluable guidance.
⚖️ 🌟 We also extend our heartfelt gratitude to our esteemed jury members—Frank Wouters, Pierre El Khoury, Ali Berro, Ibrahim Mallah, and Toufic Rizkallah—for their thoughtful evaluations.
🙏🏻🎯 Nibal Khodr & Anthony Nasr, Jana Sabra & Ali Sleiman : Keep pushing forward, and we wish you the very best of luck in all your upcoming endeavors.
Stay tuned for more updates as we follow their progress and get ready to cheer them on at BEW 2024!
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