Unleash Innovation. Drive Impact. Shape the Future of CO₂ Electrolysis.
Are you ready to collaborate, learn, and push boundaries? Join the GETCO2 Hackathon Challenge! It isn’t just about finding the perfect solution — it’s about ambition, curiosity, and experimentation. Whether you’re an early-career researcher, PhD student or undergraduate student, this is your chance to make a difference.
Challenge
Identify one potentially high-impact innovation spanning materials and their associated supply chains required to support a future where sustainable gigawatt-scale manufacturing and deployment of Power-to-X CO2 electrolysers becomes a reality.
With your innovation, please consider the long-term economic, environmental and social groups sustainability surrounding the Green Electrochemical Transformation of Carbon Dioxide. You may wish to explore techno-economic analysis (TEA), life cycle analysis (LCA),
overall circularity and potentially government policy settings as part of your analyses.
Who can join?
Build your team of 4–6 changemakers across disciplines and nodes:
• Must include EMCRs, AIs or HDR students
• Up to 2 undergrads from GETCO2 Nodes allowed
• Teams must span at least 2 different GETCO2 Nodes
• We celebrate diversity: bring your unique background, skills and perspectives!
We’ve got you covered
GETCO2 will support you every step of the way:
• Kickoff induction + Q&A
• Mentoring workshops
• Tools, templates & pitch guides
• Final presentation rubrics
• A dedicated mentor to guide your team
What’s in it for you?
• Prizes, recognition, and potential visibility with industry and investors
• Connections with leaders in research, innovation & commercialisation
• Real-world experience in shaping a sustainable future for CO₂ transformation
Evaluation focus
Judges will be looking for:
• Innovation & originality
• Impact potential & feasibility
• Smart analysis (TEA, LCA, circularity, policy)
• Teamwork & presentation
Timeline
• 22-25 July: Hackathon Launch (GETCO2 Winter school)
• 15 August: Submission deadline
• 25 August: Hackathon Session 1 – Induction + Q&A – online workshop
• 8 September: Hackathon Session 2 – Training and presentations- online workshop
• 29 September: Preliminary Concept Proposals to Mentors
• 17 November: Hackathon Session 3 – Final training at the GETCO2 Conference, Sydney
• 20 November: Final Pitches and Awards at the GETCO2 Conference, Sydney
How do I sign up?
Stay tuned for more details and a registration form early May 2025!