Events
EVENTS
Powerhouse brings together the largest community of energy entrepreneurs, investors, and industry leaders in the country. From podcasts to parties, Powerhouse events foster connection, collaboration, and growth throughout the clean energy and mobility industry.
Events
EVENTS
Powerhouse brings together the largest community of energy entrepreneurs, investors, and industry leaders in the country. From podcasts to parties, Powerhouse events foster connection, collaboration, and growth throughout the clean energy and mobility industry.
WATT IT TAKES
In partnership with GTM, Watt it Takes is a monthly podcast featuring cleantech founders and CEOs. Episodes are recorded in front of a live audience at Powerhouse. Past episodes here.
On August 28, Zola Electric Co-Founder and CTO Xavier Helgesen will share the story of the fastest growing solar leasing company in Africa and how it is making solar-powered electricity affordable and accessible around the world.
SUNCODE HACKATHON
SunCode is the biggest clean energy hackathon in the country, bringing together software developers, designers, and non-technical enthusiasts to build clean energy solutions with a chance at $10,000 in cash prizes. Success stories include OhmConnect, UtilityAPI, and Swing Electric. SunCode 2019 wrapped up on May 18.
POWERHOUSE CIRCLE
Powerhouse Circle is a private event that brings together 25 founders and CEOs of the most innovative clean technology startups in the country and 25 of the most well known and respected corporations and venture funds for a fast-paced speed dating pitch event.
NEW DAWN
Powerhouse's annual cleantech party returns on September 12, 2019. New Dawn brings the Bay Area clean technology community together to celebrate innovation and entrepreneurship. In 2018, over 500 entrepreneurs, investors, and industry leaders gathered over tapas and drinks with sponsors from some of the biggest names in the industry.
4D CHALLENGE
Schneider Electric and Powerhouse present the 4D Challenge. Turn your bold idea into the next clean energy venture and pitch in front of a live audience to win $25K in non-dilutive funding from Schneider Electric with incubation support from Powerhouse. Submissions are due September 15, 2019.
SOLAR PRIZE DEMO DAY
The American-Made Solar Prize is a $3 million prize competition to accelerate solar manufacturing in the United States. Join Powerhouse, NREL, and the US Department of Energy to watch the top 20 teams present their solutions on the main stage of Solar Power International in Salt Lake City.
Event Archive
EVENT ARCHIVE
Powerhouse’s signature events have been central to growing our community since our inception in 2013. Scroll on for photos and videos of past events and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram for more.
Event Archive
EVENT ARCHIVE
Powerhouse’s signature events have been central to growing our community since our inception in 2013. Scroll on for photos and videos of past events and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram for more.
PAST EVENTS
Powerhouse Circle 2019
Powerhouse Circle 2019 brought together 25 founders and CEOs of the most innovative clean energy startups in the country and 25 leading corporations and venture funds for a fast-paced speed dating pitch event.
SunCode Hackathon 2019
Powerhouse hosted its sixth annual SunCode Hackathon on May 17-18th at the Citizen Engagement Lab in downtown Oakland. Twenty teams created solutions to accelerate clean energy around the world and took home $10,000 in cash prizes. See the winning submissions on DevPost.
New DawN 2018
On September 6th, 500+ entrepreneurs, investors, industry professionals, and thought leaders joined Powerhouse for a night of tapas, drinks, live music, and the best networking in the industry.
Powerhouse Circle 2018
Powerhouse Circle 2018 brought together 25 founders of the most innovative clean energy startups in the country and 25 of the most respected corporations and venture funds for fast-paced pitches and strategic startup connections.
suncode hackathon 2018
On April 13-14th, Powerhouse hosted its fifth annual SunCode Hackathon at the Citizen Engagement Lab in Downtown Oakland. Over the course of 2 days, the competition generated cutting-edge clean energy innovation from teams competing for $10,000 in cash prizes.
Powerhouse holiday party
Powerhouse hosted a demo night where accelerator companies past and present pitched to a group of investors, industry partners, and the Powerhouse community at Mosaic in Oakland. The night wrapped up with a festive holiday party.
NEW DAWn 2017
On August 17, 2017, New Dawn returned with over 500 clean energy entrepreneurs, professionals, and enthusiasts celebrating the future of the industry.
Powerhouse Pavilion & Circle 2017
Powerhouse Pavilion 2017 featured a curated selection of startups, while Powerhouse Circle brought together 25 founders and CEOs of clean energy startups and 25 industry executives & investors for a day of speed pitches.
free electrons silicon valley module
On March 3rd, CalCEF and New Energy Nexus's Free Electrons startups participated in a workshop with Powerhouse mentors, VCs, and startups for programming and a rooftop happy hour.
SUNCODE hackathon 2017
On April 7th and 8th, a record turnout of 160 clean energy entrepreneurs, software developers, and industry leaders gathered at the Citizen Engagement Laboratory in Downtown Oakland for 2 days of hacking to solve industry challenges by sponsors DSM and SunRun. Check out the submissions and winners on Devpost.
CELI San Francisco Inaugural Recruitment
On February 2nd, Powerhouse sponsored a networking happy hour to celebrate the launch of applications for CELI’s inaugural San Francisco Clean Energy Leaders Spring 2017 Fellowship Class.
Financial Innovation for Energy Access
Powerhouse partnered with EnergyAccessSF to host a panel that explored how innovative financing models that have helped solar scale in the U.S. could be applied to energy access in emerging markets.
GE ventures Reception
Some energy corporations fight change, some embrace it, and some lead it. Powerhouse is a proud partner of GE Ventures and GE Current to lead this transition to renewables.
