DLG.prototype.club

WITH DATA TO MORE POWER

THE OFFICIAL DLG AGRITECHNICA SOFTWARE DEVELOPER CONTEST IN SMART AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

AGRITECHNICA, Hanover
November 12-18, 2023

2023/11/12 09:00:00
WHAT IT'S ABOUT
BENEFITS
PROCEDURE
CHALLENGES
PARTICIPATION
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WHAT IT'S ABOUT

Turn your AgTech ideas into prototypes

„Make or buy?“ is one of the central innovation questions.
What are the hurdles to innovation in agricultural & rural technology?
How can these be turned into opportunities?

  • At DLG.prototype.club, innovative digital talents and startups will develop working prototypes for industry challenges in a 14-day developer sprint before and during AGRITECHNICA 2023.
  • The participant(s) with the best solution receive(s) a follow-up order.

Professional hackathon as a virtual startup competition with physical ``live coding``

BECOME CHALLENGE OWNER

BENEFITS FOR STARTUPS &
ESTABLISHED COMPANIES

STARTUPS

Orders
Demonstrate your skills and win a follow-up order.

Market entry
Orders from established companies help position yourselves on the market.

A transparent tender platform
Our procurement-compliant process helps startups prequalify for corporate clients by bypassing credit history barriers.

Networking platform
Challenge participation and our trade fair networking receptions allow you to connect with representatives of established companies.

A stage to present your startup
By pitching your prototype on our stage, you can attract the attention of potential clients and investors.

THAT’S IN IT FOR STARTUPS

COMPANIES

Qualification
Our new form of tendering is the best due diligence for new service providers and investors as well as CVCs!

Speed
Go from idea to MVP in less than 100 days and create real change.

Reach
Become part of our network of talents and innovative companies and benefit from our reach to network effectively.

Visibility
We provide visibility in the startup and developer ecosystem to showcase yourself as ready for open innovation with a new work attitude.

Innovation
With new technologies becoming increasingly important, we help you to test new business areas through prototypes.

THAT’S IN IT FOR COMPANIES

PROCEDURE

You can either apply

  • as an individual
  • with an existing team (please make sure each team member registers)

October 27, 2023
Registration deadline

THE CHALLENGES

COMING SOON
Challenges from DLG.prototype.club 2022
Transnet BW

TransnetBW challenge – Energy System 2050

In the Energy System 2050, the demand for flexibility will increase strongly because generation will be largely from renewables and thus volatile and not controllable.

–> This requires a controllable electricity demand that can follow the supply.

Goal

Identification and evaluation of possible business cases for the provision of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) services by private e-cars owners, i.e.

  • Under which conditions (economic, technical constraints) private citizens are assumed to be willing to offer this flexibility service to the grid
  • Which incentives should be put in place in order to mobilize such flexibility potential
  • An assessment of a trade-off between the cost of participation to V2G and need for alternative flexibility options (e.g. stationary batteries, grid reinforcement)

Impact

The results are used for studies on-demand flexibility and the development of new flexibility products.

TransnetBW challenge – Energy System 2050

In the Energy System 2050, the demand for flexibility will increase strongly because generation will be largely from renewables and thus volatile and not controllable.

–> This requires a controllable electricity demand that can follow the supply.

Goal

Identification and evaluation of possible business cases for the provision of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) services by private e-cars owners, i.e.

  • Under which conditions (economic, technical constraints) private citizens are assumed to be willing to offer this flexibility service to the grid
  • Which incentives should be put in place in order to mobilize such flexibility potential
  • An assessment of a trade-off between the cost of participation to V2G and need for alternative flexibility options (e.g. stationary batteries, grid reinforcement)

Impact

The results are used for studies on-demand flexibility and the development of new flexibility products.

Fraunhofer

Fraunhofer challenge – Optimize daylight harvesting systems

  • An animal welfare-friendly daylight harvesting monitoring system is to be installed in a chicken barn through Computer Vision.
  • Daylight harvesting systems use daylight to offset the amount of electric lighting needed to properly light a space, in order to reduce energy consumption.
  • This is accomplished using lighting control systems that can dim or switch electric lighting in response to changing daylight availability.

Goal

On the basis of computer vision, the potential for optimal use of daylight is to be determined. For this purpose, the participants will receive data from the Fraunhofer Institute at the virtual kickoff.

Background

  • Due to the natural rather dim environment, the eye of the poultry has adapted.
    • Daylight that is pleasant for humans is often too bright and discomforting for poultry.
    • The birds can see less well at night, so a barn that is too dark leads to poor orientation and thus less feed and water intake.
  • Important having a lighting programme that optimally fulfils animal welfare needs.
    • The lighting programme can influence movement activity, feeding behaviour and feather pecking.
    • Sufficient lighting and light promote health and encourage the broilers to grow healthily.
    • Ideally, the barn has sufficiently large windows because it is not always possible to give the animals free access. Then it is good if sufficient daylight enters the barn.

Impact

The results are used for studies on the development of new daylight harvesting systems.

Fraunhofer challenge – Optimize daylight harvesting systems

  • An animal welfare-friendly daylight harvesting monitoring system is to be installed in a chicken barn through Computer Vision.
  • Daylight harvesting systems use daylight to offset the amount of electric lighting needed to properly light a space, in order to reduce energy consumption.
  • This is accomplished using lighting control systems that can dim or switch electric lighting in response to changing daylight availability.

Goal

On the basis of computer vision, the potential for optimal use of daylight is to be determined. For this purpose, the participants will receive data from the Fraunhofer Institute at the virtual kickoff.

Background

  • Due to the natural rather dim environment, the eye of the poultry has adapted.
    • Daylight that is pleasant for humans is often too bright and discomforting for poultry.
    • The birds can see less well at night, so a barn that is too dark leads to poor orientation and thus less feed and water intake.
  • Important having a lighting programme that optimally fulfils animal welfare needs.
    • The lighting programme can influence movement activity, feeding behaviour and feather pecking.
    • Sufficient lighting and light promote health and encourage the broilers to grow healthily.
    • Ideally, the barn has sufficiently large windows because it is not always possible to give the animals free access. Then it is good if sufficient daylight enters the barn.

Impact

The results are used for studies on the development of new daylight harvesting systems.

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