Edinburgh Greentech Hackathon

Please note that this is not a hybrid event, and all participants will need to be in CodeBase Edinburgh on the day of the event.

What on earth happens at a hackathon?

No hacking, tech, or startup experience is required! All you need is curiosity, an open mind, and an interest in tackling some of the most immediate challenges facing Scotland’s natural environment. Whether you’re a student, founder, creative, environmental enthusiast, or simply keen to learn something new, you’ll be right at home.

Working in small, supportive teams, you’ll generate ideas, experiment with solutions, and actually build a rough-and-ready product or service that meets a need. Essentially, a crash course in greentech startup thinking and process!

What can I expect?

Expect a friendly, inclusive atmosphere with short talks on relevant tools and approaches, followed by plenty of time for collaboration. Facilitators and Greentech team members will be on hand throughout the day to help motivate, provide clarity and signpost towards resources - with each group informally presenting their ideas at the end of the event. You’ll leave with new insights, new connections, and a fresh perspective on how quickly a solution can be put together.

Refreshments and a light lunch will be provided.

What should I bring?

Please bring along a laptop/mobile device to research and work from. We will provide any stationery, pens, paper, etc, required. If access to technology is an issue, please let a member of the team know and we'll do our best to support you.

Who will be there?

You will be joined by members of the Greentech community, the wider tech community, and CodeBase staff members.

Where is this taking place?

This session will take place in person at our Edinburgh Hub, 37a Castle Terrace, Edinburgh EH1 2EL on Monday 2nd March 2026. All information on the venue is below.

We look forward to seeing you there!

What is CodeBase?

CodeBase is a tech ecosystem support organisation and startup incubator.

What does CodeBase do?

CodeBase helps people to build and grow better tech startups through community, education, and workspace. CodeBase promotes and facilitates collaboration in tech innovation by working with startups, scaleups, corporates, governments, academia, and the third sector.

Code of Conduct

Our events are dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment of event participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any conference venue. Event participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the event without a refund at the discretion of CodeBase.

Please see the full code of conduct on our website: https://www.thisiscodebase.com/code-of-conduct

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Photographs

Please note that photographs and footage will be taken throughout the event. These will be used by CodeBase for marketing and publicity in our publications, on our website and in social media or in any third party publication.

Please contact us if you have any concerns.

If you have any questions about this event, please send them to community@thisiscodebase.com

Accessibility:

How are we making sure this event is accessible?

CodeBase Edinburgh's Events Space is fully accessible to wheelchair users via the main entrance on Castle Terrace (37a Castle Terrace, Edinburgh EH1 2EL).

There will be no loud music or bright lights used throughout the event.

There will not be a BSL interpretation at the event.

If you have other access requirements, please let us know during registration or get in touch with us directly, and we will do our very best to help.

Getting to the venue:

CodeBase is situated in the heart of Edinburgh city which means there are several ways you can reach the venue. It is a 4-minute walk from the closest bus stop on Lothian Road and a 10-minute walk from the West End tram stop.

There is also an NCP car park situated right in front of the venue on Castle Terrace.

There is level access into the venue from Castle Terrace, with automatic double doors upon entering, and an accessible toilet inside the building. There is a lowered desk at reception. The entrance has "CodeBase" written in large type across the automatic doors.

Read more about the accessibility of the venue on Euan's Guide here.