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Websitewww.lfenergy.org

Linux Foundation Energy (known as LF Energy) is an initiative launched by the US-based

power grid.[1][2][3] Its aim is to spur the uptake of digital technologies within the electricity sector and adjoining sectors using open source software and practices, with a key application being the smarter grid.[4][5]

History

LF Energy was formed in 2018.[6] The organization was founded by Shuli Goodman, who served as its executive director.[7][8][9] RTE supported the creation of LF Energy since early 2018 and became its first Strategic Member.[10] LF Energy is an umbrella organization that includes energy companies such as Alliander and RTE.[11] Energy company executives such as Arjan Stam (Director of System Operations at Alliander) and Lucian Balea (Director of Open Source) have joined LF Energy as governing board members.[2] LF Energy helped develop Alliander's open source program offices after Alliander joined the organization in 2019.

The organization formally launched in May 2019.[11]

LF Energy launched the open industrial IoT platform GXF (Grid eXchange Fabric) in collaboration with Alliander in February 2020.[12][13][14]

LF Energy partnered with

carbon neutrality.[16] In like manner, CoMPAS provided software modules for automation systems in the power industry.[17]

In 2020, LF Energy launched the second DSAS

open-source project SEAPATH, which provided a platform for virtualized automation for power grids and substations.[18]

In 2021, LF Energy collaborated with Sony Computer Science Laboratory on the microgrid initiative Hyphae, which aims to automate peer-to-peer renewable energy distribution.[19][20][21] The organization also introduced the SOGNO software initially funded by the European Commission Horizon 2020 programs.[22][23] Its focus is on grid automation using microservices and control rooms.[24]

Microsoft partnered with LF Energy as part of its 100/100/0 program in September 2021.[25]

Google joined LF Energy as a Strategic Member as part of its 24/7 Carbon Free Energy initiative in early 2022.[26][27]

In early 2022, LF Energy launched the EVerest project, which aims to provide open source software for the electric vehicle charging infrastructure.[28][29] LF Energy was also one of the organizations that took part in the Carbon Call, an initiative aimed at developing reliable measurement and accounting of carbon emissions.[30][31]

Shuli Goodman passed away on 3 January 2023.[32]

Governing board

  • Lucan Balea (Strategic Member Representative & Board Chair)
  • Arjan Stam (Strategic Member Representative & Board Treasurer)
  • Antonello Monti (Technical Advisory Council Chair)
  • Maud Texier (Strategic Member Representative - Google)
  • Audrey Lee (Strategic Member Representative - Microsoft)[33][34]
  • Marissa Hammond (General Member Representative - Utilidata)
  • McGee Young (General Member Representative - WattCarbon)

References

  1. ^ "Harnessing Collective Action to Green the Grid". Time.
  2. ^ a b Larson, Aaron (June 10, 2021). "Open-Source Technology Benefits Transmission and Distribution Operators".
  3. ^ https://jolts.world/index.php/jolts/article/download/137/261
  4. ^ "The Linux Foundation's Open Source Stack for EV Charging Infrastructure". March 11, 2022.
  5. ^ Finley, Klint. "To Go Green, the Energy Industry Goes Open Source". Wired.
  6. ^ "LF ENERGY Introductory Event". www.entsoe.eu.
  7. ^ "Can 24/7 carbon-free energy become a global standard?". Canary Media. 31 March 2022.
  8. ^ Englund, Will (2021-10-13). "Plug-in cars are the future. The grid isn't ready". Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  9. ^ "The road to energy transition - JARA-ENERGY Talks with Dr. Shuli Goodman - JARA - Jülich Aachen Research Alliance". www.jara.org. 20 May 2021.
  10. ^ "An open source driven transformation in the power industry". ELECTRA.
  11. ^ a b "Linux Foundation launches Grid eXchange Fabric for smart grid standard". Rethink.
  12. ^ Sharma, Ray. "Linux Foundation's LF Energy Launches GXF as Open Smart Grid Platform". www.thefastmode.com.
  13. ^ "Energy saving - LF Energy and Alliander announce GXF to tackle interoperability on the Dutch power grid". Renewable Energy Magazine, at the heart of clean energy journalism. 11 February 2020.
  14. ^ Media, OpenSystems. "LF Energy, Alliander Announce GXF to Tackle Interoperability on Power Grid". Embedded Computing Design.
  15. ^ "LF Energy announces open source substation project to better handle variable renewables, EVs". Utility Dive.
  16. ^ "LF Energy Launches Digital Substation to Modernize Power Grid". www.iotevolutionworld.com.
  17. ^ "LF Energy : Résoudre Les Problèmes Du Réseau électrique Moderne Grâce à Un Investissement Partagé - Tech Tribune France". 17 March 2022.
  18. ^ "How open source software could revamp the aging electrical grid | Greenbiz". www.greenbiz.com.
  19. ^ "LF Energy and Sony CSL to Collaborate on an Open-Source Microgrid Project". 10 March 2021.
  20. ^ "LF Energy, Sony Plant Open Source Microgrid Roots - SDxCentral".
  21. ^ "Mining Microgrid from Hitachi ABB...and news from Sony, LF Energy, Emera and Novonix". February 23, 2021.
  22. ^ "Open Minds and Open Source: Linux Foundation LF Energy Introduces Two Initiatives Designed to Reduce Carbon and Shift to Sustainable Energy". www.iotevolutionworld.com. 2021-04-15.
  23. ^ "SOGNO - RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY - English". www.rwth-aachen.de.
  24. ^ Com, Smartgridtoday (April 13, 2021). "LF Energy starts 2 initiatives to decarbonize Earth". www.smartgridtoday.com.[permanent dead link‍]
  25. ^ Greig, Jonathan. "Microsoft joins grid decarbonization effort from Linux Foundation nonprofit". ZDNet.
  26. ^ "Google forges ahead with plans for hourly renewable electricity tracking - edie". www.edie.net.
  27. ^ "Google and others have committed to 24/7 carbon-free energy. What…". Canary Media. 12 November 2021.
  28. ^ Vaughan-Nichols, Steven. "EVerest: The open source software stack for EV charging infrastructure". ZDNet.
  29. ^ "SD Times Open-Source Project of the Week: EVerest". January 14, 2022.
  30. ^ "Leading organizations form the Carbon Call to address reliability and interoperability in carbon accounting for the planet". Stories. February 10, 2022.
  31. ^ Comment, Peter Judge. "Microsoft and 20 others call for carbon accounting standards". www.datacenterdynamics.com.
  32. ^ Anon (12 January 2023). "In memory of Dr Shuli Goodman". The Linux Foundation. San Francisco, California, United States. Retrieved 2024-07-03. Obituary.
  33. ^ "LF Energy : Résoudre les problèmes du réseau électrique moderne grâce à un". techtribune.net. 2022-03-17.
  34. ^ "What is an open source program office?". VentureBeat. 2021-05-27. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
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