LF Energy explained

LF Energy
Formation:2018
Founder:Shuli Goodman
Founding Location:San Francisco, California, United States
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Linux Foundation Energy (known as LF Energy) is an initiative launched by the US-based Linux Foundation in 2018 to improve the 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 GE Renewable Energy, Schneider Electric, National Grid, and RTE (Réseau de Transport d'Électricité) to launch the Digital Substation Automation Systems (DSAS) initiative and the related Configuration Modules for Power Industry Automation Systems (CoMPAS) project in 2020.[15] The DSAS initiative aims to use open-source technology to convert electrical substations into digital substations to accelerate progress towards achieving 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 3January 2023.[32]

Governing board

Notes and References

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

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