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Mar 26, 2026
Open Source – Yes, Please! but How? Experiences From the Future Energy Lab
TL;DR At LF Energy Summit Europe 2025, Anika Lange of the German Energy Agency (dena) shared insights from the Future Energy Lab on bridging the gap between public sector pilot projects and open source communities. The session explored how dena utilizes open source to break vendor lock-in and foster grid… Read more.
Mar 18, 2026
Digital Sovereignty and Grid Resilience: The Strategic Role of LF Energy and Open Source
TL;DR At LF Energy Summit Europe 2025, Christophe Villemer (Savoir-faire Linux) detailed why digital sovereignty is a strategic requirement for power grid resilience. He introduced a four-pillar framework for autonomy and emphasized that LF Energy provides the neutral governance and utility-grade software projects, such as SEAPATH, necessary for grid operators… Read more.
Mar 12, 2026
Engineering the Future: Alliander’s Journey Toward Software-Defined Substations
Engineering the Future: Alliander’s Journey Toward Software-Defined Substations Event Recap: LF Energy Summit Europe 2025 TL;DR At LF Energy Summit Europe 2025, Sander Jansen (Product Owner, Alliander N.V.) detailed the Dutch DSO’s transition toward software defined substations. The initiative focuses on decoupling hardware from software and introducing process bus (IEC… Read more.
Mar 11, 2026
OperatorFabric 4.11.0 Release: Enhances Process Monitoring, Email Configuration, and Administrative Control
TL;DR: LF Energy announces the release of OperatorFabric 4.11.0. The latest version of the open source platform focuses on refining process monitoring, expanding email notification flexibility, and strengthening administrative tools for grid operators. This update improves the configurability and operational management of digital grid infrastructure. Digital Grid Infrastructure OperatorFabric serves… Read more.
Mar 5, 2026
A Case Study on Testing LFE Seapath at National Grid Electricity Transmission
Event Recap: LF Energy Summit Europe 2025 TL;DR At LF Energy Summit Europe 2025, Thomas Charton (National Grid Electricity Transmission) presented a proof of concept conducted with GE to evaluate LFE Seapath for hosting virtualized protection applications. The work examined deterministic real time performance, sampled value processing, system architecture, and… Read more.
