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Jul 2, 2026

Wide Area Monitoring, Protection, and Control (WAMPAC) a Necessity for Secure Monitoring Operation – Kjell Petter Myhren, Statnett & Geir Borse, Unicus+auticon Norway

Event Recap: LF Energy Summit Europe 2025 TL;DR At LF Energy Summit Europe 2025, Kjell Petter Myhren of Statnett and Geir Borse of Unicus+auticon Norway discussed Wide Area Monitoring, Protection, and Control (WAMPAC) for future grid monitoring and operation. The session explored how PMU data, time synchronization, visualization, and open… Read more.

Jul 1, 2026

From Code to Models-as-Data: GEMS, a High-Level Language for Energy System Modeling

Event Recap: FOSDEM 2026 TL;DR At FOSDEM 2026, Antoine Oustry (RTE) presented GEMS (Generic Energy Systems Modelling Scheme), a graph-based algebraic modeling language that treats mathematical component models as data rather than software code, with the goal of enabling more flexible and maintainable energy system modeling. đź”— Watch the presentation… Read more.

Jun 25, 2026

Fireside Chat: Advancing Digital Grids – Lessons From Utilities in Emerging Markets – Tony Granvile, Energy Sector Management Assistance Program – World Bank & Oluwafemi Fajemirokun, West African Power Pool

Event Recap: LF Energy Summit Europe 2025 TL;DR At LF Energy Summit Europe 2025, Tony Granvile of the World Bank's Energy Sector Management Assistance Program and Oluwafemi Fajemirokun of the West African Power Pool discussed digital grid modernization in West Africa. The fireside chat explored the region’s electricity market integration… Read more.

Jun 24, 2026

Lighten Net Congestion with the Open Source Transformer Thermal Model

Event Recap: FOSDEM 2026 TL;DR At FOSDEM 2026, Imke de Man and Harm van Leijen presented the open source Transformer Thermal Model. The session explored how modeling transformer hotspot and oil temperatures can help grid operators better understand transformer loading limits, identify acceptable operating conditions, and support efforts to address… Read more.

Jun 22, 2026

Recap of the 2026 PowSyBl Bootcamp: A path towards a strong community

PowSyBl (Power System Blocks) was born inside RTE, the French transmission system operator, from a very practical need: power system studies were becoming more complex, more numerous, and more tightly integrated with European processes than ever before. It led to designing a modular, extensible software library that could serve as… Read more.