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Jun 11, 2026
TSO-DSO Coordination Using OperatorFabric – Sascha Eschmann, RTE international
Event Recap: LF Energy Summit Europe 2025 TL;DR At LF Energy Summit Europe 2025, Sascha Eschmann of RTE international presented how OperatorFabric can support coordination between transmission system operators and distribution system operators. The session introduced OperatorFabric as an open source communication platform for operational processes, then demonstrated how it… Read more.
Jun 9, 2026
Rust Meets the Grid: Building OpenLEADR-rs for Real-World Demand Response
Event Recap: FOSDEM 2026 TL;DR At FOSDEM 2026, Dr. Maximilian Pohl and Stijn van Houwelingen presented OpenLEADR-rs, an open source Rust implementation of the OpenADR protocol. The session introduced demand response, explained how OpenADR supports communication between grid operators and customer systems, and highlighted a Dutch grid-aware charging use case… Read more.
Jun 9, 2026
LF Energy Welcomes New Members, Launches Three Projects, and Advances Open Source Grid Technology Across the Portfolio
LF Energy welcomes new members AZX, EcoPhi, and Empa; launches the AINETUS, URPX, and CUPID projects; advances Power Grid Model to Early Adoption; and highlights a TenneT case study demonstrating a 10x performance improvement using PowSyBl. Recent releases across EVerest, OperatorFabric, FlexMeasures, and other projects underscore continued momentum across the… Read more.
Jun 5, 2026
The SEAPATH Roadmap Workshop 2026 – A Growing Ecosystem Shapes the Future of Virtual Substations
On 21-22 May 2026, the LF Energy SEAPATH community gathered at RTE's Campus Transfo in Lyon, France – where, as the campus motto reads, "the future of electricity transmission takes shape" – for the first-ever SEAPATH Roadmap Workshop. With 45 participants representing 19 organizations from across the energy and open… Read more.
Jun 4, 2026
Panel Discussion: The Rise of OSPOs in Grid Operations: Insights and Lessons From Hydro-Québec, RTE, E.On and Alliander
Event Recap: LF Energy Summit Europe 2025 TL;DR At LF Energy Summit Europe 2025, representatives from Alliander, RTE France, E.ON, and Hydro-Québec discussed the growing role of Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs) within grid operators. The panel explored why utilities are establishing OSPOs, how they build internal support for open… Read more.
