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Nov 3, 2021

Open source meet your biggest challenge yet: saving the planet

This past summer, one in three Americans experienced the future of climate change and its repercussions of extreme weather, including hurricanes, floods, droughts, heat domes, and wildfires that now make summer the most dangerous season on earth. In fact, climate change has helped drive a fivefold increase in the number of… Read more.

Nov 1, 2021

Cooperation Needed to Drive Energy Transition

The decarbonization of our global economies is a must to arrest climate change and create a sustainable future for everyone. Yet, the transition off fossil fuels to a more sustainable economic foundation will be rocky. Recent events underscore both the need and the challenge. https://www.powermag.com/cooperation-needed-to-drive-energy-transition Read more.

Sep 30, 2021

Open Source for Energy Transition

Going with renewable power sources is not the only way to make the grid greener. Adopting open source technologies can also contribute to mitigating climate change. In this Power Up podcast, we discuss open source innovation in the energy and electricity sectors with Shuli Goodman, founder and executive director of… Read more.

Sep 27, 2021

Microsoft joins grid decarbonization effort from Linux Foundation nonprofit

Microsoft has joined forces with LF Energy, a Linux Foundation nonprofit working to accelerate the energy transition of the world's grids and transportation systems through open source. Microsoft has become a General member of the foundation, and Audrey Lee, senior director of energy strategy at Microsoft, was elected to serve on… Read more.

Sep 14, 2021

How open source software could revamp the aging electrical grid

The Biden administration is pushing to turbocharge the U.S. shift from fossil fuels to cleaner energy as part of its massive infrastructure upgrade and battle against climate change. Modernizing the aging U.S. electrical grid needs to be part of this push — and new thinking, investment and innovation must be… Read more.