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Media Coverage
Jul 16, 2021
Defining Future Power Grids with Open Source Software
If a Linux Foundation effort succeeds, the next-generation power grid will be based on open source tools using commodity software and hardware. That software-defined approach is promoted as encouraging joint development and investment while helping to pry open the black boxes that underpin today’s decidedly closed and overburdened power grids.… Read more.
May 21, 2021
Creating software-defined energy systems
Developing an open source strategy for grid transformation could be an essential step in mitigating how the U.S. creates and distributes power from wind and other renewables. With the Biden administration’s ambitious plans to ramp up offshore wind production, along with a multi-trillion-dollar plan to boost the country’s infrastructure, it… Read more.
May 18, 2021
LF Energy’s 2021 Summit Sparks Sustainability
LF Energy, an open-source foundation, recently had its Spring Summit. Executive Director Shuli Goodman discusses the event, LF Energy’s overarching goals, the future of sustainable energy and more. The Linux Foundation ecosystem dedicated to energy and power system transformation through open-source software, hosted the LF Energy Spring Summit on April… Read more.
May 12, 2021
The Smart Grid
Maybe you have heard of the Smart Grid on the news or from your energy provider. But not everyone knows what the grid is, let alone the Smart Grid. "The grid," refers to the electric grid, a network of transmission lines, substations, transformers and more that deliver electricity from the… Read more.
May 12, 2021
Open Source Strategy
WHAT IS OPEN SOURCE? Open source" means that the software code is publicly available so that anyone can contribute to the code base and create add-on extensions. This enables the growth of a market of providers that can offer hosting and add-on functionalities that can be utilized by all SEED… Read more.