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U.S. Joint Office of Energy and Transportation Partners With Linux Foundation Energy to Improve Reliability and Interoperability of EV Charging Nationally

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Monday, January 22, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- LF Energy is partnering with the U.S. Joint Office of Energy and Transportation (Joint Office) to build an open source reference implementation for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. LF Energy's EVerest project will develop and maintain an open source software stack for energy communications across charging stations, vehicles, generation resources, batteries, adjacent chargers, power grids, backend payment systems, user interfaces, and mobile devices. This will reduce instances of incompatibility that result from proprietary systems and make charging more reliable for EV drivers.

Key Points: 
  • This will reduce instances of incompatibility that result from proprietary systems and make charging more reliable for EV drivers.
  • Reliable charging is key to ensuring that anyone can confidently choose to ride or drive electric.
  • Reliability and interoperability issues often stem from a lack of standardization that can impede  communications between the vehicle and charger, or payment processing.
  • LF Energy EVerest is an open source modular framework for EV charging, consisting of multiple modules which can be configured and customized for any necessary use case.

Energy Industry Veteran Alex Thornton Joins Linux Foundation Energy as Executive Director to Drive Next Phase of Decarbonizing Energy Systems Through Open Source

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LF Energy, the open source foundation focused on harnessing the power of collaborative software and hardware technologies to decarbonize our global economies, is pleased to announce Alex Thornton has joined the foundation as Executive Director.

Key Points: 
  • We can strengthen the impact the community is having on energy systems and decarbonization globally.
  • LF Energy was founded by Dr. Shuli Goodman in 2018, who served as Executive Director until her passing in early 2023 following a battle with breast cancer.
  • Arpit Joshipura, the Linux Foundation's General Manager of Networking and Orchestration, served as Interim Executive Director prior to Thornton's appointment.
  • By growing the foundation's membership amongst all energy stakeholders while expanding our ecosystem of hosted open source energy projects, we can strengthen the impact the community is having on energy systems and decarbonization globally."

This Week in Energy News: 11 Stories You Need to See

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Friday, December 8, 2023

NEW YORK, Dec. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering the energy and natural resources industry stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.

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  • The BESS Consortium's initial 5 GW goal will help create a roadmap for achieving the rest by 2030, demonstrating a key mechanism for accelerating a just energy transition.
  • Linux Foundation Energy Adds Five New Open Source Projects, Expanding its Energy Infrastructure Tech Stack for Battery Storage, Grid Resilience, EV Charging, and More
    Additionally, LF Energy along with the Open Source Security Foundation have released a free whitepaper providing best practices for cybersecurity in energy infrastructure.
  • This new research and significant new technologies will help drive LF Energy and its mission of creating a technology ecosystem to support rapid decarbonization forward.
  • Honeywell to Help Decarbonization of U.S. Virgin Islands Through Battery Energy Storage
    When completed, the solar array and BESS will boost the islands' decarbonization efforts by fulfilling 30% of its energy consumption through renewable sources.

Linux Foundation Energy Adds Five New Open Source Projects, Expanding its Energy Infrastructure Tech Stack for Battery Storage, Grid Resilience, EV Charging, and More

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LF Energy, the open source foundation focused on harnessing the power of collaborative software and hardware technologies to decarbonize our energy systems, is pleased to announce that five new open source technical projects have been accepted into LF Energy, which will provide the industry with new resources around battery storage, grid resilience, EV charging, transmission facility rating, and open source sustainability research. Additionally, LF Energy along with the Open Source Security Foundation have released a free whitepaper providing best practices for cybersecurity in energy infrastructure. This new research and significant new technologies will help drive LF Energy and its mission of creating a technology ecosystem to support rapid decarbonization forward.

Key Points: 
  • Additionally, LF Energy along with the Open Source Security Foundation have released a free whitepaper providing best practices for cybersecurity in energy infrastructure.
  • The LF Energy Technical Advisory Council has voted to accept five new projects into the foundation, bringing the total to 30.
  • These projects address a variety of technical requirements across power systems, including battery storage, grid resilience, EV charging, transmission facility rating, and open source sustainability research.
  • The addition of these projects further strengthens LF Energy's overall tech stack, and provides additional open source resources for energy stakeholders looking to transition to renewables.

OpenSSF Announces New Members, Guiding Software Security Principles at OpenSSF Day Japan

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Monday, December 4, 2023

TOKYO, Dec. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF), a cross-industry initiative of the Linux Foundation that focuses on sustainably securing open source software (OSS), announced new members from leading technology firms and a new set of Secure Software Development Guiding Principles at OpenSSF Day Japan.

Key Points: 
  • "We're delighted that our new members are joining the OpenSSF," said Omkhar Arasaratnam, General Manager of the OpenSSF.
  • Today, the OpenSSF hosts OpenSSF Day Japan at Open Source Summit Japan in Tokyo.
  • OpenSSF Day is an exciting opportunity for maintainers, contributors and others in cybersecurity to learn more about ongoing efforts to secure the open source software ecosystem.
  • At the start of OpenSSF Day Japan, OpenSSF released the Secure Software Development Guiding Principles that describe a series of foundational practices to help provide better assurance and security for organizations leveraging them.

Linux Foundation Energy Announces New Software Releases, Research, and Growing Deployments to Support Increasing Open Source Innovation in the Energy Sector

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023

BILBAO, Spain, Sept. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Open Source Summit Europe -- LF Energy, the open source foundation focused on harnessing the power of collaborative software and hardware technologies to decarbonize our global economies, is announcing recent momentum including five new members, six significant software releases, three research reports, and participation in multiple industry events. These announcements demonstrate the growing community commitment to LF Energy and its mission of creating a technology ecosystem to support rapid decarbonization.

Key Points: 
  • These announcements demonstrate the growing community commitment to LF Energy and its mission of creating a technology ecosystem to support rapid decarbonization.
  • Open source is experiencing tremendous momentum in the energy sector after years of innovation.
  • "Open source is experiencing tremendous momentum in the energy sector after years of innovation," said Arpit Joshipura, Interim Executive Director, LF Energy, "Software, community, projects, and deployments are all experiencing growth.
  • Additionally, 64% of energy stakeholders use more open source software than closed source, however a plurality (43%) believe energy industry consensus is still key to increasing OSS adoption.

LF Energy Research Finds Open Source Software is Driving Sustainability Innovation, Including Climate Technologies, Environmental Science, and Energy Efficiency

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LF Energy, the open source foundation focused on harnessing the power of collaborative software and hardware technologies to decarbonize our global economies, and Protontypes, an open community accelerating free and sustainable technology, today released the "The Open Source Sustainability Ecosystem". The report provides qualitative and quantitative insights into the landscape of open source sustainability projects, identifies those having the biggest impact, as well as gaps that stakeholders across the energy industry should look to fill.

Key Points: 
  • Open source ensures that key indicators for quantifying sustainability are created with confidence and transparency.
  • Analysis of the types of organizations creating open source sustainability projects found that 25.8% are community-driven (i.e.
  • Following the analysis of the open source sustainability ecosystem, the report goes on to make more than 20 recommendations for effectively supporting and building capacity for open source in sustainability.
  • "Open source software is a powerful tool in our fight against climate change," said Eirini Malliaraki, head of Programme at Deep Science Ventures.

WattCarbon Launches World's First Energy Transition Marketplace, Decarbonizing Buildings as Climate Action

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, WattCarbon debuted its energy transition marketplace, a first-of-its-kind platform for leveraging building decarbonization as an explicit climate strategy. WattCarbon has created a new, high-impact path for climate action that enables any organization to secure traceable, immediate reductions in fossil fuel use and avoids the pitfalls of low-value carbon offset markets.

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, WattCarbon debuted its energy transition marketplace , a first-of-its-kind platform for leveraging building decarbonization as an explicit climate strategy.
  • WattCarbon has created a new, high-impact path for climate action that enables any organization to secure traceable, immediate reductions in fossil fuel use and avoids the pitfalls of low-value carbon offset markets.
  • WattCarbon enables organizations with strong climate objectives to achieve immediate emissions impacts by purchasing the Energy Attribute Certificates (EACs) generated from building decarbonization projects.
  • Our platform gives them transparency and confidence that their purchases eliminate emissions and helps accelerate the clean energy transition."

Energy Sector in Midst of Major Transformation, With 76% of Utilities Implementing Digitalization Plans, and 64% Using Open Source to Accelerate Innovation

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Thursday, June 1, 2023

PARIS, June 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LF Energy Summit -- LF Energy, the open source foundation focused on harnessing the power of collaborative software and hardware technologies to decarbonize our global economies, today released the "2023 Energy Transformation Readiness Study". The report, developed in partnership with LF Research, Linux Foundation Training & Certification, G-PST, RWTH Aachen, and Zpryme, provides survey-based insights into energy sector digitalization through open source.

Key Points: 
  • The report, developed in partnership with LF Research , Linux Foundation Training & Certification , G-PST , RWTH Aachen , and Zpryme , provides survey-based insights into energy sector digitalization through open source.
  • Headline findings include 76% of energy stakeholders surveyed reporting their organization has a clear strategic plan for digitalization, and that they have already begun implementing it.
  • Additionally, 64% of energy stakeholders use more open source software than closed source, however a plurality (43%) believe energy industry consensus is still key to increasing OSS adoption.
  • Open source software reduces grid complexity by enabling the integration and management of distributed energy resources (DERs) and easing application development.

Linux Foundation Research Finds Open Source Crucial to Realizing Full Potential of Microgrids

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Thursday, June 1, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO, June 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, today announced the release of the LF Research publication "The Open Source Opportunity for Microgrids: Five Ways to Drive Innovation and Overcome Market Barriers for Energy Resilience."

Key Points: 
  • Open source is uniquely poised to help advance decarbonization by driving the adoption and development of microgrids.
  • SAN FRANCISCO, June 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Linux Foundation , the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, today announced the release of the LF Research publication "The Open Source Opportunity for Microgrids: Five Ways to Drive Innovation and Overcome Market Barriers for Energy Resilience."
  • Open source is uniquely poised to help advance decarbonization by driving the adoption and development of microgrids.
  • The report highlights the current state of the microgrid market and explores the potential for open source technology to accelerate the adoption of microgrids worldwide.