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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

-- Collaboration with OpenADR Alliance and Elaad NL will empower industry

collaboration and accelerate the transition to renewables

LF Energy (https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2961664-1&h=779199005&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lfenergy.org%2F&a=LF+Energy%2C ),

a Linux Foundation nonprofit seeking to accelerate the energy transition of

the world's grids and transportation systems through open source, announced

today its latest project, openLEADR (https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2961664-1&h=1355943063&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lfenergy.org%2Fprojects%2Fopenleadr%2F&a=penLEADR ). This project creates an open source implementation of OpenADR, the open

standard for exchanging demand response information among global utilities,

aggregators and energy management and control systems to better manage the

supply and demand of energy.

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Demand response and demand side management is when electricity customers,

infrastructure owners and aggregators voluntarily regulate their electricity

use or generation during certain time periods to support the grid's stability.

Demand response facilitates rapid decarbonization and decommissioning of fossil

fuel peaker plants by enabling utilities to adjust consumption and more easily

onboard variable renewable and distributed energy sources. openLEADR

standardizes the code implementation of Open Automated Demand Response

(OpenADR), the reference standard for openLEADR developed by The OpenADR

Alliance (https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2961664-1&h=391067763&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.openadr.org%2F&a=The+OpenADR+Alliance ).

"Demand response is key to integrating renewable energies and electric vehicles

onto the grid and managing increased energy demand without leaning on fossil

fuels," said Dr. Shuli Goodman (https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2961664-1&h=2254345113&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fshuligoodman%2F&a=Dr.+Shuli+Goodman ), Executive Director of LF Energy. "openLEADR encourages industry

collaboration around a common code implementation to accelerate flexibility

services leading to a sustainable and affordable energy system."

openLEADR creates an open source community around existing work from ElaadNL

(https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2961664-1&h=1531828750&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.elaad.nl%2F&a=ElaadNL ),

the innovation center for EV charging infrastructure in the Netherlands that

developed the project's code. Housing openLEADR at LF Energy will increase open

source collaboration across the globe by lowering the threshold for companies

to cooperate with new partners.

"We are excited to use open source to create a smarter charging system for

mobility of the future," said Lonneke Driessen (https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2961664-1&h=341852101&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Flonneke-driessen-mutters-3113856%2F%3Fclickid%3D2NJxfdyVNxyOUTXwUx0Mo38WUkExH-UdIQil1g0%26src%3Daff-lilpar%26veh%3Daff_src%252Eaff-lilpar_c%252Epartners_pkw%252E123201_plc%252Eadgoal%2BGmbH_pcrid%252E449670_learning%26irgwc%3D1%26trk%3Daff_src%252Eaff-lilpar_c%252Epartners_pkw%252E123201_plc%252Eadgoal%2BGmbH_pcrid%252E449670_learning%26originalSubdomain%3Dnl&a=Lonneke+Driessen ), director of standardization at ElaadNL.

"openLEADR is a significant part of this worldwide movement to allow power and EV

industries to effectively and efficiently manage changes in consumer power demand."

"This collaboration is another step in positioning OpenADR as the standard for

demand-side management," said Rolf Bienert (https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2961664-1&h=3908357088&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Frolfbienert%2F%3Fsrc%3Daff-lilpar%26veh%3Daff_src.aff-lilpar_c.partners_pkw.123201_plc.adgoal%2520GmbH_pcrid.449670_learning%26trk%3Daff_src.aff-lilpar_c.partners_pkw.123201_plc.adgoal%2520GmbH_pcrid.449670_learning%26clickid%3D2NJxfdyVNxyOUTXwUx0Mo38WUkExGc3hIQil1g0%26irgwc%3D1&a=Rolf+Bienert ),

managing and technical director for the OpenADR Alliance. "Simplifying the

implementation of OpenADR will greatly broaden the ecosystem that is growing

around this international standard."

To join openLEADR, visit: https://www.lfenergy.org/projects/openleadr/ 

To learn about LF Energy visit: https://www.lfenergy.org/ 

About LF Energy

A first-of-its-kind initiative, LF Energy provides a 21st century plan of

action to solve climate change through open frameworks, reference architectures

and a support ecosystem of complementary projects. In addition to RTE, members

include Alliander, Energinet, TenneT, Elering, IBM, NREL, Recurve, Stanford

University, OSISoft, Unicorn, Wind River, Cloud Bees, Alan Turing Institute,

Pecan Street, and many others. Find further information here:

https://www.lfenergy.org. 

About OpenADR

The OpenADR Alliance, a nonprofit corporation created to foster the

development, adoption and compliance of the OpenADR standard, helps utilities

manage the growing pool of customer-cited DERs, which include renewable energy,

energy storage, DSM assets, and EVSEs. The OpenADR standard supports secure

communications to certified systems to manage changes in load shape, energy

inputs and power characteristics. For more information, visit: www.openadr.org/

About ElaadNL

Knowledge and innovation center ElaadNL researches and tests the possibilities

for Smart Charging: reliable, affordable and sustainable charging of electric

vehicles. ElaadNL is an initiative of the joint Dutch network operators. For an

overview and more background, see the Smart Charging Guide:

https://www.elaad.nl/uploads/files/Smart_Charging_Guide_EN_single_page.pdf 

Media Contact

Katy Hoeper, PR Manager

Walker Sands for LF Energy

lfenergypr@walkersands.com  

SOURCE LF Energy