LF Energy Partners with Sony Computer Science Laboratories to Launch Open-Source Microgrid Project
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --
-- Hyphae Web Services will automate peer-to-peer renewable energy
distribution
LF Energy (
), a Linux Foundation nonprofit seeking to accelerate the energy transition of
the world's grids and transportation systems through open source, along with
its newest member, Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc. (Sony CSL) (
https://www.sonycsl.co.jp/ ), a subsidiary of Sony Corporation, announced today
Hyphae, a microgrid initiative to automate the peer-to-peer distribution of
renewable energy.
With energy resources and infrastructure increasingly challenged to meet the
coming impacts of climate change and natural disaster, Hyphae aims to make
microgrids more resilient. It will do so by transitioning Sony CSL's existing
software, Autonomous Power Interchange System (APIS), which automatically and
efficiently distributes locally-produced renewable energy over a DC grid, to
work with AC Grids. With resilient, peer-to-peer microgrid energy trading, even
the most remote communities will be able to store and distribute energy
autonomously without connecting to large-scale power stations or electrical
distribution networks.
"Sony CSL is a subsidiary of one of the world's premier companies, and by
launching Hyphae with us, they are making a profound statement about their
intention to collaborate and lead to solve the world's most complicated problem
— decarbonization," said Dr. Shuli Goodman (
), Executive Director of LF Energy. "Working with Sony CSL will help us spur
energy transformation in developed countries, as well as bring electrification
to energy-poor corners of the planet."
As the world races to develop and build microgrids that are resilient and
flexible, an open-source, automated microgrid controller and peer-to-peer
trading platform like Hyphae will allow for faster innovation while decreasing
costs for everyone. Partnering with Sony CSL brings LF Energy closer to its
goal of building the first interoperable AC- and DC-ready microgrid that is
self-contained, operational off-grid and able to connect to an electrical
distribution network with utility oversight.
"By working with LF Energy, we see a path toward an interoperable,
cloud-native, configurable microgrid that will revolutionize the world's
relationship with networking energy," said Dr. Hiroaki Kitano (
), president and CEO of Sony CSL. "We share the sense of urgency to act on
climate issues, which is why we decided to turn a part of our decade-long
research into open source, and to work with LF Energy. This is a call to action
for the greatest companies in the world to work together to revolutionize the
global energy landscape, including residential and industrial energy systems,
power systems and the green electrification of transportation."
LF Energy is currently looking to collaborate with hardware partners to ensure
they create an entirely interoperable system. If you are interested in learning
more about Hyphae or 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:
Media Contact
Katy Hoeper, PR Manager
Walker Sands for LF Energy
lfenergypr@walkersands.com
Source - LF Energy
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