Through 2016 we will focus on three key development themes – Aggregator Business Models, the Flexibility Value Chain and Voltage Control. Cross-functional input is vital to each subject and so we invite you to join our USEF discussion group on LinkedIn to share related ideas and learning. We are also in the process of creating…
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We are proud to be shortlisted for three Smart Energy Awards at the Smart Energy UK & Europe Summit which takes place in London, in January 2016. The categories we are shortlisted for are: Roll out innovation of the year Smart grid network and communications New innovation of the year The 7th European Smart Energy…
Traffic queues are a well-known phenomenon on the Dutch road network. Less well-known are the energy queues that sometimes clog up the electricity network. An experimental energy-saving pilot (‘EnergieKoplopers’) is currently being carried out with two hundred households in Heerhugowaard to find out whether they can help prevent energy queues and save money by making…
USEF (Universal Smart Energy Framework) and FAN (Flexiblepower Alliance Network) have agreed to join forces to develop standards for the emerging two-way energy markets. Because of this both parties signed a declaration of intent during the European Utility Week in RAI Amsterdam on November 5, 2014. The combined strength of FAN and USEF empowers millions…
Five companies active in the energy market – ABB, Alliander, DNV•GL, ICT Automatisering and Stedin – have formally established the USEF Foundation. Its mission is to offer a future-proof framework for the development of smart energy products, services and solutions. The Foundation intends to conclude cooperation agreements with Essent and IBM Nederland B.V. These parties…
On the 30th of April 2014 the USEF Foundation presented the first copy ‘An introduction to the Universal Smart Energy Framework’ to Manuel Sanchez, Team Leader Smart Grids of the EU Commission DG Energy, at the Smart Grid Summit in Malaga. The presented introduction summarizes the concepts of USEF and is accompanied by an entertaining…