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Wednesday, September 16
 

10:30 CEST

The Rise of Software-Defined Charging: Maximizing Hardware Flexibility With EVerest - Marco Möller, Pionix
Wednesday September 16, 2026 10:30 - 11:00 CEST
The EV charging industry is undergoing a massive transformation, mirroring the broader tech shift toward Software-Defined Vehicles (SDV) and Software-Defined Networking (SDN). Welcome to the era of Software-Defined Charging (SDC).
Historically, charging stations were built using rigid hardware blocks, requiring separate microcontrollers for every new functional domain: from complex protocols (ISO 15118) to load balancing and UI. This fragmented, bare-metal architecture slows innovation, drives up BOM costs, and makes feature updates nearly impossible.

SDC changes the paradigm by decoupling hardware from software. By consolidating high-level logic onto a centralized computing unit, manufacturers can drastically reduce complexity and completely transform the product lifecycle. Instead of deploying static hardware that quickly ages out, SDC enables a continuous software lifecycle via over-the-air updates, keeping field assets relevant for years.

In this talk, we will explore how the open-source EVerest project acts as the operating engine for SDC, enabling the hardware ecosystem to mix-and-match physical components, build flexible satellite systems, and utilize digital twin testing.
Speakers
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Marco Möller

CEO, Pionix
Dr. Marco Möller is Co-founder and CEO of Pionix GmbH, an industry leader for EV Charger Software. He chairs the EVerest TSC at LFE EVerest and initiated the growing community of companies, agencies, utilities, universities, and governments worldwide that collectively create and... Read More →
Wednesday September 16, 2026 10:30 - 11:00 CEST
Waldbühne

10:30 CEST

A Demo of LF Energy's CDS Protocols on DRX Gateway - Daniel Roesler, DRX Gateway, Inc.
Wednesday September 16, 2026 10:30 - 11:15 CEST
In this demo, Daniel Roesler, founder of DRX Gateway, will show a demonstration of the first implementation of LF Energy's CDS protocols on the DRX Gateway platform. The demo will include three parts: (1) how a utility can launch and configure a server that complies with CDS specifications, (2) how external companies can automate connecting to that server using CDS standardized protocols, and (3) how secure data exchange and communication can take place using CDS specified APIs. The goal of this demonstration is to show how important the CDS project is to unlocking scalable connectivity in the energy industry.
Speakers
avatar for Daniel Roesler

Daniel Roesler

Founder and CEO, DRX Gateway, Inc.
Daniel Roesler has over a decade of experience in utility data. He is the maintainer of the Registration (WG1) and Customer Data (WG3) working groups for LF Energy's CDS project. He has founded multiple companies related to energy data access (DRX Gateway, UtilityAPI), has implemented... Read More →
Wednesday September 16, 2026 10:30 - 11:15 CEST
Elektro Stage

11:05 CEST

CityLearn for Human-Centered Grid Flexibility - Ava Mohammadi, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e)
Wednesday September 16, 2026 11:05 - 11:15 CEST
As buildings become active participants in the energy transition, understanding flexibility at the building and occupant level is becoming increasingly important for addressing grid congestion challenges. While many energy system models rely on simplified representations, detailed grid-integrated building models can provide deeper insight into how HVAC systems, EV charging, distributed energy resources, and occupant behavior interact with the grid in practice.

This talk presents CityLearn as an open-source platform for studying coordinated energy flexibility strategies across buildings and districts. Recently integrated into the LF Energy community, CityLearn enables researchers and practitioners to explore how building dynamics and occupant-centric control approaches can reveal flexibility potential often overlooked in simplified representations. The session will discuss advanced control strategies for HVAC systems, electrical storage, EV charging, and occupant comfort, together with the importance of connecting detailed building intelligence with broader power grid modeling frameworks to better capture realistic building-grid interactions.
Speakers
avatar for Ava Mohammadi

Ava Mohammadi

PhD Researcher, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e)
Ava Mohammadi is a PhD researcher at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) working on occupant-centric control strategies for building energy flexibility. Her research focuses on smart buildings, AI-driven control, and power system flexibility, with particular interest in human-centered... Read More →
Wednesday September 16, 2026 11:05 - 11:15 CEST
Waldbühne

11:15 CEST

Testing GEISA Conformance - Kévin L'hôpital, Savoir-faire Linux
Wednesday September 16, 2026 11:15 - 11:25 CEST
GEISA, the Grid Edge Interoperability and Security Alliance, is an effort within LF Energy to enable application interoperability in edge devices like smart meters and distribution automation devices. To ensure implementations comply with the specification, a dedicated conformance application has been developed to validate that the specification is correctly implemented on target hardware. In this talk, Kévin will present the role of the conformance application as well as the benefits to use and extend it.
Speakers
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kévin L'hôpital

Embedded engineer, Savoir-faire Linux
Kevin is an embedded engineer working in Savoir-faire Linux in Rennes. He is mainly working on creating Yocto based distribution, kernel debugging, secure-boot implementation and creating media applications. He is the main contributor of the GEISA conformance test application.
Wednesday September 16, 2026 11:15 - 11:25 CEST
Waldbühne

11:25 CEST

AI-Audited: An Open Interface for Autonomous DER Agents on the Microgrid - Chris Xie, Futurewei; Arila Barnes, Energy IoT Open Source; Tony Shannon, Office of Government CIO; Holger Blasum, PVSmile
Wednesday September 16, 2026 11:25 - 11:35 CEST
We ran a comparative AI audit of the microgrid standards corpus — IEEE 2030.5, IEC 61850, CIM, OpenADR 3, ISO 15118, IEEE 1547, SunSpec — using Claude, Mistral, and a locally hosted model with identical prompts and metrics. This lightning talk shows the convergent findings: which clauses already cover AI-agent operation on DER, where the gaps are, and the v0 interface contract (GAIFARE) we drafted in the ORES repo to fill them — capability declaration, bounded authority, decision auditability, data governance. Prompts, metrics, and gap map are public.
Speakers
avatar for Tony Shannon

Tony Shannon

Head of Digital Services, Office of Government CIO
Qualified in Medicine in University College Dublin. Trained & worked in Emergency Medicine & Informatics x 20 years before current role in OGCIO.
Involved in a range of change/digital programmes & projects at local/regional/national/international levels over the last 20 years, i... Read More →
avatar for Holger Blasum

Holger Blasum

Developer, PVSmile
With a background in IT, Holger is member citizen energy cooperative UrStrom and supporting the research project PVSmile.
avatar for Chris Xie

Chris Xie

Head of Open Source Strategy, Futurewei
Chris Xie is Head of Open Source Strategy at Futurewei. He initiated and co-chairs the ORES Working Group at LF Energy and serves as chair and host of the GOSIM AI Vision Forum. He also founded the Open Source Congress and established and leads the SCER Working Group at the Green... Read More →
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Arila Barnes

CEO, Energy IoT Open Source
Arila Barnes is the founder of Energy IoT Open Source, a 501 (3)(c) non-profit and leads the LF Energy Hyphae TSC. She has a tenure of leadership roles in the energy industry as VP of Engineering at Utilidata Inc (AI at the Grid Edge), Head of Software Innovation at Veloce Energy... Read More →
Wednesday September 16, 2026 11:25 - 11:35 CEST
Waldbühne

11:40 CEST

The Next Generation of Intelligent HEMS: A Self-Evolving Perspective - Rui Li & Xiaoke Yang, EcoFlow Inc.
Wednesday September 16, 2026 11:40 - 12:10 CEST
Home Energy Management Systems (HEMS) increasingly operate in non-stationary conditions: changing tariffs, evolving household behavior, new DER assets, and fragmented device ecosystems. Most current deployments still rely on static rules and periodically retrained models, which degrade under drift and are hard to maintain at scale.

This session presents a self-evolving HEMS architecture that closes the loop across three core tasks:
(1) classification for safety/reliability monitoring,
(2) regression for PV/load forecasting, and
(3) optimization that converts natural-language user goals into executable schedules.

An LLM-centered orchestration layer coordinates rule engines, ML models, user/context memory, and control APIs to support transparent interaction, adaptive decision-making, and continuous improvement. We share field-oriented case studies showing improved robustness in detection, better forecasting performance, and practical end-to-end scheduling execution.

The talk focuses on reusable architectural patterns and deployment lessons relevant to open, software-defined energy systems.
Speakers
avatar for Xiaoke Yang

Xiaoke Yang

Head of AI Foundation Models, EcoFlow Inc.
Xiaoke Yang is the Head of the AI Foundation Models at Ecoflow Inc., where he leads research and development of large-scale AI models for industrial applications. Previously, he worked as a senior engineer at Alibaba cloud, specializing in AI-driven solutions for complex systems... Read More →
avatar for Rui Li

Rui Li

AI Engineer, EcoFlow Inc.
Ricky (Rui) Li is an AI engineer at EcoFlow. With doctoral training at Tsinghua University, Ricky previously conducted research on smart energy systems and AI at Harvard University and Argonne National Laboratory.

Before joining EcoFlow, Ricky served as CTO at HET Hydrogen and as AI Scientist at Hyzon ( formerly NASDAQ: HYZN), where he led the R&D of AI solutions and MW-scale electrolysis systems. Earlier in his career at Tencent and Huawei, he specialized in RL and human–AI collaboratio... Read More →
Wednesday September 16, 2026 11:40 - 12:10 CEST
Waldbühne

13:10 CEST

LF Energy Smart HEMS-Benchmark Demo - Jawen Zhang & Edison Tuo, EcoFlow Inc.
Wednesday September 16, 2026 13:10 - 13:55 CEST
This demo introduces Smart HEMS-Benchmark, an open benchmarking framework for residential DER systems that is entering the LF Energy project onboarding process. It addresses a key gap in today’s ecosystem: the lack of transparent, standardized, and reproducible evaluation for HEMS performance across technologies, regions, and policy settings.
We demonstrate an end-to-end workflow across three layers: (1) location and sizing assessment with long-horizon techno-economic analysis, (2) HEMS algorithm benchmarking under standardized scenarios, and (3) VPP participation benchmarking for grid-service and market-oriented use cases. The demo covers uncertainty-aware simulation (load, PV, price, device behavior), multiple tariff models (fixed, TOU, dynamic), and policy regimes (e.g., net metering, net billing, non-export).
By combining open datasets, consistent metrics, and repeatable pipelines, Smart HEMS-Benchmark enables fair comparison from baseline strategies to advanced AI-driven control, supporting both research and real-world deployment decisions.
Speakers
avatar for Edison Tuo

Edison Tuo

Director of AIOT department, EcoFlow Inc.
Director of AIoT Department, Ecoflow
Specialize in AI agents and HEMS benchmark construction for home smart energy. Drive ESS advancement and build a global distributed energy network

Former Senior Technical Expert at Alibaba
Focus on B2B enterprise AI agents, empowering smart global trade via AI for corporate overseas expansion... Read More →
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Jawen Zhang

Head of AI Platform, EcoFlow Inc.
Jawen Zhang is the Head of AI Platform Department at EcoFlow, leading the development of AI infrastructure and engineering platforms for smart energy applications. His work focuses on scalable AI systems, MLOps, workflow orchestration, and platform engineering supporting power forecasting... Read More →
Wednesday September 16, 2026 13:10 - 13:55 CEST
Elektro Stage

14:20 CEST

How Grid Operators Can Unlock Asset Flexibility - Integrating FlexMeasures + OpenLEADR Via OpenADR - Nicolas Höning, Seita Energy Flexibility & Nick van der Burgt, ElaadNL
Wednesday September 16, 2026 14:20 - 14:50 CEST
OpenADR is a protocol to connect the grid to smart energy. Utilities send events to EMS & aggregators, who adapt scheduling for their flexible assets to improve thr local grid situation.

In this session, we bring OpenADR to an actionable implementation, fully based on open-source software (two LF Energy projects, in fact!). We present a new plugin to the Cloud EMS FlexMeasures, which enables FlexMeasures sites to receive OpenADR events (acting as an Virtual End Node or "VEN", in OpenADR terms). OpenLEADR is used to add such signals from the utility side (acting as a Virtual Top Node, or "VTN").

The use case we present in this session is that a utility sends congested time slots on a daily basis to charge point operators in its network. This use case is currently being piloted in the Netherlands with OpenADR.
We will show how utilities can enter and broadcast these congestion signals with OpenLEADR. The CPOs will take these dynamic limits into account in their optimized charge scheduling. We'll show how an existing behind-the-meter orchestration is built in FlexMeasures (where much more than "just" EV charging can be modelled), and how the new event will influence this planning.
Speakers
avatar for Nicolas Höning

Nicolas Höning

Co-Founder, Seita Energy Flexibility
Nicolas is a smart energy expert & co-founder of Seita. a commercial open source software startup in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

A programmer for more than 20 years and in energy optimization for more than 10. Nicolas defended his Phd dissertation in Computer Science at TU Delft (topic: flexible planning in smart grids). He has been a programmer, cloud engineer and data scientist in two IT startups, enabl... Read More →
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Nick van der Burgt

Software Engineer, ElaadNL
I'm Nick van der Burgt, A Software Engineer and technical specification writer working at ElaadNL, a dutch Knowledge and innovation center, which is an initiative of the joint Dutch Grid Operators.

In my role at ElaadNL, I am involved with the standardization of both in-home pr... Read More →
Wednesday September 16, 2026 14:20 - 14:50 CEST
Seebühne

15:20 CEST

Bidirectional DC Charging Solution With Combined Open-Source Toolchain Elements - Hauke Feiertag & Fabian Hartung, chargebyte GmbH
Wednesday September 16, 2026 15:20 - 16:05 CEST
Charging elements and energetic flow of the test bench setup

Typical Use Cases and Car Communication
The difference in demonstration sites within BiFlex-Industrie research project
DC bidirectional with ISO 15118-20 as standardized charging communication protocol for EV and EVSE

Software Tools
Smartphone charging App
Nymea IoT Demo Server (it is for Linux)
LF Energy EVerest Framework for car charging
Connection API
Implementation concepts of home automation and control architecture
Why extensibility matters
Separation of concerns. Advantages of ripe special domain tools against locked systems and cloud-based approaches.

Hardware Concept
Test bench DC-Charger with EVerest
Car simulation with chargebytes Charge Control L
Enabled ISO 15118-20 protocols with TLS
Optional mobile phone App as remote control and UI

Demonstration
Automated charging strategy creation
Forecasting and environmental condition parameters influence charging

Conclusion
Making use of volatile renewable energy by charging and discharging electric cars is valuable, publicly available and technically prepared
Speakers
avatar for Hauke Feiertag

Hauke Feiertag

Grant Manager, chargebyte GmbH
Hauke is grant manager at chargebyte. Takes care about funding opportunities of new and innovative ideas. Keeps track on environmental subjects having an impact on our daily social lives. Develops striking and very competitive ideas on innovations by connecting interdisciplinary domains... Read More →
avatar for Fabian Hartung

Fabian Hartung

Software Developer, chargebyte GmbH
- working as software developer in the e-mobility industry for nearly 10 years
- focus on high-level communication (V2G), DIN70121, ISO15118-2/-20
- testing of charging controllers

Wednesday September 16, 2026 15:20 - 16:05 CEST
Elektro Stage

15:55 CEST

A Tour of LF Energy's Connected Data Specifications (CDS) - Daniel Roesler, DRX Gateway, Inc.
Wednesday September 16, 2026 15:55 - 16:25 CEST
In this presentation, Daniel Roesler, the maintainer of multiple LF Energy CDS working groups, will give an overview of the CDS project (cds.lfenergy.org) and all the exciting things that have been happening in the past year. With all of the major changes happening in the energy landscape (EVs, AI, fuel shortages, higher bills, grid balancing, etc.), now more than ever utilities need ways of effectively and scalably connecting to many different external organizations (customers, aggregators, smart devices, etc.). The CDS project aims to offer free, open, and secure standardized protocols for solving the huge problem of utility external connectivity. Daniel will also delve into the innovative parts of the various CDS specifications that make CDS more appealing than ever. Daniel has over a decade of experience in utility data protocols, including implementing APIs for multiple utilities and participating in multiple regulatory proceedings in the United States and Canada.
Speakers
avatar for Daniel Roesler

Daniel Roesler

Founder and CEO, DRX Gateway, Inc.
Daniel Roesler has over a decade of experience in utility data. He is the maintainer of the Registration (WG1) and Customer Data (WG3) working groups for LF Energy's CDS project. He has founded multiple companies related to energy data access (DRX Gateway, UtilityAPI), has implemented... Read More →
Wednesday September 16, 2026 15:55 - 16:25 CEST
Seebühne

16:15 CEST

FlexMeasures Demo - Nicolas Höning, Seita Energy Flexibility
Wednesday September 16, 2026 16:15 - 17:00 CEST
Demo of the FlexMeasures project, a framework to optimize behind-the-meter energy flexibility continuously:

- Motivation & Use Cases
- Concepts & Architecture
- Going through the first starter's tutorials
- Show example data (visuals) from a building optimization
- How the UI allows non-developers to work with data & settinga
- How developers can script such a site (asset setup, data upload, forecasting, scheduling) from 0 to 100
- Roadmap & ways to collaborate / extend
Speakers
avatar for Nicolas Höning

Nicolas Höning

Co-Founder, Seita Energy Flexibility
Nicolas is a smart energy expert & co-founder of Seita. a commercial open source software startup in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

A programmer for more than 20 years and in energy optimization for more than 10. Nicolas defended his Phd dissertation in Computer Science at TU Delft (topic: flexible planning in smart grids). He has been a programmer, cloud engineer and data scientist in two IT startups, enabl... Read More →
Wednesday September 16, 2026 16:15 - 17:00 CEST
Elektro Stage

16:30 CEST

Building the World’s First Open Reference Code Base for SunSpec Modbus and IEEE 2030.5 - Erin Mahan, SunSpec Alliance
Wednesday September 16, 2026 16:30 - 17:00 CEST
This panel will explore the evolution of the world's first open reference code base for SunSpec Modbus and IEEE 2030.5, two communication standards now embedded in grid modernization efforts in several global regions. The discussion will examine how open-source development transformed these protocols from specification documents into deployable, production-grade software infrastructure used throughout the DER ecosystem.
Speakers will discuss historical developments of SunSpec interoperability frameworks and the emergence of open repositories like pysunspec2 and Open SVP, and the recent contribution of a production-hardened IEEE 2030.5 stack developed through commercial deployment experience. The panel will also address technical gaps, cybersecurity considerations, certification challenges, and the importance of collaboration in scaling interoperable energy systems.
Speakers
avatar for Erin Mahan

Erin Mahan

Vice President of Membership and Regulatory Affairs, SunSpec Alliance
Erin Mahan works to accelerate secure, interoperable DER communications through public education and network building. She is actively expanding SunSpec’s European presence through collaboration with utilities, manufacturers, research institutions, and open-source communities focused... Read More →
Wednesday September 16, 2026 16:30 - 17:00 CEST
Seebühne
 
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