Longo Faculty of Business professor Michael Dover has published a new white paper on Open Source and Energy Interoperability.
In a study prepared for Natural Resources Canada, he investigated this research question in the context of the Canadian energy grid. From interviews with 17 experts working in energy grid modernization, this report explains the main reasons for harmonizing the grid, distills the key blockers of interoperability — communication, data sharing, privacy and security — and describes how the adoption of standards can be improved in order to overcome these obstacles. It also provides some case studies where open source adoption has led to more sustainable, effective, and interoperable energy utility projects.