Release of an updated version of the USEF Reference Implementation is imminent. It provides a more robust, better performing and more flexible solution for organisations looking to power their smart grid project. We now...

Approximately 50 new homes in the Dutch district Hoog Dalem are using solar and battery technologies alongside smart energy applications to reduce peak load in a simulated grid environment. The project aims to prove...

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...

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:...

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...

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...

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...