CodeJam: Open Source Community Energy Smart Grid

[carwyn]

Draft of a possible meetup event, first one may be just Megni and Cyd Ynni champions though?

Would you like to help us build our own Open Source Energy Smart Grid software?

Up in the Ogwen Valley something interesting is happening, they have their own energy cooperative called Cyd Ynni:Ynni Lleol see: Bethesda energy club shares hydro power in UK first (BBC News)

With the help of Energy Local and two local hydro projects run by the National Trust and Ynni Ogwen the cooperative have taken a big step towards a very different way to look at community energy consumption.

Megni the company behind the open source Open Energy Monitor have been working with the cooperative to build the software needed to really take advantage of the opportunities this scheme could bring.

This event is an introduction to the project and the software involved, a bit like a Code Sprint.

Things to consider:

• Smart use of power
• Reporting to users and the community power information
• Forecasting

[carwyn]

This is related:

https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/22/overview

Specifically the following from the Scope section:

3. Energy

Energy systems:

We are looking for innovations with the ability to flexibly match changing energy supply and demand profiles of the future. These must create or demonstrate smart system solutions that integrate energy generation and demand at local, regional or national scale.

They might include methods to shift peak energy use. This can include storage or advanced management and optimisation of multiple energy supply and/or demand sources to encourage flexible energy use and efficiency.

Solutions that optimise across energy vectors (such as electricity and heat) are encouraged. The outcome must be significant improvements in all of the following:

• value proposition
• energy affordability
• security
• reduced emissions