Georgian College Research and Innovation (https://www.georgiancollege.ca/community-alumni/applied-research-and-innovation/) has teamed up with Lakeland Solutions (https://lakelandsolutions.com/) to investigate the possibilities for open source software to manage Smart Grid and renewable energy technologies. A team of engineering and computer science academics and professionals are evaluating the OpenEMS platform as a potential solution for the management of a small Microgrid Trainer, an Academic Microgrid, and a production Microgrid in Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada (https://www.speedier.ca/).
This exciting applied research work builds on years of collaboration between Lakeland Solutions and Georgian College focused on the greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation potential for microgrid technologies using GHG accounting and reporting frameworks (https://www.georgiancollege.ca/wp-content/uploads/Scott_McCrindle-ENVR691-Ver2.pdf).
We look forward to working with the OpenEMS community to explore the potential for open source software to enable the deployment of distributed energy resources and renewable energy assets on the Ontario electrical grid. Feel free to reach out through our Web sites should you wish to learn more about our research initiatives.