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Arilla Barnes discusses open-source energy solutions and microgrid technology.

Arilla Barnes, founder and CEO of Energy IoT Open Source, discussing open-source energy solutions and microgrid technology. Arilla explained how her organization creates turnkey solutions for microgrids using open-source software, firmware, and hardware to enable energy access and control for communities, with a current demonstration lab at Informal Spaces in Oakland featuring a 5.8 kilowatt solar carport, battery storage, and hybrid inverter systems. They discussed challenges with electric vehicle bi-directional charging, regulatory barriers to energy sharing between homes, and the potential for distributed data centers using renewable energy. Arilla shared her work with Linux Foundation Energy projects including LF Hyphae and LF Open Leader, and expressed interest in collaborating on a demonstration project at Sean’s solar training center property Topics Covered Energy IoT Open Source www.eiot.energy IOT = Internet of Things SunSpec Alliance Open Source Open Energy Lab EV = Electric Vehicle Micro-Grid Grid Net-Metering Utility Bidirectional EV Charging Market Open Source Computer Technology Data Center Hydro Pump ESS = Energy Storage System Biofuel Bidirectional EV Charging…

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Host: Sean White

Guest: Arilla Barnes

Topics covered

• open-source energy solutions
• microgrid technology
• energy access
• electric vehicle charging
• renewable energy
• data centers

Keywords

• Energy IoT Open Source
• microgrid
• open-source software
• electric vehicle
• renewable energy
• energy sharing
• Linux Foundation Energy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Energy IoT Open Source, Linux Foundation Energy, SunSpec Alliance

Products: 5.8 kilowatt solar carport, battery storage, hybrid inverter systems, Electric Vehicle, Energy Storage System, biofuel, Virtual Power Plants, peer-to-peer energy trading

Places: Oakland, Informal Spaces

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