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USEF Creates Framework to Modernise the Power Value Chain

The Universal Smart Energy Framework (USEF) is set to revolutionise the power industry, and open up the smart and renewable technology markets. USEF is an industry initiative driven by: Alliander, ABB, DNV GL, IBM, ICT Automatisering, RWE-Essent and Stedin. The open framework is designed to accelerate the development of smart energy products, services and solutions for large-scale implementation of smart grids. There is, of course, a global drive to drastically reduce CO2 emissions due to global warming and a need to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. Growing environmental and energy awareness is also resulting in energy savings and an increased use of renewable energy. A significant share of it will be derived from intermittent, local energy sources such as wind and sun. Coupled with an increasing demand for electricity, largely driven by the large-scale introduction of electric transport, space heating by heat pumps and a growing number of local energy communities, a need emerges for […]

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