LF Energy Technical Advisory Council (TAC) Meeting - June 10, 2025
Voting Representative Attendees
Strategic Member Representatives
- Antonello Monti - RWTH Aachen University (Chair)
- Art Pope - Google LLC
- Boris Dolley - RTE (Reseau de Transport dElectricite)
- Bryce Bartmann - Shell International Exploration & Production, Inc.
- Jonas van den Bogaard - Alliander
- Sebastien Lussier - Hydro-Quebec (alternate for Moise Kameni)
- Yixing Xu - Microsoft Corporation
Project Representatives
- Clément Bouvier - OperatorFabric Representative
- Maarten Mulder - Grid eXchange Fabric (GXF) Representative
- Sophie Frasnedo - PowSyBl Representative
- Travis Sikes - OpenDSM Representative
Non-Voting Project and Working Group Representatives
- Alexandre Parisot - AI SIG Representative
- Arila Barnes - Hyphae Representative
- Chris Xie - ORES Representative
- Gabe Hege - Battery Data Alliance Representative
- Hugo van de Pol - OpenLEADR Representative
- Eloi Bail - SEAPATH Representative
- Karl Yang - ORES Representative
- Mark Nigge-Uricher - SAM Representative
- Michael Stuber - GEISA Representative
- Nicolas Höning - FlexMeasures Representative
- Richard Lam - GEISA Representative
- Robben Riksen - Shapeshifter Representative
- Hugo van de Pol - OpenLEADR Representative
- Tony Xiang - Power Grid Model Representative
LF Staff
- Alex Thornton - LF Energy
- John Mertic - The Linux Foundation
- Michelle Roth - The Linux Foundation
- Dan Brown - The Linux Foundation
Other Attendees
- Bruce Nordman - Lawrence Berkeley National Labs
- Daan van Es - Alliander
- Robert de Leeuw - Pionix
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Agenda
- General Updates
- Annual Review: OpenLEADR (#24)
- TAC Discussion on Strategic Topics
- Marketing and Events Updates
Assets
Notes
John Mertic called the meeting to order at 8:03am PT.
Opening and General Updates
Mertic reviewed the antitrust policy and the agenda.
Projects and Working Group Leads
Mertic briefly reviewed the TAC project annual review schedule and project pipeline, reminding the TAC that there is only one more regular meeting in July, then a break until September. Mertic reviewed the project and SIG leader lists, and Robert de Leeuw gave a brief update on recent activities in the EV Charging SIG. Mertic noted a few changes in the project annual review schedule for the TAC and for SIGs, along with the SIG meeting schedule. Mertic gave an update on a few projects that are in progress, CityLearn, LFC and RTC-Tools. Mertic noted that Interconnect SIF is close to done and OneNet Framework is still in the process of moving to LF Europe.
TAC Priorities
Mertic reviewed the current status of the 2025 TAC Priorities. Mertic highlighted the project resource request process, asking for any final feedback before the LFX vote is sent out. Mertic also proposed a few ideas about how to improve SIG support and collaboration with the TAC, and discussion ensued.
Review for OpenLEADR (#24)
Hugo van de Pol presented an overview of OpenLEADR, highlighting progress made towards the Incubation Phase. Van de Pol also noted that contributions have increased, but there are still a limited number of overall contributors to the project. Van de Pol also reviewed key achievements from the past year, including that the OpenLEADR 3.0 project is now being used for pilots.
TAC Discussion on Strategic Topics
Alex Thornton introduced the strategic topic of AI Hierarchy of Needs, including foundational prerequisites. Thornton also reviewed LF Energy’s current list of grid edge/flexibility projects. Additionally, Robert de Leeuw presented a change in scope for the EV Charging SIG, and discussion ensued.
Marketing and PR Updates
Dan Brown presented a review of LF Energy marketing updates, including upcoming webinars and meetups. Brown highlighted the upcoming LF Energy Summit Europe and reviewed other 2025 LFE-hosted events.