FRED - Free Energy Database

<p>In partnership with The Climate Group and Otherlab, we have built a proof-of-concept of an energy planning tool called the Free Energy Database (FRED). FRED will be an online, cloud-based system that helps governments and corporations set goals and monitor their progress towards a more sustainable energy future, while making energy information more accessible, transparent and consistent across organizations.</p>

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<p>FRED is not meant to replace detailed energy studies. Rather, it helps guide where those studies should be focused, to maximize the effectiveness of analytic effort, resources and spending.

<strong>FRED has six core components:</strong></p>

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<li>Collection and display of energy information from recognized scientific reporting bodies (EIA, IEA, etc.)</li>

<li>Functionality to allow government/corporate users to upload and store their energy data in native format</li>

<li>Data translator to convert (normalize) users’ data into a common, consistent format</li>

<li>Visualization (spatial, flow, statistical) to display users’ energy data in intuitive, integrated manner</li>

<li>Planning tools that allow users to forecast future energy states, create scenarios, and test outcomes</li>

<li>Exchange for users to access and compare energy data between organizations and locations</li>

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<p>These components make FRED a powerful tool to assist with setting long-term energy goals, for tracking progress towards them, and for exchanging lessons-learned with peer organizations.

To expand the proof-of-concept, we are looking for partners for phase 2 of the project. Phase 2 would deliver an open-source system, free for anyone (governments, corporations, scientific-community) to download, use, and improve the software and underlying database.</p>

FRED - Free Energy Database

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