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EnergyTech & Smart Grid

EnergyTech: OCPP for charging stations, battery BMS, smart grids, energy trading platforms, demand response, and software infrastructure for the energy transition.

This series collects 10 articles (approximately 259 minutes of total reading time), designed for a level Intermediate. The main topics covered are EnergyTech, smart grid, OCPP, BMS.

10Articles259 minTotal reading timeIntermediateLevel
EnergyTechsmart gridOCPPBMSrenewable energy

Series Articles

  1. 1

    OCPP 2.x Protocol Mastery: Building EV Charging Systems

    Complete guide to OCPP 2.x protocol for building EV charging systems: messaging, profiles and backend implementation.

  2. 2

    DERMS Architecture: Aggregating Millions of Distributed Resources

    Designing DERMS systems to aggregate and manage millions of distributed energy resources: architecture, scaling and optimization.

  3. 3

    Renewable Energy Forecasting with ML: Python LSTM for Solar & Wind

    In 2024, Italy reached 74.3 GW of installed renewable capacity , with solar exceeding 37 GW (6.8 GW added in that year alone) and wind at around 13 GW.

  4. 4

    Battery Management System Design for Grid-Scale Storage

    On January 13, 2025, the Moss Landing BESS facility in California caught fire. The 300 MW / 1.2 GWh installation, one of the largest in the world…

  5. 5

    IEC 61850 for Software Engineers: Smart Grid Communication

    In September 2003, a cascade fault struck the European power grid, triggering blackouts across Italy, Switzerland, Austria and other countries…

  6. 6

    EV Charging Load Balancing: Real-Time Algorithms

    It is 6:30 PM on a Tuesday evening. Thousands of commuters return home after work, park their electric vehicles and plug in the charging cable.

  7. 7

    From MQTT to InfluxDB: Real-Time Energy IoT Platform

    Building a real-time energy IoT platform: MQTT broker, InfluxDB, Telegraf and Grafana for plant monitoring.

  8. 8

    Carbon Accounting Software Architecture: ESG Reporting Platforms

    Designing carbon accounting platforms for ESG reporting: GHG Protocol data model, Scope 1-3 calculations and report automation.

  9. 9

    Digital Twins for Energy Infrastructure: Real-Time Simulation

    The global digital twin market for the energy sector reached $34.1 billion in 2025 and is set to grow at a CAGR of 34.7% through 2034…

  10. 10

    Blockchain for P2P Energy Trading: Smart Contracts & Constraints

    In 2025, Italy counts over 850 constituted Renewable Energy Communities (RECs) and more than 3,500 in the design phase, thanks to incentives…

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