DuoNB is a micro-framework designed for building sustainable homes, converging renewable energy, optical networking, and content. It aims to redefine distributed energy and internet systems to be compatible with cutting-edge renewable energy and data networking tech, while leveraging China’s supply chain powerhouses. DuoNB is led by founding org Energon based in Shanghai, China, and it’s been serving as the official incubator program and open-source community for DuoNB technologies.
DuoNB is built on top of core technologies like the Optoelectronic Bus Architecture pioneered by Energon, extending it and integrating it with higher-level frameworks and principles. In that sense, Energon is a foundational technology and business entity behind DuoNB.
DuoNB promotes open-source go-to-market models and co-development principles to grow its core technology with users and partners globally. The framework’s vision is to sustain stable electricity supply for over 400 million people around the world while aligning with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and building local-first economies. DuoNB infrastructure is designed to integrate into various geo-locations, cultures, and political traditions. It emphasizes local-first data governance, minimal data collection, and open source as a go-to-market strategy.
DuoNB Design Principles
There are 3 design principles for building sustainable home appliances and apps on top of DuoNB, called DuoNB Design Principles.
Local-first Data Governance, Product or service built upon DuoNB shall adopt the Local-First data modeling, and only connected to the cloud on user’s permission and out of necessity for tech support, problem diagnosis or regulatory compliance.
Minimal Data Collection, User’s data protected by laws shall be collected at a minimum so that both user value and product features are realized with proper balance, and a product’s data privacy design is more likely compliant.
Open Source as Go-to-Market, Few individual developers or businesses in China are doing open source work for its own sake. Successful open source projects as go-to-market strategy are on the rise. We at DuoNB community advocate and help product makers or service providers formulate their open source business models. This is THE sustainable way forward as on how the industries embrace open source.
What binding us together as a community are the above principles under which products and services are built on top of DuoNB. So that we, as human beings, can build products that are safer, fairer to use, and more sustainable for the spaces where we live and work.