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Blockchain-Enabled VPP Planned for South Korea

December 11, 2018 admin blockchain, Busan, connected plant, Energy Storage, iiot, iiot power, news, Renewables, Solar, South korea, Technology, virtual power plant, vpp

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 19:03:45 +0000

The South Korean government has pledged 4 billion Korean won (about $3.5 million) to support a blockchain-enabled virtual power plant (VPP) in Busan, the country’s second-most-populous city after Seoul. Busan officials said they have selected a project to build a VPP on a “citizens-shared” blockchain. Technology Aggregates Resources, Standardizes Transactions A VPP is a cloud-based […]

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Three Things ICS Security Pros Can Do to Maximize Uptime

December 5, 2018 admin connected plant, cyber threat, Cybersecurity, ICS, ics security pros, iiot, iiot power, industrial control systems, Instrumentation & Controls, Legal & Regulatory, news, O&M, Technology, tripwire

Before industrial control systems (ICSs) were network-connected, operators had little to worry about in the way of cyber threats. But as industrial environments, such as energy utilities, become more connected, they’re exposed to vulnerabilities and attacks. ICSs are used in large amounts of critical infrastructure, including the electrical grid, transportation systems, and wastewater plants. How […]

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Power Plant Control Loop Tuning and Optimization [PODCAST]

December 1, 2018 admin abb, Business, connected plant, connected plant conference, control system optimization, iiot, iiot power, Instrumentation & Controls, loop tuning, news, O&M, podcast, power podcasts, Technology

Optimizing power plant control systems can be challenging, but new tools are available to simplify and improve the process. On this episode of The POWER Podcast, Executive Editor Aaron Larson spoke with Jon Towslee, digital engagement leader for ABB Inc.’s Industrial Automation Power Generation & Water business. Towslee explained how ABB Ability is focused on […]

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New Digital Safety System Controller Approved for Nuclear Plants

November 15, 2018 admin Business, connected plant, digital controller, iiot, iiot power, Instrumentation & Controls, International, Legal & Regulatory, meltac nplus s, mitsubishi electric corp., news, Nuclear, nuclear power plant, Safety, Technology

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved the use of Mitsubishi Electric Total Advanced Control (MELTAC) Nplus S digital safety system controllers in U.S. nuclear power plants. While new to the U.S. industry, Mitsubishi said the MELTAC system is already deployed in 38 nuclear power plants around the world, primarily in Japan and China. MELTAC […]

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Three Newly Approved CIP Reliability Standards for Cybersecurity Will Be Costly

October 25, 2018 admin Business, cip standards, connected plant, costs, Cybersecurity, ferc, iiot, iiot cyber, nerc, news, reliability, supply chain, supply chains, Technology, vendors

Entities with industrial control systems (ICS) associated with bulk electric system (BES) operations must develop and implement plans that include security controls for supply chain management, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) ordered in a final rule that formally adopts three new critical infrastructure protection (CIP) reliability standards. FERC on October 18 issued Order No. […]

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BlackEnergy, Grid-Disrupting Malware, Has a Successor, Researchers Warn

October 19, 2018 admin blackenergy, connected plant, Cybersecurity, cyberx, iiot cyber, in-depth, Instrumentation & Controls, International, malware, news, notpetya, nozomi, Research and Development, Technology, telebots, tor, Ukraine

BlackEnergy, the malware used in a cyberattack that prompted a large-scale blackout in Ukraine in December 2015, has a successor—GreyEnergy. A group is using the malware to target industrial networks outside Ukraine, researchers from Slovakian cybersecurity firm ESET warn. The researchers said in an October 17–released white paper that analysis of the previously undocumented GreyEnergy […]

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Digital Tools Help Increase Output, Reduce Costs at Palo Verde

September 2, 2018 admin Arizona, asset performance management, connected plant, digital tools, Instrumentation & Controls, maintenance, news, Nuclear, O&M, palo verde, software, Technology, uptake

Palo Verde is the largest nuclear-generating site in the U.S. It has three of the five largest nuclear units in the country, with each pressurized water reactor licensed at almost 4,000 MWth. Like many plants

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A Reimagined Power Future Enabled by Digital Technologies

September 2, 2018 admin additive manufacturing, battery storage, Business, connected plant, data security, diagnostics, digital optimization, digital power, digital technologies, distributed energy, Energy Storage, iiot, iiot power, innovation, Instrumentation & Controls, monitoring, news, O&M, Plant Design, Technology

The power industry is changing and leading companies are turning to digital technologies to revolutionize their operations. Monitoring and diagnostics centers are leveraging vast amounts of data from around

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New Cyber Threat Actor Targeting Power Sector Identified

August 2, 2018 admin connected plant, Cybersecurity, Dragos, general, iiot cyber, iiot power, leafminer, news, raspite, symantec, threat actors, Ukraine, xenotime

Cybersecurity experts have identified a new activity group that they say is targeting access operations at electric utilities in the U.S., Europe, Middle East, and East Asia. Cybersecurity firm Dragos Inc. told POWER on August 1 that though it has confirmed that the group—which it dubbed “RASPITE”—is actively targeting electric utilities, “there is no current indication […]

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Equipment Showcase: Mobile Technologies

August 1, 2018 admin advantech-dlog, android applications, apr energy, Business, connected plant, e instruments, emissions analyzer, Gas, iiot, iiot power, industrial automation tools, industrial tablet, International, ios applications, mindgrub, mobile power, news, opto 22, press releases, Technology

Mobile technologies have numerous applications in commercial power plants and for the power generation industry. Mobile devices help provide communications and data transfer within facilities, along with

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