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Cyberattack Debilitates Major Aluminum and Hydropower Producer

March 19, 2019 admin Business, connected plant, Cybersecurity, cyberx, Dragos, Hydro, hydropower, iiot, iiot chemical, iiot cyber, iiot power, indegy, International, lockergoga, news, Norway, notpetya, nozomi, ransomware, Renewables, wannacry

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 18:05:53 +0000

Norsk Hydro, a major global aluminum producer that is also Norway’s third-largest producer of hydropower, has been stricken by an extensive cyberattack—reportedly ransomware—that forced its entire global network offline. The company powers its sizable aluminum production operations with 20 hydropower plants concentrated in Telemark, Røldal-Suldal, Sogn, and Vennesla, producing a total 10 TWh per year. […]

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POWER Digest [January 2019]

January 1, 2019 admin Business, Coal, combined cycle, EDF, Finland, fortum, Gas, gulf energy development of thailand, hydropower, International, Italy, korea electric power company, korea hydro and nuclear power, mhps, mitsui, natural gas, nawah energy co., news, Nuclear, ojsc rogun hpp, paju energy service co., Renewables, salini impreglio, sk e&s co., South korea, Sweden, Tajikistan, Thailand, UAE

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2019 04:59:00 +0000

EDF Inks Agreement for O&M Services at UAE Nuclear Plant. French nuclear power plant operator EDF will operate and maintain the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) under a

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EIA Report Says Coal Still King on State-by-State Basis

September 12, 2018 admin biomass, Coal, EIA, Gas, Hydro, hydropower, natural gas, news, Nuclear, power generation, Renewables, Solar, Wind

A report this week from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows coal-fired power was still the major source of generation on a state-by-state basis in 2017, though natural gas-fueled electricity production slightly outpaced coal overall The EIA’s report, published September 10, said 18 states relied on coal for the bulk of their power generation […]

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Death Toll Likely to Rise After Dam Failure at Laos Hydro Project

July 25, 2018 admin China, collapse, dam, Death Toll, Hydro, hydropower, International, Laos, news, Renewables, Safety, South korea, Thailand

More than two dozen people have died in southeastern Laos after part of a newly built hydroelectric dam broke on July 23, flooding nearby villages. Government officials on July 25 said it had confirmed 26 deaths, with fears the death toll will rise with more than 130 people officially listed as missing and heavy rain […]

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