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How the DOE Plans to Modernize the Grid in the Near Term

November 14, 2019 admin AI, blockchain, Coal, connected plant, Cybersecurity, distributed energy, DOE, Energy Storage, flexibility, Gas, grid modernization, grid modernization initiative, hybridization, iiot, iiot power, new technology, news, Nuclear, reliability, Renewables, Research and Development, resilience, T&D, Technology, Water

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 13:33:41 +0000

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Twenty-three projects chosen by the Department of Energy (DOE) in response to its 2019 Grid Modernization Lab Call provide a broad look at the critical issues that are roiling the nation’s power sector, as well as the tools and technologies that it has determined will best bolster the grid of the future in the near […]

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Air-Gapped Industrial Control Networks: What You Need to Know

November 11, 2019 admin air-gapped network, Business, connected plant, control, Cybersecurity, ICS, iiot, iiot power, industrial control system, Instrumentation & Controls, news, O&M, Technology

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 04:59:24 +0000

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Many networks across a variety of verticals including government, military, financial services, power plants, and industrial manufacturing have been so-called “air-gapped.” This means they are physically and logically isolated from other networks where communication between these networks is not physically or logically possible. This can be a good thing or bad thing depending on your […]

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The POWER Notebook: Power Sector Digitalization Accelerates

November 7, 2019 admin aes, AI, Business, cloud, connected plant, cpc, digitalization, google, IBM, iiot, iiot chemical, iiot oil & gas, iiot power, iiot transportation, International, invenergy edge, machine learning, news, oracle, Renewables, Research and Development, survey, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 15:21:09 +0000

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The pace at which new digitalization technologies are being adopted in the power sector is dizzying, but news from major players in the sector—among them, AES, Invenergy, Google, and IBM—this week suggests it will only accelerate. For more insight into power plant digitalization, including the latest in digital monitoring, diagnostic, analytics, Industrial Internet of Things […]

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GE Shelves Plans to Spin-Off Digital Business

November 4, 2019 admin Business, connected plant, connected plant conference, data cloud, digitalization, earnings, ge, ge digital, grid analytics, HEALTH, iiot, iiot healthcare, iiot oil & gas, iiot power, industrial, International, Markets, news, operational productivity, pat byrne, plant applications, predix, renewable, silver lake, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 14:34:42 +0000

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GE will retain its lucrative digital business—not spin it off, as had been planned—but it will sharpen the division’s focus on four key markets, including electric utilities and power generation, GE Digital CEO Pat Byrne told customers in an Oct. 31 letter. “I want to affirm that GE Digital is staying in GE,” Byrne wrote. […]

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EAM Solutions Stretch Capabilities of Lean Plant Maintenance Teams

November 1, 2019 admin Business, cad, Coal, connected plant, eam, Gas, iiot, iiot power, infor, Instrumentation & Controls, IoT, maintenance, news, Nuclear, O&M, operations, Renewables, Research and Development, Technology, workforce

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 05:02:02 +0000

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Of the many challenges power and industrial plant maintenance teams face, stretching the capabilities of their ultra-lean staff is one of the most critical. Assets can range from industrial generators, to

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Malware Discovered at Nuclear Plant in India

October 31, 2019 admin Business, claroty, connected plant, Cybersecurity, dtrack, iiot, iiot cyber, iiot power, indegy, International, kudankulam, malware, news, North korea, nozomi, npcil, Nuclear, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 10:33:33 +0000

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Malware detected at the Kundankulam nuclear power plant in India’s state of Tamil Nadu has not affected plant systems, an investigation by Nuclear Power Corp. of India (NPCIL), the nation’s nuclear plant operator, confirms. The entity said in a press release on Oct. 30 that it discovered the malware on Sept. 4 on the personal […]

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Oil and Gas Heavyweights Seek Lifeline in Clean Energy and Tech Sectors

October 30, 2019 admin baker hughes, Business, clean energy, Gas, geothermal, hydrogen, iiot, iiot oil & gas, iiot power, International, lux research, news, ocean energy, ocean/marine, oil and gas, Penguin, Renewables, rystad energy, saipem, Solar, technipfmc, Technology, wave energy convertor, wec, Wind

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 13:21:02 +0000

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Oilfield service providers are increasingly moving beyond oil and gas development work, and into renewable energy projects, according to a study conducted by Rystad Energy, an independent research and business intelligence company that provides data, tools, analytics, and consultancy services to the global energy industry. In findings released on Oct. 29, Rystad said that oil […]

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Using Extreme Visibility to Protect Industrial Control Systems [PODCAST]

October 28, 2019 admin Business, claroty, connected plant, Cybersecurity, dave weinstein, extreme visibility, ICS, iiot, iiot cyber, iiot power, industrial control system, Instrumentation & Controls, International, network, news, ot, power podcasts, Technology, the power podcast

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 23:09:58 +0000

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What does it mean to have “extreme visibility” in an operational technology (OT) environment? According to Claroty, a New York-based company that offers cybersecurity products for industrial control systems, it’s having the ability to see all assets on a network, knowing what they are, and understanding what functions they perform. The company says the more […]

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Tiny Underwater Robot Has Big Impact at Endesa’s Thermal Power Plants

October 17, 2019 admin Business, Coal, connected plant, endesa, Gas, iiot, iiot power, inspection, maintenance, news, robotics, rov, Technology, underwater robot

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 14:33:02 +0000

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Spain’s largest electric utility Endesa has successfully tested a new remotely operated vehicle (ROV) that it says will make inspection and maintenance in fully or partially submerged environments at its thermal power plants less costly and more efficient. The underwater robot, which was custom manufactured by Spanish startup NIDO Robotics for Endesa’s applications, is about […]

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Taking Charge of Cybersecurity in the Energy Industry

October 2, 2019 admin attivo networks, Business, connected plant, Cybersecurity, detect, identify, iiot, iiot cyber, iiot power, Instrumentation & Controls, news, nist, protect, recover, respond, Technology

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2019 12:50:29 +0000

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Delivering energy has centered on the fundamental tenant of being reliably available. As energy providers strive to maintain that availability, they all too often push security to the backburner. Many unsafe practices have fallen into place for the sake of speed and efficiency, including the use of default and shared passwords, open access, and little […]

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