The POWER Interview: NCC Group on Cybersecurity

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 20:01:46 +0000

The post The POWER Interview: NCC Group on Cybersecurity appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Reliability and resiliency are buzzwords in today’s world of power generation. The focus is often on valuing those attributes, be it through subsidizing baseload power to make it more economically viable, or through other means. Reliable delivery of electricity, of course, also depends on cyber-resilient systems, at power plants and across the grid. Cyberattacks against […]

The post The POWER Interview: NCC Group on Cybersecurity appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Read more

The POWER Interview: New Directions for GE Digital

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 14:14:45 +0000

The post The POWER Interview: New Directions for GE Digital appeared first on POWER Magazine.

In a recent conversation with POWER, GE Digital CEO Pat Byrne discussed why GE made key changes to the lucrative business, streamlining it to focus on four key markets, including electric utilities and power generation.  (To learn more about how digitalization is transforming the power industry, register now to attend POWER and Chemical Engineering’s upcoming […]

The post The POWER Interview: New Directions for GE Digital appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Read more

Is Carbon Pricing the Key to a Clean Energy Future? [PODCAST]

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2019 14:37:30 +0000

The post Is Carbon Pricing the Key to a Clean Energy Future? [PODCAST] appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) has proposed incorporating the social cost of carbon into the wholesale price of electricity. According to an October-released study conducted by the consulting firm Analysis Group, “A carbon price in NYISO’s competitive wholesale power markets can help deliver New York’s clean-energy transition in faster, cheaper, more reliable, more […]

The post Is Carbon Pricing the Key to a Clean Energy Future? [PODCAST] appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Read more

Experts Share Insight on the Industry at Recent Power Event [PODCAST]

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 14:54:02 +0000

The post Experts Share Insight on the Industry at Recent Power Event [PODCAST] appeared first on POWER Magazine.

POWER was at the POWERGEN International exhibition and summit, which was held in New Orleans, Louisiana, Nov. 19–21, 2019. Among the experts we met with at the show were Paul Browning, CEO of Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas; Chris Mieckowski, director of global solutions marketing and strategy with Siemens; Robert Yeager, president of Emerson’s Power […]

The post Experts Share Insight on the Industry at Recent Power Event [PODCAST] appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Read more

The POWER Interview: Eaton Targets Skilled Labor Shortage With Hands-on Training

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 16:56:39 +0000

The post The POWER Interview: Eaton Targets Skilled Labor Shortage With Hands-on Training appeared first on POWER Magazine.

POWER in 2018 reported on the lasting impact that a dip in training programs has had on the utility workforce. In the 1980s, there were fewer training programs and the impact is still being felt today. There are fewer utility workers able to move into middle- and upper-management positions, contributing to a workforce gap as […]

The post The POWER Interview: Eaton Targets Skilled Labor Shortage With Hands-on Training appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Read more

Using Data to Improve Power Plant Operations [PODCAST]

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2019 22:32:48 +0000

The post Using Data to Improve Power Plant Operations [PODCAST] appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Power plants have an abundance of data. Temperatures, pressures, flows, and various other parameters are all monitored constantly to ensure plants are operating properly. However, a lot of data is not used to its fullest extent. With the right tools, data can be more-thoroughly analyzed and findings can be acted upon to improve efficiency and […]

The post Using Data to Improve Power Plant Operations [PODCAST] appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Read more

The POWER Interview: SEPA’s Julia Hamm Talks Solar Pathways

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 15:03:46 +0000

The post The POWER Interview: SEPA’s Julia Hamm Talks Solar Pathways appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) is meeting this week in Salt Lake City, Utah, joining with the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) to present North America Smart Energy Week, which this year includes both the long-running Solar Power International gathering along with Energy Storage International. A big theme this week is the integration of […]

The post The POWER Interview: SEPA’s Julia Hamm Talks Solar Pathways appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Read more

What Can You Do with a Superconductor? A Lot! [PODCAST]

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 14:14:16 +0000

The post What Can You Do with a Superconductor? A Lot! [PODCAST] appeared first on POWER Magazine.

What is a superconductor? One definition says, “a material that can conduct electricity or transport electrons from one atom to another with no resistance.” “At the base physics level, what a superconductor does is it moves a lot more power per unit volume or per unit weight, so you have a very high energy-dense material […]

The post What Can You Do with a Superconductor? A Lot! [PODCAST] appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Read more