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Security of Cyber-Physical Systems

June 2, 2022 admin agc, automatic generation control, connected plant, cyber-physical systems, cyberattack, Cybersecurity, distributed energy, dynamic watermarking, engineering, full coverage, iiot, iiot power, Infrastructure, Instrumentation & Controls, microgrid, news, O&M, Safety, Technology, Texas A&M

Credit to Author: P.R. Kumar| Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2022 14:10:18 +0000

“Cyber-physical systems” are the next generation of closely integrated physical and cyber systems. Several critical systems such as the power grid, autonomous transportation systems, and process control systems are examples of cyber-physical systems. They are liable to be attacked by malicious agents who can compromise the sensor measurements being used to control them. Indeed, there […]

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Reliability, Resiliency, Cost, and Climate Driving C&I Power Systems

June 1, 2022 admin albireo energy, ap systems, backup power, Coal, commercial and industrial, cpower, delta-q technologies, distributed energy, Distributed Generation, Energy Storage, Gas, microgrid, news, Nuclear, power systems, Renewables, safari energy, schneider electric, Solar, therma, thermal, Wind, yotta energy

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 04:15:00 +0000

Commercial and industrial (C&I) entities want to ensure they have electricity when they need it. Businesses also are looking at sustainability, decarbonization, and control of their energy costs as factors

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INL Mulling Building New Nuclear Reactor to Energize Net-Zero Campus Microgrid

April 29, 2022 admin Business, Climate, climate change, Environmental, full coverage, inl, microgrid, microreactor, news, Nuclear, Research and Development, SCIENCE, smr, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 19:30:48 +0000

Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is exploring designing, building, and operating an onsite nuclear reactor resource as part of a broader effort to achieve net-zero emissions at its sprawling campus in Idaho Falls by 2031. Battelle Energy Alliance (BEA), an entity that manages and operates the Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory, on April 29 launched […]

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Native American Tribe Leads The Microgrid Revolution In California

January 4, 2020 admin blue lake casino, california energy policy, clean power, Energy Storage, grid, microgrid, microgrids, over the fence rule, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2020 19:58:36 +0000

A Native American tribe in California created its own microgrid in 2011. During the rolling blackouts that hit the state last fall, it provided much needed electricity for critical community services.

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PG&E Head Says To Expect Rolling Blackouts For The Next 10 Years

October 21, 2019 admin distributed renewables, electric blackouts, microgrid, pacific gas and electric, policy & politics, rooftop solar

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2019 19:40:00 +0000

PG&E told regulators in California this week to expect more rolling blackouts during forest fire season for the next ten years.

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Western Australia Utility Removing Poles & Wires In Renewable Energy Transition

October 5, 2019 admin Australia, battery storage, clean power, grid, horizon power, microgrid, microgrids, Solar energy, solar power plants, stand-alone power, Western Australia

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 05 Oct 2019 19:25:19 +0000

Utility companies and grid operators in Western Australia are taking down poles and wires and replacing them with standalone systems that use solar panels, inverters, and batteries to create local microgrids.

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The POWER Interview: Technology Helps Integrate Renewables to the Grid

June 15, 2019 admin act, Business, distributed energy, Energy Storage, Mexico, microgrid, news, patrick lee, pima, psixe, Renewables, sempra energy, Technology

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2019 14:31:15 +0000

Patrick Lee, who founded and leads PXiSE Energy Solutions, a subsidiary of San Diego, California-based Sempra Energy, is a proponent of energy sharing. His company builds enhanced grid management systems, using data, insights, and algorithms “to maximize efficiency and reliability of all DERs [distributed energy resources] as one system.” In other words, a PXiSE-supported microgrid […]

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Off-Grid Microgrid: Solar + Batteries + Thermal Generation

March 31, 2019 admin aggreko, Australia, Battery, Business, Fuel, hybrid, International, Markets, microgrid, Mining, news, Renewables, Solar, Technology

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Today’s microgrid installations showcase a variety of configurations and control systems. Commercial and industrial sites are finding innovative ways to power their operations, particularly those in remote

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Combined Heat and Power: A Sleeping Giant May Be Waking

February 28, 2019 admin Business, chp, cogeneration, combined heat and power, DOE, efficiency, Environmental, Gas, International, microgrid, news, Plant Design, Technology

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000

One of the oldest energy efficiency ideas—combined heat and power—is prospering in the U.S. and looks promising elsewhere as the world searches for low-cost energy by increasing efficiency while lowering

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DERMS Technology Part of Australia’s Push for Renewables

January 31, 2019 admin Business, connected plant, derms, distributed energy, distributed power, Energy Storage, horizon power, iiot, iiot power, Instrumentation & Controls, International, microgrid, news, osisoft, psixe, Renewables, sempra energy, Solar, Technology, Wind, windows

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000

A new distributed energy resources management system (DERMS) is being deployed in Western Australia, designed to manage distributed energy resources (DERs) across nearly 1 million square miles, with a focus on

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