How utilities are ensuring that hacking will not disrupt our power supplies

Cyber attacks are a real concern and, as Gillian Tett writes in the Financial Times, power companies are anything but calm about the concerns, investing more in cyber surveillance.   Will cyber attacks switch off the lights? ‘Power companies are now under constant, accelerating attack from troublemakers or state-sponsored players’ A couple of months ago … Continue reading How utilities are ensuring that hacking will not disrupt our power supplies

New survey on developments in integrating renewable energy into our grid systems

The Renewable Energy Focus website provides the results of a recent survey undertaken by DNV GL showing that 82 per cent of global industry respondents say electricity system can be 70 per cent renewable by 2050   DNV reports results of 'electricity grid' survey In ‘Beyond Integration: Three dynamics shaping renewables and the grid,’ a … Continue reading New survey on developments in integrating renewable energy into our grid systems