smart grid security News
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Smart Grid Security Market - Growing Energy Needs of the Urban Population
The analysts of a new business and commerce study by Transparency Market Research have detected a fragmented competitive landscape in the global smart grid security market, attributing the scenario to the presence of a large number of players who are catering to regional and domestic demands. Regional players have a stronger presence in the developed countries across the world. That being said, a ...
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New SGIP White Paper Addresses Smart Grid Security with Broadcast Communications
SGIP announced the release of a free white paper that addresses the issue of cybersecurity for smart grid broadcast communications. Smart Grid System Security with Broadcast Communications was published by the Home/Building/Industry-to-Grid Domain Expert Working Group (H/B/I2G DEWG) at SGIP. The white paper is for utilities, energy service providers and vendors of energy management equipment. It ...
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Researcher Identifies Vulnerabilities in the Smart Grid's Intelligent Electronic Devices
The research focuses on assessing the security of the smart grid's IEDs and led to the creation of BinARM, a new security technology. "It's the first large-scale vulnerability database especially for firmware on smart devices," says Paria Shirani, a PhD candidate at Concordia University's Security Research Centre in Montreal. "It's also a multi-stage detection engine that identifies ...
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RTI Wins Department of Energy Funding to Research Smart Grid Security Leveraging the Data-Distribution Service (DDS) Standard
November 8, 2016 -- Real-Time Innovations (RTI), the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) connectivity platform company, recently announced it received funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to support continuing smart grid research that utilizes the Data-Distribution Service™ (DDS™) standard. Today's power grid relies on a centralized architecture that faces challenges ...
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Xtensible, Green Energy Corporation Join Coalition for End-to-End OpenFMB Realization
November 9, 2016 -- Xtensible Solutions, a provider of standards-based systems integration and information management solutions for the utility industry, and Green Energy Corporation (GEC), a pioneer in design and software engineering services for distributed energy generation, have teamed up to help utilities implement the Open Field Message BusTM (OpenFMBTM) standard. This framework, which ...
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Elster Participates in White House Grid Modernization Event
Elster (NYSE: ELT) announced that, at the invitation of the White House, it participated in the Obama Administration's Grid Modernization Event, held Monday at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC. Ed Gray, vice president, legislative & regulatory affairs, Elster Solutions, contributed to the session that included representatives from technology and meter vendors, ...
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ABB Selects Distributed Sun as Their Preferred U.S. Microgrid Origination, Development and Finance Platform
ABB(NYSE: ABB), a global leader in power and automation technologies, andDistributed SunLLC (D-SUN), a leading solar development and finance platform company, today announced they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding for Distributed Sun to provide a wide range of services acting as ABB's preferred "go-to market vehicle" for U.S. microgrid project development and finance solutions. ...
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The Global Market for Building Energy Management Systems will Reach Over $23bn by 2017, Predicts Memoori Research
In 2013, the total world sales of Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS) will be $16.7 billion at an installed value and Memoori forecasts that it will grow to $23.14 billion by 2017. This represents a CAGR of approximately 8.4% over the 5-year period. Energy savings remain the key driver for the BEMS & EEM markets. Global attention is on the efficient use of energy resources and ...
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Public Service Electric and Gas of New Jersey Goes Live with OSI Distribution Management Platform
Open Systems International, Inc. (OSI) has successfully completed implementation of a major centralized Distribution Management platform for Public Service Electric and Gas (PSE&G) of New Jersey. A part of PSE&G's Energy Strong program, this project has been implemented to increase the resiliency of the company's electric delivery system and to improve the overall system performance, ...
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Total World Sales of Building Energy Management Systems Hit $13.39b in 2011, Says Memoori Research
The size of the world market for Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS); DDC controls that monitor and control environmental plant in industrial and commercial buildings was $13.39 billion in 2011 and Memoori forecasts that in 2016 the market will be worth approximately $18.78 billion. Industrial and commercial buildings consume 40% of all generated electrical power. Interfacing this building ...
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ADVANTICSYS to exhibit its smart energy solutions at European Utility Week 2014
ADVANTICSYS has confirmed its participation at the European Utility Week 2014 in Amsterdam, November 4-6. Our latest monitoring & control products and solutions for energy distribution grid, renewables micro-generation systems, energy efficiency or smart water solutions will be shown at booth 4.J36. European Utility Week 2014, is an essential 3 days in the diary of every smart utility ...
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Iberdrola Celebrates First Anniversary of World Center for Smart Grids in Bilbao, Spain
The Global Smart Grids Innovation Hub -GSGIH-, which Iberdrola has in Bilbao, celebrates its first anniversary with more than 80 collaborating companies and entities. One year after its inauguration, the electricity company's Hub has consolidated its position as a global centre for innovation in smart grids, developing solutions for grid digitalisation, integration of renewables, deployment of ...
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Mercom: Battery storage, Smart Grid, and Efficiency Companies Receive Increased Funding in 2017
Mercom Capital Group, llc, a global clean energy research and communications firm, recently released its report on funding and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity for the battery storage, smart grid, and energy efficiency sectors for 2017. In 2017, a combined $1.5 billion was raised by battery storage, smart grid, and energy effficiency companies, an increase from the $1.3 billion raised ...
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IEA report: Widespread deployment of smart grids is critical for a secure, cost-effective and clean energy future
A new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) says the widespread deployment of “smart grids” – networks that monitor and manage the transport of electricity from all generation sources to meet the varying electricity demands of end users – is crucial to achieving a more secure and sustainable energy future. With current trends in the supply and use of energy ...
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Global CSP – The way forward for the Pacific Islands
A revolutionary solution to delivering 100% renewable uninterrupted power UK Trade and Investment in New Zealand are representing UK- based Global CSP at the ‘Transforming Pacific Energy Systems’ conference in Honolulu on the 21-23 July. It is now widely accepted Hybrid technologies is the new frontier to achieve best performance and uninterrupted supply of power, it is a mix of ...
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Huawei Releases eLTE SmartGrid Solution to Promote the Digital Transformation of Electric Companies
Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, released its eLTE SmartGrid solution at Hannover MESSE 2017. The wireless smart grid solution is designed to accelerate the digital transformation of electric power companies. The eLTE SmartGrid solution leverages 4.5G cellular wireless communication technology to deliver three benefits: fully connected ...
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Eaton`s New Wireless Interface Device Connects Utilities to Their Distribution Equipment, Providing Remote Flexibility and Increased Reliability
Power management company Eaton recently introduced the Cooper Power series RFN-1200 wireless interface device for use in Distribution Automation (DA) applications. The RFN-1200 device is an extension to Eaton’s Smart Grid network offering. Providing two-way automated communication between Eaton’s Yukon™ software platform and a down line control or device, utility users can ...
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New SMP Local Computing Platform Provides Reliable Substation Operation to Help Maximize Uptime
Power management company Eaton today announced that its Cooper Power Systems division is offering end users the ability to run many types of substation application software programs with its new SMP Local Computing Platform (LCP). This powerful substation-hardened computer allows users to maximize uptime, and it serves as an ideal platform for running Eaton’s Cooper Power Systems ...
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DEWA Signs Agreement With Silver Spring Networks
Silver Spring Networks recently announced that its subsidiary, Silver Spring Networks International Limited, has entered into an agreement with the Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) to establish a communication platform based on Silver Spring's IPv6 multi-application Radio Frequency (RF) Mesh Canopy, which will allow DEWA to provide smart grid applications such as smart electricity, ...
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U.S. and Japan Companies Collaborate on Smart Grid Project in Hawaii
Hitachi to Serve as Project Leader Tokyo, May 17, 2011 - (JCN Newswire) - Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501, "Hitachi"), Cyber Defense Institute, Inc. ("Cyber Defense Institute"), JFE Engineering Corporation ("JFE Engineering"), Sharp Corporation (TSE: 6753, "Sharp"), Hewlett-Packard Japan, Ltd. ("HP Japan"), and Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. ("Mizuho Corporate Bank") today announced that U.S. ...
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