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Disaster Awaits if We Don’t Secure IoT Now

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This is particularly true of a sub-class called Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), devices that implement our communication networks, or control infrastructure such as power grids or chemical plants. Security for IoT devices is often an afterthought, as they often have little need for a human interface (i.e., What could go wrong?

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World Engineering Day Focuses on Shaping a Sustainable Future

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Combined with traditional models, machine learning efforts such as DeepMind can predict weather patterns, help optimize energy grids, and enhance climate modeling. Connected systems powered by IoT sensors, AI-driven traffic management, and smart grids are optimizing urban sustainability.

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In Argentina, a Boom in Antarctic Cruises Is Straining the ‘End of the World’

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The familys new home has better insulation to protect against temperatures that routinely plunge below freezing, but it is still not connected to the power grid or to water and sanitation services. At least 10 percent of Ushuaians live in these types of informal settlements, with scant access to public services. According to Ms.

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ORNL researchers use blockchain to increase electric grid resiliency; Grid Guard

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A team led by Raymond Borges Hink at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has developed a method using blockchain to protect communications between electronic devices in the electric grid, preventing cyberattacks and cascading blackouts. Grid Guard attestation framework and Anomaly Detection Module.

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EEA: large-scale roll-out of EVs will help EU shift to green transport, but may challenge power grid

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However, widespread use of such vehicles would pose challenges for Europe’s power grid in meeting increased electricity demand. A larger number of electric cars on the road may pose future challenges for Europe’s power production capacities and put stress on existing power grids. Source: EEA. Click to enlarge.

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Hot Days Ahead! Time To Shave The Peak.

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Shave the Peak is our program designed to inform people, via text and email alerts, how and when to reduce power use on days when electricity demand is significantly higher than usual. As summer approaches, thousands of our followers prepare to “Shave the Peak.” 

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Policy Options for Expanding and Modernizing the US Power Grid

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The US will need to expand and modernize its outdated power transmission grid to incorporate more renewable energy sources, but balkanized ownership and regulation are going to make that process slow and difficult, according to a new Duke University analysis. Chi-Jen Yang (2009) Electrical Transmission: Barriers and Policy Solutions.