Offshore wind has dominated the industry news cycle, and will likely maintain its position as a prominent development in renewables. But the aquatic turbine towers shouldn’t overshadow a number of other noteworthy federal and technological developments related to wind that are worth looking into. Deploying drones Unmanned aerial vehicles have streamlined turbine blade inspections by…
Energy conference addresses U.S. grid security, the energy mix, new technology, and more
Looming energy and grid security problems will be the focus of the three-day EnergyTech2015 conference in Cleveland, November 30 to December 2. More importantly, the conference will address solutions to the problems. “Our civilization depends on the continuous availability of critical resources such as clean, sustainable, and affordable electrical power, clean water, secure food, and…
Senate passes cybersecurity legislation—Moves to conference
The Senate recently passed the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (S 754) by a vote of 74 to 21. The House of Representatives passed similar legislation—the Protecting Cyber Networks Act (HR 1560) and the National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act (HR 1731)—in April 2015. If enacted into law, the legislation would allow businesses to voluntarily share information about…
Six cybersecurity questions for the C level
This article comes from Homeland Security newsletter, Sept 16, 2015. Cyber threats against Industrial Control Systems (ICS) continue to increase in intensity, frequency, and complexity. Yet, basic cybersecurity practices within many ICS organizations continue to be an afterthought or significantly less than needed. This document was developed as a tool to help facilitate the communication…