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Securing the Power Grid: Cybersecurity Strategies for Smart Energy Systems

POWER Magazine

As the backbone of modern energy systems, smart grids and digital substations promise efficiency and sustainability—but they also open the door to escalating cyberthreats. This article dives into a layered cybersecurity strategy that blends integrated vulnerability assessments, robust protocols, and defense-in-depth tactics.

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Why Utility Fleets Still Struggle to Harness True TCO Intelligence

POWER Magazine

In an era where grid modernization, decarbonization, and electrification dominate utility agendas, fleet management strategies are lagging behind. The post Why Utility Fleets Still Struggle to Harness True TCO Intelligence appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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AI on the Edge: Can Distributed Computing Disrupt the Data Center Boom?

POWER Magazine

As artificial intelligence (AI) usage and sophistication grows, questions about the sustainability of the traditional model of utilizing huge, centralized data centers are frequently raised. Hyperscale data centers handle most AI workloads today, but they come with high energy demands and environmental costs.

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Is geothermal energy ready to make its mark in the US power mix?

McKinsey

Many utilities, and especially corporate buyers, want, or need, that energy to be clean. Geothermal energy has great potential if challenges can be surmounted The uptake of next-generation geothermal energy will be driven by PPAs with utilities or commercial and industrial (C&I) customers, rather than by merchant generation.

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Egypt Advances Industrial Decarbonization with Mitsubishi Power’s Hydrogen Conversion Technology

Egypt Oil & Gas

The project, whose contract was unveiled in 2022, contributes to the utilization of 14,000 tons per year (tpa) of hydrogen-rich gases available in the production units, reducing natural gas consumption by about 24,000 tons as well as the reduction of carbon emissions by about 65,000 tpa.

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“We’re Writing a New Chapter”: Mitsubishi Power CEO Bill Newsom on AI, Gas Turbines, and the Path to Decarbonization

POWER Magazine

power sector seems to be increasingly pulled in two directions. While trundling toward rapid electrification, it is seeking to hold its ground on recent decarbonization triumphs.

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Rethinking the future: A new operating model for gas distributor success

McKinsey

Tension between convergence and interference of utilities: Overlapping operations and shared infrastructure across different utility sectors have various impacts: higher complexity in infrastructure management, especially in congested urban locations; increased risk of damage and safety concerns; and regulatory and permitting challenges.