IIOT Archives https://www.powermag.com/category/iiot/ The power industry's trusted source for generation technology, O&M, and legal & regulatory news for coal, gas, nuclear, hydro, wind & solar power plants; power jobs Mon, 13 May 2024 21:35:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-p-power-32x32.jpg IIOT Archives https://www.powermag.com/category/iiot/ 32 32 10 Reasons to Attend a Conference Tailored to Digitalization in the Power Sector https://www.powermag.com/10-reasons-to-attend-a-conference-tailored-to-digitalization-in-the-power-sector/ https://www.powermag.com/10-reasons-to-attend-a-conference-tailored-to-digitalization-in-the-power-sector/#respond Mon, 13 May 2024 21:17:56 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=219129 Anticipation is mounting for the Connected Plant Conference (CPC), POWER and Chemical Engineering’s digitalization event, scheduled to take place next week, May 20–22, 2024, near Houston, Texas. If you are a […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/10-reasons-to-attend-a-conference-tailored-to-digitalization-in-the-power-sector/feed/ 0 The Big Picture (Infographic): Power Sector Digitalization Use Cases https://www.powermag.com/the-big-picture-infographic-power-sector-digitalization-use-cases/ https://www.powermag.com/the-big-picture-infographic-power-sector-digitalization-use-cases/#respond Wed, 01 May 2024 04:01:13 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=218786 In a recent article in the journal Energy, experts from universities in Portugal, Switzerland, the U.S., and Romania identify digitalization as a pivotal phenomenon affecting the electricity sector, alongside other […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/the-big-picture-infographic-power-sector-digitalization-use-cases/feed/ 0 McCrary Institute, ORNL Launch First U.S. Regional Cybersecurity Center to Protect Grid https://www.powermag.com/mccrary-institute-ornl-launch-first-u-s-regional-cybersecurity-center-to-protect-grid/ https://www.powermag.com/mccrary-institute-ornl-launch-first-u-s-regional-cybersecurity-center-to-protect-grid/#respond Fri, 19 Apr 2024 15:04:07 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=218355 A $12.5 million project to establish the first U.S. regional cybersecurity research and operations center focused on grid protection has garnered a $10 million Department of Energy (DOE) grant.    […]

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The power sector’s relentless pursuit of an increasingly connected power paradigm amid an escalating cyber threat landscape demands an urgent, multifaceted strategy for cybersecurity. Recently, the sector has embarked on innovative methods to tackle inherent challenges in its evolving quest for a robust cybersecurity posture. Source: POWER

]]> https://www.powermag.com/mccrary-institute-ornl-launch-first-u-s-regional-cybersecurity-center-to-protect-grid/feed/ 0 OPSWAT Enhances its OT Security Solution with Improved Capabilities for Control and Visibility https://www.powermag.com/press-releases/opswat-enhances-its-ot-security-solution-with-improved-capabilities-for-control-and-visibility/ https://www.powermag.com/press-releases/opswat-enhances-its-ot-security-solution-with-improved-capabilities-for-control-and-visibility/#respond Fri, 05 Apr 2024 16:22:57 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?post_type=press-releases&p=217822 OPSWAT has enhanced its MetaDefender OT Security solution, empowering organizations with enhanced visibility and control over their Operational Technology (OT) environments. In today’s increasingly complex industrial landscape, industrial and OT […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/press-releases/opswat-enhances-its-ot-security-solution-with-improved-capabilities-for-control-and-visibility/feed/ 0 AI Is Not Only a Thing of the Future, It’s Also a Thing of the Present https://www.powermag.com/ai-is-not-only-a-thing-of-the-future-its-also-a-thing-of-the-present/ https://www.powermag.com/ai-is-not-only-a-thing-of-the-future-its-also-a-thing-of-the-present/#respond Tue, 02 Apr 2024 10:27:00 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=217172 Artificial intelligence (AI)-based platforms have taken the world by storm. Perhaps the best known of these is ChatGPT. OpenAI, the company that developed the innovative chatbot, released the tool widely to

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/ai-is-not-only-a-thing-of-the-future-its-also-a-thing-of-the-present/feed/ 0 Connected Plant Conference Provides Path to Digital Transformation https://www.powermag.com/connected-plant-conference-provides-path-to-digital-transformation/ https://www.powermag.com/connected-plant-conference-provides-path-to-digital-transformation/#respond Tue, 20 Feb 2024 05:01:10 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=215312 I am fortunate in my position to have the opportunity to attend a handful of conferences and trade shows every year. I’ve been doing this for more than 10 years […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/connected-plant-conference-provides-path-to-digital-transformation/feed/ 0 A Coal Refuse Power Plant Is Pioneering an AI-Driven Overhaul https://www.powermag.com/a-coal-refuse-power-plant-is-pioneering-an-ai-driven-overhaul/ https://www.powermag.com/a-coal-refuse-power-plant-is-pioneering-an-ai-driven-overhaul/#respond Tue, 19 Dec 2023 19:45:51 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=212984 An iconic coal refuse power plant in West Virginia that burns gob—basically dirt—and pond fines as part of a complex environmental solution to address coal waste is stepping up efforts […]

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Grant Town deployed Cantilever, Gecko’s end-to-end industrial asset management solution, to pinpoint damaged boiler tubes. Gecko says the robotic inspections assisted analysis generated 28 million data points in an eight-hour data turnaround. Courtesy: Gecko

]]> https://www.powermag.com/a-coal-refuse-power-plant-is-pioneering-an-ai-driven-overhaul/feed/ 0 Report: Power Sector Supply Chain Dependent on Adversaries https://www.powermag.com/report-power-sector-supply-chain-dependent-on-adversaries/ https://www.powermag.com/report-power-sector-supply-chain-dependent-on-adversaries/#respond Thu, 07 Dec 2023 16:28:09 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=212388 An estimated 90% of software products used to manage the U.S. power grid contains code “contributions” from Russian or Chinese developers. The finding from cyber risk management solution firm Fortress […]

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On the grid level, interfaces typically consist of modules, which are made up of semiconductor-driven or semiconductor-controlled devices. Source: POWER/Generated with AI ∙ November 21, 2023 at 7:26 PM

]]> https://www.powermag.com/report-power-sector-supply-chain-dependent-on-adversaries/feed/ 0 Why Utilities Need to Supercharge Their Approach to Cybersecurity https://www.powermag.com/why-utilities-need-to-supercharge-their-approach-to-cybersecurity/ https://www.powermag.com/why-utilities-need-to-supercharge-their-approach-to-cybersecurity/#respond Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:03:12 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=210328 People know a storm can disrupt the electrical grid and cause a wave of complications across the region or country very quickly. But now, for those charged with grid reliability and keeping the lights on

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/why-utilities-need-to-supercharge-their-approach-to-cybersecurity/feed/ 0 GAO: EPA Relies on Outdated Systems to Manage Air Quality Data https://www.powermag.com/gao-epa-relies-on-outdated-systems-to-manage-air-quality-data/ https://www.powermag.com/gao-epa-relies-on-outdated-systems-to-manage-air-quality-data/#respond Wed, 04 Oct 2023 16:45:25 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=207372 Two IT air quality data systems that inform the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) regulatory and compliance decisions are outdated, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has suggested. The federal […]

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