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Dynamic Innovation in Power Sector Digitalization

The power industry’s rapid adoption of digitalization is a striking example of its dynamic innovation—the continuous development and introduction of new ideas, products, or processes to meet shifting market demands.…



New Technologies Are Making Nuclear Energy Safer and More Efficient

It’s been nearly seven decades since the first nuclear power station began operating. Thanks to digital transformation, this form of energy generation has never been safer—or more efficient. While the…


UK Developing Digital Twin to Better Understand Future Energy Systems

The UK will back a “digital twin” of future multi-vector energy systems, including non-electric ones, that will support the country’s efforts to meet its 2050 net-zero objectives. The UK’s effort…


The POWER Interview: Physical Attacks on the Grid Soared in 2022. What Can Be Done?

Physical security at power plants has received renewed concern of late, owing to a spate of gunfire vandalism events in the U.S. However, power plants have long-fielded several other physical…


Cybersecurity: Power Industry–Led Vendor Software Assurance Inventory Launched

Several major power companies have launched a software assurance database that will serve as a software bill of materials (SBOM) repository for the power industry. Part of a long-sought solution…


Power of Integration—Users Shaping Future of Distributed Control Systems

As plant owners accelerate the Industry 4.0 digital transformation, attention is increasingly being focused on the evolution of Distributed Control Systems (DCS) to enable them to become more flexible and…