Signals from distant lightning could help secure electric substations Side channel signals and bolts of lightning from distant storms could one day help prevent hackers from sabotaging elect... Read more
The development of the smart power grid and the smart meter in our homes to accompany it brings several benefits, such as improved delivery and more efficient billing. Conversely, any digita... Read more
The recent cyber attack on Ukraine’s power grid highlights a new challenge for the United States: not only protecting our electric system against such attacks but also ensuring that utilitie... Read more
Human voices are individually recognizable because they’re generated by the unique components of each person’s voice box, pharynx, esophagus and other physical structures. Researchers are us... Read more
The Obama administration has warned the nation’s power companies, water suppliers and transportation networks that sophisticated cyberattack techniques used to bring down part of Ukraine’s p... Read more
Researchers at Chalmers have discovered that the insulation plastic used in high-voltage cables can withstand a 26 per cent higher voltage if nanometer-sized carbon balls are added. This cou... Read more
A new study reveals the urgent need to address instabilities in the supply of electrical power to counteract an increase in the frequency and severity of urban blackouts. Research by Hugh By... Read more
“Transporting power through power lines to remote, rural areas is very inefficient and can be expensive for farmers and other rural citizens” As energy costs rise, more Americans are turning... Read more
“We can produce the desired damping effect on the power flow and restore stable grid behavior,” Researchers from North Carolina State University and Johns Hopkins University have found... Read more
New guidelines could help improve power grid reliability and reduce electricity cost President Obama in this year’s State of the Union address talked about the future of energy and men... Read more