A power cut in western Ukraine last month was caused by a type of hacking known as “spear-phishing”, says the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The attack caused a blacko... Read more
Living without electricity in today’s technological world may be difficult to imagine. Yet the reality of living without computers, mobile phones and entertainment systems, and managing a tr... 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
“This technology could give customers control over what they want to do and when” It’s a thrifty trick used by households from L.A. to Luxembourg, or anywhere where utilities charge less for... Read more
Solid-state design improves on existing fault current limiters A local power failure in Ohio ten years ago caused a series of cascading power failures that resulted in a massive blackout tha... Read more
“Energy independence” is a concept that has become part of the political lexicon and touted as a panacea for a downturn economy. Recently, the concept has morphed into “energy security... Read more