Impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the power sector
To understand the issues caused by the COVID-19 emergency, CESI has prepared a study on how the pandemic lockdown opened up a new window onto the future
Low-Voltage White Paper
LV switchgear assemblies are undoubtedly the components of the electric installation more subjected to the direct intervention of personnel (operations, maintenance, etc.). In case of wrong action or external fault (caused i.e. by animals) an Arc faults may happen and result in catastrophic damages to both switchgear assemblies and humans. Besides, there may be operational […]
Podcast – Utility Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity is at the front of mind for many utility operators, IT specialists, and has risen to the level of importance for many utilities that actually have a Chief Information Security Officer
Interconnecting the world
The importance of interconnections for cleaner energy According to most part of the scientific environment, climate change is mainly a result of human activity and since the mid-20th century it is proceeding at a very fast rate. But human beings are also capable of changing direction, and the development of innovative energy projects can […]
Cyber Security for the electricity sector
Like many other systems of systems (SoS), the electric grid is facing challenges as devices originally intended to be either standalone or locally networked are now being connected to both advanced management systems and to non-operational systems with exposure to the Internet. Generation, transmission and distribution systems which were previously connected to control centers […]
Highlight – N° 74
It is the economy, stupid! Recently I was guiding a group of visitors through our lab when one of them asked, why is there still a need for testing and certification of electrical equipment, like we do here every day at KEMA laboratories. He asked : “You know – you electrical engineers have been making […]