Insight: Rogue communication devices found in #Chinese #solar power inverters
Using the rogue communication devices to skirt firewalls and switch off inverters remotely, or change their settings, could destabilise #powergrids, damage #energy infrastructure, and trigger widespread #blackouts, experts said. "That effectively means there is a built-in way to physically destroy the grid," one of the people said.
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/ghost-machine-rogue-communication-devices-found-chinese-inverters-2025-05-14/
#espionage #china #itsec #security
#powergrids
When folks in Spain and Portugal have had time to recover, charge their phones, and kissed their refrigerators, I would very much appreciate reading about their experience the last 24 hours and what preparation measures (personal and communal) they would put in place in the future/ recommend the rest of is do. #PowerGrids #spain #portugal
In positive news, Greenlink the 500 MW HVDC interconnect between Ireland and Wales went online less than a week ago on 29 January 2025.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenlink
For reference, Ireland have two other interconnects to the UK, which each are also 500 MW.
Right now Ireland is importing 361 MW via Greenlink https://www.smartgriddashboard.com/#all/interconnection .
Hopefully next year the 700 MW Celtic Interconnector between Ireland and France should be operational increasing capacity even more.
Canada obviously needs to do better on battery storage: U.S. Battery Capacity Soars to Nuclear Scale, Creates ‘Golden Opportunity’ #powergrids #batterystorage #RenewableEnergy #energytransition https://www.theenergymix.com/u-s-battery-capacity-soars-to-nuclear-scale-creates-golden-opportunity-for-grids/
New Research Challenges Need for Baseload Power Plants #baseloadpower #windpower #solarpower #RenewableEnergy #powergrids #energytransition #energystorage https://www.theenergymix.com/new-research-challenges-need-for-baseload-power-plants/
Newsmax: Growing AI Power Demands Distort Electricity Flow…
The growth of artificial intelligence data centers nationwide is adding stress to fragile power grids and may be distorting the flow of electricity needed to fuel millions of Americans' homes and cities... #electricity #artificialintelligence #powergrids #technology #energy #newsheadlines
Some good news to share. I wonder who our premier will give the credit to for this? #RenewableEnergy #Saskatchewan #powergrids #Canada #EnergyTransition
https://regina.ctvnews.ca/ottawa-providing-more-than-265m-to-help-sask-upgrade-electrical-grid-build-renewable-power-projects-1.7134900
Cities Must Prepare for ‘Absolute Certainty’ of Power Outage + Heat Wave: Experts #heatwaves #ClimateChange #poweroutages #powergrids #infrastructure https://www.theenergymix.com/cities-must-prepare-for-absolute-certainty-of-power-outage-heat-wave-experts/
Renewable energy wasted worldwide due to lack of power grids #powergrids #renewableenergy #energytransition #electricity #netzero #electricity https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Datawatch/Renewable-energy-wasted-worldwide-due-to-lack-of-power-grids
Renewables are cheaper than ever – so why are household energy bills only going up? #RenewableEnergy #powergrids #EnergyMarkets #costifliving #energybills https://theconversation.com/renewables-are-cheaper-than-ever-so-why-are-household-energy-bills-only-going-up-174795?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=bylinetwitterbutton
The question is will the benefits of AI surpass its rampant appetite for energy? #ArtificialInteligence #powergrids #energy
https://www.iea.org/commentaries/why-ai-and-energy-are-the-new-power-couple
How Future #Hurricanes Could Stress #PowerGrids of #US #Cities
A new analysis shows increasing frequency and intensity of hurricanes could cause more devastating interruptions to the #powergrid. The risk of #hurricane-induced #poweroutages could become 50% higher in some areas of the #UnitedStates including #PuertoRico because of climate change in the coming decades, according to a new analysis.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/05/climate/hurricanes-power-outages.html
https://archive.ph/CT0Nm
The World’s #PowerGrids Are Failing as the Planet Warms - Outages from Albania to Texas show how electricity networks aren’t ready for #climate change. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-15/climate-change-leaves-world-s-electricity-networks-unable-to-cope
Opinion: We built our world for a climate that no longer exists #ClimateCrisis #infrastructure #extremweather #powergrids #sealevels https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/12/opinions/climate-crisis-change-extreme-weather-infrastructure
The World’s Power Grids Are Failing as the Planet Warms
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/world-power-grids-failing-planet-040040012.html
Under the blazing Adriatic sun, life almost stopped in Montenegro’s capital Podgorica earlier this summer. Cars and buses were stuck in gridlock as traffic lights went out, the internet crashed, and security alarms blared in reaction to a sudden loss of power supply…
#PowerGrids #Incapable #ClimateChange #Failure #Global #HeatWaves #ClimateDestruction
AI's Energy Demands Are Out of Control. Welcome to the #Internet's #HyperConsumption Era
Generative artificial intelligence tools, now part of the everyday user experience online, are causing stress on local #PowerGrids and mass water evaporation.
by Reece Rogers
July 11, 2024
"In addition to high levels of #energy usage, the data centers that train and operate generative AI models consume millions of gallons of #water.
"The water that is available for people to use is very limited. It's just the fresh surface water and #groundwater. Those data centers, they're just evaporating water into the air,' says Shaolei Ren, a responsible AI researcher at UC Riverside and coauthor of 'Making AI Less ‘Thirsty’: Uncovering and Addressing the Secret Water Footprint of AI Models.'
"While it may appear similar at first, the impact on the local #environment from companies operating giant data centers is not comparable to the impact from residents who may take multiple bubble baths a week or leave the faucet running while they brush their teeth. 'They're different from normal, residential users. When we get the water from the utility, and then we discharge the water back to the sewage immediately, we are just withdrawing water—we're not consuming water,' Ren says. 'A data center takes the water from this utility, and they evaporate the water into the sky, into the atmosphere.' He says the water consumed by data centers may not return to the earth’s surface until a year later.
[...]
"Around the world, the server farms that train and operate AI models may compete with local residents and businesses for power—possibly leading to #blackouts during peak times."
https://www.wired.com/story/ai-energy-demands-water-impact-internet-hyper-consumption-era/
#WaterIsLife #NoNewNukes #RethinkNotRestart #Cryptocurrency #AI #Energy #ArtificialIntelligence #PowerGrids #DataCenters #DigitalLifestyle #Bitcoin #EnergyConsumption
"Edith Clarke was a powerhouse in practically every sense of the word. From the start of her career at General Electric in 1922, she was determined to develop stable, more reliable power grids.
And Clarke succeeded, playing a critical role in the rapid expansion of the North American electric grid during the 1920s and ’30s."
https://spectrum.ieee.org/edith-clarke-modern-power-distribution
#History #Engineers #Technology #Power #PowerGrids #Electricity #Engineering
Heat waves are getting longer and more brutal. Here’s why your AC can’t save you anymore #heatwaves #airconditioning #ClimateCrisis #electricity #powergrids #poweroutages
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/04/climate/heat-waves-air-conditioning-climate/index.html
Dazzling #SolarStorm Tested #PowerGrids. Data Suggests More Are Coming.
Recent solar storms brought pretty lights to night sky in some parts of country, but they can also bring challenges to the power grid. While no significant failures were reported, there is potential for these surges to cause major damage. The last time a storm this strong struck Earth, there were power outages in Sweden and damage in South Africa, according to the US Space Weather Prediction Center.
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-aurora-forecast-solar-storms/?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTcxNjQxOTQ0MSwiZXhwIjoxNzE3MDI0MjQxLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTRE1CTUJEV1gyUFMwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIzRDhGMEEzMTc2MDc0NUM5OTg4NkFCNzA1NDk2RUNEQSJ9.81qxEw8TwKQIRR6IEijh5rUIsuSgQ1nwepFnqzxvLps
Client Info
Server: https://mastodon.social
Version: 2025.04
Repository: https://github.com/cyevgeniy/lmst