standards
Energy & Grid Management
Power system operators launch new global consortium
The Global Power System Transformation Consortium (G-PST) has been launched to address barriers to scaling clean energy integration.
Cybersecurity
Security requirements standardised for distribution automation in Europe
Security requirements for distribution automation remote terminal units (RTUs) have been released by the ENCS and E.DSO.
New technology
First blockchain-based EV grid integration standard released
Honda, GM lead introduction of the Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative (MOBI) standard for grid integration of electric vehicles.
Policy & Regulation
The world’s first risk management standard for energy and utilities announced
DEWA and BSI are set to launch the world’s first risk management standard for energy and utilities.
Interviews
Are nation-state cybersecurity threats real?
Brad Prent, senior security consultant, ENCS discusses the nation-state cybersecurity threats, the steps the energy industry can take to protect itself and the future evolution of cybersecurity.
Industry insights
The LoRa Alliance®
LORA Alliance members closely collaborate and share expertise to develop and promote the LoRaWAN® standard - al standard for secure IoT LPWAN connectivity.
IOT
Zigbee Alliance has certified 3,000 products
The Zigbee Alliance has announced that there are now more than 3,000 Zigbee certified and compliant products and platforms available to the market.
Event News
Wi-SUN members complete first wave of interoperability testing
The Wi-SUN Alliance has announced that the first wave of members have successfully completed interoperability testing to become the first solutions to achieve Wi-SUN FAN certification.
Cybersecurity
The IoT platform dilemma
At the end of 2015, Gartner predicted that “Through 2018, 80% of IoT implementations will squander transformational opportunities by focusing on narrow...
IOT
ISO/IEC JTC 1 adds OCT specification to global IoT standards portfolio
ISO/IEC JTC 1 has approved Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF)’s 1.0 specification as an international standard.
