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
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 help […]
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 through […]
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 electrical […]
Technical entrepreneurship In October last year we celebrated the 90th anniversary of KEMA with a big conference in Amsterdam. For the occasion, her majesty the Queen, granted us the right to name the new High Power Laboratory in her honour: “The Queen Maxima High Power Laboratory”. On the cover picture, you can see the new […]
Integration of variable renewables: achievements, challenges and solutions. A report by CESI and WEC The Report ‘Variable Renewables Integration in Electricity Systems 2016 – How to get it right’ is published by the World Energy Council in partnership with Project Supporter and the Council’s Global Partner, CESI S.p.A. The report draws upon 32 country case […]