The document proposes the establishment of a Regional Cyber and Energy Security (RCES) Center at the University of Texas at El Paso to address cyber and physical security issues for energy systems and the integration of distributed generation systems. The RCES Center would test and certify smart grid components and provide workforce training. It would benefit the region by creating new jobs, providing education opportunities for students, and increasing the reliability and security of the energy infrastructure.
Metrics, metrics everywhere (but where the heck do you start?)
This document discusses various metrics for measuring website performance and user experience. It outlines different types of metrics including:
- Network metrics like DNS resolution, TCP connection times, and time to first byte.
- Browser metrics like start render time, DOM loading/ready times, and page load times.
- Resource-level metrics obtained from the Resource Timing API like individual asset load times and response sizes.
- User-centric metrics like Speed Index, time to visible content, and metrics for single-page applications without traditional page loads.
It emphasizes the importance of measuring real user monitoring data alongside synthetic tests, and looking at higher percentiles rather than just averages due to variability in user environments and network conditions
El autor debate si los sistemas de información geográfica (GIS) están muertos debido a los rápidos cambios tecnológicos. El autor y sus colegas están actualizando su libro de texto sobre GIS para reflejar estos cambios, incluida la transición a modelos de publicación digital y la disponibilidad de materiales en línea. Ahora están sustituyendo "GIS" por "Sistemas y Ciencias de Información Geográfica" para enfatizar los aspectos sistémicos y de modelización. El análisis basado en GIS
This document is a curriculum vitae for Viona Goliath. It outlines her personal details, education history, and employment history working in various roles for Nedbank since 2008. Her experience includes positions as a banker, enquiries consultant, administrator, sales and service consultant, and service champion. The CV lists her duties and responsibilities in each role and provides references from managers at Nedbank.
Un sistema operativo es el software básico de un ordenador que proporciona una interfaz entre los programas, hardware y usuario. Sus funciones principales incluyen administrar los recursos de la máquina, coordinar el hardware, organizar archivos y directorios, e interpretar los comandos del usuario. Un sistema operativo tiene componentes como la gestión de procesos, memoria, almacenamiento, entrada/salida, archivos, protección y comunicaciones.
The document advertises the services of a technology solutions provider called ACC. It summarizes ACC's services as including expertly configured data centers, networking and audio/visual solutions, cloud computing, collaboration tools, cybersecurity, and professional services like consulting, integration, deployment and managed services. ACC works with leading technology partners and has over 300 industry certifications to provide customized solutions that meet clients' IT needs.
mShopper. Polacy na zakupach mobilnych. Kto kupuje, jak często, gdzie, w jakich branżach i z jakich metod płatności korzysta. Pełny raport do pobrania tu: http://ecommercepolska.pl/files/8914/2529/1395/raport_mShopper_Polacynazakupachmobilnych_luty2015_pn.pdf
El documento describe los componentes principales de una computadora, incluyendo la memoria para almacenar datos, las unidades de entrada y salida como el disco duro y la unidad óptica, los periféricos para proporcionar datos o mostrar resultados, y la unidad central de procesamiento como el cerebro de la computadora responsable de todas las operaciones y cálculos.
Satya Nadella, Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft, has certified that Shariq Rahman has successfully completed the requirements to become a Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate: Windows 10. Rahman achieved this certification on November 19, 2016 and was assigned certification number F884-5251.
Metrics, metrics everywhere (but where the heck do you start?) SOASTA
This document discusses various metrics for measuring website performance and user experience. It outlines different types of metrics including:
- Network metrics like DNS resolution, TCP connection times, and time to first byte.
- Browser metrics like start render time, DOM loading/ready times, and page load times.
- Resource-level metrics obtained from the Resource Timing API like individual asset load times and response sizes.
- User-centric metrics like Speed Index, time to visible content, and metrics for single-page applications without traditional page loads.
It emphasizes the importance of measuring real user monitoring data alongside synthetic tests, and looking at higher percentiles rather than just averages due to variability in user environments and network conditions
El autor debate si los sistemas de información geográfica (GIS) están muertos debido a los rápidos cambios tecnológicos. El autor y sus colegas están actualizando su libro de texto sobre GIS para reflejar estos cambios, incluida la transición a modelos de publicación digital y la disponibilidad de materiales en línea. Ahora están sustituyendo "GIS" por "Sistemas y Ciencias de Información Geográfica" para enfatizar los aspectos sistémicos y de modelización. El análisis basado en GIS
This document is a curriculum vitae for Viona Goliath. It outlines her personal details, education history, and employment history working in various roles for Nedbank since 2008. Her experience includes positions as a banker, enquiries consultant, administrator, sales and service consultant, and service champion. The CV lists her duties and responsibilities in each role and provides references from managers at Nedbank.
Un sistema operativo es el software básico de un ordenador que proporciona una interfaz entre los programas, hardware y usuario. Sus funciones principales incluyen administrar los recursos de la máquina, coordinar el hardware, organizar archivos y directorios, e interpretar los comandos del usuario. Un sistema operativo tiene componentes como la gestión de procesos, memoria, almacenamiento, entrada/salida, archivos, protección y comunicaciones.
The document advertises the services of a technology solutions provider called ACC. It summarizes ACC's services as including expertly configured data centers, networking and audio/visual solutions, cloud computing, collaboration tools, cybersecurity, and professional services like consulting, integration, deployment and managed services. ACC works with leading technology partners and has over 300 industry certifications to provide customized solutions that meet clients' IT needs.
mShopper. Polacy na zakupach mobilnych. Kto kupuje, jak często, gdzie, w jakich branżach i z jakich metod płatności korzysta. Pełny raport do pobrania tu: http://ecommercepolska.pl/files/8914/2529/1395/raport_mShopper_Polacynazakupachmobilnych_luty2015_pn.pdf
El documento describe los componentes principales de una computadora, incluyendo la memoria para almacenar datos, las unidades de entrada y salida como el disco duro y la unidad óptica, los periféricos para proporcionar datos o mostrar resultados, y la unidad central de procesamiento como el cerebro de la computadora responsable de todas las operaciones y cálculos.
Un electroimán es un imán cuyo campo magnético se produce mediante una corriente eléctrica que pasa a través de una bobina alrededor de un núcleo de hierro. Joseph Henry inventó el primer electroimán en 1825. Los electroimanes se usan ampliamente en motores eléctricos, frenos de automóviles, grúas, trenes de levitación magnética y otros dispositivos que requieren campos magnéticos controlables.
Talk like Egyptian And lean new Egyptian Colloquial Arabic words with Arabeya
Now you can Improve your Egyptian Colloquial Arabic vocabulary and Enjoy learning new words with Arabeya Arabic Language Center
www.Arabeya.org
Odoo is an open-source enterprise management software with 30 core modules and over 4,500 community modules. It is written in Python, JavaScript, and XML, and has a stable Release 8. It supports public, private, and hybrid cloud offerings. Key features include flexibility to customize workflows, support for multiple currencies, early ROI, and integration between modules. Pricing is available through a SaaS subscription or fully hosted on Odoo servers. It is suitable for industries like cable, e-commerce, and more due to its open source, secure nature allowing 100% ownership and control.
Un procesador de alimentos es un electrodoméstico que se utiliza para cortar, picar y mezclar alimentos usando cuchillas giratorias. Puede rebanar, trocear, picar, rayar y hacer purés de verduras, frutas, carnes y quesos. Sus cuchillas y discos se pueden cambiar para diferentes procesos.
2012 Reenergize the Americas 3B: Ralph MartinezReenergize
This document summarizes a session on cyber security for distributed renewable generation and smart grids. It includes definitions of cyber security and energy security, examples of recent cyber and energy security incidents, and the steps being taken at the Regional Cybersecurity and Energy Security Center to achieve a more secure and reliable power grid, including establishing core capabilities around cyber testing and certification, interoperability standards, and workforce training. It also outlines how cyber security needs to be integrated across the seven domains of the smart grid. The session featured several panelists from cybersecurity consulting firms and government agencies.
This document provides an overview of Nathan Wallace's background and experience in power engineering and cybersecurity. It discusses some of the challenges in implementing cybersecurity for power systems, including identifying critical cyber assets, determining responsibilities between IT and OT departments, and addressing compliance needs versus best practices. It also outlines major hurdles to improving cybersecurity such as overclassification of information, viewing it only as an IT issue or in defending only against threats. The document advocates for an engineering-based approach and standardization to help drive the field forward.
This document summarizes a webinar about cybersecurity for power grids. It introduces OPAL-RT, a company that provides real-time digital simulators for power systems. It then discusses how modern power grids are vulnerable to cyberattacks as they incorporate more intelligent technologies. The rest of the webinar focuses on how real-time simulation can be used to assess cybersecurity risks, research attack mitigation systems, and test compliance with new standards. Speakers from OPAL-RT and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory discuss their work using real-time simulation for cybersecurity applications.
The SPIDERS (Smart Power Infrastructure Demonstration for Energy Reliability and Security) program developed and demonstrated secure microgrid technologies to increase energy security and mission assurance for military installations. Phase 1 tested a circuit-level microgrid at Hickam AFB incorporating renewables, diesel generators, and energy storage. Phase 2 expanded this to a larger smart microgrid with vehicle-to-grid storage at Ft. Carson. Phase 3 implemented an entire installation cybersecure smart microgrid with battery storage and islanding capability at Camp Smith. The program developed technologies, lessons learned, and guidance to transition microgrid capabilities to other military facilities and support critical infrastructure resilience.
BUILDING SMART, RESILIENT CYBER-SECURE MICROGRIDSiQHub
This document discusses building smart, resilient, and cyber-secure microgrids. It begins with an introduction discussing the increasing reliance on renewable energy sources and the need for a more flexible electric grid. The presentation then outlines topics covering cyber attacks on microgrid infrastructure, different types of attacks, analyzing attack impacts, and building secure microgrids using machine learning. Case studies are presented on predictive solar energy modeling using neural networks and developing cybersecurity training programs for the energy industry. The document concludes by emphasizing the importance of technologies like energy storage and microgrids for grid resilience and reliability.
The document summarizes an agenda for a meeting of the NRECA Agile Fractal Grid Kickoff Meeting. The agenda includes introductions, discussions on various topics such as the managed services store and applications, distributed systems elements, and the industrial internet. It also lists participants from various organizations that will be involved in discussions and the Security Fabric Alliance.
The document summarizes an agenda for a meeting of the NRECA Agile Fractal Grid Kickoff Meeting. The agenda includes welcome and opening remarks, introductions, discussions on various topics related to achieving grid security, reliability and resiliency through advanced analytics and control. It also includes lunch and breaks, and concludes with a wrap up and closing. Government agencies, universities and private sector participants are invited to discuss topics like the managed services store, distributed systems elements, and applying security fabrics to protect industrial internet communications.
The Networked Grid 2010 - R. Thompson, D. LeedsGreentech Media
This document provides an agenda and overview for the "Networked Grid Sponsors" conference. It lists the keynote speakers and sponsors for the two-day event, and provides a detailed schedule including sessions on topics like smart grid communications infrastructure, distribution automation, meter data management, and the smart home customer experience. Public utilities from across North America are represented as attendees. The hosting organization is described as the only fully-integrated media firm providing online media, market research, and industry events on smart grid topics.
The document summarizes the Texas River Cities Plug-In Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Plan, which was developed through a collaborative stakeholder process to plan for electric vehicle charging infrastructure in central Texas. Key findings include that electric vehicles are being adopted in the region now and infrastructure needs to be seamless and easy to use. The plan includes components such as identifying infrastructure needs, developing codes and permitting resources, and projecting electric vehicle market penetration in the region.
The document discusses the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability's (OE) efforts to modernize the electric grid and ensure its resilience. Key points:
- OE leads the Department of Energy's work to maintain a reliable, flexible electric system and serves as the energy sector lead during federal emergencies.
- OE is working to develop a future grid that provides clean, affordable, and customizable electricity through projects like microgrid R&D and developing advanced distribution management systems.
- Microgrids are seen as integral to making cities smarter by providing reliability and resiliency during extreme events through integrating distributed energy resources and controls.
The document summarizes a workshop focused on achieving high penetrations of photovoltaic (PV) systems in utility distribution systems. It discusses operational and technical issues with high PV penetration, updating interconnection rules and standards, and identifying best practices. The workshop aims to describe the effects of high PV on utilities, discuss interconnection standards and processes, and address challenges in managing distributed PV variability through technology advancements and research.
NIST Guide- Situational Awareness for Electric UtilitiesDr Dev Kambhampati
This document is a draft of a NIST special publication providing guidance on situational awareness solutions for electric utilities. It includes an executive summary, approach, architecture, and security characteristics for implementing situational awareness. The publication describes a NCCoE project that developed an example solution to converge monitoring across IT, operational technology, and physical access systems in order to improve utilities' ability to detect cyberattacks and security incidents. The solution is presented as a modular guide to help utilities implement standards-based technologies in a risk-based manner to gain efficiencies in monitoring, identification, and response to cyber incidents.
Dr Dev Kambhampati | Electric Utilities Situational AwarenessDr Dev Kambhampati
This document is a draft of a NIST special publication providing guidance on situational awareness solutions for electric utilities. It includes an executive summary, approach, architecture, and security characteristics for implementing situational awareness. The publication describes a challenge electric utilities face in gaining comprehensive visibility across separate IT, operational technology, and physical security systems. It then outlines a solution developed by NIST to integrate these systems using commercial and open source tools to improve detection of cybersecurity incidents and support regulatory compliance. The benefits of the solution include improved cybersecurity, faster incident response, and more effective risk management.
This document discusses transformative trends in cybersecurity for industrial internet of things and process automation systems. It covers key aspects of industrial network design like interconnectivity, real-time communication, and security. The document then discusses securing different parts of industrial networks like the edge, data center core, and interconnects. It also discusses traditional and modern security architectures, firewall design requirements, and considerations for securing branch offices and wireless networks.
This document discusses transformative trends in cybersecurity for industrial networks and the Internet of Things. It covers several key topics:
Industrial networks have benefited from transitioning to modern Ethernet and IP technologies, but require features like reliability and security. Securing these networks involves ensuring confidentiality, integrity and availability at the edge, in the WAN, for internet-facing systems and through interconnects. Modern security also segments networks and provides consistent policy control and high performance. The document provides guidance on traditional and modern firewall design and considerations for securing wireless networks and branch offices.
The document discusses the need to transform the existing power grid into a smart grid to address issues like poor monitoring, increasing energy demands, and high carbon footprints. It outlines several key priorities and technologies needed for smart grid development, including wide area situational awareness, advanced metering infrastructure, distributed grid management, demand response, electric storage, cyber security, electric transportation, and network communications standards. The goal is to create a modern, intelligent power grid that can efficiently transmit electricity from diverse energy sources to customers through a distributed architecture enabled by digital technologies and two-way communication networks.
Security Assessment Report and Business Continuity PlanChanaka Lasantha
The document summarizes a security investigation and analysis of a Wi-Fi hotspot infrastructure. It identifies key assets like outdoor access points and billing/database servers and outlines organizational vulnerabilities. Threat profiles are presented, including SQL injection and denial of service attacks targeting the billing system's web interface and database. The analysis aims to assess security practices and identify requirements to protect critical assets and sensitive user/network data from internal and external threats.
Blais Presentation to Metering International ConferenceChristian Blais
This document discusses the challenges and opportunities for Bermuda Electric Light Company in extending their smart grid infrastructure to customers' homes. Key points include:
- Bermuda has a small land area and population but high costs of electricity production and one of the highest broadband penetrations.
- The utility is piloting smart metering technology and home energy management systems to provide customers with energy usage data and enable demand response.
- Major challenges include economic uncertainty, public concerns about privacy and health risks of smart meters, and evaluating the best telecommunications network for meter communications.
- If implemented well with a focus on customer education, an advanced metering infrastructure could provide benefits like improved outage response, theft detection and time
2012 Reenergize the Americas 4B: Duncan WoodReenergize
This document discusses regional energy policy issues in North America. It argues that the US, Mexico, and Canada should coordinate their energy policies to address issues of energy security, competitiveness, and climate change on a regional level. The border region specifically could benefit from greater integration of energy systems, production, communities, and shared renewable resources like shale and solar. The Paso del Norte region is highlighted as a clear example of how regional competitiveness depends on local energy security and innovation. Challenges to coordination include different political authorities, infrastructure, cultures, and levels of development. The document proposes policy solutions like infrastructure investments, institutional innovation, and increased public-private cooperation and information sharing.
2012 Reenergize the Americas 2B: Miguel Velez-ReyesReenergize
The document discusses the plans and initiatives of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at UTEP to strengthen its expertise in power and energy systems. Key points include:
- Hiring a strategic faculty member to help develop a new Power and Energy Systems research group and concentration at the graduate and undergraduate levels.
- Establishing a new Power and Energy Systems Laboratory with estimated costs of $500k, to conduct research in areas like energy conversion, power electronics, and renewable energy systems.
- Receiving donations like a $125k ETAP software license and developing modeling capabilities to simulate smart grid technologies using tools like OPNET, LabView and MATLAB.
2012 Reenergize the Americas 3A: Richard TurnerReenergize
This document summarizes several renewable energy projects of El Paso Electric Company including two wind turbines in Horizon, TX with a capacity of 1.32 MW serving 438 homes per year. It also describes several solar photovoltaic facilities in Rio Grande, Newman, Wrangler, Stanton Tower and EPCC with capacities ranging from 14-64 kWAC serving 5-21 homes per year. Additionally, it mentions a landfill gas project in Camino Real, NM with a capacity of 1-3 MW serving 1,190 homes per year and several solar power purchase agreements with capacities of 5-20 MWAC serving 1,400-5,600 homes annually.
2012 Reenergize the Americas 4A: Benjamin Torres-BarronReenergize
This document provides an overview of Mexico's legal framework for renewable energies. It describes Mexico's energy sector management bodies and state-owned entities. Key points of Mexico's constitution regarding energy are outlined, including articles reserving strategic energy areas and electricity generation for the state. Laws promoting renewable energy and efficient energy use are summarized, along with associated regulations. Barriers to renewable energy development in Mexico are listed, such as lack of information, high costs, and financing difficulties. Capital risks for renewable projects are also briefly discussed.
2012 Reenergize the Americas 2A: Jesse ThompsonReenergize
The shale boom is having a significant positive impact on the Texas economy in several ways:
1) Oil and gas revenues are increasing state tax collections from severance and sales taxes.
2) Economic activity and jobs in the oil, gas, and chemical industries are growing significantly in Texas regions like the Eagle Ford.
3) As the US increases oil and gas production, it is becoming more energy independent and even a net exporter of some fuels.
2012 Reenergize the Americas 1A: Dennis ThomasReenergize
The document discusses renewable energy projects and proposed solar projects in the El Paso/Southern New Mexico region. Currently, there are 46 MW of renewable energy projects operational totaling $184 million. An additional 219 MW of projects are under development totaling $876 million. Some proposed projects include becoming a net solar exporter, attracting a solar manufacturer, and establishing a solar CREZ (Competitive Renewable Energy Zone) to access the region's solar resources through improved transmission. A CREZ zone designation by the Public Utility Commission has helped increase wind generation capacity in Texas through transmission buildouts.
2012 ReEnergize the Americas 6B: Cathy SwainReenergize
The document summarizes a presentation about the Hub of Human Innovation, a technology incubator focused on clean energy, biomedical, advanced manufacturing, and other sectors. The incubator provides business support services and resources to startup clients to help them survive the vulnerable early stages. It has a Clean Energy Incubator Program and partners with local universities and organizations. The incubator helps create jobs and economic opportunities in the El Paso region.
2012 Reenergize the Americas 3A: Harry ShulteReenergize
This document discusses developing environments conducive to renewable energy adoption. It addresses challenges around education regarding utility-scale solar and distributed renewable energy. Key differences in policy between New Mexico and El Paso that impact distributed renewable energy adoption are identified, such as renewable energy credits, sales tax exemptions, and permitting fees. Solutions proposed include basic education, long-term planning for distributed renewable goals, and continuing efforts to address challenges through initiatives and policy changes.
2012 ReEnergize the Americas 3B: Gene RodriguezReenergize
The document discusses cyber security strategies for energy and utilities companies. It outlines frameworks for governance, risk management, and compliance. It provides examples of security architectures and reference architectures that integrate cyber security solutions. It also discusses how integrated operations centers can help with risk and compliance management through monitoring, visualization, and correlation of security events and business data.
2012 ReEnergize the Americas 2B: Nathanial RobinsonReenergize
This document discusses the need to develop the energy and engineering workforce through research, education, and skills development programs. It notes that over 50% of the current workforce will retire in the next 10-15 years, creating gaps. Proposed solutions include delivering STEM education from K-12 through doctoral programs, with hands-on learning and research opportunities. Areas of research focus include fossil energy, renewable energy, and climate modeling. The goal is to create an industry-ready and diverse workforce through partnerships between education, government, and industry. Challenges include a lack of pre-implementation data and engineering concepts in K-12 curriculum.
2012 Reenergize the Americas 4A: Esaúl RamírezReenergize
The North American Development Bank (NADB) was established in 1994 under NAFTA to facilitate financing for environmental projects along the US-Mexico border. NADB provides loans and technical assistance for projects in sectors like water, renewable energy, and energy efficiency. It has financed nearly 400 MW of renewable energy projects since 2011, including solar, wind, and biomass projects in the US and Mexico. NADB is currently working on over 500 MW of additional renewable energy projects expected to close in the next year.
2012 Reenergize the Americas 1A: Reinhard PeterReenergize
This document discusses renewable energy solutions from Solarzentrum North America and presents information on their photovoltaic and solar thermal products and technologies. It highlights their hybrid PV-Therm module, which combines a solar photovoltaic panel and solar thermal collector into one unit to provide both electricity and heated water. The PV-Therm module has received certification from TUV Rheinland confirming it meets international safety and quality standards. Potential applications of the PV-Therm technology include water heating for pools, hotels, schools, and more.
2012 Reenergize the Americas 5A: Luis PerezReenergize
This document discusses two key environmental topics: aviary and asbestos. It provides information on which bird species are protected under laws like the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the penalties for violating these acts. The document also defines asbestos, explains where it can be found, and why it poses health concerns if fibers are inhaled from damaged or friable asbestos-containing materials. Proper handling and identification of asbestos is important for construction and demolition work on older buildings and sites.
2012 Reenergize the Americas 4A: Alejando Peraza GarciaReenergize
The document summarizes Mexico's regulatory framework and policies for renewable energy. It outlines that Mexico's state-owned utility CFE has a legal monopoly on electricity distribution but allows private sector participation in generation. It then details the regulatory powers and instruments of Mexico's Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) to promote renewable energy through schemes like energy banking, transmission wheeling rates, net metering, and open seasons to coordinate transmission infrastructure development. The document provides examples of CRE regulations and programs to incentivize renewable energy self-supply and integration into the grid.
2012 Reenergize the Americas 1B: John PeichelReenergize
The document discusses the water-energy nexus and the interconnected challenges of meeting future global water and energy demands. It argues that water and energy issues must be addressed together through integrated solutions that optimize resources. Some opportunities proposed include distributed water and power systems, joint technology development to reduce the cost and energy needs of water treatment, reducing water consumption to replenish reservoirs and accommodate alternative energy sources, advancing wastewater solutions, and solving emerging markets' water and energy challenges simultaneously.
2012 Reenergize the Americas 4B: Jim PeachReenergize
This document discusses and debunks several common myths about energy and energy policy. It summarizes the following key points:
Myth 1 is that energy resources are scarce, but the document shows that for oil, gas, coal, and uranium, reserves and production in the US and globally have increased over time disproving the scarcity argument.
Myth 2 is that energy prices will always increase, but the document demonstrates that energy prices, such as for oil, natural gas, coal, and gasoline, have historically been highly volatile and in many cases prices in 2012 were similar or lower than in 1980.
Myth 3 is that energy prices are purely market determined, but the document explains that governments
2012 Reenergize the Americas 5B: Allan OliverReenergize
The document discusses the state of renewable energy in New Mexico. It finds that New Mexico has strong potential for solar, wind, and geothermal energy. The clean energy economy is growing and many New Mexicans support expanding renewable energy. However, the lack of transmission infrastructure to export renewable energy out of state is a major challenge. The document proposes ideas like energy storage, biofuels development, and clean energy banks to help New Mexico further develop its renewable resources and clean energy economy.
2012 Reenergize the Americas 2B: Juan A. Mujica-KohleReenergize
The document discusses renewable energy production options at the NASA White Sands Test Facility (WSTF) in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It outlines that WSTF has 330 acres available that could support 40 MW of solar PV production, far more than needed for internal consumption. The options discussed are using the solar energy behind the meter for internal use only, entering an interconnection agreement with the local utility to sell excess production, or transmitting energy to other locations. The interconnection option has high application fees and the utility would keep renewable energy credits. Transmission requires expensive infrastructure upgrades and transmission fees are high as well. In summary, the document evaluates WSTF's renewable energy potential and options for use or sale, finding
2012 Reenergize the Americas 2A: David MendozaReenergize
This document discusses the need to transition away from hydrocarbons due to environmental concerns. It notes that renewable energy production has increased 588% since 1990 but still only accounts for 4% of global energy production compared to 86% for oil, gas, and coal. While renewables are growing, hydrocarbons currently underpin modern transportation, manufacturing, construction, and agriculture. The document argues that a shift away from hydrocarbons is inevitable due to issues like climate change, growing global energy demand, and the limits of fossil fuel reserves. However, it notes that this transition raises difficult technical, economic and social questions that must be addressed, such as how to scale up renewable technologies, who will pay for the transition, and how
2012 Reenergize the Americas 3A: Jane MeliaReenergize
SolFocus is a solar equipment company that provides commercial concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) systems utilizing high efficiency multi-junction solar cells. Their CPV technology offers higher efficiency solar panels, requiring fewer panels per megawatt installed compared to other technologies. SolFocus has deployed over 10 megawatts of CPV systems across 6 continents, and their systems have consistently met or exceeded energy production estimates with field-proven performance.
Choose our Linux Web Hosting for a seamless and successful online presencerajancomputerfbd
Our Linux Web Hosting plans offer unbeatable performance, security, and scalability, ensuring your website runs smoothly and efficiently.
Visit- https://onliveserver.com/linux-web-hosting/
TrustArc Webinar - 2024 Data Privacy Trends: A Mid-Year Check-InTrustArc
Six months into 2024, and it is clear the privacy ecosystem takes no days off!! Regulators continue to implement and enforce new regulations, businesses strive to meet requirements, and technology advances like AI have privacy professionals scratching their heads about managing risk.
What can we learn about the first six months of data privacy trends and events in 2024? How should this inform your privacy program management for the rest of the year?
Join TrustArc, Goodwin, and Snyk privacy experts as they discuss the changes we’ve seen in the first half of 2024 and gain insight into the concrete, actionable steps you can take to up-level your privacy program in the second half of the year.
This webinar will review:
- Key changes to privacy regulations in 2024
- Key themes in privacy and data governance in 2024
- How to maximize your privacy program in the second half of 2024
Kief Morris rethinks the infrastructure code delivery lifecycle, advocating for a shift towards composable infrastructure systems. We should shift to designing around deployable components rather than code modules, use more useful levels of abstraction, and drive design and deployment from applications rather than bottom-up, monolithic architecture and delivery.
UiPath Community Day Kraków: Devs4Devs ConferenceUiPathCommunity
We are honored to launch and host this event for our UiPath Polish Community, with the help of our partners - Proservartner!
We certainly hope we have managed to spike your interest in the subjects to be presented and the incredible networking opportunities at hand, too!
Check out our proposed agenda below 👇👇
08:30 ☕ Welcome coffee (30')
09:00 Opening note/ Intro to UiPath Community (10')
Cristina Vidu, Global Manager, Marketing Community @UiPath
Dawid Kot, Digital Transformation Lead @Proservartner
09:10 Cloud migration - Proservartner & DOVISTA case study (30')
Marcin Drozdowski, Automation CoE Manager @DOVISTA
Pawel Kamiński, RPA developer @DOVISTA
Mikolaj Zielinski, UiPath MVP, Senior Solutions Engineer @Proservartner
09:40 From bottlenecks to breakthroughs: Citizen Development in action (25')
Pawel Poplawski, Director, Improvement and Automation @McCormick & Company
Michał Cieślak, Senior Manager, Automation Programs @McCormick & Company
10:05 Next-level bots: API integration in UiPath Studio (30')
Mikolaj Zielinski, UiPath MVP, Senior Solutions Engineer @Proservartner
10:35 ☕ Coffee Break (15')
10:50 Document Understanding with my RPA Companion (45')
Ewa Gruszka, Enterprise Sales Specialist, AI & ML @UiPath
11:35 Power up your Robots: GenAI and GPT in REFramework (45')
Krzysztof Karaszewski, Global RPA Product Manager
12:20 🍕 Lunch Break (1hr)
13:20 From Concept to Quality: UiPath Test Suite for AI-powered Knowledge Bots (30')
Kamil Miśko, UiPath MVP, Senior RPA Developer @Zurich Insurance
13:50 Communications Mining - focus on AI capabilities (30')
Thomasz Wierzbicki, Business Analyst @Office Samurai
14:20 Polish MVP panel: Insights on MVP award achievements and career profiling
Understanding Insider Security Threats: Types, Examples, Effects, and Mitigat...Bert Blevins
Today’s digitally connected world presents a wide range of security challenges for enterprises. Insider security threats are particularly noteworthy because they have the potential to cause significant harm. Unlike external threats, insider risks originate from within the company, making them more subtle and challenging to identify. This blog aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of insider security threats, including their types, examples, effects, and mitigation techniques.
論文紹介:A Systematic Survey of Prompt Engineering on Vision-Language Foundation ...Toru Tamaki
Jindong Gu, Zhen Han, Shuo Chen, Ahmad Beirami, Bailan He, Gengyuan Zhang, Ruotong Liao, Yao Qin, Volker Tresp, Philip Torr "A Systematic Survey of Prompt Engineering on Vision-Language Foundation Models" arXiv2023
https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.12980
Comparison Table of DiskWarrior Alternatives.pdfAndrey Yasko
To help you choose the best DiskWarrior alternative, we've compiled a comparison table summarizing the features, pros, cons, and pricing of six alternatives.
Measuring the Impact of Network Latency at TwitterScyllaDB
Widya Salim and Victor Ma will outline the causal impact analysis, framework, and key learnings used to quantify the impact of reducing Twitter's network latency.
Quantum Communications Q&A with Gemini LLM. These are based on Shannon's Noisy channel Theorem and offers how the classical theory applies to the quantum world.
The DealBook is our annual overview of the Ukrainian tech investment industry. This edition comprehensively covers the full year 2023 and the first deals of 2024.
Advanced Techniques for Cyber Security Analysis and Anomaly DetectionBert Blevins
Cybersecurity is a major concern in today's connected digital world. Threats to organizations are constantly evolving and have the potential to compromise sensitive information, disrupt operations, and lead to significant financial losses. Traditional cybersecurity techniques often fall short against modern attackers. Therefore, advanced techniques for cyber security analysis and anomaly detection are essential for protecting digital assets. This blog explores these cutting-edge methods, providing a comprehensive overview of their application and importance.
Details of description part II: Describing images in practice - Tech Forum 2024BookNet Canada
This presentation explores the practical application of image description techniques. Familiar guidelines will be demonstrated in practice, and descriptions will be developed “live”! If you have learned a lot about the theory of image description techniques but want to feel more confident putting them into practice, this is the presentation for you. There will be useful, actionable information for everyone, whether you are working with authors, colleagues, alone, or leveraging AI as a collaborator.
Link to presentation recording and transcript: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/details-of-description-part-ii-describing-images-in-practice/
Presented by BookNet Canada on June 25, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Best Practices for Effectively Running dbt in Airflow.pdfTatiana Al-Chueyr
As a popular open-source library for analytics engineering, dbt is often used in combination with Airflow. Orchestrating and executing dbt models as DAGs ensures an additional layer of control over tasks, observability, and provides a reliable, scalable environment to run dbt models.
This webinar will cover a step-by-step guide to Cosmos, an open source package from Astronomer that helps you easily run your dbt Core projects as Airflow DAGs and Task Groups, all with just a few lines of code. We’ll walk through:
- Standard ways of running dbt (and when to utilize other methods)
- How Cosmos can be used to run and visualize your dbt projects in Airflow
- Common challenges and how to address them, including performance, dependency conflicts, and more
- How running dbt projects in Airflow helps with cost optimization
Webinar given on 9 July 2024
BT & Neo4j: Knowledge Graphs for Critical Enterprise Systems.pptx.pdfNeo4j
Presented at Gartner Data & Analytics, London Maty 2024. BT Group has used the Neo4j Graph Database to enable impressive digital transformation programs over the last 6 years. By re-imagining their operational support systems to adopt self-serve and data lead principles they have substantially reduced the number of applications and complexity of their operations. The result has been a substantial reduction in risk and costs while improving time to value, innovation, and process automation. Join this session to hear their story, the lessons they learned along the way and how their future innovation plans include the exploration of uses of EKG + Generative AI.
BT & Neo4j: Knowledge Graphs for Critical Enterprise Systems.pptx.pdf
Session 4B - Marty Howell
1. Regional Cyber and Energy Security (RCES) Center
for Distributed Generation Systems
Ralph Martinez, PhD PI, Ricardo, Pineda, PhD, Co-PI
Center for Environmental Resource Management (CERM) &
Research Institute for Manufacturing and Engineering Systems (RIMES)
rmartinez59@utep.edu, rlpineda@utep.edu
915-747-5433
26 October 2011
2. Topics
• The “Fierce Urgency of Now”, Going Beyond the Phiston
Feasibility Report
y p
• What is the Regional Cyber and Energy Security (RCES)
Center for Distributed Generation Systems?
• Benefits of the RCES to El Paso Region
• Summary
@ The University of Texas at El Paso, Proprietary Information, Not for Public Distribution 2
3. “The Fierce Urgency of Now”,
Going Beyond the Phiston Report
Cyber and Energy Security are a top priority in the DoD, DOE, and many government,
industry, and community sectors
U.S.
U S Army Definition: Energy Security
Surety, Survivability, Supply, Sufficiency, Sustainability – these are the core
characteristics defining the energy security necessary for the full range of Army
missions.
Energy Security for the Army means preventing loss of access to power and fuel sources
(surety), ensuring resilience in energy systems (survivability), accessing alternative and
renewable energy sources available on installations (supply), providing adequate power
for critical missions (sufficiency), and promoting support for the Army’s mission, its
community, and the environment (sustainability).
Smart Grid Cyber Security addresses deliberate attacks launched by disgruntled
employees, agents of industrial espionage, and terrorists, and inadvertent compromises
of the information infrastructure due to user errors, equipment failures, and natural
, q p ,
disasters. Cyber security measures prevent potential attackers to penetrate a network,
gain access to control software, and alter load conditions to destabilize the power grid in
unpredictable ways.
@ The University of Texas at El Paso, Proprietary Information, Not for Public Distribution 3
4. Recent Cyber and Energy Security Incidents
Cyber Security Incidents
• Insider Security Threats to Utilities
• Security Incidents Rise In Industrial Control Systems
• Spike In Power Grid Attacks Likely In Next 12 Months
Energy Security Incidents
• One Electrical Worker Blamed for Leaving Millions Without Power in
California, Arizona and Mexico, September 2011
• Cost estimate of San Diego outage tops $100 million
• Arizona Wildfire Forces Evacuations as Texas New Mexico Face Power
Texas,
Outages
• Busy Arizona wildfire season burns up state budget
• February s
February’s freeze still has the Sun City shivering
• Price tag for frigid storm could top $100 million
• El Paso Electric Reports and Links on Winter Storm 2011
• Over the next 5 years, electric utilities face a reduction in force of 45% of 7000
y
engineers due to retirement or job movement, increasing the security risks to
the utility power grids
@ The University of Texas at El Paso, Proprietary Information, Not for Public Distribution 4
5. Proposal
• We propose to establish a Cyber and Energy
Security Center to address two national problems of
modern energy systems:
• Cyber and physical security to protect energy systems
from inadvertent and deliberate disruptions of energy
service
• Integration, test, certification of distributed generation
systems and technology into current grids
@ The University of Texas at El Paso, Proprietary Information, Not for Public Distribution 5
6. Why is this needed?
• Energy systems can crash:
• Weather,
Weather natural disaster and fire damage
• Unexpected loads
• Sub-systems that do not interoperate properly
• Deliberate or inadvertent cyber and physical interference
• When they crash they affect everything:
• Other utilities: water, gas, pipeline, sewer
• Transportation
• Communications
• Business operations
• Military installations
• Daily life (home/school/work)
@ The University of Texas at El Paso, Proprietary Information, Not for Public Distribution 6
7. Steps to Achieving a National and Regional Security and
Reliable Power Grid
• RCES Center Core Capabilities
• Derived from DOE/DoD WGs Sustain
Year 3,4
Cyber
y Cyber Security
•P d
Product and S i test and
d Service d Test &
certification Systems
Certification
• Ancillary RCES Center Capabilities Manage
Interoperability Year 3
•C b S
Cyber Security/Power D
it /P Degrees Incidents
With Electric
• Workforce Training Grid Standards & Training
• Professional Engineer training
• Technology Transfer Develop Test
Cyber Security Architecture Year 2 & Certification
• Ed
Educational W k h
ti l Workshops
And Requirements for Region Methodology
Conceptual Cyber Security Year 1 Assess &
Reference Model for Electric Grids Monitor Risk
Build Cyber
Regional Business and Public
g Year 1
Policy Requirements
Security
Culture
@ The University of Texas at El Paso, Proprietary Information, Not for Public Distribution 7
8. Market Viability in the Southwest Region
• South Central and West Texas electric power grid and transmission are
g
governed by the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (
y y g (WECC) * and
)
Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) *
WAPA
* WECC and WAPA websites
@ The University of Texas at El Paso, Proprietary Information, Not for Public Distribution 8
9. Market Viability in the Region (Cont)
El P
Paso El t i Service Territory *
Electric S i T it
* Courtesy of EPE,
http://www.epelectric.com/about-el-paso-electric/service-area
@ The University of Texas at El Paso, Proprietary Information, Not for Public Distribution 9
10. *
* NIST/EPRI Smart Grid Interim Roadmap Report, June 2009
Seven Smart Grid
Domains
Cyber Security
Everywhere
Physical and
Operational
Secu ty
Security
For Domains
Copyright @ The University of Texas at El Paso 10
11. Education and Training Opportunities for Jobs in
Smart Grid Areas
@ The University of Texas at El Paso, Proprietary Information, Not for Public Distribution 11
12. Benefits of the RCES to El Paso Region
• Regional
• Job Creation in emerging high technology area
• Job opportunities and education for students
• Federal and state recognition for cyber and energy security of power grids
• City of El Paso
• Energy security and security forensics that impacts all city sectors
• Foster economic and business development opportunities
• El Paso Electric & other Utilities
• Addition of cyber and energy security system components and methodologies
• Cyber security for utility awareness, monitoring, and control
• Increased distribution system reliability and resiliency
• Professional certified job workforce
• El Paso Utility Customer Base and Workforce
• Electricity, Water, Gas, Waste Services
• Academic
• Degrees, certification, and professional engineer training
• Increased cyber and energy security infrastructure and facilities
@ The University of Texas at El Paso, Proprietary Information, Not for Public Distribution 12
13. Job Opportunities in the NM/TX Region
National Green Jobs
• Green Jobs Search
• Smart Grid Careers
El Paso Green Jobs
• Green Jobs Hiring
• El Paso Electric Green Jobs
• City of El Paso Green Jobs
Academic Degree Options (UTEP and NMSU)
• Power System Engineers
• Modern Power Systems Engineering
• Renewable Energy Sources
gy
• Wholesale Energy Markets
@ The University of Texas at El Paso, Proprietary Information, Not for Public Distribution 13
14. Summary
• El Paso region and its communities stand to benefit from the
development of the Regional Cyber and Energy Security Center.
• The emerging technology for cyber and energy security for smart grid
system of systems has matured due to the infusion of research and
development funding from the Department of Energy.
• UTEP and its partners are uniquely positioned to implement the first
System of Systems test and certification facility for verification and
interoperability of smart grid components, products, and services.
• Funding model aligned with local, state, and federal funding programs
on cyber and energy security and T&E
• El Paso region has stakeholders with vested interests for the
technology
• RCES Center provides a stimulus for new jobs and training of cyber
security professionals
@ The University of Texas at El Paso, Proprietary Information, Not for Public Distribution 14