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Federal Funding to Protect Nunavut's Coastal Communities from Climate Change

The Canadian government has announced significant federal funding to help safeguard Nunavut's coastal communities from the impacts of climate change. This financial support comes at a crucial time as these communities face rising temperatures, melting ice, and increasingly severe weather events, all of which threaten their infrastructure, homes, and way of life. With the Arctic warming at more than twice the global rate, Nunavut, Canada's northernmost territory, is particularly vulnerable to the accelerating effects of...

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LUMA to Add 1 GW Renewables and 700 MW Storage

Puerto Rico's electric utility, LUMA Energy, recently revealed plans to integrate nearly 1 GW of renewable energy and over 700 MW of energy storage into the island’s power grid. This initiative is part of a broader effort to move away from fossil fuels and to enhance the resilience and...


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Labor Shortage Threatens to Stall Clean Energy Boom

New York, NY - The burgeoning renewable energy sector faces an unexpected hurdle – resistance from some rural communities across the United States. While many areas embrace the environmental and economic benefits of wind and solar farms, others are raising concerns about potential downsides,...

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UN Warns of Deadly Heat as Hottest Decade Ends

In December 2024, the United Nations reported that the world has endured a "decade of deadly heat," with 2024 marking the tenth consecutive year of unprecedented temperatures. This period has been characterized by record-breaking heatwaves, severe droughts, and devastating wildfires, underscoring...

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Information Technology and the Power Grid

Ten information technology trends transforming the power industry BY PHILL FELTHAM, Editor-in-Chief Electricity Today Magazine Information technology is a term that almost sounds like a cliché. However, information technology, or IT, has affected almost every industry worldwide. For example, the...

12 Tips to Protect Against Common Lineworker Safety Hazards

Lineworkers face numerous risks daily, from respiratory ailments to electrical hazards. These dangers can result in severe injuries, low blood pressure, bleeding, and vomiting. However, by adhering to established safety protocols, contractors and employers can significantly reduce the likelihood of...

Energy Storage for Grid Security and Modernization

Opportunities for sustained innovation in the energy storage value chain BY ADAM TUCK, National Research Council of Canada Canada is in the enviable position of being relatively rich in natural resources and having one of the cleanest, least expensive, and most reliable electricity grids in the...

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A Grid With Multiple Applications

Examining the foundational elements in architecture decision BY TOM WILSON, Itron In recent years, the utility industry has seen a diverse set of use cases for Smart Grid deployments emerge. North American electric utilities are carefully considering architecture decisions to ensure that the...

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Market developments toward grid modernization

17%
Compound annual growth rate (CAGR) at which the U.S. SCADA market revenue is expected to grow during the 2014 to 2020 period
At this point, the CAGR for U.S. SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) market revenue has increased from $0.8 billion in 2009 to $2.3 billion in 2013. Primarily, this revenue was generated through the retrofit market, which accounted for a share of nearly 70 percent. Revenue is expected to increase to $8.3 billion by 2020. In the meantime, Brazil’s SCADA market recorded revenue of $17 million in 2013 and is expected to...