By Luiz Rogério Varasquim, Principal Consultant at DNV KEMA

By Luiz Rogério Varasquim, Principal Consultant at DNV KEMA The electricity grid’s asset management is a complex endeavour encompassing everything required for power transmission, including distribution lines, undergrounded or overhead cabling, substations, especial devices (such as regulators, capacitors and meters) … READ MORE

By Mohammed Atif

By Mohammed Atif, Regional Manager DNV KEMA Middle East A few weeks back, I gave a talk at the second annual World Smart Grid Conference in Abu Dhabi. In attendance were the key management staff from all the major utilities companies … READ MORE

Confidence is a precious but fragile commodity in many areas of business and also in our everyday lives. The financial sector needs it to support recovery and drive growth. Sportsmen and women need it to achieve consistent, top-level performance. And … READ MORE

By Matt Freeman

As I discovered at the recent Westminster Forum – Smart metering in the UK – consumer engagement, privacy and moving towards the ‘mass rollout’ – you’ll get wildly differing answers to the above question depending on which stakeholder you ask. The … READ MORE

By Kim Mørk

It’s fair to say that the recent years have been mixed, at best, for the wind industry. Whilst some areas of Europe saw growth and prosperity, including the creation of the Smart Grid GB cross-industry group, others felt the effects … READ MORE

By Matt Freeman

I have previously made the case that the time for theorising on the UK smart metering programme has passed. What we need now are pragmatic actions and solid assurances that each component in the programme will work as it should. … READ MORE

By Matt Freeman

In a separate blog article, I talked broadly about the need for a pragmatic assessment of the many inter-related risks present in the UK smart metering programme. As you’d expect, the term ‘technical specifications’ cropped up frequently in that article. … READ MORE

By Matt Freeman

At the Smart Metering UK & Europe Summit in January, you could sense the shift in mood as we get ever closer to mass roll-out. Following the award of the key contracts in Q3 this year, it will be time … READ MORE

By Hans Baars

This three part blog series discusses security, privacy, and safety in a Smart Grid environment. Please view Part 1 and Part 2 of the series for more background information. Smart Grid security management system Although there is a large overlap … READ MORE

By Hans Baars

This three part blog series will discuss security, privacy, and safety in a Smart Grid environment. Please view Part 1 of the series for more background information. Privacy Privacy is a multi-interpretable word that means different things in different contexts. … READ MORE