The document discusses energy sources and efficiency in Wisconsin. It notes that Wisconsin currently derives most of its energy from coal, but is increasing renewable sources like solar and wind. It also discusses various renewable energy sources available in Wisconsin like solar, wind, and wood. The document then covers topics of energy efficiency, including opportunities for improved lighting, insulation, and reducing industrial energy consumption.
The fascinating future of energy practitioners v2Richard Chuchla
Energy and resource practitioners face growing uncertainty and complexity but unprecedented opportunity as they confront the future. This story underpins the premise of the multidisciplinary Energy and Earth Resources graduate program at the University of Texas.
Sergio Tirado Herrero - Spaces and politics of energy vulnerability in HungaryHarriet Thomson
This paper explores the embeddedness of energy poverty – understood as the inability to secure a socially- and materially-necessitated level of energy services in the home – in the socio-technical legacies inherited from past development trajectories, as well as broader economic and institutional landscapes. Using Hungary as an example, the paper investigates the recent expansion of energy poverty across different demographic and income groups.
While much of the mainstream literature focuses on cases where energy poverty affects distinct social groups and issues, the focus of this paper the systemic implications of a form of deprivation that is affecting a much wider range of social and spatial strata. It scrutinizes the different ways in which inadequate access to energy services has resulted in the emergence of new political reconfigurations among a variety of actors, while prompting the articulation of household strategies with far-reaching structural consequences.
Saska Petrova - Energy poverty and alternative economies in Northern GreeceHarriet Thomson
Greece has the highest poverty risk rate in Europe, with approximately one quarter of the total population falling under this category (ELSTAT 2013). One of the lesser-publicised dimensions of the recent crisis in this country has been the rapid expansion of energy poverty, which is commonly seen as the inability of a household to secure a lack of socially and materially-necessitated level of energy services in the home. This paper explores the manner in which experiences of energy poverty in Greece are underpinned by the social and spatial infrastructures of everyday life. More specifically, it investigates the seasonal and diurnal features of energy poverty in urban and peri-urban areas. Empirical evidence was gathered with the aid of ethnographic research in the Thessaloniki area, Northern Greece. In total 25 households were included in the study. Preliminary results from the 2013 summer cooling season and the 2014 winter heating season are presented.
The results of the study point to the varying experiences of energy vulnerability among households living in different parts of the city and its surroundings, despite the widespread presence of energy vulnerability. Patterns of domestic energy deprivation are more conspicuous in peri-urban areas, in both social and infrastructural terms: due to the close proximity of social ties in the case of former, and the physical visibility of newly-installed wood-burning chimneys and the storage of fuelwood outside people’s homes in the case of the latter. This often creates anxieties surrounding the possibility of stigmatization and
exclusion. Members of urban households find themselves pushed into a lack of adequate domestic energy services due to the inclusion of various new taxes in the electricity bill, the inefficient built fabric, non-flexible heating systems and high petroleum prices.
Gordon Walker - What energy uses matter? Fuel poverty beyond heatingHarriet Thomson
Fuel poverty policy seeks to make the use of energy affordable, particularly for those who are disadvantaged and vulnerable. But what uses of household energy should this policy be concerned with? In the UK energy for heating is readily seen as essential because of the need for people to keep warm and healthy in their homes. Fuel poverty policy does recognise the need for household expenditure on other forms of energy use – for lighting, cooking, water
heating and appliances - but the rationale for seeing these as necessities that should be affordable for all has rarely been articulated. In our work we have examined the grounds on which energy uses can be considered essential for enabling a minimally-decent quality of life, drawing on both theoretical ideas and empirical evidence. This research has implications for the scope of current fuel poverty policy, and its overriding concern with affordable warmth rather than with supporting other outcomes from the use of energy.
The fascinating future of energy practitioners v2Richard Chuchla
Energy and resource practitioners face growing uncertainty and complexity but unprecedented opportunity as they confront the future. This story underpins the premise of the multidisciplinary Energy and Earth Resources graduate program at the University of Texas.
Sergio Tirado Herrero - Spaces and politics of energy vulnerability in HungaryHarriet Thomson
This paper explores the embeddedness of energy poverty – understood as the inability to secure a socially- and materially-necessitated level of energy services in the home – in the socio-technical legacies inherited from past development trajectories, as well as broader economic and institutional landscapes. Using Hungary as an example, the paper investigates the recent expansion of energy poverty across different demographic and income groups.
While much of the mainstream literature focuses on cases where energy poverty affects distinct social groups and issues, the focus of this paper the systemic implications of a form of deprivation that is affecting a much wider range of social and spatial strata. It scrutinizes the different ways in which inadequate access to energy services has resulted in the emergence of new political reconfigurations among a variety of actors, while prompting the articulation of household strategies with far-reaching structural consequences.
Saska Petrova - Energy poverty and alternative economies in Northern GreeceHarriet Thomson
Greece has the highest poverty risk rate in Europe, with approximately one quarter of the total population falling under this category (ELSTAT 2013). One of the lesser-publicised dimensions of the recent crisis in this country has been the rapid expansion of energy poverty, which is commonly seen as the inability of a household to secure a lack of socially and materially-necessitated level of energy services in the home. This paper explores the manner in which experiences of energy poverty in Greece are underpinned by the social and spatial infrastructures of everyday life. More specifically, it investigates the seasonal and diurnal features of energy poverty in urban and peri-urban areas. Empirical evidence was gathered with the aid of ethnographic research in the Thessaloniki area, Northern Greece. In total 25 households were included in the study. Preliminary results from the 2013 summer cooling season and the 2014 winter heating season are presented.
The results of the study point to the varying experiences of energy vulnerability among households living in different parts of the city and its surroundings, despite the widespread presence of energy vulnerability. Patterns of domestic energy deprivation are more conspicuous in peri-urban areas, in both social and infrastructural terms: due to the close proximity of social ties in the case of former, and the physical visibility of newly-installed wood-burning chimneys and the storage of fuelwood outside people’s homes in the case of the latter. This often creates anxieties surrounding the possibility of stigmatization and
exclusion. Members of urban households find themselves pushed into a lack of adequate domestic energy services due to the inclusion of various new taxes in the electricity bill, the inefficient built fabric, non-flexible heating systems and high petroleum prices.
Gordon Walker - What energy uses matter? Fuel poverty beyond heatingHarriet Thomson
Fuel poverty policy seeks to make the use of energy affordable, particularly for those who are disadvantaged and vulnerable. But what uses of household energy should this policy be concerned with? In the UK energy for heating is readily seen as essential because of the need for people to keep warm and healthy in their homes. Fuel poverty policy does recognise the need for household expenditure on other forms of energy use – for lighting, cooking, water
heating and appliances - but the rationale for seeing these as necessities that should be affordable for all has rarely been articulated. In our work we have examined the grounds on which energy uses can be considered essential for enabling a minimally-decent quality of life, drawing on both theoretical ideas and empirical evidence. This research has implications for the scope of current fuel poverty policy, and its overriding concern with affordable warmth rather than with supporting other outcomes from the use of energy.
About FANR
• The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) is
the regulatory body for the nuclear energy sector in the
UAE and is working to protect the UAE’s public, its
workers and the environment.
• FANR was established in September 2009 by Decree
Number 6, which was issued by the UAE President, His
Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
• Driven by a Culture of Safety and a commitment to
excellence, FANR’s overriding mission is to protect the
public and the environment from the harmful effects of
ionizing radiation and to ensure the exclusively
peaceful use of nuclear energy in an integrated
manner with the concerned authorities and according
to international best practices.
Climate Change: Implications for EnergyECFoundation
The Fifth Assessment Report from the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is the
most comprehensive and relevant analysis of our
changing climate. It provides the scientific fact base
that will be used around the world to formulate
climate policies in the coming years.
This document is one of a series synthesizing the most pertinent findings of AR5 for specific economic and business sectors. It was born of the belief
that the energy sector could make more use of AR5, which is long and highly technical, if it were distilled into an accurate, accessible, timely, relevant and readable summary. Although the information presented here is a ‘translation’ of the key content relevant to this sector from AR5, this summary report adheres to the rigorous scientific basis of the original source material.
The basis for information presented in this overview report can be found in the fully-referenced and peer-reviewed IPCC technical and scientific background reports at: www.ipcc.ch
Stefan Bouzarovski - Services and vulnerability: approaching domestic energy ...Harriet Thomson
This paper charts the emergent body of new frameworks for the research and amelioration of energy deprivation in the home. It starts from the premise that all forms of energy and fuel poverty - in developed and developing countries alike - are underpinned by a common condition: the inability to attain a socially- and materially-necessitated level of domestic energy services. The functions provided by energy demand in the residential domain are considered in order to advance two claims: First, that domestic energy deprivation in its different guises and forms is fundamentally tied to the ineffective operation of the sociotechnical pathways that allow for the fulfilment of household energy needs, and as such is best understood by unpacking the constitution of different energy services (heating, lighting, etc.) in the home. Second, the paper emphasizes the ability of vulnerability thinking to encapsulate the driving forces of domestic energy deprivation via a comprehensive analytical framework. This leads to an identification of the main components and implications of energy service and vulnerability approaches as they relate to domestic energy deprivation across the world.
Transition of the Electricity System from conventional generation to a disper...Power System Operation
Transition of the Electricity System from conventional
generation to a dispersed and/or RES system
Currently electricity systems are facing a transition caused
by several different reasons, e.g. a growing trend in renewable
generation development which most of them have intermittent
nature, a change of transmission systems from pure AC to hybrid
AC/DC-Systems, the development of special protection schemes,
overhead lines with partial undergrounding and others. This
paper focuses on the transition of the electricity system caused
by the ongoing penetration of RES.
Building Energy Efficiency Into Energy EquationIJERDJOURNAL
ABSTRACT: The increasing demand of energy in the world has causes the pollution and devastation of environment and also depletion of the resources. It imminent that cannot be avoided, however, There is agitation and confrontation from country to country which later realised that only energy efficiency practices is the means of minimizing the impact to the environment, but developing countries like Nigeria centered only on end users.These studies see how energy efficiency will be built into energy generation processes and the benefit to the environment, economic growth and development of a country.
Jennni Cauvain Energy - vulnerability in multiple occupancy housing: a proble...Harriet Thomson
Housing in Multiple Occupancy (HMO) is an important shared housing solution for a diverse group of people in urban areas. HMOs are poorly understood by policies governing energy efficiency and fuel poverty, due to methodological problems of energy efficiency assessment, a deep-seated lack of representation and recognition of HMOs in general, and the societal marginalisation and stigmatisation of this type of housing. People in HMOs (e.g. new migrants, asylum seekers, students, young people) typically have reduced housing and welfare rights, whereas the buildings are extremely energy inefficient. Yet, HMOs have been substantially excluded from the UK government’s proposed minimum energy efficiency standard for the private rented sector. There is no definition of fuel poverty that applies if rent is inclusive of energy costs, the bills are shared, or where rental agreements are nonexistent or illegal; these are everyday occurrences in HMOs. There is a substantial coming together of socio-political and material issues giving rise to higher energy vulnerability in HMOs than in traditional single-family homes. This article focuses on the dynamic between UK policy mechanisms and regulations, and energy vulnerability in HMOs. An indicative typology of HMOs is proposed with the aim to provide a basis for the recognition and inclusion of HMOs in legal and policy frameworks.
About FANR
• The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) is
the regulatory body for the nuclear energy sector in the
UAE and is working to protect the UAE’s public, its
workers and the environment.
• FANR was established in September 2009 by Decree
Number 6, which was issued by the UAE President, His
Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
• Driven by a Culture of Safety and a commitment to
excellence, FANR’s overriding mission is to protect the
public and the environment from the harmful effects of
ionizing radiation and to ensure the exclusively
peaceful use of nuclear energy in an integrated
manner with the concerned authorities and according
to international best practices.
Climate Change: Implications for EnergyECFoundation
The Fifth Assessment Report from the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is the
most comprehensive and relevant analysis of our
changing climate. It provides the scientific fact base
that will be used around the world to formulate
climate policies in the coming years.
This document is one of a series synthesizing the most pertinent findings of AR5 for specific economic and business sectors. It was born of the belief
that the energy sector could make more use of AR5, which is long and highly technical, if it were distilled into an accurate, accessible, timely, relevant and readable summary. Although the information presented here is a ‘translation’ of the key content relevant to this sector from AR5, this summary report adheres to the rigorous scientific basis of the original source material.
The basis for information presented in this overview report can be found in the fully-referenced and peer-reviewed IPCC technical and scientific background reports at: www.ipcc.ch
Stefan Bouzarovski - Services and vulnerability: approaching domestic energy ...Harriet Thomson
This paper charts the emergent body of new frameworks for the research and amelioration of energy deprivation in the home. It starts from the premise that all forms of energy and fuel poverty - in developed and developing countries alike - are underpinned by a common condition: the inability to attain a socially- and materially-necessitated level of domestic energy services. The functions provided by energy demand in the residential domain are considered in order to advance two claims: First, that domestic energy deprivation in its different guises and forms is fundamentally tied to the ineffective operation of the sociotechnical pathways that allow for the fulfilment of household energy needs, and as such is best understood by unpacking the constitution of different energy services (heating, lighting, etc.) in the home. Second, the paper emphasizes the ability of vulnerability thinking to encapsulate the driving forces of domestic energy deprivation via a comprehensive analytical framework. This leads to an identification of the main components and implications of energy service and vulnerability approaches as they relate to domestic energy deprivation across the world.
Transition of the Electricity System from conventional generation to a disper...Power System Operation
Transition of the Electricity System from conventional
generation to a dispersed and/or RES system
Currently electricity systems are facing a transition caused
by several different reasons, e.g. a growing trend in renewable
generation development which most of them have intermittent
nature, a change of transmission systems from pure AC to hybrid
AC/DC-Systems, the development of special protection schemes,
overhead lines with partial undergrounding and others. This
paper focuses on the transition of the electricity system caused
by the ongoing penetration of RES.
Building Energy Efficiency Into Energy EquationIJERDJOURNAL
ABSTRACT: The increasing demand of energy in the world has causes the pollution and devastation of environment and also depletion of the resources. It imminent that cannot be avoided, however, There is agitation and confrontation from country to country which later realised that only energy efficiency practices is the means of minimizing the impact to the environment, but developing countries like Nigeria centered only on end users.These studies see how energy efficiency will be built into energy generation processes and the benefit to the environment, economic growth and development of a country.
Jennni Cauvain Energy - vulnerability in multiple occupancy housing: a proble...Harriet Thomson
Housing in Multiple Occupancy (HMO) is an important shared housing solution for a diverse group of people in urban areas. HMOs are poorly understood by policies governing energy efficiency and fuel poverty, due to methodological problems of energy efficiency assessment, a deep-seated lack of representation and recognition of HMOs in general, and the societal marginalisation and stigmatisation of this type of housing. People in HMOs (e.g. new migrants, asylum seekers, students, young people) typically have reduced housing and welfare rights, whereas the buildings are extremely energy inefficient. Yet, HMOs have been substantially excluded from the UK government’s proposed minimum energy efficiency standard for the private rented sector. There is no definition of fuel poverty that applies if rent is inclusive of energy costs, the bills are shared, or where rental agreements are nonexistent or illegal; these are everyday occurrences in HMOs. There is a substantial coming together of socio-political and material issues giving rise to higher energy vulnerability in HMOs than in traditional single-family homes. This article focuses on the dynamic between UK policy mechanisms and regulations, and energy vulnerability in HMOs. An indicative typology of HMOs is proposed with the aim to provide a basis for the recognition and inclusion of HMOs in legal and policy frameworks.
CAMBRIDGE GEOGRAPHY A2 REVISION - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SUPPLIES. Presentation suitable for Cambridge A2 level students. It contains: key terms and definitions, topic summary, additional works and suggested websites.
THIS REPORT IS BASED ON THE GREEN ENERGY ELECTRIC POWER CONVERTER AND THIS REPORT IS PREPARED ON THE BASE OF FORMAT WHICH IS STANDARD AND THIS REPORT ALSO CONTAINS DIFFERENT ENERGY SOURCES WHICH IS RENEWABLE SOURCES SO THIS USEFUL FOR ENGINEERING STUDENTS
The most vital way to take care of our lives is to take the responsibility of our own energy foot print.
Renewable energy plays an important role in the supply of energy. When renewable energy sources are used, the demand for fossil fuels is reduced. Unlike fossil fuels, non-biomass renewable sources of energy (photovoltaics, wind, hydropower, and geothermal) do not directly emit greenhouse gases.
Renewable energy is energy generated from natural resources such as : sunlight, wind, tides, and geothermal heat which are renewable (naturally replenished).
The use of renewable energy is not new. More than 150 years ago wood, which is one form of biomass, supplied up to 90 percent of the energy needs. e.
Now over half of renewable energy goes to producing electricity.
Is Renewable Energy Really Sustainable?CSR-in-Action
One of the major trends in our present world is the global rush to renewable energy captured from natural processes. While the world moves to generate clean energy systems that do not contribute to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate change, non-inclusion of social consciousness and several other impacts on the ecosystem are unveiling the grey areas of these renewables.
Generally, any intention to satisfy a given dimension of sustainability at the cost of others, for example conserving the environment without considering the health hazard or economic hardship to the people, becomes an unsustainable practice.
Therefore, is renewable energy really sustainable? Find out in the set of following slides.
Grid connected PV systems and their growth in power systemijtsrd
Uneconomical extension of the grid has led to generation of electric power at the end user facility and has been proved to be cost effective and to an extent efficient. With augmented significance on eco-friendly technologies the use of renewable energy sources such as micro-hydro, wind, solar, biomass and biogas is being explored. This paper presents an addresses the potential impacts of grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) systems on electrical networks. The paper starts by emphasizing the increased importance of generating electricity from PV arrays. The growth in PV installed capacity worldwide is elaborated; futuristic expansion plans for several countries as well as existing PV projects worldwide are highlighted. The paper continues by evaluating the most important impacts of PV electricity on electrical networks. Finally, the authors summarize the literatures findings regarding the maximum allowable PV penetration that can be safely integrated into existing networks. Javeed Ahmad Khan"Grid connected PV systems and their growth in power system" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-2 | Issue-3 , April 2018, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd11646.pdf http://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/electrical-engineering/11646/grid-connected-pv-systems-and-their-growth-in-power-system/javeed-ahmad-khan
Zero air pollution and zero carbon from all energy at low cost and
without blackouts in variable weather throughout the U.S. with 100%
wind-water-solar and storage
Generating a custom Ruby SDK for your web service or Rails API using Smithyg2nightmarescribd
Have you ever wanted a Ruby client API to communicate with your web service? Smithy is a protocol-agnostic language for defining services and SDKs. Smithy Ruby is an implementation of Smithy that generates a Ruby SDK using a Smithy model. In this talk, we will explore Smithy and Smithy Ruby to learn how to generate custom feature-rich SDKs that can communicate with any web service, such as a Rails JSON API.
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
Elevating Tactical DDD Patterns Through Object CalisthenicsDorra BARTAGUIZ
After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more ‘mechanical’ approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
Slack (or Teams) Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Soluti...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on the notifications, alerts, and approval requests using Slack for Bonterra Impact Management. The solutions covered in this webinar can also be deployed for Microsoft Teams.
Interested in deploying notification automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
3. Wisconsin Energy
-We burn significantly more coal than
other states, over 50% more in 2008.
However, as a result, the state
consumes less petroleum, natural
gas, renewable, and nuclear energy.
The state also imports electricity
generated in other states or Canada and
transmitted via high voltage
transmission networks. In
general, Wisconsin’s energy is derived
from the same sources as other
states, so the energy issues in
Wisconsin are the same energy issues
facing the rest of the nation.
-Approximately 10 percent of all
electricity sales in Wisconsin must be
from renewable resources by 2015.
4. We have an Impact
-The pH of the upper ocean has declined as the additional CO2 in the
atmosphere slowly equilibrates with seawater.
-Fertilizer use for agriculture in the central part of the USA has increased
nitrogen runoff to the Mississippi River drainage, supporting algal blooms in the
Gulf of Mexico that decrease oxygen concentrations and create large dead
zones.
-It is clear that human activities now modify the large natural systems that
operate at global scale.
5. Resources, Conversions, Sustainability
-Current estimates indicate that the population of
the planet will peak in the middle of this century at
about 9 billion people. Feeding, clothing, and
housing all of us will be a significant challenge, as
will supplying the fresh water, heat, lights, and
transportation we will need
-Sustainable energy systems are those that provide
sufficient energy services and also minimize long-
term impacts – a method of harvesting or using a
resource so that the resource is not depleted or
permanently damaged
6. THINGS TO DO:
Efficient conversions and end uses
If energy technologies hat exist now or can reasonably
be expected to be developed in the normal course of
business are fully deployed, 25%–31% less primary
energy would be used by the US economy in 2030, and
the cost of deploying the technologies would be more
than paid for by savings on energy costs.
Globally, the most cost-effective options for reducing
GHG emissions include improving insulation, increasing
the efficiencyof commercial vehicles, and replacing
existinglighting with high-efficiency lighting
7. THINGS TO DO:
Conserving Energy
-Advanced communications and control technology can
play a role in conservation by providing real-time pricing
and emissions signals, optimizing heating and cooling in
buildings, and providing “intelligent” transportation
systems that increase transit efficiency.
-Increasing the fraction of energy supply coming from
sustainable energy flows rather than stored resources
stored energy resources are those for which the
replacement rate is lower than the rate of use. Any
stored resource, therefore, has some limit on total
use(even coal), though the availability of the resources
might not be the factor limiting total use.
8. THINGS TO DO:
Conserving Energy
-A transition away from relying so heavily on stored
reservoirs of energy (e.g., fossil fuels) to using
sustainable energy flows such as solar and wind power
that reduces GHG emissions will put us on a more
sustainable energy pathway.
-Abundant sustainable energy resources are available.
However, there are many barriers in terms of
efficiencies, impacts, and costs that will have to be
overcome. Doing so will require worldwide focus on the
challenge
9. Accounting for the costs of obtaining materials
-Materials play a critical role in the systems that provide energy to industry and society. More
importantly, the energy costs of these materials can have serious effects on these integral systems.
For example, although PV efficiency is increasing as research into system configurations
continues, the energy cost of securing materials is increasing as well
-For now, obtainingn materials of high purity relies mostly on nonrenewable sources of fuel, the
energy costs of which are also likely to increase
10. Life-cycle Assessment
-Evaluates the environmental impacts of a product or process
over its entire life cycle. Specifically, the
five steps considered are raw-material acquisition or
extraction, material processing, product
manufacturing, use, and recovery and retirement. An optional
transportation stage can also be added. In contrast, the latter
type of assessment considers the required materials and
energy resources (inputs) of a process to estimate the
resulting
-Environmental emissions (outputs).enable the comparison of
products that perform the same function (e.g., paper versus
plastic versus canvas bags) and can evaluate design
alternatives for the same product (e.g., plastic versus
aluminum foil for yogurt-container lids).
-Closed-loop recycling is when materials within products or
component parts are reprocessed prior to reentering the
same manufacturing process.
-Open-loop recycling instances in which a material from one
life cycle is directed into the processing phase of another
product life cycle. -- common for plastic materials, since the
integrity of the plastic declines each time it is reprocessed
and, therefore, the plastic is down cycled
12. Petroleum and natural gas
-Petroleum and natural gas have been
the core of energy production in
developed countries.
-Oil and natural gas will continue to
supply a majority of our energy in the
near future.
-Production will be from natural sources
of petroleum, coal, and natural gas.
13. Nuclear Power
-Nuclear power has been a reliable
source of electricity in many countries
for decades.
-It will be an essential component of the
mix of energy sources required to meet
environmental goals.
-These include reducing greenhouse-
gas emissions, reducing the
dependence on fossil fuels, and
enabling global access to energy.
-Such efforts will provide opportunities
to address broader challenges
associated with nuclear
energy, including public opinion and the
investment risks associated with building
new nuclear power plants.
14. Wisconsin Energy
-Wisconsin currently derives its energy
from petroleum, natural gas, coal,
nuclear fission, and renewables such as
wood, wind, and solar power.
-Wisconsin’s energy needs are
constantly evolving and the energy
sources that meet those needs are
evolving as well.
-Until recently, Wisconsin was reliant
almost entirely on traditional energy
sources to meet its needs.
-However, new developments in
technology and increasing concerns
over traditional sources have led the
state to review alternatives and consider
its options for the future.
17. Solar Energy
-Utilization of solar energy is a viable,
environmentally conscious solution to the
growing global demand for energy.
-One benefit for photovoltaic (PV) solar
energy systems in Wisconsin is that the
annual peak of the solar resource (and a
PV system’s output) occurs on sunny
summer days.
-This corresponds exactly with utilities’
highest energy demand periods – and their
highest energy charges.
-During Wisconsin’s winter, especially in
November and December, there is less sun,
an average of only 2.5 hours of sun per day
available to power PV systems. However,
on clear days with snow cover, there is up
to a 60% output increase from light
reflected off snow. (And the efficiency of
crystalline PV cells is improved in the cold)
18. Wind Energy
-During the last 30 years, wind energy
technology has emerged as the leading
renewable alternative to electrical power
production from fossil fuels.
-Advanced technology and
manufacturing innovations have helped
the cost of wind energy drop, thus
positioning wind energy to be directly
competitive with fossil-fuel power
generation.
-Wind power is derived mainly from
large turbines that are pushed by air
currents to generate electricity.
19. Wood Energy
-In addition to reliance on fossil
fuels, Wisconsin has also used a
renewable energy source since territorial
days − wood
-Perhaps the oldest energy source, not
just in Wisconsin, but on the
planet, wood still enjoys widespread use
today.
-In fact, wood is currently the main
source of renewable energy consumed
in Wisconsin, although it is losing
ground to more modern alternatives
such as solar and wind power, and is
dwarfed by the use of traditional fossil
fuels.
20. Wisconsin Energy
-In 2011, 8.4 percent of Wisconsin's net
electricity generation came from
renewable energy resources, split
among conventional hydroelectric
power, biomass, and wind.
-However, coal has dominated electricity
generation in Wisconsin; in 2011 it
provided 63 percent of the State's net
electricity generation.
22. Resource Availability
-Global distribution of fuel sources is
distributed unevenly
-Fuel locations are being depleted faster
than new sources are being discovered.
-Resource availability impacts
corporations in the market and
governments through conflicts of
control.
-Lack of resources drives innovation to
conserve.
-Conservation not only reduces
consumption but leads to a cleaner
environment.
-Increased efficiencies in recourse
management leads to cost reduction of
goods and services.
23. Lighting
-Artificial lighting contributes to 19% of
global energy use.
-Incandescent bulbs only convey 5% of
electricity to light, 95% is heat.
-Compact fluorescent bulbs only convert
20% electricity to light.
-LED lighting hopes to be 55% efficient
in converting electricity to light over the
next few years.
24. Insulation
-Residential and commercial buildings
use 66% of electricity produced.
-Proper insulation can reduce a homes
heating consumption by 90%.
-Insulation can be applied to the obvious
walls and roofing, but also windows and
appliances such as the oven,
refrigerator, washing machine and hot
water heater.
-Insulation is a two way street, keeping
heat in during the winter and out during
the summer.
25. TOP INDUSTRIAL ENERGY CONSUMERS (TRILLION BTU)
Petroleum and Coal (6,799)
Chemicals (6,465)
Metals (2,508)
Paper (2,363)
Nonmetallic mineral products (1,059)
Food (1,123)
Transportation (429)
Wood Products (377)
Plastic Products (351)
Electronic Products (201)