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Tests and deployments of private broadband networks using LTE standards are picking up speed at utilities, with three having been announced so far this month.
Work-from-home sounds great and is likely here to stay in some fashion. But it also requires agile cybersecurity infrastructure that fortifies employee's homes like it does the office.
This month's Mobile Workforce group roundup includes information about the pros and cons of working remotely, as well as the preferences of deskless workers. Happy reading!
Mobile work became the norm in 2020. Jobs we never thought were possible from home, like internal medicine, quickly found a way to work on Zoom. Now, with the end of the pandemic in sight, a lot of organizations are resigned to slinking back into..
The tests will help it evaluate if a private LTE system at 900 MHz can support the company’s current communications needs and the future needs of its local renewable projects and transmission.
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Belarus Nuclear Plant Taken Offline After 'Protection System Activated'
Belarus Nuclear Plant Taken Offline After 'Protection System Activated' January 16, 2021 20:00 GMT By () MINSK -- Belarusian authorities say the country's new nuclear power plant has been taken offline during testing...
Jan 11, 2021
Most of Pakistan plunged in darkness as power outage hits
Most of Pakistan was hit by a power outage overnight due to a fault at a thermal power plant in the south, with the country working to restore electricity supply on Sunday. Energy minister Omar Ayub Khan said at a news...
Jan 4, 2021
SC energy sector at a 'turning point' as utilities plan for the coming decades
South Carolina's energy industry is at a crossroads as utility officials weigh how much money to invest into renewable sources, how long to keep their aging nuclear reactors operating and how quickly to shut down their...
Dec 31, 2020
Swedish nuclear reactor to be decommissioned overnight
Dec. 31—STOCKHOLM — Swedish energy provider Vattenfall is gearing up to decommission a second nuclear reactor at the Ringhals nuclear power plant one year after an initial reactor block was shut down. After almost 45 years in...
Dec 31, 2020
Companies Accelerate Shutdown of Chilean Coal Plants
The post Companies Accelerate Shutdown of Chilean Coal Plants appeared first on POWER Magazine . Italy’s Enel is decommissioning one of its coal-fired power plants in Chile two years sooner than originally planned, with the...
Dec 21, 2020
ERC issues strict rules on planned power outages
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has issued stringent rules on planned electricity outages to promote accountability among power plant operators and the transmission grid operator as well as ensure stable electricity...
Dec 1, 2020
Diablo Canyon Power Plant Unit 2 reactor back online following maintenance
Nov. 30--Diablo Canyon Power Plant operators returned the Unit 2 reactor to 100% power over the weekend after it was shut down for maintenance work on the electrical generator, located on the non-nuclear side of the plant....
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