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Powering ahead securely: Why EV charging stations need better protection

Smart Energy International

Jeff Hutchins, president and chief technology officer at EOS Linx, writes on the electric vehicle (EV) landscape and how its booming growth necessitates, now more than ever, a renewed focus on cybersecurity measures. Electric vehicles are the future. They’re not monitored by utility workers who are always on-premise.

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Hawaii Will Power Its Clean Grid with 6,000 Home Batteries Installed by Swell Energy

GreenTechMedia

Hawaii's largest utility enlisted a new tool in its quest for a carbon-free electricity system: thousands of batteries installed in people's homes. Hawaiian Electric won regulator approval for a $25 million plan to harness solar and batteries at 6,000 homes across the islands of Hawaii, Maui and Oahu. Venice Beach, Calif.-based

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Campaigners Warn of Loopholes in Laws to Curb Antibiotics on UK Farms After ‘Biased’ Industry Consultation

DeSmogBlog

Proposed laws to curb antibiotic use on UK farms drafted after closed-door meetings with industry contain loopholes that could undermine the fight against deadly drug resistant bacteria, campaigners have warned. Civil society groups were not invited.

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Chitty-chitty-pop-bang! Are noise cameras ready to tackle UK traffic?

Envirotec Magazine

Speed cameras: Lessons learned in this space are informing the roll-out of noise cameras Noise camera technology is ready to be deployed for monitoring urban traffic, according to a number of firms developing it. Real-world trials were conducted in a few UK urban locations in 2022 and 2023. 3 Where has it been tried?

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How New Building Rules Can Revitalize Residential Solar in England

GreenTechMedia

New homes will be expected to produce 31 percent less carbon dioxide than they do now, according to plans laid out this week , which will require better energy efficiency and being “heat pump ready.” Building regulations in the U.K. are decided by each of the home nations, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

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Data defence: Reflections on the recent water industry cyber-attacks

Envirotec Magazine

From the infamous 2022 Colonial Pipeline attack (which caused the US government to invoke emergency powers to avoid fuel shortages), to last autumn’s British Library breach and a series of attacks on NHS organisations – incidents are plentiful and painful. An intern shouldn’t have keys to the boardroom.

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Interview – Celsius Energy and decarbonizing buildings using shallow geothermal systems

ThinkGeoEnergy

Heating and cooling buildings accounts for about a third of the final energy consumption globally and 30% of energy-related CO 2 emissions. For these reasons, the building heating and cooling sector is one that urgently needs to be decarbonized. Heating and cooling buildings is 80% of that energy used.