Cybersecurity, cyber attacks, critical infrastructure, power outages, IT vs. OT, digital transformation, smart grids, IoT, cloud computing and renewable energy innovation. All this digitalization is reshaping the energy industry, and it is crucial to the energy industry if a 100% sustainable energy future is to happen.

But putting energy systems online, in the cloud, or connected to IoT networks can also increase vulnerability. So, is digitalization bad for renewables? Does digitalization actually threaten the energy transition?

Tune in to this Energy Explained In Short episode if you want the answer to this question, in under 20 minutes.

Flere og flere ting i vores hverdag er koblet på nettet. Det gør vores liv og arbejdsgange smartere – men også mere sårbare.

Cyberkriminalitet er i dag verdens tredje største økonomi, og mange virksomheder mangler stadig beskyttelse af den operationelle teknologi som skal sikre deres drift.

I dette afsnit af Energy Explained gør Jeppe Engell fra Dansk Industri os klogere på, hvordan digitalisering har øget risikoen for cyberangreb.

Han definerer operationel teknologi, dykker ned i NIS2 direktivet og cybersikkerhed, samt giver konkrete anbefalinger til hvordan vi bedst beskytter vores virksomheder og deres drift.

I dette afsnit skal det handle om SCADA. For på trods af, at vi hos SCADA International beskæftiger os med SCADA-systemer hver eneste dag, så har vi faktisk ikke dykket ned i begrebet her i vores podcast. Og som en ny medarbejder påpegede overfor os, så kunne det måske være en idé at gøre jer lyttere lidt klogere på, hvad SCADA egentlig er, og hvorfor SCADA-systemer er vigtige, når vi snakker energi.

Fordi SCADA-systemer spiller nemlig en central rolle i den grønne omstilling. Men mange ved faktisk ikke helt hvordan – så det håber vi på, at vi kan hjælpe med i dette afsnit af Energy Explained.

I dag skal vi snakke om offshore. Og det skal vi, fordi Energistyrelsen tilbage i april offentliggjorde Danmarks hidtil største udbud indenfor havvind, som med sin tilføjelse af minimum 6 GW skal mangedoble Danmarks havvindskapacitet. Og dette nye initiativ testamenterer ikke kun Danmark som en offshorenation, men åbner også for diskussionen om, hvad vi dog skal – og kan gøre – med det kæmpemæssige potentiale, der netop ligger i Danmarks offshoredrømme. Og er vi klar til det eventyr, der ligger i de danske farvande?

I dagens afsnit har vi besøg af Peter Esmann. Han arbejder hos Siemens Gamesa som Senior Product Manager og Tech Advisor. Sammen med vores vært Kasia Lindegaard dykker han ned i emnet om havvind og diskuterer, hvordan vi bedst muligt får fanget vindens potentiale, når vi bevæger ud fra de danske kyster.

Cybersikkerhed. Det er sikkert et ord du har hørt op til flere gange det seneste år. Og det skyldes ikke mindst, at

Lyt med i dagens afsnit og få svaret.

In an effort to build new renewable power plants and increase clean energy generation, many projects are being built and are projected to be built in the future.

But they are encountering a challenge beyond their reach: grid constraints. And it's not a light one, as these challenges are building up a queue of renewable projects, waiting for a suitable grid, so they can generate nice and clean energy.

To talk about this, today we interview Joaquin Peirano, US General Manager for Smart Wires. With his help, we cover why the grid is a bottleneck in the energy transition, why projects are lining up, and how we can "unlock the queue".

Joaquin referred to some reports in this episode, which you can access below.

Unlocking the Queue with Grid Enhancing Technologies

Queued Up: 2024 Edition

As the renewable energy sector continues to expand, ensuring efficient and reliable operation of power plants is more important than ever. This crucial aspect of the energy sector happens behind the scenes, in spaces we don't often see in the news. It's not the new biggest turbine being developed, an alternative use for wind turbine blades, or a flashy technology like PtX (also known as P2X or Power-to-X), which often makes it to the news.

Even if you don't often see it, the behind-the-scenes is essential to ensure reliable and controllable energy, and that's exactly what control room operators are tasked to do in a renewable power plant.

However, renewable energies are fluctuating sources that are known for being uncontrollable. So, how does lack of control affect the control room?

In this episode of the Energy Explained: In Short series, we navigate control room challenges in renewable power plants with the help of our guest Nick Hess, Key Account Manager at SCADA International and previously control room operator for an OEM.

Renewable energy represents 30% of the global electricity generation. We could think that green energy and the renewable transition are well on their way looking at these numbers. However, every action inspires counteraction, and with a spread in renewable asset installations, some groups appear to resist it. This phenomenon is called NIMBY (Not In My Backyard). But what exactly does it argue?

In this episode we cover the reasons behind the NIMBY movement in renewables, imagining new landscapes in a green future, and how we can switch off NIMBY to turn on PIMBY (Please In My Backyard).

Today, in the efforts to create green energy sources, wind turbines are being installed quickly. But is building as many wind turbines as possible the solution to our climate problems? Because we often see wind turbines that are stopped, even though there is clearly wind.

In this episode, we talk about wind turbine capacity factor and the reasons for changes in availability, such as grid stability. Or, in short, why we waste wind.

Have you ever looked at your electricity bill and wondered: what am I paying for? In an effort to transition to clean energy, electrification takes place. But electricity prices have risen in the last couple of years, and talking about the price of energy has become common among people.

In this episode, we break down the economics behind your electricity costs, exploring the variables that make them fluctuate. We discover how renewables, especially solar and wind, emerge as not just eco-friendly alternatives but as the cheapest energy sources, bringing new landscapes and paradigms to the energy system. From market dynamics to the renewable revolution, empower yourself with a little knowledge of watt's behind electricity prices!

This episode is part of our In Short series. Hosted by Kirstine Landgrebe and Munia El Marhoum Iruretagoiena, Energy Explained: In Short is dedicated to explaining and discussing energy, and especially renewable energy. In a shorter format, every episode will give you an overview of a chosen topic and allow for a discussion at the end. This way, you can grasp some essential parts of each concept - in a small format.