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DOE sets goal requiring 700% more community solar over next four years

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a new National Community Solar Partnership (NCSP) target to enable community solar systems to power the equivalent of five million households by 2025 and create $1 billion in energy bill savings. Reaching these milestones will help achieve the Biden-Harris Administration’s goals of achieving 100% clean electricity by […]

NEW WISENET NVRS APPLY AI FUNCTIONALITY TO NON-AI CAMERAS

Written on {{ “2021-10-08T00:00:00+00:00” | date “longDate” }} Modified on {{ “2021-10-08T00:00:00+00:00” | date “longDate” }} The 5 new Wisenet P series AI NVRs just launched by Hanwha Techwin are able to apply AI metadata to images captured by most non-AI Wisenet cameras, allowing users to quickly and accurately search for people and vehicles. The licence-free […]

McCarthy finishes construction on 200-MW Arizona solar project set to power Microsoft data center

McCarthy Building Companies’ Renewable Energy and Storage Group recently completed construction and final commissioning of the 200-MWdc Sun Streams 2 solar project in Maricopa County, Arizona. The project is situated on more than 1,000 acres approximately 40 miles west of Phoenix. McCarthy’s Renewable Energy and Storage Group served as EPC contractor for the project, which is […]

Citizen Lab researcher disputes claims from NSO Group after UK court finds UAE ruler used Pegasus to hack ex-wife, lawyers

A member of the team at the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab is questioning the actions of controversial Israeli spyware firm NSO Group in the case of Princess Haya bint al-Hussein, who had her devices and the devices of her lawyers hacked amid a UK custody battle with Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, ruler of […]

All Manufacturing and Automation Stories and Videos

How factories Can Build Capacity and Improve Manufacturing Processes with ML Without making wholesale production changes, factories can improve process efficiency with machine learning (ML). ML can increase production capacity by up to 20% while lowering material consumption rates by 4%. How to manage a complex network of new and legacy equipment With rapid advancement […]

Crestron Strengthens the Hybrid Meeting Experience with Intelligent Video

smartbuildingmag.com 08 {{ “2021-10-08T00:00:00+00:00” | date “MMM” }} ’21 Written on {{ “2021-10-08T00:00:00+00:00” | date “longDate” }} Modified on {{ “2021-10-08T00:00:00+00:00” | date “longDate” }} Crestron News Crestron, a global leader in workplace technology, is enhancing the Crestron Flex platform with new intelligent video support from partners Jabra® and Huddly® to facilitate equitable and productive meetings […]

Siemens releases off-gas/smoke detector for lithium-ion energy storage systems

Siemens has released its FDA241 aspirating smoke detector, which uses two sensing wavelengths to differentiate between smoke and deceptive phenomena, to provide fire protection and detection capabilities for lithium-ion energy storage system installations. Siemens’s FDA241 detector can detect smoldering or off-gas particles up to five-times earlier than competitive spot detectors, decreasing the risk of thermal […]

Ransomware: Cyber criminals are still exploiting these old vulnerabilities, so patch now

Some of the cybersecurity vulnerabilities most commonly exploited by cyber criminals to help distribute ransomware are years old – but attackers are still able to take advantage of them because security updates aren’t being applied. Cybersecurity researchers at Qualys examined the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) most used in ransomware attacks in recent years and found that […]