Aerial view of electric cars in Changxing, Huzhou, Zhejiang Province of China. (Photo by Tan … [+]
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Convergence, which has transformed the information telecommunications and media sectors over decades, is also underway in the energy and renewables industry. I sat down with former Department of Homeland Security policy expert Adam Stahl to review green energy and geopolitics. Stahl, who advises the private green energy sector, worked in various US government policy roles and studied global affairs at Oxford. Here are the key takeaways.
Digitization of the energy sector both strengthens and weakens nation states.
Growing demands for cleaner, more efficient fuel-sources have profoundly changed the geopolitics for energy suppliers and consumers. The technology to manage the generation, distribution, and transmission of energy is increasingly robust and integrated. However, this digitization expands the surface attack area for both nation-state actors and cyber criminals. Both renewable and traditional energy industrial control systems like pipeline distribution…
