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Oct
20

A Strong Case for More Wind Power in Brazil’s Energy Matrix
Posted in Energy and Power Technologies, Renewable Energy

With its impressive amount of wind resources, it’s no surprise Brazil is among the top ten countries using wind power. Yet, wind power has the […]

Tags: Energy & Industrial Outlook Wind

Oct
20

Powerline Magazine Published “Standards Development Influences Industry”
Posted in Energy and Power Technologies

For more than 120 years, UL has been influential in the energy market’s expansion. As the market grows in exciting ways and continues to push […]

Tags: Battery and Energy Storage Energy Energy & Industrial Outlook Standards

Oct
20

UL Certifies First Hoverboard to UL 2272 Standard
Posted in Energy and Power Technologies

UL has certified our first self-balancing scooter—also known as a hoverboard—to Ninebot, the parent company of Segway. The scooter, model N3M320, was certified to UL […]

Tags: Batteries and Energy Storage Energy & Industrial Outlook Hoverboard

Oct
20

New Best Practices to Help you Succeed in the Global Solar O&M Market
Posted in Energy and Power Technologies, Renewable Energy

The first version of ‘O&M Best Practices Guidelines’ is the result of one years’ worth of dedication from a diverse team of O&M contractors, asset […]

Tags: Energy & Industrial Outlook Solar

Oct
20

UL Acquires AWS Truepower
Posted in Energy and Power Technologies, Renewable Energy

On September 27, 2016 UL announced its acquisition of AWS Truepower, expanding UL’s global renewable energy portfolio by strengthening full lifecycle solutions for wind and […]

Tags: Aquisition Energy & Industrial Outlook PV renewable energy Solar Wind

Oct
20

GOVERNMENT ID AS UNIVERSAL MOBILE IDENTITY
Posted in Transaction Security

Written by: Francis Limousy When it comes to modernizing their government identity programs, not all countries are moving at the same pace. Neighboring or culturally […]

Tags: GOVERNMENT ID

Oct
20

A WORLD WITHOUT FRAUD?
Posted in Transaction Security

Written by: Andrew Jamieson Since the wide-spread introduction of EMV throughout Europe in the early to mid 2000s through to the still embryonic deployment of […]

Tags: EMV in transit

Oct
20

FUTURE OF AUTHENTICATION IN BANKING
Posted in Transaction Security

Written by: Roney Castro Lauren Hudson The way we pay and do banking is changing with new technologies and the increasing authentication possibilities. Banks should […]

Tags: BANKING payments

Oct
20

TOKENIZATION BEYOND PAYMENT
Posted in Transaction Security

Written by: Francis Limousy TOKENIZATION… Even the word itself sounds great. It evokes a complex system; something big and mysterious, capable of so many things. […]

Tags: TOKENIZATION

Oct
20

EMV IN TRANSIT: MIGRATION IN A NUTSHELL
Posted in Transaction Security

Written by: Joost Flipse Most public transport operators still rely on card-centric fare collection systems where the travel rights or funds are stored on the […]

Tags: EMV in transit migration transit