Power plant security - Case studies

Milestone Systems, the leading provider for open platform IP video management software (VMS), announced the successful implementation of an integrated video surveillance solution for Thailand’s largest state-owned power producer, the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT). Thailand’s leading state-owned power utility manages hydropower plants in classified and sensitive areas, relying heavily on video footage to monitor sites and enhance security. As a single plant some...

Matrix, with a varied portfolio of telecom and security solutions, has built up a strong customer base in the domestic and the international market. The company holds a product line consisting of reliable IP-PBXs, intelligent GSM and VOIP Gateways, ergonomically designed user terminals and advanced unified communication server. All these products are engineered to improve communication in different businesses in the manufacturing, retail, hospitality, healthcare and the banking sector.  Ma...

The solution ensures operation withoutunscheduled downtime, improving thepower plants’ service levels Losses and damages to Italy’s TerniEnergia photovoltaic (solar) power stations that can cause fall-outs in their energy supply, have been reduced by 96 percent after a Milestone video management software (VMS) security solution was implemented. The solution also ensures operation without unscheduled downtime, improving the power plants’ service levels. ...

see bigger image The system allows UK Power Networks to make transition to a solution built around smart keys and electronic cylinders LOCKEN, leading developers of cable free access control, whose unique solution concentrates on power, intelligence and communication in one smart key, is working with UK Power Networks to secure its electricity supply infrastructure. LOCKEN Digital Access Control System LOCKEN equips more than 1,500 UK power distribution facilities with...

Genetec software secured SPEC’s 32 substations, seven offices and tower site for radio communications Genetec™, a manufacturer of open platform, unified IP security solutions recently announced that South Plains Electric Cooperative (SPEC), a fast-growing electric cooperative in Texas, has chosen Genetec Security Center software to help secure its 32 substations, seven offices and a tower site for radio communications located across 6,600 square miles of Texas. No...

200 Vivotek cameras were installed to monitor smoke stacks, conveyors & canteens in the power station Eskom – one of the world’s largest power companies Eskom is a South African electricity public utility established in 1923. It is the largest producer of electricity in Africa, and is ranked seventh in the world in terms of power generation capacity, and ninth for sales. Eskom has engaged in the construction of the Medupi Power Station near Lephalale...

Samsung's SNP-5300H 1.3 Megapixel IP network PTZ dome cameras have also been installed at the power plant Samsung Techwin has provided a video surveillance solution for a major thermal power plant in Turkey. The Çelikler Seyitömer thermal power plant is playing an important role in helping Turkey implement a strategic energy plan which will see it less dependent on the importation of natural gas by utilisation of its own natural resources. Located in Kütahya...

All keys at Marchwood Power Limited are now securely stored and managed with Traka's intelligent solution The commercial success of any power plant depends on its ability to manage operational risks and provide continuity of supply. For Marchwood Power Limited, tackling the issue came in the form of installing more efficient and secure infrastructure. Marchwood Power Limited operates a £380million state-of-the-art natural gas-fired combined cycle (CCGT) power station de...

CEM’s AC2000 provides Sur Independent Power Plant with a suite of essential client and browser based applications CEM Systems, part of the Security Products business unit of Tyco, has recently announced that the industry leading AC2000 security management system has been installed in the Sur Independent Power Plant (IPP), Oman. The system was installed by CEM Approved Reseller Majees Technical Services LLC. The gas and oil -fired Sur Independent Power Plant (IP...

IndigoVision’s solution allows the power station to transmit footage to a remote control room at ultra-low bandwidth Ningxia Zhongwei Tianjingshan has chosen to deploy four of IndigoVision’s NVR-AS 3000s and a total of 80 encoders as part of their new security system. IndigoVision’s solution was chosen for its advanced H.264 compression technology, which allows the power station to transmit footage to a remote control room at ultra-low bandwidth. Anothe...

The client demanded a solution in which the network infrastructure was both sturdy and scalable “The more critical the environment to be protected, the higher the levels of protection and reaction speeds required. This is why we decided to focus on the integration of different technologies on one single platform to guarantee maximum safety and significant scale economies” – Claudio Toaldo – Owner of Sicurtel Requirements Having now completed the const...

MOBOTIX M22 cameras have been used to document the progress of construction work at the power station Renewable raw materials are essential for environmentally-friendly production of energy. Unlike with fossil fuels, the formation and combustion of these renewable materials can be considered earth friendly. For this reason, the thermal use of these materials through combustion is CO2-neutral. The Hamburg-Lohbrügge wood-fired power station is built on this principle and th...

Traka's key management system enables to issue keys 24/7 with full audit control Safety is paramount, you can have as many awards and certificates on the wall as you like, but unless you can back them up in practice it means nothing – Traka provides us with a system that enables safety processes to be rigorously put into practice. Steve Cash, Outage coordinator, whose role is quality assurance, is the Station Safety Rep. Steve goes on to say, “We have found that o...

    A Zebra Card Printer Solutions partner will aid in increasing nuclear power plant security In response to the increased potential of terrorist attacks against key infrastructure facilities, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has raised security standards for nuclear power plants. American Barcode & RFID (AB&R) - a Zebra Card Printer Solutions partner - has created a custom ID verification application to help a major power provider m...

   ASL provided a networked public address system for the Dungeness site A networked public address system from UK-based ASL Safety & Security has been installed at the Dungeness site, a former nuclear power station in the southeast of England now being decommissioned. The Dungeness project features customised microphones connected to the client's voice information consoles with toggle switching that triggers digital voice announcement (DVA) messages. T...

For objects requiring constant surveillance, the plant chose V6102-M series day/night network camerasInfinova announced that, because of the complexity and limited scalability of its original analog CCTV system, Western China's 3 million KW Ertan Hydroelectric Power Plant has implemented Infinova's V2216 Video Management System (VMS) to begin a gradual migration to a digital video solution. The software controls all of the plant's IP video surveillance cameras as well as leveraging sel...

Consumers who reach over to take an item from the supermarket shelf are often unaware that they would be grasping for thin air if it weren't for the services of a complex logistics chain.  For produce in particular, it cannot be taken for granted that the desired item will always be available fresh.  This is especially true of fruits and vegetables that have extreme requirements for transport, storage, quality assurance and distribution.Fresh, fresher, freshestFresh Logistics System Me...

Efficient Pedestrian And Vehicle Access Control Certified According to ISPSThe port installation at Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft (LHG) received International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS-Code) certification on July 1, 2004.  This code encompasses a wide variety of internationally binding measures designed to improve port safety. Similar to airports, for example, the approximately 600,000 ship passengers passing through Lübeck are required to go through a security gate...