OT/IT Network Segmentation and Micro-Segmentation Secure Architecture Design for Energy Companies
OT/IT Network Segmentation and Micro-Segmentation Secure SCADA Architecture for HPPs: Purdue Model, IEC 62443 and Zero Trust Renewasoft | 2026 Level: Advanced Audience: SCADA Engineer, HPP Operator, CTO, Infrastructure Investor Introduction: The Security Prerequisite for Digital Transformation Efficiency targets in HPP operations are rapidly making real-time monitoring, remote access, centralized reporting and AI-based predictive [...] Read More
What Is a Digital Twin Used for in Hydropower Plants? Practical Scenarios, Architecture Layers, and the Hydrowise Roadmap
What Is a Digital Twin Used for in Hydropower Plants? Practical Scenarios, Architecture Layers, and the Hydrowise Roadmap The performance of a real hydroelectric power plant (HPP) is often summarized in a single number (MW). Yet the answer to “why this MW?” is hidden in the joint behavior of many variables: waterway head loss, turbine [...] Read More
Time-Series Data: How to Store SCADA Data with a Timescale/TSDB Approach (Partitioning, Retention, Query Performance)
Time-Series Data: How to Store SCADA Data with a Timescale/TSDB Approach (Partitioning, Retention, Query Performance) As real-time monitoring expands in energy facilities, the question “Are we collecting the data?” quickly turns into “How do we store this data for years and still query it fast?”. On the SCADA side, second-level (or higher-frequency) telemetry continuously streams [...] Read More
Real-Time Monitoring: How to Design Alarm Generation in SCADA (Threshold, Trend and Anomaly Approaches)
Real-Time Monitoring: How to Design Alarm Generation in SCADA (Threshold, Trend and Anomaly Approaches) When real-time monitoring in energy facilities (especially hydropower plants) is mentioned, many teams first ask, “Is data flowing on the screen?”. Yet operational value does not come from the flow of data; it comes from the operator seeing the right thing [...] Read More
OPC UA and Field Connectivity: How to Build a Secure “Field-to-Cloud” Data Flow for Hydropower Plants
OPC UA and Field Connectivity: How to Build a Secure “Field-to-Cloud” Data Flow for Hydropower Plants TL;DR OPC UA provides a security model that covers authentication, authorization, confidentiality, integrity, and auditability. [1][2] The safest pattern is controlled egress via an edge gateway and an industrial DMZ rather than exposing OT assets to the Internet. [3][4] [...] Read More
What Is SCADA? Which Data Are Critical in Hydropower Plants (HPPs)?
What Is SCADA? Which Data Are Critical in Hydropower Plants (HPPs)? TL;DR SCADA is a supervisory layer that collects field data and provides centralized monitoring/control through operator interfaces. [1][2] In HPPs, critical data include not only electrical measurements (MW, V, A, Hz) but also process and asset-health signals (flow, head, gate/guide vane position, vibration, bearing [...] Read More
Market Clearing Price (MCP) and Balancing Mechanisms in the Turkish Electricity Market
Electricity, while an indispensable energy source for modern civilization, is also the key to a market with complex economic and operational dynamics. The Turkish electricity market fully reflects this intricate structure, offering constantly shifting balances and opportunities. Understanding the intricacies of this market is critically important, especially for Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) operators and managers, […]
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