AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoClimate Research: Scientists estimate extreme heat caused hundreds of deaths in Slovakia during summer 2026, putting the country among Europe’s ten hardest-hit. A climatologist warns that longer heatwaves make preparation urgent. Cybersecurity: Bratislava-based ESET uncovered a China-aligned campaign that hijacked DNS requests through insecure communications in a Chinese-language Windows app to install surveillance malware; the developer has since issued a patch. Energy Storage: Slovenské elektrárne is seeking bids for a battery system at the Čierny Váh pumped-storage plant, potentially rated at 120 MW/480 MWh. The wider upgrade will also modernise turbines to improve grid balancing. Battery Manufacturing: Gotion and Volkswagen’s PowerCo have approved plans for a €480 million battery-cell project in Šurany, Slovakia, with planned capacity of 8.4 GWh. Digital Identity: Slovak firm Innovatrics has earned high-level certification for detecting injection attacks in European identity verification.
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