Center for Securing the Digital Energy Transition
Mission and Vision
The Center for Securing Digital Energy Transition provides building blocks and resources to enable the secure resilient digital transformation of energy. By elevating cybersecurity practices and improving overall system integrity, we strive for a system that can survive major events and thrive in enabling clean, affordable and secure supply of energy.
The Center collaborates with both traditional and non-traditional energy and security asset owners, vendors, developers, aggregators, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and operators.
The center will rapidly transition technology to industry and enable faster solution deployment and evaluation while driving foundational research goals in digital transformation of the electric grid and energy sector. This public-private alliance across a diverse range of energy stakeholders is committed to innovating and deploying new solutions to current and emerging challenges of energy transition.
Operational Focus Areas for Distributed Energy Resources, Renewable Security and Clean Energy
Training & Technical Assistance
Workshops
GDO Technical Assistance (TA) for Digital Assurance
Clean Energy Defenders Program
Vulnerability Assessment and Disclosure Digital Transition Road Map
Monitoring, Defense & Incident Response
Strategic Monitoring
Incident Response Assistance
Vulnerability Disclosure
Triage & sharing of alerts (with context for
clean energy owners and operators)
Coordination with vendors
Cloud Partnerships
Vulnerability & Equipment Assessment
Forensic Equipment Analysis
Analysis of major events involving
clean energy
Bringing relevant outcomes and resources directly to industry
The Center for Securing the Digital Energy Transition is a nucleus for cross-pollinated cyber and clean energy programs, with impactful research and development, and rapid transition of products to industry with technical assistance and rapid response.
Design and Development Tools
CIRRUS Cloud Assessment Tool
Cyber-Informed Engineering
Wind Cyber Roadmap
Technical Assistance
and Training
DOE Industry Resources and Applications
Cyberstrike Workshops
ICS Virtual and In-person Training
Integrated Testing and Exercises
Scaleable Multi-sector Test Ranges
Full-Scale Cyber Exercises
5G and FutureG Security R&D
What is digital energy transition?
Security and sustainability
Broad digital transformations in technology have impacted the way our energy is generated, distributed and used. It is not just about changing the sources of energy, but also revolutionizing the entire energy infrastructure to be more resilient, sustainable and agile to future evolutions.
A key aspect of this transformation in the energy sector is the integration of digital technologies like:
- Smart and connected devices
- Mass orchestration of distributed and centralized controllers
- Cloud-based systems in OT
- Advanced data analytics, including artificial intelligence.
As energy systems become more connected and reliant on these technologies, they become more vulnerable to cyber threats. Supply chains for electronic and digital systems are challenging and often non-domestic. These threats can range from data breaches and privacy violations to attacks on critical infrastructure that could potentially disrupt energy supply and distribution. This security paradigm must be built into the new system, with the potential to adapt to a changing geopolitical and climate landscape.
Digital technologies and data hold tremendous potential to accelerate clean energy transitions across the energy sector. Energy transitions will include:
- Deploying sophisticated software intelligence (AI) to optimize smarter distribution networks and data center use.
- Cyber securing the rapid adoption of smart meters and electric vehicles.
- Protecting internet protocols for new operational technologies and their respective software.
In electricity systems, digital technologies can help integrate increasing shares of variable renewables and improve the reliability of grids, while in end-use sectors they can improve clean energy and material efficiency.
Design & Development Tools
Workshops & Training
Testbeds & Exercises
Technical Assistance & Engagement
Events and Conferences
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Events and conferences
IEEE PES General Meeting
DOE Cybersecurity and Technology Innovation Conference
DEFON 2024
RE+: Renewing What's Possible
GRIDSECCON
Publications
- Cyber Resilience and Social Equity: Twin Pillars of a Sustainable Energy Future (September 2024)
- Evaluation and Use Cases in Cloud Implementation for Future Electric Grid Technologies (July 2024)
- Cyber-Informed Engineering: Cybersecurity for Microgrids Workshop Workbook (February 2024)
- Use Case-Informed Framework for Utility Cloud Migration (January 2024)
- Attack Surface of Wind Energy Technologies in the United States (January 2024)
- Cyber-Informed Engineering Implementation Guide (August 2023)
- Cybersecurity Resilience Demonstration for Wind Energy Sites in Co-Simulation Environment (February 2023)
- National Cyber-Informed Engineering Strategy (June 2022)
- A Cyber-Resilience Risk Management Architecture for Distributed Wind (October 2021)
- Cybersecurity Guide for Distributed Wind (August 2021)
- Cybersecurity Considerations for Grid-Connected Batteries with Hardware Demonstrations (May 2021)