"Engineers to Work on Cybersecurity for Systems Linking Solar Power to Grid"
The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office awarded $3.6 million to Alan Mantooth, Distinguished Professor of electrical engineering at the University of Arkansas (UARK) and executive director of the National Center for Reliable Electric Power Transmission. The award was given in support of developing systems that protect solar technologies against cyberattacks. Improving the protection of solar systems and technology enhances security for the national power grid. Mantooth and engineering researchers at the university's National Center for Reliable Electric Power Transmission will lead a multi-institutional research group, including the University of Georgia, the University of Illinois at Chicago, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory, and General Electric. This article continues to discuss the support, goals, and structure of the UARK-led Multilevel Cybersecurity for Photovoltaic Systems research project.