"New Cybersecurity Center to Protect Grids Integrated With Renewables, Microgrids"
Manimaran Govindarasu of Iowa State University emphasized that bringing renewable energy to the power grid raises Internet of Things (IoT) issues because everything is connected. Wind farm controllers and solar inverters are Internet-connected. With each Internet connection, energy resources are vulnerable to cyberattacks that could disrupt power transmission or cause blackouts. A project led by Iowa State University engineers has received a $2.5 million US Department of Energy (DOE) grant to help defend the power industry. The funding will establish the Center for Cybersecurity and Resiliency of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) and Microgrids-integrated Distribution Systems (CyDERMS) at Iowa State University. This article continues to discuss the new cybersecurity center based at Iowa State that will help the power industry protect DERs from grid problems and attacks.
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