"UTEP, PNNL Partner to Train Cybersecurity Hydropower Experts"
Hydropower, one of the oldest forms of energy generation in the US, makes up 6 percent of the country's electricity supply. However, as the country continues to modernize the electric grid, hydropower, like other technologies, is increasingly relying on digital control systems, thus calling for training and recruitment of the next generation of cybersecurity experts. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has launched the Training Outreach and Recruitment for Cybersecurity in Hydropower (TORCH) program at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). UTEP is the first university to implement TORCH, a program funded by the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO). This article continues to discuss the purpose and development of the TORCH program.
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