A battery is tested on a 2022 Toyota Mirai hydrogen-fuel cell car at Longo Toyota in El Monte, CA.
With the increase of interconnected renewable energy forms and high-tech nature of green power generation, multiple federal government-backed efforts are underway to give owners and operators tools to thwart cyberattacks.
Central to the development and end use of renewable energy are computer systems with inherent cyber vulnerabilities. Complicating the issue in the march to decarbonize the power sector are rapid technical leaps occurring in a myriad of energy forms—solar, wind, hydropower, geothermal and hydrogen—as policymakers set ambitious deadlines for consumers to use more and more renewable energy.
Consequently, government organizations tasked with public safety want to ensure cybersecurity measures are included in this green power race.
One key national government stakeholder is the…
