New cybersecurity center to protect grids integrated with renewables, microgrids
23-Apr-2024
Bringing renewable energy to the power grid raises all kinds of “internet-of-things” issues, said Iowa State University’s Manimaran Govindarasu.
That’s because “everything is connected,” said the Anson Marston Distinguished Professor in Engineering.
Solar inverters are connected to the internet. Wind farm controllers are connected to the internet. And with each internet connection, energy resources distributed across the countryside are potentially vulnerable to cyberattacks. That could interrupt power transmission or even result in blackouts.
