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February 2024
Second Clean Energy Cybersecurity Accelerator Cohort Evaluates Solutions That Uncover Hidden Risks on Utility Networks
RunZero was selected as the first solution provider to participate in Cohort 2, through which their technology will be evaluated in the Advanced Research on Integrated Energy Systems (ARIES) Cyber Range.
News Release: NREL-Led Workshop Points to Path for Clean Energy Future
Participants in a workshop organized by NREL agree on the importance of mitigating degradation rates for the continuing rollout of clean technologies.
Distributed Energy Resource Cybersecurity Framework Tool Shines in Solar Cybersecurity Assessment
The Distributed Energy Resource Cybersecurity Framework (DER-CF) emerges as a crucial tool in assessing and fortifying solar cybersecurity, offering a comprehensive platform for self-assessment and addressing vulnerabilities in behind-the-meter DER systems, with ongoing enhancements promising a more secure energy future.
June 2023
Q&A With Clayton Barrows: Breaking Barriers on Road to Resilience
On a road trip 15 years ago, Clayton Barrows passed by NREL and thought out loud about pursuing a meaningful career in power systems modeling at the laboratory. Today he is the group manager of Grid Operations Planning in NREL's Grid Planning and Analysis Center.
May 2023
Delegation From Bangladesh, NREL's Longest-Running USAID Country Partner, Touches Down in Colorado
Visitors from the USAID Bangladesh mission, the longest running country-partner program in the USAID-NREL Partnership, visited NREL's world-class facilities.
April 2023
NREL and UL Reach Key Milestone in Securing Distributed-Generation Industry
With support from NREL and the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Energy Technologies Office, UL Solutions has published the Outline of Investigation for a cybersecurity certification standard for distributed energy resources and inverter-based resource devices.
Q&A With Danish Saleem: A 'Bottomless Cyber Enthusiast' Works To Secure U.S. Power Grid Against Hackers
Like a blizzard, a hacker could cut off power to millions of Americans—but not if Danish Saleem can help it. In our latest Q&A profile, Saleem explains how he is working to build security into distributed clean energy technologies to protect the country's power grid from the rising threat of cyberattacks.
February 2023
Visualizing a Cyber-Secure Future
To strengthen their cyber defenses, six critical infrastructure companies convened for a two-day exercise hosted on Mastercard's cyber range. NREL provided a visualization to make the simulation easier to view for on-the-fly decision-making.
January 2023
Electric Aviation Is Arriving, and Cybersecurity Is High Priority
A new NREL report assesses potential cyber needs for electrifying aviation infrastructure and how key stakeholders like airlines, utilities, equipment suppliers, and regulators may implement a cybersecurity approach.
December 2022
News Release: First Clean Energy Cybersecurity Accelerator Participants Begin Technical Assessment
The Clean Energy Cybersecurity Accelerator's (CECA's) first cohort of solution providers—Blue Ridge Networks, Sierra Nevada Corporation, and Xage—recently began technical assessment of their technologies that offer strong authentication solutions for distributed energy resources.
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Last Updated May 5, 2025