"Project Aims to Ensure Offshore Renewable Innovations Remain Cyber-Secure"
Researchers are establishing a cybersecurity research and development facility to harden offshore wind technology against cyberattacks. The Cyber-Resilience of Offshore Wind Networks (CROWN) project will establish the lab space at the University of Plymouth. It will include examples of the software and hardware implemented in a wind turbine array and its integration with the grid, and it will use these examples to identify potential vulnerabilities. The project team will then create resilience procedures, security measures, and training tools to ensure that future attacks do not disrupt wind farms' energy flow. The CROWN project is being led by researchers from the Maritime Cyber Threats research group at the University of Plymouth, together with the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult. This article continues to discuss the CROWN project.