The project, during its three-year duration, focused on applying advanced information and communication technologies to benefit the electro-energy system, including aspects of security and resilience of infrastructures against cyber attacks.

During the reference period, various ICT architectures, such as Cloud/Fog/Edge computing, were tested for network observability using PMUs and microgrid control. Work on semantic models led to the development of the Multi Energy Semantic Platform (MESP), applied to electrical grids and district heating systems. Analyses were conducted in a big data environment and using artificial intelligence techniques on real operational or diagnostic network data, developing reusable processing workflows. Central services for emulating a community of users were developed to test new models of active participation by end users. A local energy market demonstrator based on blockchain was also created. Data from the project’s LPWAN demonstration network, which connects IoT sensors using LoRa and NB-IoT installed in the field, were analyzed. A search and analysis engine for IoT device data was developed. The use of SDN technology and radio coverage aspects for applying 5G networks to monitoring systems with PMUs was evaluated.

On the topic of ICT infrastructure security for the power system, performance tests of IEC 61850 MMS communications with IEC 62351 security profiles were conducted. A coordinated set of tools for analyzing, emulating, and detecting attack processes and monitoring ICT infrastructures, applicable to emerging architectures, was developed. For managing security keys of IoT devices, a public key authentication system based on blockchain was demonstrated. Finally, through simulations of cyberpower system resilience scenarios, estimates of the impact of cyber attacks on electrical system processes and user services were made. In light of ongoing regulatory and standardization developments, the topic of critical infrastructure security certification, focusing on 5G networks and SCADA system components relevant to the electric system, was also addressed.