eFORT

Making European power grids more resilient and secure

Electricity and energy systems are undergoing unprecedented changes. As the climate and societies change, electricity systems must be ready to withstand new challenges.

eFORT will allow further improvements to the energy network without affecting the security of supply. It will increase reliability and resilience against extreme weather events, man-made hazards and equipment failures.

• Learn more: About the eFORT project

eFORT covers a comprehensive scenario of grid topologies available in Europe: a transmission network (the Netherlands), a remote distribution grid in a mountainous valley with adverse climatology (Sarentino valley, Italy), a digital substation (Ukraine) and a peri-urban DSO micro-grid (Spain).

The project will deploy a set of solutions at the cyber and physical layers to detect, prevent and mitigate vulnerabilities and threats. The eFORT solutions will offer high replicability potential and benefit many aspects of the society and economy.

Project focus:

• To enhance the resilience and reliability of European power grids. This involves addressing various challenges such as failures, cyberattacks, physical disturbances, and data privacy issues. ​
• The project aims to achieve this by developing technologies that can identify, prevent, and mitigate risks and vulnerabilities within the power system. Ultimately, the goal is to increase power system stability, thereby ensuring the continued supply of electricity to consumers while minimizing disruptions and potential threats.

Role of the Social Innovation team:

• Leading dissemination and communication activities by employing an integrated impact-based communication and dissemination approach to enhance awareness, social acceptance, and uptake of innovations resulting from public-funded research.

Keywords: Electrical engineering, Electronic engineering, Information engineering