Publications
THE CYBER PRIORITY
As industrial systems become increasingly network connected, the energy industry is waking up to the emerging cyber threat. But our research finds defensive ...
Cybersecurity Guide for Securing Energy IoT Interactions with the Power Grid
In this third decade of the 21st century, connected devices – often called the Internet of Things (IoT) – are proliferating throughout the world. It is ...
Cybersecurity Certification Recommendations for Interconnected Grid Edge Devices and Inverter Based Resources
According to the Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Futures Study, the U.S. must install an average of ~45GW of solar capacity per year between 2020 and 2030 to ...
Electricity Sector Cybersecurity and Digitalization Handbook
This Electricity Sector Cybersecurity and Digitalization Handbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities, and ...
Energy Resilience Playbook
Transitioning to a clean, resilient energy future is an iterative process, and there are many possible pathways to success. The Playbook provides a flexible ...
СТРУКТУРНЫЕ ЭЛЕМЕНТЫ КИБЕРБЕЗОПАСНОСТИ В ЭНЕРГЕТИЧЕСКОМ СЕКТОРЕ (Russian Translation)
Структурные блоки кибербезопасности, разработанные в рамках Партнерства между Агентством международного развития США (USAID) и Национальной лабораторией по ...
Componentes Básicos de Ciberseguridad del Sector Eléctrico (Spanish Translation)
Los componentes básicos de ciberseguridad del sector eléctrico, desarrollados a través de la Asociación de la Agencia de los Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo ...
Les Modules de Base de la Cybersécurité dans le Secteur Énergétique (French Translation)
Les modules de base de la cybersécurité dans le secteur de l'énergie, développés dans le cadre du partenariat entre l'Agence des États-Unis pour le ...
Power Sector Cybersecurity Building Blocks
The Power Sector Cybersecurity Building Blocks, developed through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)-National Renewable Energy Laboratory ...
Adapting Existing Energy Planning, Simulation, and Operational Models for Resilience Analysis
This report explores how to effectively integrate resilience considerations into energy sector models and tools. The overarching goal of the effort was to ...
Quantifying the impacts of climate change and extreme climate events on energy systems
Climate induced extreme weather events and weather variations will affect both the demand of energy and the resilience of energy supply systems. The specific ...
Utility Dive's Grid Resiliency Trendline
Increasing risks and impacts from hurricanes, wildfires and other extreme weather events have spurred billions in investments across the U.S. to enhance grid ...
MITIGATING EXTREME WEATHER RISK
PART 1: Understanding How Differentiated Design and Control Strategies Unlock New Opportunities for Solar Development
A Playbook for Resiliency: Creating Opportunities for all Texans
While specifically geared towards Texas's resilient and sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, this report presents nine principles and actions that ...
Guide to the Distributed Energy Resources Cybersecurity Framework
DERs contribute to increased connectivity within energy systems and their components, thus increasing the attack surface that a threat actor can target. The ...
Solar PV Storm Hardening Cost Considerations
Solar photovoltaic (PV) power has many advantages as a resilient power source, including the ability to provide power after a natural disaster. While solar ...
COVID-19 AND THE POWER SECTOR IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: IMPACTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Southeast (SE) Asia, a region of rapid economic growth and increasing energy demand, faced unique power sector vulnerabilities (such as exposure to natural ...
Microgrid Resilience: A holistic approach for assessing threats, identifying vulnerabilities, and designing corresponding mitigation strategies
In the event of grid outages, microgrids can provide a backup source of power; providing resilience to the critical loads; however, this requires that the ...
Adapting to Fire: How Cities Can Enhance Resilience with Distributed Energy
As California experienced uncharacteristically low precipitation in February, normally its peak rainy season, parts of the state are moving into drought ...
Climate Change and the Electricity Sector: Guide for Assessing Vulnerabilities and Developing Resilience Solutions to Sea Level Rise
Much of the energy infrastructure in the United States is located near the coasts, where it may be exposed to weather and climate-related hazards such as ...
Hydropower Sector Climate Resilience Guide
The Hydropower Sector Climate Resilience Guide offers a methodology for identifying, assessing and managing climate risks to enhance the resilience of ...
COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TECHNOECONOMICS OF LITHIUM-ION AND LEAD-ACID BATTERIES IN MICROGRIDS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
Micro-grids will be a critical element of extending modern electricity services to the roughly 600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa who currently lack it, ...
Power Sector Resilience Planning Guidebook
A Self-Guided Reference for Practitioners
ELEMENTS: Engaging with the Green Climate Fund
A resource guide for national designated authorities and focal points of recipient countries
Measuring the Resilience of Energy Distribution Systems
This report summarizes the concepts addressed by measures of resilience, describes a framework for organizing alternative metrics used to measure resilience of ...
Electricity grid cybersecurity will be expensive – who will pay, and how much?
Power systems face threats from cyberattacks that could cost billions. Who should pay for these preventative measures and how should the benefits be ...
Conceptual Framework for Developing Resilience Metrics for the Electricity, Oil, and Gas Sectors in the United States
This report addresses the topics of measuring and increasing energy resilience, including definitions, means of measuring, and analytic methodologies that can ...
Increasing the Security and Resilience of the Electric Power System
This fact sheet describes ongoing work on developing a security and resilience methodology and modeling tool set that incorporates value metrics and use-case ...
Vulnerability Assessment and Resiliency Planning: The National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s Process and Best Practices
In 2014, NREL worked with Abt Environmental Research to develop a vulnerability assessment and resiliency action plan as part of NREL’s Climate Change ...
Quantifying and Monetizing Renewable Energy Resiliency
This article highlights the unique value renewable energy hybrid systems (REHS), comprised of solar, energy storage, and generators, provide in increasing ...
Solar Under Storm: Select Best Practices for Resilient Ground-Mount PV Systems with Hurricane Exposure
The 2017 hurricane season was one of the most active in history. Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria brought widespread destruction throughout the Caribbean. In ...
The Value of Resilience for Distributed Energy Resources: An Overview of Current Analytical Practices
This paper reviews current practices for calculating the value of resilience with a focus on valuing resilient DERs installed within the distribution system. ...
Distributed Energy Planning for Climate Resilience
Climate resilient solutions are being adopted and implemented at various levels of government across the United States and globally. Solutions vary based on ...
Before And After The Storm
A compilation of recent studies, programs, and policies related to storm hardening and resiliency, including measures or undergrounding, vegetation management, ...
Storm Hardening and Resiliency Collaborative Phase Three Report
Super Storm Sandy struck the eastern coast of the United States in 2012, devastating communities and energy systems. This report documents a local utility's ...
A Review of Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments: Current Practices and Lessons Learned from DOE's Partnership for Energy Sector Climate Resilience
Changes in climate and extreme weather, including increasing temperatures, decreasing water availability, more intense storm events, and sea level rise have ...
FOURTH NATIONAL CLIMATE ASSESSMENT CHAPTER 4: ENERGY SUPPLY, DELIVERY, AND DEMAND
The Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4) focuses on the human welfare, societal, and environmental elements of climate change and variability for 10 ...
Microgrid-Ready Solar PV - Planning for Resiliency
This fact sheet provides background information on microgrids with suggested language for several up-front considerations that can be added to a solar project ...
Distributed Solar PV for Electricity System Resiliency: Policy and Regulatory Considerations
This paper specifies the goals of power resiliency and explains the reasons that most distributed PV systems as installed today are technically incapable of ...
Making the energy sector more resilient to climate change
The energy sector faces multiple threats from climate change, in particular from extreme weather events and increasing stress on water resources. Greater ...
Promoting Resilience in the Energy Sector
This report describes the workshop proceedings and outcomes of a three-day workshop focusing on capacity-building training on the methodology for evaluating ...
Enhancing Power Sector Resilience: Emerging Practices to Manage Weather and Geological Risks
Over the past 20 years, natural disasters have become more frequent, and the costs of associated damages and losses are rising. In 2012 alone, the 357 natural ...
Getting Wind and Solar onto the Grid
This recently released report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) provides a comprehensive review and clarification of the challenges and solutions for ...
Climate Vulnerability Assessment: An Annex to the USAID Climate-Resilient Development Framework
A climate vulnerability analysis can identify the what, where, when, and why of vulnerability, considering the social, economic, and environmental systems upon ...
Guidelines for Climate Proofing Investment in the Energy Sector
Asian Development Bank While the exposure and vulnerability to climate will depend upon the nature and type of infrastructure as well as its location, the ...
Climate Change Vulnerability Mapping for Southeast Asia
This paper provides information on the sub-national areas (regions/districts/provinces) most vulnerable to climate change impacts in Southeast Asia. This ...
Bridging Climate Change Resilience and Mitigation in the Electricity Sector Through Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Energy efficiency (EE) and renewable energy (RE) technical solutions described in this paper can bridge action across climate change mitigation and resilience ...
Climate Change and the Electricity Sector: Guide for Climate Change Resilience Planning
This Guide provides a broad framework for assessing the vulnerability of electric utility assets and operations to climate change and extreme weather and ...
Vulnerability Assessment Methodologies: A Review of the Literature
This literature review provides an overview of the tools and methods used to measure vulnerability, as pertains to development interventions focused on ...
Distributed Generation to Support Development-Focused Climate Action
This paper explores the role of DG, with a high renewable energy contribution, in supporting low emission climate resilient development. The paper presents ...
Getting the Most out of Grid Modernization
The risk vs. reward calculus looks different in a regulated utility context than it does in a competitive market. Keeping these differences in mind, these ...
