The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Grid Modernization Initiative (GMI) and Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) are excited to host the Energy Transition Summit: Grid Modernization Initiative and Clean Energy Cybersecurity in Arlington, Virginia, Feb. 5-8, 2024.
Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response
February 21, 2024
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Grid Modernization Initiative and Clean Energy Cybersecurity
When:
Feb. 5-8, 2024
Who:
Energy sector professionals, cybersecurity solution providers, investors, national laboratories, academia, other federal agencies, and state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) stakeholders.
Program:
The U.S. Department of Energy Grid Modernization Initiative and Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response hosted a dynamic Energy Transition Summit in Arlington, Virginia on Feb. 5-8, 2024.
A diverse audience of more than 400 participants, including industry, government, academia, and state, local, tribal, and territorial partners, learned about opportunities to engage with DOE-led efforts that are modernizing the future power grid and enabling a more resilient, secure, and equitable energy transition.
This event hosted thought leaders and working sessions to have a dialog about strategies for future energy systems through partnerships and technology transition across government, industry, research organizations, and local communities.
The summit featured keynote speakers and focused sessions on the two summit themes: the DOE Grid Modernization Initiative (GMI) and Clean Energy Cybersecurity.
Summit Themes
Grid Modernization Initiative
Creating the grid of the future to deliver resilient, reliable, flexible, secure, sustainable, and affordable electricity.
This theme featured a series of meetings that reflected on and informed the GMI. The GMI coordinates research, design, and development efforts across nine DOE offices and 14 national labs to accelerate and enhance the rate of innovation in this critical space. Meeting sessions were designed to review the Department’s latest strategy for grid modernization, understand current GMI activities, promote industry initiatives, and provide an opportunity for stakeholder input on the direction of GMI activities. Sessions launched deep dives into the six GMI pillars – markets, planning, operations, devices, flexibility, and resilience – and examined synergies for their advancement through diverse and robust partnerships.
Clean Energy Cybersecurity
Fostering collaborative security solutions to enable a more resilient and equitable energy transition.
In this theme, presenters fostered critical discussions around preparing our nation for a cyber resilient transition to a clean energy future. These sessions featured speakers and participants from Congress, the White House Office of the National Cyber Director, DOE, energy sector stakeholders, cyber solutions providers, investors, national laboratories, academia, and other federal, state, and local government agencies. Facilitated discussion and industry panels covered cyber risk, policy and regulatory considerations, technology innovation and solutions, and cyber workforce, training, and exercises.
Attendees were also invited to join the Clean Energy Cybersecurity hosts for pre-event trainings, meetings, and exercises, including SLTT sessions.
Thanks to the dedication and engagement of event attendees and hosts, this summit was a huge success. DOE looks forward to continuing the many insightful and productive discussions, and look forward to continuing momentum toward a more resilient, secure, and equitable energy transformation.