GE Vernova tackles grid reliability and digitisation challenges at DISTRIBUTECH 2025
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As utilities worldwide confront growing challenges in grid security, modernisation, and reliability, GE Vernova has released a series of whitepapers offering strategies meant to help strengthen energy systems.
Launched during DISTRIBUTECH 2025 in Dallas, Texas, these whitepapers are intended to provide global grid operators with insights into cybersecurity, digitalisation, automation and artificial intelligence (AI) strategies.
The world is entering a new age of electricity, where AI-driven data centers, electrified transport, and industrial automation are reshaping energy demand. This shift is putting immense pressure on grids, forcing utilities to rethink their approach to resilience and efficiency. At the same time, energy grids have become prime targets for sophisticated cyberattacks.
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GE Vernova’s latest whitepapers provide actionable guidance to help utilities navigate these pressing challenges to help secure their networks and achieve a grid fit for the future.
Utilities are facing a fundamental shift in how protection and control systems are managed. Traditional hardware-dependent protection systems are struggling to keep up with evolving grid complexities, making virtualisation an essential tool for modern utilities.
GE Vernova’s research explores:
- Unlocking resilience & scalability with virtualised software-defined substation solutions – GE Vernova’s study explores how virtualisation can replace cumbersome hardware dependencies, reduce operational costs, and enable seamless remote upgrades.
- Strengthening Grid Cybersecurity
The power grid is no longer just an engineering challenge—it’s a security imperative. These grids remain prime targets for cyberattacks, with legacy systems and digital substations often serving as vulnerable points.
Two whitepapers focus on:
Secure remote access solutions – Many grid assets were never designed for remote operation, making them highly vulnerable to cyberattacks. This whitepaper outlines next-generation access control strategies to safeguard legacy infrastructure while enabling seamless modernisation.
Substation cyber resilience – Digital substations are revolutionizing grid management, but they also introduce new risks. This whitepaper explores multi-layered cybersecurity strategies that strengthen defenses, minimise attack surfaces, and protect against sophisticated grid disruptions.
The energy landscape is rapidly transforming, and utilities are facing unprecedented challenges driven by the integration of renewable energy sources, increasing grid complexity, and the need for enhanced resilience against cyber threats and extreme weather events.
Traditional grid management approaches are proving inadequate in addressing these dynamic challenges. This whitepaper—part of a series of four—delves into the pivotal role that AI can play in revolutionizing grid management.
Originally published by Sean Wolfe on Factor This.
