Cox, Sadie | Engineering Papers

DOE OSTI2024

Strategies and Good Practices to Support Robust Stakeholder Engagement in Multi-Sector Energy Transition Planning

This document discusses strategies and good practices to facilitate diverse stakeholder engagement and inclusive decision-making within the context of complex energy system modernization studies and multi-sector energy transition planning, drawing upon the knowledge and expertise of numerous USAID, NREL, and other DOE laboratory practitioners with international and domestic energy planning experience. Examples of multi-sector energy transition analyses from the United States are included in this document to draw out relevant lessons learned and experience for the USAID-NREL Partnership - strategies and good practices will be updated over time as new insights emerge through collaboration with international partners and stakeholders. Considerations included within this document can also be used to support stakeholder engagement at the sector level (e.g., for power, transport, buildings), in addition to integrated approaches.

ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY↗

DOE OSTI2022

Development and Validation of Southeast Asia Solar Resource Data [Slides]

Lack of access to high-quality, publicly available, time series solar data to inform decisions that will transform energy sectors in Southeast Asia is a challenge. The solution is to level the playing field by offering free, high-quality, robust solar data to inform private sector investment and policymaking. This is done by (1) leveraging deep NREL expertise in atmospheric science, solar resource assessment, high-performance computing, and cloud-based data dissemination, (2) producing and validating high spatial and temporal resolution solar resource data, (3) making data available on the USAID-funded global Renewable Energy Data Explorer platform, (4) providing capacity building for data and applications, and (5) informing future demand-driven tool development.

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DOE OSTI2021

Resilient Energy Platform. Fact Sheet: Power Sector Cybersecurity Building Blocks

The Power Sector Cybersecurity Building Blocks, developed through the USAID-NREL Partnership and the Resilient Energy Platform, are designed to help a variety of stakeholders improve security for the electrical grid. This effort grows out of USAID and NREL's discussions with utilities around the world, as well as past cybersecurity assessments performed by NREL on dozens of utilities and government agencies, with a focus on the cybersecurity challenges faced by small and under-resourced utilities. This document outlines eleven building blocks for power sector cyber security. It functions as a guide to help organizations develop a robust, balanced cybersecurity defense program. Individually, each building block represents a cluster of related activities within cybersecurity on which an organization should focus. Using the building blocks, organizations can effectively prioritize their cybersecurity efforts to best thwart a wide range of potential cyberattacks.

building blocks↗

DOE OSTI2021

Power Sector Cybersecurity Building Blocks

The Power Sector Cybersecurity Building Blocks, developed through the USAID-NREL Partnership and the Resilient Energy Platform, are designed to help a variety of stakeholders improve security for the electrical grid. This effort grows out of USAID and NREL's discussions with utilities around the world, as well as past cybersecurity assessments performed by NREL on dozens of utilities and government agencies, with a focus on the cybersecurity challenges faced by small and under-resourced utilities. This document outlines eleven building blocks for power sector cyber security. It functions as a guide to help organizations develop a robust, balanced cybersecurity defense program. Individually, each building block represents a cluster of related activities within cybersecurity on which an organization should focus. Using the building blocks, organizations can effectively prioritize their cybersecurity efforts to best thwart a wide range of potential cyberattacks.

24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION↗