The Hague, Netherlands, June 17, 2015 – The European Network for Cyber Security (ENCS) today announced that it is working with with Enexis and ElaadNL as part of a project researching the evolvability and security of electric vehicle (EV) smart charging infrastructures. This forms part of the AMADEOS project, a three-year FP7 project funded by the European Commission.
Enexis is on the Advisory Board of AMADEOS and is involved in developing the EV smart charging use case. ENCS is leading the implementation and testing of simulation tools for components in the EV charging infrastructure. ENCS’ role is to apply concepts from high-assurance architectures to EV charging by decomposing the systems into a small number of trusted components with well-defined interfaces.
Enexis and ElaadNL installed an EV charge station at the ENCS office in May of 2015 in order to better collaborate on the research. The charging station will be used to connect to network and control device simulation tools for testing the evolvability and security concepts researched by the project.
“For Dutch DSO Enexis smart charging is a very promising concept that enables us as a grid operator to operate our grid in a reliable and affordable manner. Our goal with smart charging is to facilitate charging of EVs without loss of comfort for the EV drivers whilst taking into account the load of the grid and availabiltiy of renewable energy.
“However, applying smart charging comes with additional security risks that need to be taken into account. We are aware of these risks and like to tackle them in a proactive manner. That is why we are happy to collaborate with Amadeos so that the smart charging use case is taken into account. We need skilled specialists to setup the proper high-assurance architectures and ENCS is able to deliver them in a collaborative setting. That is also one of the main reasons we became a member of ENCS” said Carlos Montes Portela, Senior Innovator at Enexis with IT (Privacy and Security) architectures for Smart Grids as main focus area.
“As a knowledge and innovation centre in the field of charging infrastructures in the Netherlands, ElaadNL coordinates the connections of public charging stations to the electricity grid on behalf of the network managers involved. We are more than happy to contribute to the Amadeos project with our knowledge of public charging infrastructures and the ICT that is used in them” stated Onoph Caron, director at ElaadNL.
“Electronic vehicle charging is just one example that highlights what the AMAEDOS project is setting out to achieve – the development of a highly dynamic and evolving system with multiple stakeholders, whose robustness and security is of vital importance to the overall grid. We are therefore very excited to be collaborating with Enexis and ElaadNL.
“Together we will explore the possibilities of the AMADEOS approach towards evolvable and secure systems in a real world setting, and to test and demonstrate the technology approach using the concrete infrastructure for EVs to be deployed in the Netherlands. We are looking forward to this collaboration and hope this leads to the deployment of new security architecture approaches as well as further joint activities,” stated Klaus Kursawe, Chief Scientist, ENCS.
About Enexis
Enexis manages the energy networks in the Northern, Eastern and Southern parts of the Netherlands. We provide gas and electricity to a total of around 2.7 million customers on a daily basis. We maintain and renew the network (power cables, gas pipelines and substations) and care for high standards of network reliability and safety. For more please visit www.enexis.nl.
About ElaadNL
ElaadNL, along with EVnetNL, has emerged from the foundation e-laad, which established a network of around 3,000 public charging stations for electric cars across the Netherlands between 2009 and the beginning of 2014. ElaadNL is the knowledge and innovation centre in the field of charging infrastructure in the Netherlands, providing coordination for the connections of public charging stations to the electricity grid on behalf of the network managers involved. Managing the existing charging stations is not one of ElaadNL’s functions. This is done by EVnetNL in coordination with the relevant municipalities.
About AMADEOS
AMADEOS is a collaborative project funded under the European Commission’s FP7. The project started in October 2013 and will end in September 2016. The consortium consists of 6 academic and industrial partners from 4 different European countries.
The objective of AMADEOS is to bring time awareness and evolution into the design of System-of- Systems (SoS), to establish a sound conceptual model, a generic architectural framework and a design methodology, supported by some prototype tools, for the modeling, development and evolution of time-sensitive SoS’s with possible emergent behaviors. Special emphasis is placed on evolution, emergence, dependability (e.g. safety, availability) and security, considering embedded devices and the cloud as the execution platform. For more information please visit amadeos-project.eu
About European Network for Cyber Security (ENCS)
The European Network for Cyber Security (ENCS) is a non-profit member organization that brings together critical infrastructure stake owners and security experts to deploy secure European critical energy grids and infrastructure. Founded in 2012, ENCS has dedicated researchers and test specialists who work with members and partners on applied research, defining technical security requirements, component and end-to-end testing, as well as education & training. ENCS uses its network in academia, government and business to provide cyber security solutions and counsel dedicated to the needs of national Distribution System Operators (DSO) and regulators. ENCS’s core focus is around educating and solving cyber security challenges in the development and operation of energy grids and other critical infrastructure grids across Europe.