The two trends that have gained traction in the energy sector in recent years are the topics of personnel safety in protection relay testing and the cybersecurity of critical infrastructure.
Due to the constantly rising demand for electrical energy, utilities are investing heavily. Many new projects are planned in addition to the necessary modernization of existing substations. As a result, the pressure on personnel rises. But hiring is hardly an option as capable protection testing engineers are difficult to find. Whether due to insufficient qualification of new personnel or work pressure, personnel safety is impacted. So, the question of how to keep test engineers and technicians safe has become ever more important.
The second trend concerns the ‘health’, or rather the security, of the critical infrastructure against cyber attacks. Attempts have been increasing since quite some years, with the cyber attack in Ukraine in 2016 as the most prominent example. Several countries have since...