Cyber-Resilience of Offshore Wind Networks (CROWN)

Facilitating the development of a new maritime cyber cluster
CROWN Lab
 
Led by the University of Plymouth, working in collaboration with the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, the CROWN project facilitates the ongoing development of a maritime cyber cluster centered in the heart of the South West.
The partners co-designed the world's first dedicated offshore wind cyber security research, test and development facility. This will support the investigation of offshore wind technology and control networks focusing on cyber vulnerability, and develop resilience procedures, security measures, and tools.
The facility is co-located in the University's Cyber-SHIP Lab , leveraging the existing expertise of the Maritime Cyber Threats research group . It is fully accessible to businesses and external organisations that wish to investigate their systems, as well as technology developers who want to test new tools.
CROWN Lab
CROWN brings together the University's world-leading expertise in maritime cyber security and ORE Catapult's Research and Technology Capabilities offshore wind control system team and operations and maintenance data team – through the existing Collaborative Offshore Subsea Systems (COSS) research accelerator.
The facility creates a generic representative turbine control network (turbine, array level, offshore substation, onshore substation, control system network) and uses this to:
  • identify emergent vulnerabilities,
  • recognise attack vectors,
  • replicate manual (hackers) and automated (malware) attacks,
  • identify defenses and design architectural templates onshore to be deployed offshore,
  • test new defensive technology,
  • deliver training to shore-based and offshore workers,
  • provide advice to policymakers and regulators.
CROWN Lab
CROWN Lab

Work with us

We are seeking additional partners to collaborate with us in building cyber resilience of offshore wind networks.
Whether your interest is in shaping collaborative research, meeting future training needs, or ensuring systems' resilience, please contact Dr Kimberly Tam to discuss how your organisation can join us in this pioneering maritime security project.
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