19 September 2023
Hydrogen at the NATO exercise Nordic Pine
This week, the NATO exercise Nordic Pine is taking place, an exercise that is training participants in hybrid threats to renewable energy systems, such as cyber attacks, compromised operations or supply chain risks. The exercise included information about hydrogen.
On Tuesday, there was a seminar where experts from NATO member countries and partner countries talked about renewable energy and possible threats. Cecilia Wallmark, Director of Centre for Hydrogen Energy Systems Sweden, CH2ESS, at Luleå University of Technology,, was on hand to inform the participants about hydrogen. As renewable energy becomes a larger part of the energy mix, the security of the systems surrounding it must also be increased.
"It is very good of the exercise leaders to invite researchers to this exercise, both because of the opportunity to disseminate knowledge and to identify measures for better preparedness and the need for additional research in collaboration with many stakeholders", she says.
One of the most important things she highlighted during her presentation was the driving forces for hydrogen, based on the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increased security of supply, and the need to continue to support the implementation and realization of hydrogen.
"The advantages of hydrogen include, above all, security of supply, as it can be produced from various sources and stored on site, with broad applications in industry, energy and transport. Knowing the potential of hydrogen and realising that we need to invest a lot today to overcome its barriers is incredibly important. Threats to hydrogen include negative influence on decision-makers in politics and business, and misinformation, says Cecilia Wallmark, who has worked with hydrogen for 24 years.
The NATO Nordic Pine exercise involves Swedish and Finnish research institutes, energy companies, regional and municipal energy companies and a number of Swedish and Finnish authorities, as well as observers from the other Nordic and Baltic countries. The exercise will be conducted in Espoo in Finland, Karlstad in Sweden, and is led from Kista near Stockholm.On Wednesday, cyber threats will be practiced.
Contact
Cecilia Wallmark
- Director, Centre for Hydrogen Energy Systems Sweden, CH2ESS
- 0920-492847
- cecilia.wallmark@ltu.se
- Cecilia Wallmark
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