Intertek Named as the First Authorized Test Laboratory for the SunSpec Cybersecurity Certification Program
December 14 2023 - 3:09PM
Business Wire
Ensuring Cybersecurity for Connected Energy and PV systems
and products worldwide
Intertek, a Total Quality Assurance provider to industries
worldwide, has been named as the first Authorized Test Laboratory
by the SunSpec Alliance, a global trade alliance of distributed
energy industry companies, to support and enable the SunSpec Device
Cybersecurity Certification Program. Under the partnership,
cybersecurity certification testing for SunSpec Alliance device
manufacturers will be conducted by Intertek EWA-Canada.
In response to the growing demand for cybersecurity solutions
and compliance across IoT products featuring connectivity –
particularly critical infrastructure that incorporates distributed
energy resources (DER) such as solar, PV, energy storage, and
electric vehicle chargers – the SunSpec Alliance has launched its
Device Cybersecurity Certification Program. The initiative aims to
verify DER device security, ensuring adherence to the North
American state, provincial, and national cybersecurity
requirements.
Sunny Rai, President of Intertek’s Electrical, Connected World,
and Transportation Technologies businesses, said: “Cybersecurity is
one of the great challenges of our time. As more products become
electrified, and those electrified products become connected to the
internet, there’s a risk to performance and data security. SunSpec
is a leading voice in tackling these concerns and Intertek
EWA-Canada is the ideal partner to ensure compliance across all
these devices.”
“Establishing cybersecurity for electrical grids that rely on
multi-vendor distributed energy resources requires that every
element must be verified to comply with baseline communication and
cybersecurity standards,” added Dylan Tansy, Executive Director of
the SunSpec Alliance. “SunSpec, supported by more than 180 member
organizations and their cybersecurity experts, has established a
device cybersecurity standard and certification program that sets
the bar. We are thrilled to be partnering with Intertek EWA-Canada
as it verifies products that implement the SunSpec standard and
help the industry establish a web of trust required for a cohesive
grid,” Tansy concluded.
EWA-Canada, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intertek Group, has
provided industry leading cybersecurity services for more than 35
years. Its expertise includes government, consumer and industrial
IoT security testing across a wide range of product categories.
Intertek EWA-Canada is part of our Connected World business, which
offers comprehensive services that enable clients to rapidly launch
secure, effective, high-performing products across industries like
consumer products, telecommunication, networking, and
infrastructure, that meet global regulatory requirements.
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About SunSpec Alliance
The SunSpec Alliance is a federation of manufacturers,
developers, operators, and service providers establishing open
information standards for distributed energy industry. SunSpec
standards are applied to operational aspects of PV and energy
storage systems, electric vehicle chargers, and other distributed
energy power systems on the smart grid to reduce cost, promote
innovation, and accelerate industry growth. SunSpec developed and
supported communication standards, including SunSpec Modbus and
IEEE 2030.5, are required by national grid codes around the world.
For more information visit www.sunspec.org.
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