Game Changer Award
POWER and Chemical Engineering magazines awarded Zone™ the prestigious Game Changer award for digital solution,
ingenuity and scale of project, 2023
The Challenge
In our rapidly evolving world, the electricity industry is shifting towards digitalization, decarbonization, and decentralization. The introduction of new actors and technologies to the grid, along with constant updates, upgrades, and redesigns, can pose significant risks. Implementing these changes can introduce faults and disruptions or complete operational halts, which can result in substantial losses. Additionally, these advancements increase vulnerabilities to cyber-attacks, further threatening the stability and security of the electricity grid.
Our Solution
IEC has developed a dynamic platform for emulating, simulating, and validating updates and operational events for critical infrastructures, in a near-real-time safe environment before deployment.
With Zone™ you can run endless operational events and cyber scenarios, including vulnerability scanning and test the impact of planned changes without endangering the operational process.
Zone™ is a proprietary patented technology, offering unique and unparalleled capabilities.
Zone™’s Uniqueness
Digital Twin
Zone™ replicates an identical digital model of any critical infrastructure, fast and effectively and enables a dynamic simulation of operational events and cyber attacks
Cyber Sturdiness
Capable of running cyber attacks on the digital model to validate the system’s cyber sturdiness
Field-Proven
Developed by engineers from IEC based on our stakeholder’s understanding and field-proven solutions
Advanced Electricity World Solution
Examining the behavior of the network in a dynamic and evolving manner to seamlessly integrate new elements, including renewable energy technologies, PV panels, energy storage, smart meters, and more
Features and Capabilities
Black Swan Events
Capability to simulate and analyze the impact of unforeseen, rare and unpredictable extreme events and outlier anomalies (Black Swan events) on the electrical grid network.
Dynamic Modeling
Dynamically modeling events, allowing for the continuous change of network configuration and parameters.
Predictive Analysis
Ability to predict the activity of new elements and assess their impact on the quality of electricity in the network.
Continuous Vulnerability Scanning and SIEM
Implementation of continuous vulnerability scanning and Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) for robust cybersecurity measures.
Simulation Capabilities
Ability to simulate all components of the electrical grid network, including production, transmission, heating, distribution, and low voltage.
Automated User Data Transformation
Mostly automated transformation of users' data within the power grid and ICS models, streamlining the integration process for enhanced efficiency.
Continuous Reporting and Mitigation Recommendations
Ongoing generation of reports and recommendations for the mitigation of potential damages, ensuring a proactive approach to power grid security.
Comprehensive Power Grid and ICS Model Integration
Integration of power grid and ICS models, covering generation, transmission, substations, distribution, renewables, as well as digital and physical PLC models, communication infrastructure, data networks, user interfaces, and control center models.
Awards
Gartner 2024 Eye on Innovation for Power and Utilities
Zone™ has been chosen as an inaugural runner up of the 2024 Gartner Eye on Innovation Awards
for Power & Utilities, an award that recognizes innovative use of technology to drive best-in-class initiatives.
Zone™ has been chosen out of a record amount of hundreds of submissions, This
acknowledgement is a tremendous honor, and validates the remarkable capabilities of Zone™,
which plays a critical role in enhancing energy efficiency, sustainability, and system security.