Cyber Threats to Green Hydrogen Production Within a Solar Microgrid

Mehmet Bozdal; Zoya Pourmirza

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-87760-5_7

Cyber Threats to Green Hydrogen Production Within a Solar Microgrid

Mehmet Bozdal^*
, Zoya Pourmirza

^*Corresponding author for this work

Computer Science

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Abstract

The transition towards sustainable energy systems depends heavily on the reliable operation of renewable energy infrastructure, which is increasingly interconnected and digitized. Therefore, ensuring cybersecurity resilience is essential for maintaining the reliability and safety of renewable energy systems in a rapidly evolving digital landscape. This paper investigates the economic implications of data integrity and system configuration attacks on a green hydrogen production system within a solar microgrid. Through a comprehensive analysis, the vulnerability of the system to cyber intrusions that manipulate relay settings, electricity prices, and hydrogen level, is examined. Drawing on a multidisciplinary framework encompassing energy economics, cybersecurity, and renewable energy technologies, a methodological approach is developed to quantify the direct economic impacts of attacks. Simulation results indicate that such attacks can decrease profits by up to 14%.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Innovative Security Solutions for Information Technology and Communications
Subtitle of host publication	17th International Conference, SecITC 2024, Bucharest, Romania, November 21–22, 2024, Revised Selected Papers
Editors	Luciana Morogan, Peter Roenne, Ion Bica
Publisher	Springer
Pages	84-95
Number of pages	12
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031877605
ISBN (Print)	9783031877599
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-87760-5_7
Publication status	Published - 27 Jul 2025
Event	17th International Conference on Innovative Security Solutions for Information Technology and Communications, SecITC 2024 - Bucharest, Romania Duration: 21 Nov 2024 → 22 Nov 2024

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Publisher	Springer
Volume	15595
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	17th International Conference on Innovative Security Solutions for Information Technology and Communications, SecITC 2024
Country/Territory	Romania
City	Bucharest
Period	21/11/24 → 22/11/24

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Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2025.

Keywords

Cybersecurity
Green Hydrogen
Solar Microgrid

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Theoretical Computer Science
General Computer Science

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Hydrogen Integration for Accelerated Energy Transitions Hub (HI-ACT)
Wu, D. (Principal Investigator) & Pourmirza, Z. (Co-Investigator)
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council
1/06/23 → 31/05/28
Project: Research Councils

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Bozdal, M., & Pourmirza, Z. (2025). Cyber Threats to Green Hydrogen Production Within a Solar Microgrid. In L. Morogan, P. Roenne, & I. Bica (Eds.), Innovative Security Solutions for Information Technology and Communications: 17th International Conference, SecITC 2024, Bucharest, Romania, November 21–22, 2024, Revised Selected Papers (1 ed., pp. 84-95). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 15595). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-87760-5_7

Bozdal, Mehmet ; Pourmirza, Zoya. / Cyber Threats to Green Hydrogen Production Within a Solar Microgrid. Innovative Security Solutions for Information Technology and Communications: 17th International Conference, SecITC 2024, Bucharest, Romania, November 21–22, 2024, Revised Selected Papers. editor / Luciana Morogan ; Peter Roenne ; Ion Bica. 1. ed. Springer, 2025. pp. 84-95 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).

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Bozdal, M & Pourmirza, Z 2025, Cyber Threats to Green Hydrogen Production Within a Solar Microgrid. in L Morogan, P Roenne & I Bica (eds), Innovative Security Solutions for Information Technology and Communications: 17th International Conference, SecITC 2024, Bucharest, Romania, November 21–22, 2024, Revised Selected Papers. 1 edn, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 15595, Springer, pp. 84-95, 17th International Conference on Innovative Security Solutions for Information Technology and Communications, SecITC 2024, Bucharest, Romania, 21/11/24. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-87760-5_7

Cyber Threats to Green Hydrogen Production Within a Solar Microgrid. / Bozdal, Mehmet ; Pourmirza, Zoya.
Innovative Security Solutions for Information Technology and Communications: 17th International Conference, SecITC 2024, Bucharest, Romania, November 21–22, 2024, Revised Selected Papers. ed. / Luciana Morogan; Peter Roenne; Ion Bica. 1. ed. Springer, 2025. p. 84-95 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 15595).

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Bozdal M , Pourmirza Z. Cyber Threats to Green Hydrogen Production Within a Solar Microgrid. In Morogan L, Roenne P, Bica I, editors, Innovative Security Solutions for Information Technology and Communications: 17th International Conference, SecITC 2024, Bucharest, Romania, November 21–22, 2024, Revised Selected Papers. 1 ed. Springer. 2025. p. 84-95. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). Epub 2025 Jul 26. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-87760-5_7

Cyber Threats to Green Hydrogen Production Within a Solar Microgrid

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