Update on Grid2050

News Grid2050 energy
06-07-2026
Time for a summer check in on what's been going on with our energy moonshot project, Grid2050.
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Pulkit Nahata

Ensuring data security

Energy security means also protecting the grid from cyber attacks and data leaks. To address this, Grid2050 has gone into partnership with the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) and the Network Security Group at ETH Zürich. This new partnership will jointly investigate which communication protocols, data-handling mechanisms, and encryption methods can meet the technical requirements of electric utilities, while also examining their potential for standardisation across multiple energy providers, and identifying where existing regulations must be strengthened or overhauled to ensure easy adoption nationwide.

Three new PIs

We have been happy to welcome three new PIs to the Grid2050 family in 2026: Robin Delabays (HES-SO Valais-Wallis), Guglielmo Frigo (Senior Scientist and Research Manager, METAS) and Giovanni Ferrari-Trecate (EPFL)

New data Logger Infrastructure in collaboration with METAS

We have recently begun a new project in collaboration with the federal institute of metrology (METAS), to design, deploy, and operate a customised in-house data logging infrastructure for recording of current and voltage measurements at key points. The system will enable:

• High-frequency acquisition of electrical signals under a range of operating conditions;

• Offline signal processing of current and voltage waveforms; and

• Flexibility to expand the measurement infrastructure by integrating additional measurement points in a subsequent phase.

Unveiling the Grid2050 Platform

Say hello to the Grid2050 platform! Built in-house by our team and hosted on NCCR Automation's IT infrastructure, this new tool brings the Walenstadt grid together in one central hub.

It's made up of two parts: a dashboard that displays real-time consumption, production, and forecast data from medium- and low-voltage grids, and an experimentation portal where researchers can run their own custom algorithms to remotely control Test Community devices like heat pumps, solar panels, batteries, and electric vehicles.

Get in touch to learn more.

Grid2050 on tour

We are thrilled that we will be both presenting to the general public at Scientifica on 29-30th August and to prospective students at D-ITET's information days on 2-3rd September.