JP
LS2-01
12:30-13:15- JP
Safeguarding the Reliability of Renewable Energy
— The Role of Cybersecurity in Grid-Scale Battery Storage —
This session redefines the concepts of reliability and resilience—essential to a sustainable energy society—through the lens of cybersecurity. Focusing on grid-scale battery storage systems, whose importance is growing with the expansion of renewable energy, the discussion examines cyber risks facing control systems, approaches to monitoring and incident response, and practical initiatives designed for real-world operations.
Speaker
Booost, Inc.
Energy and Sustainability Unit Electric Power and Energy Division Demand-Side Innovation Group
Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.
Energy Storage Business Section
ITOCHU Corporation
Digital Transformation & Cyber-Physical Systems Division
Panasonic Holdings Corporation
After earning a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, he joined Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (now Panasonic Holdings) in 2000. He has led a wide range of advanced technology and new business initiatives, including international standardization of the Blu-ray format, a four-year assignment in the United States, indoor positioning solutions, aircraft cabin comfort solutions, and solutions for Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai.
He currently serves as a project leader driving the launch of a cybersecurity monitoring business for renewable energy facilities such as solar power plants and grid-scale battery storage systems. Through active involvement in renewable energy industry associations, he contributes to the development of security guidelines and promotes the social implementation of monitoring solutions, pursuing the integration of green transformation (GX) and cybersecurity to build a resilient and sustainable energy infrastructure.
