ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY COUNCIL INC

GINOMDURING THIS REPORTING PERIOD, THE GINOM PROGRAM ADVANCED AS AN INNOVATIVE DECISION SUPPORT TOOL DESIGNED TO HELP LEADERS PREPARE FOR AND MANAGE COMPLEX CRISES. GINOM IS A UNIQUE MULTI-SECTOR INTERDEPENDENCY-INFORMED DECISION SUPPORT PLATFORM THAT ENABLES ANALYSIS OF CROSS-SECTOR CONNECTIONS BETWEEN CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS SUCH AS ENERGY GENERATION, WATER DISTRIBUTION, COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSPORTATION. IN BOTH PLANNING AND REAL-TIME MODE, THE PLATFORM ANALYZES HOW DISRUPTIONS IN DIFFERENT SECTORS CASCADE THROUGH AN ENTIRE INTERCONNECTED SYSTEM, AND PROVIDES DECISION-MAKERS WITH DATA-DRIVEN VISIBILITY INTO VULNERABILITIES, (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) INTERDEPENDENCIES, AND RECOVERY DECISION-CHAIN OPTIONS INFORMED BY THESE ASSESSMENTS. A. DEVELOPMENT PROGRESSMAJOR MILESTONES WERE ACHIEVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SIMULATION AND ANALYTICS ENGINE. IN ITS CURRENT TESTBED IMPLEMENTATION, THE PLATFORM NOW SUPPORTS ASSET-LEVEL MODELING, CASCADING-EFFECT PROPAGATION, AND EVENT-BASED SCENARIOS. A NEW EXPLAINABLE-AI LAYER WAS DESIGNED AND IMPLEMENTED, INTERPRETING SCENARIO OUTCOMES AND PROVIDING CLEAR DECISION-CHAIN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE PLANNING. WORK ALSO BEGAN ON AN INTERACTIVE FRONT-END INTERFACE ALLOWING USERS TO TEST CRISIS SCENARIOS AND VISUALIZE THE CHAIN REACTIONS AMONG CONNECTED SECTORS.B. FUNDING AND PARTNERSHIPSTHE EIS GINOM TEAM PURSUED MULTIPLE FUNDRAISING TRACKS, INCLUDING PROPOSALS TO THE EU EIC ACCELERATOR, THE HORIZON EUROPE FRAMEWORK, AND PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATIONS FOCUSED ON TECHNOLOGY FOR PEACE AND RESILIENCE. THE TEAM ENGAGED WITH PARTNERS IN THE U.S., CANADA, AND ISRAEL TO FORM A SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONAL AND GOVERNANCE MODEL, ALIGNING PUBLIC, ACADEMIC, AND PRIVATE STAKEHOLDERS UNDER SHARED OBJECTIVES.C. COMMUNITY AND EDUCATIONTHE 2025 GLOBAL RESILIENCE WEBINAR SERIES, DEVELOPED JOINTLY WITH THE EIS COUNCIL, WAS LAUNCHED TO STRENGTHEN INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION. MONTHLY SESSIONS FEATURED EXPERTS DISCUSSING RESILIENCE TOPICS ENERGY SECURITY, CYBER DEFENSE, EMERGENCY COORDINATION, AND URBAN PREPAREDNESS ALONGSIDE LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS OF GINOM'S ANALYTICAL CAPABILITIES. THESE EVENTS EXPANDED OUTREACH AND POSITIONED GINOM AS BOTH AN EDUCATIONAL AND OPERATIONAL TOOL.D. EARLY ADOPTERS PROGRAMAN EARLY ADOPTERS INITIATIVE WAS INTRODUCED TO ENGAGE FIRST-TIER USERS SUCH AS NATIONAL GRID OPERATORS, MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES, AND HUMANITARIAN NGOS. PILOT DISCUSSIONS BEGAN IN ISRAEL, CANADA, AND THE UNITED STATES TO TEST THE POTENTIAL FOR GINOM'S USE FOR CRISIS PLANNING AND CONTINUITY EXERCISES.E. GINOM PORTAL AND ECOSYSTEMDURING THE REPORTING PERIOD, A COMMERCIAL WEBSITE FOR GINOM.AI WAS LAUNCHED, SERVING AS THE PROJECT'S PUBLIC-FACING PLATFORM. THE WEBSITE PROVIDES ACCESS TO WEBINARS, DETAILED EXPLANATIONS OF HOW THE GINOM SYSTEM OPERATES, AND AN ONLINE FORUM FOR ORGANIZATIONS INTERESTED IN JOINING THE PIONEERS PROGRAM. IN PARALLEL, DEVELOPMENT PROGRESSED ON THE GINOM PLATFORM, THE TEAM IS ADVANCING THE PLATFORM'S CORE INFRASTRUCTURE BY ESTABLISHING A TESTBED ENVIRONMENT WHERE SIMULATIONS ARE EXECUTED AND THE SYSTEM IS EVALUATED UNDER DIVERSE CRISIS SCENARIOS TO ENSURE ROBUSTNESS AND RELIABILITY. TOGETHER, THESE PLATFORMS STRENGTHEN GINOM'S GLOBAL PRESENCE AND SUPPORT THE CREATION OF A PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY DEDICATED TO IMPROVING SYSTEMIC RESILIENCE AND CRISIS PREPAREDNESS.

EPRO HANDBOOK VIN OCTOBER 2024, EIS COUNCIL PUBLISHED ITS 5TH HANDBOOK, EPRO V, BLACKSTART RESTORATION FOR A GREENER GRID. EDITED BY DR. PAUL STOCKTON, WITH OVER 30 CONTRIBUTORS AND PEER REVIEWER FROM THE ELECTRIC POWER SECTOR, THE HANDBOOK IS A VITAL GUIDE FOR STRENGTHENING BLACKSTART POWER RESTORATION THE ABILITY TO RESTART THE ELECTRIC GRID AFTER A WIDE-AREA BLACKOUT, OR A "BLACK SKY" EVENT. WITH RISING RISKS AND THREATS FROM CYBERATTACKS, EMP STRIKES AND EXTREME WEATHER, BLACKSTART CAPABILITIES ARE INCREASINGLY AT RISK. THE HANDBOOK OFFERS PRACTICAL STRATEGIES (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) FOR TRANSMISSION OPERATORS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND PRIVATE PARTNERS TO ENSURE GRID PROVIDERS WILL HAVE A ROBUST CAPABILITY FOR POWER RESTORATION IN THE AFTERMATH OF CATASTROPHIC OUTAGES. IT EXPLORES HOW EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, SUCH AS BATTERY STORAGE AND INVERTER-BASED RENEWABLE ENERGY, COULD SUPPORT BLACKSTART IN THE FUTURE, WHILE ALSO EMPHASIZING THE CONTINUED IMPORTANCE OF NATURAL GAS-FUELED GENERATORS AND RELATED BASELOAD-CAPABLE GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES. THE HANDBOOK EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF POLICY ALIGNMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION, AND CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION TO MAINTAIN RESILIENCE DURING THE CURRENT TRANSITION IN THE GRID'S GENERATION RESOURCE BALANCE. IT CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE, COORDINATED ACTION TO BUILD A FUTURE GRID THAT IS BOTH "GREENER AND BLACK SKY-RESILIENT.