Unveiled at Intersolar Europe 2026, a new strategic Memorandum of Understanding aims to bake top-tier cybersecurity directly into the next generation of battery energy storage systems (BESS), safeguarding critical infrastructure against evolving digital threats.
As renewable energy integration accelerates and power grids face increasingly complex threat landscapes, battery energy storage systems (BESS) have transitioned from supplementary additions to the backbone of modern energy infrastructure. Recognizing that grid stability relies as much on digital protection as it does on raw capacity, European cybersecurity company ESET and EVC Group have announced a strategic cooperation.
Formally established via a signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the partnership focuses on the development, certification, and commercialization of a new, purpose-built generation of cyber-secure battery energy storage systems dubbed CyberSec BESS. The initiative was officially showcased on June 25, 2026, at Intersolar Europe in Munich—the premier European showcase for renewable energy and storage innovations.
With energy grids emerging as prime targets for cyberattacks, the CyberSec BESS project aims to bypass the traditional pitfall of retrofitting security onto legacy hardware. Instead, the solution is designed from inception to align with stringent European Union legislation, accountability standards, and long-term infrastructure resilience frameworks.
The collaboration cleverly bridges domains, merging European expertise in systems integration, certification, and advanced cybersecurity with global manufacturing capabilities in battery technology.
“Battery storage systems are becoming a key part of energy infrastructure and, therefore, must be designed as secure from the outset,” stated Martin Talian, Chief Corporate Solutions Officer at ESET. “At ESET, we see cybersecurity as an integral part of these solutions, not as an add-on. The CyberSec BESS project is an opportunity for us to combine our long-standing experience in protecting critical infrastructure with the need to build an energy sector that is not only high-performing but also resilient against current and future cyber threats.”
As regulatory expectations across the EU tighten around critical technologies, transparency and operational reliability are taking center stage alongside traditional performance metrics like energy capacity and conversion efficiency.
Oliver Garaj, Managing Director of EVC Group, emphasized that true grid defense requires holistic engineering rather than piecemeal fixes.
“Secure and resilient energy infrastructure is not created by assembling individual components, but through a well-designed systems approach,” Garaj noted. “This is exactly why we initiated this partnership, which brings together system engineering, modern energy technologies, and the highest cybersecurity standards. Our goal is to deliver a solution that stands out not only in performance, but also in security, transparency, and long-term operational reliability.”
By setting a new benchmark for how energy storage systems are engineered, ESET and EVC Group are laying a robust foundation for Europe’s future energy autonomy, ensuring that the green transition remains deeply protected against digital disruption.
