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Rogue devices found in Chinese solar inverters raises cybersecurity alarm in Europe
US energy officials have found unexplained communication equipment inside some Chinese-made inverter devices.
In response to PV Tech for this article, CEO of US trade body Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), Abigail Ross Hopper, said “This is a serious issue that the industry needs to address, and it’s even more reason for Congress to maintain tax credits that are onshoring the production of inverters and the entire solar supply chain in the United States. The report said that the risks were “above acceptable limits”, as an attack on just 3GW of inverter capacity—far lower than the production capacity of the leading suppliers—could have “significant implications” for the power system. PV Tech Premium also spoke to companies present at the event, including SolarEdge and Solargis, about growing cybersecurity concerns in the European solar sector.
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