cybersecurity

May 14, 2025
US energy officials have found unexplained communication equipment inside some Chinese-made inverter devices.
May 1, 2025
The ESMC has called for a restriction of remote access to PV inverters in Europe from ‘high-risk’ manufacturers, mainly those in China.
April 29, 2025
Reassessing the role distributed solar operators have to play in minimising cybersecurity risks is key to Europe's solar cybersecurity.
February 12, 2025
Amid the transition to more decentralised energy systems, solar projects are exposed to new cybersecurity risks, says SolarEdge's Uri Sadot.
November 27, 2024
SPE said the inverter industry “faces difficulties due to global manufacturing overcapacity and a slowdown in the rooftop PV segment in several important European markets.”
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October 21, 2024
The growing number of solar power plants makes them an increasingly tempting target for cybercriminals. William Noto of cybersecurity firm Claroty looks at the main areas of vulnerability and how the industry can best prepare itself against the growing threat.
September 4, 2024
The Q3 2024 edition of our downstream solar PV journal, PV Tech Power, is now available to download, focussing on the US grid.
June 21, 2024
Kontron has launched a subsidiary for the solar sector, as it looks to improve cybersecurity performance across the solar industry.
April 19, 2023
Testing and certifications company UL Solutions has published a new set of cyber security certification requirements for solar, wind and storage assets connected to the distribution grid, as well as other inverter-based resources (IBR).

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