The real cybersecurity debate around chinese inverters is only just beginning

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The European Commission is restricting funding for projects using Chinese inverters to enhance solar cybersecurity. Expert Uri Sadot highlights that while this supports Europe's strategic independence, comprehensive cybersecurity requires technical standards, asset visibility, and NIS2 implementation.

The European Commission’s move to restrict funding for projects using high-risk inverter vendors marks a turning point for solar cybersecurity. In this article, Uri Sadot, founder of SolarDefend and a longtime renewable energy cybersecurity specialist, explains why banning Chinese inverters may support Europe’s strategic independence, but will not solve the sector’s cybersecurity challenge. The road to greater security must include clear technical standards, stronger asset visibility and practical implementation of NIS2. The post The real cybersecurity debate around chinese inverters is only just beginning appeared first on pv magazine Global.