U.S. officials Investigating Rogue Communication Devices in Solar
U.S. energy officials have launched an investigation after discovering unauthorized communication equipment embedded within Chinese-manufactured solar power inverters
U.S. energy officials have launched an investigation after discovering unauthorized communication equipment embedded within Chinese-manufactured solar power inverters connected to critical infrastructure grids across the country.
Electronics experts involved in dismantling and analyzing electronic equipment had come across the undocumented communication units in the solar inverters. In the past nine months, undocumented communication devices such as mobile communication devices have also been found in some batteries from several Chinese equipment manufacturers.
Leading renewable energy operators worldwide are confronting a disturbing supply-chain vulnerability: undocumented communication modules found in Chinese-made solar inverters and batteries.
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