Xinping

Xinping photovoltaic panel theft incident

energy officials are reportedly reassessing the security risks posed by Chinese-made components in renewable energy infrastructure after discovering hidden communication devices inside certain solar inverters. According to Gizmodo, that means they were intentionally hidden. If those devices were documented, end users would routinely install a firewall to. . A reported backdoor in solar hardware has set off alarms from Washington to Brussels over foreign control of key energy infrastructure. Over the past decade, much of the global silicon-based solar photovoltaic industry has slipped slowly into the path of a major human rights crisis. Just last month, Chinese authorities recovered ¥600,000 ($84,000) worth of stolen panels in Hainan Province alone. But why are these silicon slabs becoming the new. .

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