The Dutch National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-NL) and cybersecurity firm Modat have confirmed that nearly 8,000 physical and virtual photovoltaic (PV) power assets across Europe are publicly accessible via the internet, exposing a wide range of entities—from individual operators to national-level organizations—to significant cybersecurity risks. Modat’s Soufian El Yadmani and ...
With two fires occurring in just 10 days, energy storage safety has once again become an unavoidable topic for the industry. On October 2, a Power Conversion System (PCS) unit caught fire at the Kayak Energy Storage Center in Florida, USA; even after the open flames were extinguished, the unit continued to smolder for another four hours. On October 12, a fire broke out in the finished-goods wareho...
Photovoltaic (PV) safety—a sudden, urgent wake-up call. 8,547 Wind and Solar Systems Left "Exposed" A report jointly released by the Dutch internet intelligence firm Modat and the National Cyber Security Centre of the Netherlands (NCSC-NL) reveals that across 40 countries—including EU member states, EFTA nations, and EU candidate countries—there are 8,547 systems linked ...
