EU Funding Ban on High-Risk Inverters Extends to BESS PCS, Targeting Chinese Suppliers (ess-news.com)

• EU funding prohibited for projects using inverters from China, Russia, Iran, North Korea
• Ban covers both PV inverters and battery storage power conversion systems
• Aims to reduce cybersecurity vulnerabilities in EU energy grids

"The European Commission is restricting funding for renewable energy and battery storage projects that use inverters from high-risk countries (China, Russia, Iran, North Korea) to mitigate cybersecurity risks to critical energy infrastructure. The ban now explicitly covers power conversion systems for battery energy storage systems (BESS PCS)."