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On 26 August, US President Donald Trump banned the import of inverters, transformers and other power equipment citing a potential risk to US grid security, via emergency executive order (EO).

Copper theft has become a recurring security issue at Australian battery storage sites, with one regulator reporting multiple incidents.

Scott Murtishaw, executive director at the California Energy Storage Alliance, discusses local opposition, safety misconceptions, and why the state’s containerised projects have proven safe.

The rapid digitisation of energy infrastructure represents a big challenge, says Michael Hudson, cybersecurity strategy director at Sungrow North America.

BESS safety issues become all too visible when it’s already too late, but a considered approach through the full lifecycle can mitigate these and many other risks, writes Sunny Rai from Intertek.