The China Chamber of Commerce to the EU (CCCEU) on Thursday expressed concerns over a recent report by a German think tank, which alleged Chinese wind equipment makers in Germany may “exploit turbine sensors for data collection.”
The CCCEU noted it firmly refutes the think tank’s allegation, which is “technically implausible and lacking factual basis.”
While national security is a valid consideration, its overuse risks distorting markets and undermining international trade, the Chinese chamber said, while urging Germany to uphold the principles of non-discrimination and avoid politicizing clean energy investments at a time when cooperation is essential for Europe’s green transition.
The CCCEU statement came after a report by the German Institute for Defense and Strategic Studies which claimed that Chinese firms could harvest sensitive data and remotely shut down turbines if given access to wind farms. The think tank even called for Germany to suspend an existing wind project which included Chinese turbines, Politico reported.
The think tank alleged that, last year project developer Luxcara selected China’s Ming Yang Smart Energy to supply 16 turbines for its "Waterkant" offshore wind farm in northwest Germany. It suggested that the “first time use of Chinese wind turbines must be prevented” on “public safety” grounds, since it risks creating a reliance on Chinse expertise and providing access to “essential elements of German critical infrastructure” near...
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