AlphaESS Achieves Dual Safety Milestones: IEC 62443 Certification and UL 9540A Fire Test Agreement at SNEC 2026

The IEC 62443 series—the global gold standard for industrial automation and control system security—fully aligns with Europe’s critical infrastructure requirements. Germany’s VDE-AR-N 4110 mandates communication encryption, access control, audit logs, and regular penetration testing. The EU’s NIS2 Directive classifies grid-connected energy storage systems as Essential Entities, requiring cybersecurity risk management, 72-hour incident reporting, and supply chain security due diligence. In Germany, the BSI’s critical infrastructure regulations impose equally stringent obligations on the energy storage sector.

By achieving IEC 62443 certification, AlphaESS has demonstrated its compliance with the cybersecurity thresholds required by high-end global markets, particularly the European Union, removing barriers to international expansion.

Strengthening Physical Safety with UL 9540A

The separately signed UL 9540A agreement will subject AlphaESS’s storage systems to extreme thermal runaway and fire propagation simulations. This test—one of the world’s most rigorous safety benchmarks—verifies the system’s ability to mitigate thermal runaway and contain fire spread, reinforcing intrinsic safety at the physical level.

Building a Full Link Security Ecosystem

“These dual milestones enable us to build a complete security chain spanning from hardware devices to cloud management platforms,” said Gavin Wang, Head of AlphaESS’s Utility-Scale Energy Storage Product Line, “Together with SGS, we will continue to set new safety benchmarks for the industry and deliver resilient, full-lifecycle security for next-generation clean energy infrastructure.”

AlphaESS remains committed to deepening its collaboration with SGS, creating a highly resilient security framework that covers hardware, software, and operations—safeguarding the future of sustainable energy.