The engineering news service VDI Nachrichten had published a study by the Karlsruhe institute for technology, or KIT, that points to “significant safety flaws” at a number of lithium-ion based solar storage systems from German providers, and says those could lead to fires and explosions.

The news report with the sensationalist title “The solar storage risk: 'homes will burn'" could unsettle consumers and clients, SMA said, stressing that safety is priority for the company.

Developers,